The Belmont chronicle, and farmers, mechanics and manufacturers advocate. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1848-1855, 1853-03-25
and we call attention to some Of his state
ments as eminentlY snrqeetiYe.

and we call attention to some Of his state
ments as eminently suggestive:
ave are filed with all possible rumors
concerning approaching appointments, most
Of then, foreShadoring, II they should proue TO
be true, much more nepotiSm, by long shot,
than tcas bargained for By The Democratic
masses, tcien coiipy on the I'd Of last Norentcr.
Though have no idea that we are to have
any suct era, as write ne,cs, I must note
what appointments the politicians here re-
gard as settled upon. Thus, the immediate
friend OF the President, Mr.. Charles II
peaslee, of New Hampshire, it is said, is
positively to be the collector of the port oi
Boston; while the Mr.. Bishop who was a late
Democratic candidate for Governor of Massa-
chusetts, and who was also fortunate enough
to marry niece Of Secretary McCleland, is
to receive the appointment of surveyor Of the
same port, or naval officer; at all events, the
post now held by Hon. Charles Hudson.
"To con inuc, it is insisted that nephew
OF Charles G. Green, esq Mr.. Boylcy, is tc
! have the Boston post office, while son o
the late DR.. Linn, of the United States Sen.
ate, is to get the St. Louis custom-house
| This list Of men who are lucky enough to be
connected with leaders by ties of blood OF
marriage, is large enough for to day. You
shall have more of them by and by, if it should
turn out that such is so be the style of the
feast to which the Democratic National Con
vcntion invited the hundreds Of thousands o.
Democrats who were so unlucky os not be 81
related or connected.
"All the remains of Mexican war, we'll
night are upon us already for office. under
stand that every mothers son of the ffteel
surviving officers of the 18th regiment, bu
two, are now actually in this city for Office
While these gallant gentlemen doubtless de
serve well from their country, l fancy tha
those who elected General Pierce are not dis
posed to subscribe to the Democracy til,
justice Of the principle which will Justify the
rendition Of the civil Offices tUmlitary men b,
regiments n'ter this fashion. Nearly all tn,
surviving officers Of the late 10th regimen
are also said to be on the ground, as well u
hundreds of others who served in other corp
engaged in the Mexican war.
"Senator Brodhcad is urging the appoint
meut of Judge EIdrcd, of his own regior
OF Pennsylvania for the post Of Collector o
Philadelphia. His backing will insure hi
defeat. if nothing else brings it about; for n,
politician of sasacity will give the best place
to those of the minority wing of party
Such, at least, was the axiom Of one 'Thoma
Jefferson, who welded the appointing powc
with far more success than it has ever beer
welded in tins country before or since.
4 "South Carolina, heretofore cmphatically
place--disdaining State, it is now essential
'in the ring; asking for far more than ca
possibly be accorded to her hungry patriot.
without doing injustice to others equally,
not more, runcorOus."- washington Republic
The Charleston Mercury, commenting o.
President PTERCE's inaugural Address, SAYS
"We have little to say about that part q
the address which treats of the great section
al question. General Pierce takes precisc