The republic. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1849-1853, 1852-04-13

al the SENATE, yeotciudy, diIeI tne USUAL
routine Of morning business, the French Spolia-
ton bill was taken up and considered.
The House of Representatives acted upon
the Senate's amendments to the bill for the
continuation of the work upon the addition to
the Capitol.
The President and the Wings OF N. jersey.
The nomination of young Baird by the Presi-
dent to the cadetshp for New Jersey, has created,
among of the friends Of the Administra alton,
feelings of painful surprise and regret. Ihave heard
the facts Of the case from the most tdo,ibted authority
My Information is authentic is possible to be.
The following the essential particulars:
1t that this year the State of New Jersey is
entitled to the appointment of cadet A number
of the Wings of that State, dcsirous that some
member of the Wing families might receive the
appointment, made application to the President to
that effect. There was the more occasion for this
application, that by constant series of ILL fortunes
few Wing cadets have ever been nominated from
New Jersey. Somewhat to their surprise, the APP
plica,on received no notice. Subsequently, think
ing to make it a matter OF more certainty, by unit
ing upon some one person, they unanimously
agreed to recommend a very worthy young man,
by the name OF Miller, son of Hon. Jacob w.
Miller the United States Senator in Congress from
that State Mr. Miller is a gentleman we'll known
to the readers Of the atlas as one Of the ablesi,
soundest, trues, and most tried Wings in the Union
This application also, to the surprise Of all, re-
NAMED unnoticed. In the meanwhile, Senator
Stockton, Mr.. Miller's Locofoco colleague, called
upon the President, and asked that the appoint
ment might be given to one Of his own selection.
He asked that young man by the name of Baird
might be nominated to the vacant cadetship. The
F.ek II sks T. =
who has recently moved into the State of New DER
ssy, and edits a scurriious Locofoco Newspaper,
printed in Morris,own. New Jersey, which is almost
constantly filled with abuse of and attacks upon Mr.
Fillmores Administration. The young man is not
in any proper acceptation OF the term, Jerseyman
and therefore was in no way entitled, either by birth
citizenship, 10 the nomination. Strange as il may
seem. the application of Senator stoc kton was
promptly complied with, and the unanimous ap-
plcation Of the Wings of New Jersey, in behalf Of
| young Miller. disiegsrded Does il not seem I'M
accountable that person OF MIR. stockton's polti-
cal character fhould have had more influence with
Wing Executive than 90 strong a recommends
ton from the leading whig- Of the State in favor
Of an appointment apparently so mertorious'
T. NIB.
We copy the above from the Washington
correspondence Of the Boston Alias 1t is un-
der the initials of one ofts editors, who vouches
for It's unquestionable accuracy. There is
hardly aword Of truth in the whole statement
II is not true that the State Of New JERSEY
is this year "entitled" TO a cadet The APP
pointmenss at large are made wherever The
PREslpENr may choose TO select them. No
State is entitled" to any such appointment
Indeed, these Presidential appoiniees are gen.
orally taken from among the sons Of officers Of
the army OF navy, without reference to States
1t is not true that a number Of Wines Of
NV JsRsHY, DESTROYS that some "member Of
the Wing families might receive the appoint
ment," made application to the President to
that effect No such application was made.
1t is not true that with the motives alleged,
or with any other motives, "nomber Of New
Jersey Wines unanimously" recommended
young MrLLrE What they may have
agreed" TO do, We cannot say; but the infer
ence from the statement Of the Atlas is that
they actually did what they Unanimously
agreed to do" They actually did no such
thing.
Here Is double neglect alleged, with the view
Of aggravalins the imputed misconduct Of the
PsEsIpsST. Both parts, and all parts Of the
story, am 6ctions..
IL IL true that the PRrsIDErr appointed
young BAYaRD, on the recommendation Of
Senator SrocTroS; and the circumstances Of
the appointment were briefly thus: Without
any Recommendation from the Wines Of NEW
JERSEY, and with the desire Of comforting
welldesercd mark Of regard and coosidera-
ton upon the Vine Senator from New Jer-
sey-whos, merits and services are not over
stated by he .afhs-the PREsrDrNr directed
the name d young MILLER, the son of the
Senator, T. be placed among those Of the ap-
pointees. Not only was the young gentleman
not recommended as alleged, but his name did
not apper on the list Of applicants for cadet
ships that was prepared and submitted to the
SgcRErAn OY WAR.
After tn, direction to which we alIude had
been givenby the PRrsIDESr, Senator SrooK-
TON applied to the Department in behalf Of his
friend yount BaYssp. He was told that MI
LER had ben appointed; bat il was afterwards
represented hat son Of the Senator had been
, already appointed midshipman in the Naval
t. School. Jpn learning this fact, tho SrcRE-
> raRY or VIA addressed note to Mr.. MIL
, LrR, to inqufe il this were the same son whom
the PRssIDrir had selected for the cadetship,
This note remained unanswered for several
days II happened that Mr.. MILLER was alb
sent from thecity. Meanwhile the PRESIDENT
had come to he conclusion that it was imma
terial whethtr or not this was the same young
man, becaus there was no application on file
in his behalf and because he was well aware
that no one you'd be more sensitive than the
honorable S.nator to the obvious improperly
of conferriE two such appointments in the