New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1853-01-31
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WASHINGTON fri3ay, Jta. -, 1868.
Mr.. Dandy, late Postmaster AZ Utica. n. T.,
l. Just now the chef manager for Mr. D,nis' 8 Dlcki,
.on. in the nsrfer Of drumming in Wsshngtoa iss q
CABINET place fer that yeasieman From l lcsrs tho
Dickinson lobby committee. At work here. are
pretty well satisfied tbs, their cake Is all dough- and
have concluded 70 turn their attention to the business
Of preventing any other New Yorker from being cssd
by the President elect into dis Council they are Ia
boring Ike uioios to accomplish this siasSr purpose
end in so doing BY mesns increasing their rep
utssors for character and proper public spirit IN the
estimation Of the of she Democratic 'nenosr'-
No rlan now in sing Sing deserves worse rsputsaoa
than they srs endesvoring to hasten upon M WA L.
Marcy.
Mr. MARTIN of Ohio, who has been the resdin,
Clerk of the House, under the administration OF Mr..
John w Forney has vacated the position ana MI
N.Kesp L now filing the post The latter the better
reader though neither can deeypher manuscnPs yer!
readily thst IT, neither hiss shown himself competent
TO read cramped handwriting without hesitaiins to
spell IL out, a. il were This beading Clerk was
probably selected to discharge the duty Of the psee FOR
about six weeks and then continue TO draw the pay
the extra compensation included until the first Mondy
OF December next on the principle upon which Major
D.
ronsse of the Clerkship of the House. If your read
ers do not you will doubtless recollect the publication.
some years since of letter from Major z. refusing
place to some poor devil of an ocebeggar expressly
because he thought it wrong to give any one place
which was sought also by relative or coanec
ton Of his own family. Mr.. McKEAN Is the young
man who nominslly stepped into the editorial
shoes of Mr. Forney when the latter, on being
elected Clerk Of the House, deemcd il prudent
to seem to dissolve his connection with the cd
i,oria columns of Tie PsEnsylrsHian trust that Mr.
Mex may give satisfaction 10 the House though when
be attempt, read document of any length heseens
to be light of lungs he appeared to be OF brains
during bis connection with the Pennsyysnan rhisresd-
ingclerkship however has long been considered asot
Of greabe haIfsinecure for politicians in embryo The
rumor that Gen Pierce has Just rendered the State De-
pertinent to Mr. Buchanan may be true Where could
he turn except to Mr. Buchanan or Mr.. Marcy, after
Mr. Hunter failed hint Yet do not believe that he
has made B. an unconditional tender of the place or,
indeed that he has done more than 50 to dirt with
Pennsylysnias favorfe TO induce the Immediate
ceterie of Mr. r. NJ Hunter TO force that gentleman TO
review his late declension. The Buchanan men Of
Virginia and throughout the South, favored the Com
promise per S. while those with whom Mr. Hunter az
iate even now refuse to DO than TO acquescs in
H. and that too, not without continuing to grumbe
over IT,
Mr. BRIoos of your City deserves the gratitude Of
his constituents for the industry and skill with which
he has managed their involved in the Newfork
Branch Mint proposition, of which he has been the
parliamentary father since Mr. Phoenix withdrew from
public life. Though making preensions to oratory,
he has sbored day and night to make friends Tor the
bill There Ia more popular man in the House than
this same Mr. BsIGos, 10 crafty whom many gentle
men have taken the trouble to inform themselves on
the merits OF the case which t Is at times very difficult
to induce members to do But for the peculiar style
in which Pennsylvania opposed the project, il would
have passed the House. wherein il failed though
change of only six would have occurred for Il
triumph. As the stands consider IL settled
that the establishment OF Branch Mint In NewYork,
Is be authorized the session. and that within
two years thereafter Congress will discontinue tho
Philadelphia Establishment Though abuse OF New.
York City and plump denial Of facts and brszen
ton ofmatters which untrue for facts may
purpose for time they destined eventually TO
recs the hands OF those resoring 10 such practices
Hence the fast growing disposition of Congress TO locate
the Mint of the United States In your City. NEWPORT