Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1851-06-21
INDEPENDENT OPINION.


FROM TUE ALEXANDRIA sAzsTrE OF SATURDAY..
Order, regularity, harmony, strict performance OF
law, prompt execution of duty, and faithful adj
herence to constitutional obligations, have marked
the course of the present Administration and given
to it dignity and character which even its OPP
ponens are forced to respect and frequently to APP
plaud. This praise, though high, cannot be dis
puted by unpreudiced In addition to this It may be
said that the talents Of the members comprising the Admins
raon, their experience and their business qualifications,
render them reliable and safe in whom the peo
pie have confidence and upon whose judgment and ga
gacity they depend.
we look at the in which the public affairs en-
trusted to the management Of the Administration have been
attended to- since the accession of Mr. FLLMoRE to the office
be holds admit that every thing has been conducted
successfully Both foreign relations and domestic
and have been superntended with great dscre
ton and prudence. We suppose in minor details every body
has been suited but generally satisfaction has been given,
and party itself cannot rally opposition upon the acts and
Of the Executive Department Of the Government
The moderation Of the Executive, too, 10 to be considered
and regarded especially important in the present
dion Of affairs that should have ultra administration
Neither the times nor the circumstances Of the times such
authorize an Administration take extreme ground
The temper Of the people requires concatoy and compro
not passion or uhraism
Upon the WHOLE we are confident that is fortunate and
happy for the country that we have the head Of affairs the
statesmen who now constitute the Administration We
trey approve Of their policy We particularly approve Of
citizens of the South and deeply interested in the pros
peiy and safety Of the South We have far found
cuty. and want to continue that state of security.
FROM JOURNAL OF COMMERCE OF SATURDAY.
THE TREASURY DEPARTMENT..
The Department Of the Treasury is better organized
and the administration of its duties is prompt and eff
cen than formerly. 1t noticed months ago, in
our Washington correspondence, that Mr.. CoRw1s
gagged in examination of the several Bureaus Of the Trea
sury, with view to improve their management and that in
bis own Office he had made beneficial changes We now
learn that be has got the Department in good trim.
Formerly, every knows, business Of importance
might be brought before the Department. and then lie with
attention for weeks and months and even for years.
Merchants used, in many instances be obliged write
the Department twenty thirty letters, the
business, and even then, perhaps, without reply
the evade the responsibility Of decisions by simply
fling papers and applications. As the several Bureaus,
their business generally TIRES years behind hand
Such, indeed continued to be the condition Of the Depart
ment until after the termination Of the last Congress. But
every letter that is received with prompt acknow-
edgment. Mr. CoRwIs has directed that every days mail
shall be attended to on the day Of its receipt.
While the current business is thus promptly dispatched
nearly the entire business Of two three years accumulation
has been brought up, and the whole Of it will be- Its
we learn, the intention Of Mr. CoRwIN that the Depart
ment in all it's parts, and especially in his Office, shall
dispatch business promptly and thoroughly is done
in merchants counting house,
Mr. CoRwIs has issued order, which is to be stand
ing rule that clerks and officers Of the Department shall be
at their desks from eight o'clock till four, and longer when
necessary to dispatch the current business.
The Public will be much obliged to Mr.. CoRwIS for the
accomplishment of these needful official reforms.