The republic. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1849-1853, 1853-04-29


tcoaRnroNDsHcs OF rHl nsrusLlc.1
a AraiI -. 1858.
Having often Of iets heard It inqsired. New caune
Peter o. washington, ESQ.,, to clutch the prise OF
The Assistant secreta ryship Of the Treasury 10
soon after the new Administration entered on the
discharge Of their duties. aud With such apparent
ease, Itaks for granted Mat there exists no little
curiosity in the public mind to learn why and
how hts installation into his present position was
brought about II strikes me that it was throug bis
lucky connesion With claim on the Treasury for
arrearagss or damages duea Mr.. Comes wielle, for
merly an extensive mail contractor in the West.
Secretary Guthrie had the man cement of Mr.. ca
business At home, and Mr.. Washington was the
agent here, obtaining, il is said, quite handsome
award for bis client, who, learn, still elaine
considerable balance. The manner in which w.
''did up" this business Satisfied Secretary Guthrie
that he the man for bis new occasions; 80 he
quickly bad him appointed.
The Hon. r. H. Stanton, of Kentucky, is not an
applicant for the Commission rship of Public
Buildings, as alleged in various newspapers,
which charge him with very active efforts to
compass his appointment to that post. No ap,
plication for it in which he has been himself in
any way instrumental has been made in his be-
half. Nevertheless, many citizens here most
anxious for his appointment to the office and have
urged it upon the Adm Illustration. Their anxiety
arises from the fact that MIR. Stanton gave great
satsfac ton to the people of the District of Column
bia as chairman of the House Committee of Public
Buildings and Grounds during the two last ses-
sions being originally practical builder Ia brick
Iayer) by trade, a native of the District, and
withal, a gentleman of cultivated tastes and a
strong advocate for the prompt and thorough com
pletion of the Governments improvements here on
the plans which, all agree, eventually to be
carried out. l presume, without doing injustice
to the merits 'clams" OF others, / may not
hesitate to write that there exists among nine
tenths Of those heavily interested in real estate in
Washington, well az among those employed on
public works here in all capacities, very general
wish for his appointment TO be Commissioner of the
Public Buildings.
Mr. Erastus Corning, who has lately become
quite distinguished hnancier in the interior
of New York, having sojourned here for sometime
recently the papers at the North are redolent with
speculations relative to the purport of hs visit; |
therefore state that he only to do bis best for
his friend j. v R. Pruyn, esq of Albany, who
desires full mission, which fancy he will hard
y obtain, though he ia in all respects we'll qualified
for the proper discharge of any such duties that
mig bit be devolved on him. Not long since il
considered definitely settled that Mr. Pruyn would
turn up Gin the vocative," and MIR. Corning came
on to change the current, thus setting against his
friends hopes He has certainly succeeded in
stemming it for the present. though there is no
telling how soon the prospects of General Dix may
again be uppermost.
Something should certainly be done for ex-
Governor Hubbard, of Maine and the Hon. Virgil
d. Paris, of the State, who are still here,
and that, too, in % little less than no time" as
warm weather is rapidly approaching in these
ATTITUDES, for they wear an air telling that tar.
rying here so unseasonably is any thing but CRATE
full to their more northern acclimation. With the
exception OF three or four gentlemen from Buffalo
and that vicinity, one or two from Kentucky and
Tennessee, and a score from States Immediately
in this vicinity, the few hundreds from distance
who now here after office are much fresher ar.
rivals-not yet carrying on their countenances the
evidence of hope deferred, which maketh the heart
sick.
The principle upon which the Administr alton
have determined TO give out the offices in the int
rior of New York-almost entirely according to
the preponderance of the influence Of the wings in
the particular locay-will be very likely to result
IN furnishing that quarter we'll nigh with " Soft
appontees alone, the Hards being wholly without
strength out Of the city, except in two three
river counties, wherein the Federal Governments
patronage is essentially trihing. The rule is an
honest and just ruling, however it may fail to
please gentlemen who under it are doomed to dis
appointment.
At the last Cabinet meeting, among the sub-
jects discussed was the propriey of ceasing to be
''close'' relative to their intentions, and more
especially with reference to changes of officers
tually made. No decision was made upon it. In
the Treasury Department there seems to prevail
sort of notion that chopping off an official head
is crime hardly second to the bodily murder of
the unfortunate, if one can judge from the great
pains taken TO keep the knowledge of the deed
from the public as long possible.
The President, with the advice of the Cabinet
has appointed the following Dostmasters, viz
AT Lansing, Michigan, Van 8. Murphy, vice
Whitney Jones, removed.
At Massillon, Ohio, John Shepley, vice Samuel
F. Jones, removed.
At Northampton, Massachusetts,, H. II. Bullen
vice Augustus Clark, removed.
At Nantucket, Massachusetts,, Chas. P. Swain
| vice Joseph Mitchell, removed
ICHABOD.
| GNorE-In the letter of our correspondent which
appeared in the Republic of the 25th instant, allu.