Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1852-1859, 1853-03-31
From Our Warrington Correspondent.
WASHINGTON, D. G.. March Is. 1858.

WASHINGTON, ID. u, March 90 1858. L
The rush of Office seekers is not so great as il
was some days since, but still the number of new
arivalsof this class daily, is Tremendous. The
large majority of them is for foreign appointments.
We find that large portion of those applying for
foreign and home appointments, have had good fat
ones under previous administrations. They will
find that dismissal from Office by the opposite
party will not be as has heretofore been the case
carte bLdnch to any appointment asked for on the
return OF their own party to power. TWAS cur
rently reported on the Avenue yesterday that
compromise had been effected in the California
appointments, about which there has been so
much difficulty. The report says that MesSrs.
Salore and Wright withdraw, and that Hon. T. j.
Henley, had been appointed Post Master at San
Francisco, Mr.. Snyder as Sub Treasurer, and Capt.
Richardson as Marshall. The celebrated Col. Jack
Hays of Mexican war notoriety, was few days
since appointed Surveyor General of the same
State, vice Samuel w. King of the District, re-
moved. The appointment of Mr.. Campbell of
Alabama, t. the vacant seat on the bench of the
Supreme Court is said to give great offence to Ex
Senator Downs of louisiana, and his friends. II
very generally understood he!e at the time,
that Mr.. Badgers nomination TO the position was
rejected by the Senate, through the influence of
MIR. Downs and his friends in the hopes that he
would receive the appointment from Gen. Pierce S
administration "Blessed are they who expect
nothing for they shall not be disappointed"
We were in error in stating in our last communi-
cation, that fifty Clerks had been appointed in the
Census office. There were but tw enty- five, most
|, old Clerks reinstated. So far there have been
few removals among the Clerks employed here
Some think that an avalanche among them will
take place on the LIST of the coming month. but
the majority incline to the opinion that little will
be done before the LIST of July the beginning of the
the next fiscal year. The rigid examination W hich
NJ. Hunters bill require those applying for these
positions to 80 through, has had the effect of dmin
ishing the number of applicants considerably.
The fight for the fat Offices in New York, Phila :
delphia and Baltimore has been and still contin
ues TO be an awful one, without as yet any blood
being shed. To an unInterested observer acquain-
ted with the history OF the different portions of the
Democratic party in New York, the contest be-
tween the efficient factions, Hard Shells 'Sof
Shells 'BarnburnerS,' &C., for the appointments
in the CITY of New York must have been de cided-
ly interesting. From present appearances the
Hard Shelf wing will be successful in at least Sc
curing the appointment of Collector OF the Port
in the person of Mr.. Schell of Tanmany Hall no
toriety. The contest for the Philadelphia ap-
pointments has been severe one but no: so much
as the New York one. The signs of the times in
dictate the following gentlemen likely to be the
successful candidates there for the different posi-
tons named: Charles Brown, Collector of the
Port; Hon. N. P. Eldred, as Naval Officer, and
R. G. Hall, as Surveyor of the Port. Among the
appointments confirmed Wy the Senate during the
past few days are those of Robert Farquharson as
Secretary of the Territory of Washington, Johr
B. Clendenen, of La, to be u. S. Attorney o
the same Territory, Robert NJ. Fraser as Consul tc
Halifax, Henry P. Dewey as Consul at Para, w.
II. Vasey, OF Pa, at Havre. and E. F. Bacon OF
N. V, at Nassau. Wesley rost, U. S. Marsha
for the Western District Of Pennsylvania vice
Dckey, deceased; and Fleming Miller U. S. At
torney for the Western District of Virginia, vice
Smith removed. Victor Monroe, of KY, aud J
K. Miller, of OHIO, as Associate Justices of the
Territory of Washington. Christopher Carson
better known Exit Carson the celebrated guide
of Ffemont's party in California, as Indian Agen
for Oregon, besides number of PoStmasters, Col
lectors and Surveyors in most cases appointed Il
fill vacancies caused by designations and CO minis
Sons expired. The confirmation of GARDENERS
appointment as Captain in 1st Dragons puts an
end to Lieut. Schaumburg's claims The vote o,
Capt GARDENERS confirmation was a close one
The speech of Mr.. Everett upon the Clayton ant
Bulwer treaty is highly spoken of by all. H.