The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1850-10-13
Our Washington Corr.spo.dence.

Effect Of Tsars-1he Recent Eiection,-Nativs
Anerearisnu, &c.
When General Taylor took the Presidential
chair, he was besieged by thousands of patriots.
who, burning 10 Iserve their counlry, were anxious
to obtain office under the government, anywhere
and in any capacity For weeks and months,
hungry exPectants hung around the city, and -
increasingly importuIed the President that he was
forced to resign the appointing power to his
taries. So slow was the process of decaptatoA,
that the paceseekers became desperate, and raised
fury Of excitement against The members of the
cabinet, and contributed, in some degree, to make
them unpopular. Occasionally, few heads would
fdll, and tor each one % least fifty cormorante
would rush tor the vac 4ucl Alter a long interval,
during which the PRESIDED died and Mr.. Fillmore
succeeded, with new cabinet, The " Quillotlnc,"
as The opposition term IL, his been again set in
monon; and at least twenty clerks have recently
been dismissed, 10 make rrv.n for political favo-
rites, some Of whom hay~ been waiting ever since
the fourth Of March, 1915 r5 heir reward
Many time, when a elk "A al .risOn To expect
his dismissal, his wife has been despatched TO the
Secretary or to the Presto o., iotrrcede for him;
and tears have proved stronger arguments than
mere words. General Tay'o., ware of this exps-
dent, would not admit fem T. ramj my. as we are
credibly informed He wts lvlys willing, how
ever, to receive notice Of the err q through his
Iusty messenger. IL is eooGgh 10 make woman
with large family cry. wbrn h-r has band is de-
a
certain pay, especially when he been united
for active hfe and has learned look upon all other
pursuits as contemplate
Many individuals retain ofIcc because they are
connections of the =" aristocracy, whose influence
is brought 10 bear exactly II may be needed
No attention is paid TO capacity m Ia" appointments;
and hence ignorant and lnconpei, az persons are
the recipients of governmental tavur. In one case,
especially, an old gentleman wis dismissed from
the Post Office Department., aud al rwdTds en-
ployed by his successor 10 do his worl; FOR him
This turning OF petty clerks ont ana in Is a small
business for big men 10 be engaged "a but when
they attain to office on account of heir political
professions, they ought not To complain when 9TH
ers, on a similar plea. succeed them.
On the first of next month there viii be another
sweep, and in consequence at the report there is
much fever and ague IN the departments.
Messrs, Webster. Corwin and Conrad, are alb
sent, and will be followed by NJ. ssrs Cyuenden
and Stewart, ON Monday. Messrs. Graham and
Hall will be the only remaining cabinet officers,
who, with the President, will have difficulty in
carrying on the current business OF the government
Mr.. Ewing, the late Secretary of the INTERIOR did
not set his political traps successfully as he de-
sired in Ohio. We md that State electlng demo-
cratic governor. Another member of the former
cabinet, Reverdy johnson, did no good to the wing
party in Mary land, for the democrats elected MIR.
Lowe 10 the gubematoria chair; and this, toe,
in State which gave The electoral vote TO General
Taylor And Mr. Meredith the ex-Secretary Of
the Treasury, added no strength TO his party IN
Pennsylvania, where The democracy have gained
in the Congressional elections-even IN coal and
iron regions.
As to Mr.. Levin, he procured the appointment Of
Mr.. Lewis TO the collectorshp, and, by this means,
obtained places IN the custom house for some OF
his native friends" Peter Skrn Smith being
thrown overheard by the administration, turned
democrat, or, rather, went back to his frst love,
and had the satisfaction Of lsbornR 10 defeat, for
Congress, the nun who had d. feated him fer col
lector.
Mr. Levin is the head. front, and tail, of the
native American patty in the House of Represen-
tatives, and in Congress hut during the last
session he was seldom in h's seat. He was not
Consrs-- He was the hrst, and will be the last,
representative Of that faction.
There IL, in this city, debating society, com
posed Of intelligent free black men. They have
been discussing the question whether the abol-
tionists Of the North are the frendssof the slave,
and decided It by an unanimous negative.
CAPITAL.
WASHINGTON. Oct II, 1850.
a Ntp More-Ths Great Characterization Gem
mission.
High up among the mountains, above the South
Pass, inierlspping with the head springs of the
Missouri. whose sources from the glaciers Of
Fremont's peak and the peaks around il, Some
1900 feet above the sea, high up among those
glaciers are the head springs Of the great Cole
RADIO Of the West; thence downwsrds through 4
country almost as little known as the sources Of the
Niger, the waters Of this mysterious Colorado are
discharged into the Pacific through the Gulf Of
California, in the latitude OF Mszatan. II rises
amid the regions of eternal snow; it is discharged
INTO the sea in the latitudes of perpetual summer
IL compasses the climate Of Greenland and the
ssweltering heat Of the tropics. From the South
Pass to the Paso del Norte, the 20O,0o0 men over
land to California have had to cross II, and yet II
remains throughout ia course Az much unknown
~ the centre OF Affca.
xAtlts - AZ. Ia.s--
Santa Fe, penetrating the mountain walls of the
NayBJoes, have reached some Of the lower trIbu-
taries Of the Colorado They report beautiful fer
tile valleys, and thrifty pastoral people, counting
their horses, cattle, and sheep, by thousands Ira
dition has invested this unknown valley OF the main
ri'er with immense architectural runs Of a race
eItinct-the same race who are supposed to have
left, m their Journey south ward, those wondrous
ples IN the woods OF lucattn aud Central America.
Strange tales Of adventurous trappers enhance the
fertility OF the Colorado Valley, aud the dangers Of
the semi civilized tribes who have succeeded in is
possession.
All this mystery is about TO be solved. Fremont
attempted Il, but was frozen out. The Mexican
boundary Commission, hosever, are to detail a
corps Of exploration from the Gtla 10 the Colorado
thus escaping the hazards Of the mountains. III
VIII be the duty OF this exploring party TO lay open
this mysterious river 10 the light Of day, and thus
finish up the map Of The United States so nearly
completed by Col Fremont, for Ill that he has left
u this little corner Of twoihuhdrcd thousand square
miles.
lhe PRESIDENT, Impressed with something OF the
romantic notions which this terra tncOgnlta -
naturally has awakened in the minds Of scisnti6s
men, has appointed. we are informed, a Board Of
Commissioners 10 accompany the exploring party
to treat with the Indians. Among these uibes,
are those desert Arabs, the Apaches, whose
incessant forsys upon the Mexican settlements
make u the duty Of our government TO look
after them. Their headquarters are supposed
10 be among the mountains near the Colorado
and its tributaries, into which they carry their
repnsals of horsee, mules, cattle, goods, wo-
men and children, levied from the people of Chi
huahua and Sonora, and from the defenceless
emigrants along the CHA Whether anything
short Of determination will brrg the Apaches 10
terms, remains 90 BE- seen but u will be the duty
Of the commission 10 Ind them out, as at least
TO know where r. strike when they violate their
neiehbors' rights Of life and properly
Another object Of this commission, In addition TO