Daily American telegraph. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1851-1852, 1852-08-16
AMERICAN TELEGRAPH.
saIaries OF Government Clerks.
The Philadelphia Sun says :

Salaries OF Government Clerks.
The Philadelphia Sun says;
There has been good deal of talk IN wash
ington about increasing clerks salaries, especlally
those rated at o thousand year and below that
sum. Ii clerks are gentlemen, as we presume
they are, they cannot support family on that
moderate sum, in view of the increased rents and
all other articles of living Considering that the
chances of promotion are exceedingly slim, and
that no pensions are granted to clerks widows
and orphans the least that respectable govern
ment can do is to see that, while living and per
forming their duties, they shall be paid in man
ner which, with economy, may serve them To lay
up few pennies for rainy days II IS not IN
clerks salaries that the government eau ever ne
beggared, and ii IS poor economy Which "ouio
stint public servants and afterwards vote money
In large sums to contractors and SPECTATORS
In some of the offices there, the clerks are al
ready treated worse than day-laborers. they
must report themselves when coming to othce,
ditto when they leave; they are not allowed to
talk to each other or to keep newspapers: and by
such state prison labor they are expected to ben.
eft the treasury. The genius Of our government
consists in paying the humble grades Of labor
ueH, and IN diminishing the remuneration as
honor and fame are attached to the Office,
A SINGULAR ENTERpRIsE.--A company is about
to be formed IN London, with o capital of one
hundred thousand pounds in twenty thousand
shares for the purpose of introducing sea-water
for bathing into the metropolis. 1t is ascertained
that the water Of the German ocean is purer and
better than the seawater of the southern coast OF
England moreover the elevation of the coast
along the German ocean is higher than London
consequently the sea-wall will have natural fall
to the metropolis without the aid of expensive
machinery to raise it from the ocean. Brighton
lies below London several feet, and the sea water
t. 10 cod 4 h,p
sea water through three lines of pipes running
alongside the Eastern Counties railway and
buried in the ground The water will be taken
from the coast at Lynn, which is nearly one hun
dred miles from the metropolis, and distributed
Mt the west end of the town, each mansion being
adequately supplied at the annual charge of
about FIVE pounds. The whole expense Of this
novel scheme, it is calculated, will not exceed
one hundred thousand pounds, and it is conf
IDENTIFY believed that share holders will realize
upwards of 100 per cent. of the capital.
The CATHOLIC TEsT-Edmund Burke has
come out with letter charging that the Wings
are responsible for the continuance of the
'.Test," although the Democrats have the as
cendancy in that State The minority must gov
ern the majority, and that majority lack power,
sagacity and disposition to help themselves
The following statements have been made by
the Wings, and, though attempts have been made
to evade them, they have not been denied:
1st That the Democratic party Of New Hamp-
shire, being largely in the ascendant, are re-
sponsbe for the maintenance Of the anti Catholic
test.
ID That the Wing towns of New Hampshire
have given large majoritfes for the repeal Of the
test while the Democratic towns gave large ma
jorites to uphold it.
3. That the town in which FRANKLIN PIERCE |
resides, being essentially Democratic was
amongst the towns that elected large majorities
in favor of the maintenance of the test
4th. That the Democracy of the State, with
the view of rendering the repeal of the test more
difficult, provided that two-thirds majority
should be required to repeal it.
9Th. That by this step the Democracy of New
Hampshire added trickery to intolerance.
9th. That the maintenance of the test is in
accordance with the policy pursued at other
times by the Democracy Of New Hampshire in
relation to foreigners, especially to Irishmen.
It'll. That FRANKLIN PIERCE made no exertions |
only speech upon the subject was feeble, indeci-
siye, and not delivered until too late.
The physician who attends sac transit has ar
rived, and taken rooms at the Tremont.-Boston
Tines
The pugilist that Mill fit has gone to Boston,
and expects to see SIC transit in gloria n,ufdi
morning. -Springfeld Post.
lie arrived safely, but soon delta blow at sic
transit, and beta hole in his head.-Boston Bee.
We understand that Mill fit him and noctes
head completely off.-Boston Museum.
The meanest part of the whole affair is that
after he was down, Der5um sat on him.-Northern
Light
That must be mistake, for sic transit was inter
re DR.. Bigg last evening, and staid Till tecur,-
Carpet Bag.
Queer lingo this. We wonder what the Duct
means, and what the writers meHu for 1t sounds
cur sed ridieulus.-NsW Orleans Picqyune
Don't ask mecum and explain it, 1t is ssd fu
git into such O yidicuius mus.