The national era. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1847-1860, 1853-09-08
THE NEW ADMINISTRATION

THE NEW ADMINISTRATION.
Since the advent Of the Administration Of
Mir. Pierce, one thing is noticeable, especially
in the various Departments. The clerks and
Heads of Departments are working men, atteu.
tive to the duties of their Offices There seems
to be no place for drones and idlers Ii was
the fault of former Administrations so far as
our observation extends, to sometimes keen
men in Office who VIGOROUSLY neglected their
duties They drew their salaries regularly
and the work which they should have done was
foisted upon some good .natured fellow clerk
All this has changed. Each clerk is expected
to do the duties of the desk to which he is ap
pointed, and censure or removal follows neglect
This is right. Favoritism formerly procured
appointments without regard to fitness, and DO
litical considerations often kept person in
office after his incompetency Or inattention to
business was demonstrated. new order Of
things, We are pleased to say, is naugurated
Sinecures are abolished and he who will not
work is not expected to feed at the public crib.
One of the most industrious of the new APP
pointmeuts is Hon. Loren p Waldo, Commits
sioner of Pensions. This Office requires just
such man as Mr.. Waldo to bring up the busi-
ness which had greatly accumulated. The Act
of 2sth of September, 1880, threw upon the of,
fee great number of claims, and it is hoped
that by the meeting of Congress the arrears
will be brought up.
We regret to learn that the census tables
are to be published in an incomplete form.
They are to contain we hear, the statistics Of
population, of births, of marriages and deaths
of nativities, of professions, occupations and
trades of agriculture, churches, and newspa-
pers, but not the statistics of manufactures
The reason assigned for this important omis-
SION is that the committee Of Congress- who
reported the act to authorize the printing OF
the census, found the returns relating to man
ufactures "too imperfect and unreliable tor
publication" But is not this reason applicable
to the whole census? and if part of the returns
Of the census is suppressed, why not suppress
the whole? The discussions in Congress, ten
years ago, exhibited the startling fact that the
census of 1910 was fa!sified by the friends Of
the peculiar institution in important partic-
ulars; and we fear that the suppression Of
part Of the census returns of 1850 may be at
tributed to the zeal of some active adherent Of
the same cause, to exclude the damaging light
which its publication would present The
damning proof that manufactures do not -four
'sh at the South is to be suppressed, on the IN
reliable plea that the returns of MANUFACTURES
are too imperfect and unreliable for publica-
ton" Here is a matter for Mr. Pierce to look
into. Let US have the returns of manufactures
as well as the returns of population, dwellings
farms, professions sc. The one is doubtless
| as reliable as the other. The marshals, il they
did their duty doubtless made as correct re-
turns of manufactures as they did of the pOpu-
latiOn. Let us have the returns of manuiac-
lures in the United States. The errors, if any
there be, can be better corrected by the publ
cation of the returns, than they can be by their
suppression. Let us not have curtsled alb
breviaton, COMPRISING the particulars" The
census is too important subject TO be tamper-
ed with in this way.
LETTER FROM MAS woRMELEY.
NEWPORT r. l., dug p, 1853
To the Editor of the National Era.
beg to acknowledge having received from
William Heacock and Lucinda Lake, through
you, the sum of two dollars, to be appropriated
towards the object mentioned in my letter
shall be greatly obliged to you if you can con-
vey my most sincere thanks to these contribn-
tors who will be glad to learn that have now
received 50, 473; and as my letter has appeared
in the English papers, begin to think It pos
sible may make up the whole sum. At any
rate, look upon John Gordon's wife aud
younger children, and Jake Sarah's husband,
as already free and the money sent me by
your correspondents is added to the sum / am
trying to complete tor the purchase of Hannah
John Gordon's eldest daughter--a really pretty
girl of sixteen-whom cannot bear to leave
to the horrible chances Of h Southern market
There will then remain two sons--Frank, ~,
and John Barber, ls-but have great hopes,
as said before, that the liberality Of my Eng
llsh friends may be great enough to purchase
them. Both John Gordon and Sarah are pous
persons, and, doubt not will always CONSIDER
this help, which came to them 40 Unexpectedly
in the hour of their distress as q direct answer
to their prayers hear from Virginia, thai
the happiness of both families, at their bright
ening prospects, is unbounded
Jake and Sarah will go to Baltimore, where
they have friends who will see after their wei.
fare; but John Gordon has made up his mind
to take as many of bis family IA we can give
him to Liberia. ! should not have felt ! had
any right to afiix any condition Of emigration
10 my efforts for his children's freedom but /
am very glad of his determination. He has no
friends in the Northern States, but he has sew
eral in the Colony, who are doing we'll ana
send home letters describing their entire sa''s-
faction with the country.
! have nothing but pleasure in sending out
such an emigrant ~ John Gordon TO AFRICA.
He is q kard-vorkinG, honest accomplishing
man, Of perfectly steady habits, and strong
family Affections. He has also considerable
mechanical skill. The Colonization Society
hes promised 70 forward him, aud any Of his
family whom VIC may liberate, by their shipoi
ist November; and their friends .hcre will sec
that they take with them such things ~ may
enable then 10 start in life with fair chance
in their new country.
! have received, On all hands, the Creates
kindness ia this matter and the amount OF sls
SUM raised speaks the public generosity, u
you csn forward this letter or my thanks 70
my Contributors, shall be greatly obliged, Apo
remain, yours, faithfully,
$780,. WnunutEY.