The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1852-02-03
INTERESTING STATISTICS.


We have carefully compiled from Official sources
the following interesting and useful tables showing
the number of government ofica holders, now in
Office, from each State, the number born in each
State and foreign country, the number from free
and slave States, and the names and salaries of
some Of the most int ortant government officers.
The whole number of persons in the civil and
diplomatic service Of the United States on the 3Oth
September last, was3 100 but Of these, 2092 were
engaged in the Customs OF the whole number,
2l46 were born ia free States, and ,209 in South
ern States 279 we're of foreign BIRTH and l56 whose
nativity IL unknown, or not reported. The custom
houses in he States Of Massachusetts, New York,
Pennsylvania, Maryland, and Louisiana, are given
in detail, because they each contain large city
and port Of entry, and all the other States
denied together, because none of them contain a
custom house employing large force.
Under the title " War Dep artment are included
the quartermasters, engineers and other offices To-
Gated in Washington CITY
We have confined our compilation to tAe civil
officers, excluding the judiciary, the Army, Navy,
Sc The "Post Office Department" refers only to
the General Post Office in Washington, and does
not include any local Offices
We give table showing the place of birth of
every civil officer, and another sho wing the number
appointed from each State.
From these tables it appears that of ffty-one
principal officers Of government, Heads of Depart
ments, Bureaus, Chief Clerks So there were Fl
born in free States and 25 in slave States nine
the former being born in Pennsylvania and eleven
of the latter in Virginia. Two arc foreigners.
namely, the Commissioner of the Patent Office AMI
ore of the Assistant Postmaster Generals.
OF ,69S clerks and other officers, (not including
custom houses) LAP we're rative, of the United
States l36 fcreg ners, and l. whose place of birth
was unknown. Of the LAP Americans, 632 were
born in free States and $40 in slave States 275 were
Born in Virginia, which is ~ more than from any
other state. Maryland has 1856 Pennsylvania III;
New York l4i; District Of Columbia l2S Massa
chusetts So Kentucky ~ ; North Carolina Al
Maine AZ; NewJersey IL Connectcut39, So.
OF the 1876 foreigners, 81 where born in Ireland
81 in England q in Germany in France I in
Scotland; 3 in Spain y in Canada in Wales, and
~ in other foreign countries
In the table showing the number appointed from
CEeh state, we have excluded the custom houses,
as those employed in them are always appointed
from the States in which they are located. This
table shows that of Cos PERSONS 63l appoint
ed from the free, and $50 from the slave States, the
difference in favor ofthe latter being 800 OF these,
LII were employed in the city of Washington, 1863
being from free and 729 from slave States, showing
that in that city there are $50 more government
officers from lavshodng States, thanfrom the free.
i he number employed IN w ashlngton city appoint
ed from each State is as follows From Maine 20,
New Hampshire 10, Vermont 10, Massachusetts,
3d. Rhode Island 5, Connecticut IL, New York 81,
New Jersey 10, Pennsylvania 100, Ohio 40, Indiana
l5 Illinois ~, Michigan s, Iowa 4, Wisconsin 5,
California total from free States 63l. Appoint
cd from Delaware s, Maryland 96, District OF Co.
lumbia 326, Virginia l63, North Carolina 25, South
Carolina 10, Georgia 10, Alabama II, Mississippi
II, Louisiana $. Texas 3, Florida 8, Kentucky 49,
Tennessee IL, Missouri 10, Arkansas 3--total from
slave States 729. Not reported -.
1t thus appears that the District Of Columbia has
received the most appointments, it having 2i5 more
than the State Of New York. This great number
can only be accounted for by the fact that most of
the messengers, watchmen and subordinate officers
in the employ of the government, resided in the
District and by the suppostion that most of those
of foreign birth, when appointed to ofc, claim the
city Of Washington as their residence
We give the following Information in detail,
with respect to tho different Departments, Bureaus
and Offices of the Government.
STATE DEPARTMENT.