New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1850-01-23
Federal Once.-How Apportioned- Patriotic
Indignation.


An ANONYMOUS friend At W ashington. who we
infer. went there in cues, Of an Office. AMI has
duu chance Of getting It, writes as follows
w.,s,srs. -. q. isac
The Blue Book as it IS called. IS out,
snd II develops astounding facts. which, though Of
crest interest - the people. are not generally I'm
ae-stood. This book gives the names NJ all persons
euD.oved under the Coz eminent. their business.
salaries. when employed, and ,he.r last previous
PLACES o. residence, &c
Acccring % ih.s book. there are employed 10 the
Dstric, o. Co,umb.s. u pe-msnen. situations. 80
men. with salaries averaging trom $500 20 $500
ca IN II this number virginia has IJ3. MARYLAND
1874 sd the District ot Columbia =. maki-c 554o
nearly oueha1 OF the whole number Il We were
% add 70 this other officers n The District with ss
aries offrou 500 % sao0 who ~ engaged ~ ard a5c-f
termed po-ny C'erks il At ne Departments
should have go msu under Government spT0.1i-
snt paw from me TWO safes Ehorerslet a11 LIS
D.strcf
Ism auv ,-are ha tbs .s euent v shock VOC aad vo0r
readers -l y0l vouch for s truth sls ne oook
and ne .-lrs before and i there - any error pes-
feet ss-ecui would Gull make tie n,er hAa s;a'ed
ABOVE In his connection have lookei over he sPpon'
m-u 70 sce- OF ~ the District n our co---v an 80
pointnert- made 'r ors g. ccu1-Ties-N.nsers Colsl.
& and ~ above proportion holds good there 40. We
sch iscs oei'rH mem, "aa W. ne Geofe sly W
,sey and fher representatives Re Wiling 20 -suer
down aud sgu er on under slch opPress.orsi grls,
aot TIE neflhity Is oo ses aad ,ae n1rccl 100 aeay
Ar ceus arporocmenf Of The 80 officers 1asng Feruis-
leni 'isrons % Wasngon would give 70 et1 safe aooa'
I7ee otcers alt tsf TO every Member Of Con
entitled art aus he Siste Cf NeyYofS should lave
2 willie 'n fic' only has rom p 20 81 AHt ve' here
men from MARYLAND. .rSr.a and he si.,ct
for ofce hee where here from ira No0heruor
Neser. S'a'es-
From tbs arraa cement you VIII see hs States ahcv,
referred N are crswrg from sSo'o 20 $4,000 each from;
he Treasury more than heir portion II fair distribution
ere made l. would - unls, 70 ch.rse Ms Ahu.e on
The present Admin srston hoay headed Il bears
even dae with lie formation ofih Government .ni ths
one OF The cdious features N The premises understand
officer. who WI be required give he rea. place OF resi-
ienoe ior hree yesIs 7reVous 70 lis Appointment under
too when tell goa %; men have been employed here
Who represented ihru selves residents Of NcNYorN
TINS Won every suh.rr.sc escorted % by some
matter low insoen degrsdin.. by the scheme he,
smugrle themselves into an income oft~o thousand
dollars more, annually, and have C.ce sam for plr-
WI close his communication bUi not tlt sue
Get 80 here are volumes 10 te written from iaci' no"
ief my ee ard lie book . unfolding every hour ana =
do not ei your readers INTO lie mysteries Of Paris vii
promise her what Is better II hey VIII read VIZ the
Yours NoRrHraS Spy.
Remarks
We beg leave % assure Onr amazed correspond
ent that the facts he IS so sure vii shock and
our resdcrs have no such electnfyins effect on
US and we don't believe they viii have on our
readers So far from raving or railing at the small
number Of Clerks appointed from New York Ia the
lie NJ ~ tpli We NOAiNls hIS IT
there were still fewer-in fact don't consider it
a matter Of much consequence that there should
be any. For every dollar that ands lis way into
New Workers. pocket in the shape Of a clerks
salary 81 ,shington. there VIII be at least two
dollar. spent by applicants in futile efforts to secure
such places and the seekers will evemore In
crease in full proportion with the chances of sue.
cess So far from benefiting our State then by
giving her more places in the Departments, We
contend that she would be R serious loser in morals
quiet, industry and cash by any such dspensstion
The real reform required is not calling more per
sons from Maine. Iowa, Missouri, Texas, &c. ~ I'll
Clcrkships in the Departments, but reducing tie
coaptnsaiton Il such scruice 10 lie average reTdrd
Of HE labor IN pirate pursuits. Now the aver
axe pay OF the Clerks in the Departments is double
that of Clerks of like capacity in this city. Wills
the r1rk in Washington Is far less arduOus and
protracted than in New.York stores Cut down
tie salaries at Washington from twenty five to
h.ty per cent. make the Clerks work thsir ten
hours each per day. and there would be no such
professions of law Offices seekers from ths remote
States to Washington as We now witness-no
such grumbling as tho Northern spy Is. even though
the Clerks were nearly all taken from thu States
nearest Washington, as i, is reasonable they
should be- Such Is remedy for the wrongs
which have impellcd our correspondence disinter
osted remonstrance Ed T10.