The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1849-03-28
WASHINGTON, Marcn rs, 1870.

The OHce Seekers and the Adn,tnistratton.
The performances appear to be stopped until the
crowd move away from the ring. But men who
have come here to get office, at great expense and
| from long distances, are indlsposed to "give it
| up go" II the work is to begin, they are deter
| mined to be on hand. They are not to be cheated
by hints that it would be better to go home. where
they would never be heard of again. They are
little too cunning for that. They gong to stick
it out. They int end to be on hand every morning,
and they are gong to make themselves acquainted
with the cabinet, and the cabinet with them. They
desire to daguerreosype their faces upon the me
mory OF this that cabinet officer, so that they
shall not be overlooked on the score of not being
recollected. This class of men have no idea OF
going back to New England, or t. the West, with.
out an appointment, II anything Is to be had.
The original Taylor men--those enterpnsing
fellows, whose only recommendation is that they
leo OIL IN the race, are, emphatically, as Beau
Hickman would say, among the OUTSIDERS" and
It Is difficult for them to "nng in" A good auec-
dote Is told OF Gen. Taylor, in this connection,
which, as we receive it, Is as follows:
An original Taylor manor no-party man, or
once upon time Tyler man, by good luck, last
Friday, got the ear of Old lack for three minutes,
and, without circumlocution, proceeded at once to
improve the opportunity.
THR TYLER TAYLOR MAN.-"Well, General,
glad to that you are looking after your friends.
AS one OF the original Taylor men, who, after the
battle of Resaca de la Palma, proclaimed you in
convention at Hardscrabble, the independent peo-
honor to present my credentials to your consdera-
ton. They will speak for me-, | have, at least,
the merit Of not being eleventh hour advocate Of
General Taylor.
opinion Is, that that class OF men who. ia the out
set took up Gen. Taylor, as preferable to Clay or
Clay ton, or Crittenden or Mclean, for President,
a set of politicians no better qualified tor re-
thon
who came to my support, only at the eleventh hour,
are men who acted upon sound judgment, and
are therefore to be relied upon. thank you tor the
honor of this call Do come up. again when yoa
have time. Good morning, SIR"
Thus runs the story. We give it for what it is
worth. At all events, the eleventh hour men at
this day, the ancient day Of the parable, are
considered as equally entitled to their penny. with
those who were at work from the rising OF the sun.
The hack men OF Washington are shrewd fell
lows A group of them at Wizards hotel, (Which,
eince the breaking up at Coleman's, has become
the Headquarters off pOlitlclans) were discussing
this morning the bances for trade, when one OF
them gave IN this conclusive opinion -" Trades
pretty much over in our way. The fellows what
Is here now is your office seekers, and they haint
got NO money to pay for hack hire. They walk oil
the time. They board in the back streets, but stay
all day round at the hotels, looking out for the
main chance. They never look at hackman
and when you do of them chaps take q
ride, he Is either going home, or else he's got an
office and can afford 10 swell out little. But,
mind / tell you, there's heap Of well dressed
looking fellows on the Avenue these times, that's
too hard up to pay for hack hire''
There is no doubt OF the accuracy of the hack
mans estimate and if your office seeker, as a
general rule, leaves before he gets an office It 10
because he is short OF funds In consideration of
this fact, we should think the cabinet ought to
turn the wheel OF rotation, and grind out the ap.
pointments little faster. When men come here
on purpose to get Office, they ought to have q
hearing, whatever may be the pressure OF the
public business. w.