The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1853-03-22

Where is the third man to step in and take the appoint
ments Who speaks 6rsts
Contrary to universal expectation no New York nom
nations sent in to-day.
Concord has been provided with Postmaster, and
New Haven has got Collector; but the cabinet is
afraid of New York. and the President has not yet got
the reins in his hand Mr. Marcy wants the New York
appointments laid until the Senate adjourns
to escape he risk Of reections This the last
the chess board but it don't give checkmae for the
Senate is hard she'll and will hold and see the game
out
Dudley Mann Is to be Assistant Secretary of State.
This is considered great triumph for Young America.
Mr.. Mann is in Paris. He President Polks
special envoy to Hungary and immortalzed in Web
ster's letter to Husemann
Ohio demands the appointment of Mr.. Moneypenny as
the head of the appoiL bureau in the Postmaster
Generals department. That State has been overlooked
in the cabinet and threatens wsr this ia sed. 1t
is considered the most Amce iithe gAof the
has his eye on it, and Auces are that he win sue
cesd. Mr.. Hobbie Of York. is strongly pushed for
this place by the Secretary Of State who like Rcheleu
regns with absolute therefore the cabinet Is
unit.
Conrad Swackhamer is to be Navy Agent for New York
His nomination goes in tomorrow morning. He is
Kings county man, who here to help friend get
small Office and failing in this, had the luck to jump
into fat one for hms ELF
Isaac " Fowler late candidate for Navy Agent. is
up for Naval storekeeper What says Col. Fullers
Mrs Fillmore is better to day. Yesterday she
expected to Her disease is Inflammation Of the
lungs The Southern tour Of President Fillmore is in
consequence, postponed until April. OBSERVER.
THE RUSH FOR THE sPOILs-TuE CLAIMS OF THE
OLD FOGEs-NERIT THE CHIEF RECOMMENDA-
TI0H, ETC.
WASHINGTON. March 21, 1858.
The rush Of Office eseekers at Washington great
The pressure from all parts of the country tre
mendous-for foreign missions and consulshps especial
ly In addition to the asprants the old fogies who
have held Office abroad for years. under former admins
trations eager to return to the spos. They insist
that they have been long abroad that they 1t for
nothing else; that their friends at home have forgotten
them; that they have become entirely European in
their tastes and habits-having almost forgotten their
own language-that they must go back to their old
places, it, for other reason to die. Another ground
for solicitation is that they have become poor that
they cannot live except upon government bounty. The
Secretary Of State however has his eyes wide open and
Iehearses their claims with the bterest irony. Poor
fellows, they to be pted. The plain truth is this
administration recognises claim for Office but that
based on qualifications and in department will this
rnle be gdy observed than in the Department Of
State 1t mistaken idea that the testimonials Of
didates are not read Appointments will not be made
without good evidence of the fitness Of the applicant.
The old fogies must give way. The jeues homes may
look up.
The New York delegation divided the subject Of
home sppoir tments The three prominent candidates
for U. S. District Attorney Edward C. West L. b.
Shepard and Josiah Sutherland and each is urging his
claims in person. The result of the contest is doubtful
The difficulty in filling the New York Coilec ectorshp
satisfactorily with any of the heretofore prominent
didates is great that the cabinet looking else
where and it is said to day that the Office has been ten
dersd TO Chief Justice Bronson, but it is thought he
win refuse it. he has expressed his intention to
tnue the practice his profession which is understood
to be very lucratv In Judge Bronson Declines the
appointment will IL 10 rurnorod, bo tondorod TO
Parker, of the New York Supreme Court.
The hotels still crowded, and Washington is gay
as ever. W.AB
TROUBLE IN THE UNITED STATES CENSUS OFFICE
LARGE NUMBER OF CLERKS REMovED-ExTRAORDI
NARY PROCEEDING OF Ex-sUPERINTENDENr KEN
NEDY, ETC.
FROM A REGULAR CORRESPONDENT.
WASHINGTON, March q, 1853
The Census office Eighth street, the of
siderable excitement to-day In the first place, upwards
of hundred clerks we're removed which reduced the
force of the Office to eight and it proposed to
dispense with the Eighth and Seventh street offices alto
geher, Office and few picked clerks being deemed
sufficient to wind up the business.
In the next case, Mr. Kennedy, The late superintendent
the Census sued out writ of replevin Mr.. De Bow
his by virtue of which he entered the Office with
deputy Marshal and removed two three carloads of
manuscripts and documents, claimed private property
but embracing large quantity of manuscripts prepared
by clerks in the oce-the records Of the Census Board
numerous publications received from public societies.
etc. The documents were appraised at $3.50, and Mr.
Kennedy had given s4 900 bonds for their safety. Mr.
De Bow consulted the District Attorney and doubt
the most ompt will be taken for the recovery
Of such papers of public character. 1t is under
stood that Mr.. Kennedy had accamu.ted largo mass
of manuscript, preparatory to extended work the
of this country, which he designed to publish
bis account seeing that Congress declines to pub
h the census returns the extensive scale proposed