Daily evening star. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1852-1854, 1853-07-30
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Hon. Howell Cobb, of Georgia, is to have this
mission. We are disposed to doubt it; more
especially because Mr.. C. en.ertains not the
slightest idea of going into the service of the
Federal Government Weha,e recently taken
occasion to remark that his views are fixed on
the Senate. Col. James Gardiner, editor of
the Augusta Constitutionatis, tlate Southern
Rights,) is in Washington, and from what
Democratic politicians say If his notions of
things at home, there can te no little doubt
that he will be supported by , wing Of the late
Southern Rights organizationsuficien large
to enable his immediate friends to secure his
triumph.
Mr.. BUCHANAN AND HIS SECRETARY OF LIZ
GArIoS.-Mr. Buchanan will reach Washing
ton this'evening, to have his last interviews
with the President and Secretary of State
prior to his departure for london, so soon to
take place. He has selected Mr.. Daniel E.
Sickles, of New York city, FOR his Secretary
of Legation, and the President has of course
appointed him to that position. This appoint.
ment is destined to create excitement in New
York city, whore Mr.. S. has many enemies
lie has been very ultra Union party man,
and indeed is about the cltest of the very
" Hard' wing Of the party. His selection is
fair offsett for the recen, appointment of
Mr. John NJ. Daniel, of Virginia, to the sar-
dinian Chargeship. However the soft wing
will probably, on second thought, be rejoiced
at his good fortune if but to get rid of his
presence in the city, where he has been en-
phatically tile sharpest thorn in their side for
years past. Without Mr.. Sicklss to labor to
keep their noses above water, they will soon
loose the control of their part! caucuses in
every ward of New York 1t strikes us tn at the
President could hardly have hit upon better
expedient for harmonizing ''the Harmoneo
in that quarter, than in thus gracefully assent
ing to Mr.. Buchanan's presumed intimation
that he desiredIto have Daniel E. Sickles, ESQ.,,
attorney at law, for his official secretary in
London. He is at least smart enough to dis
charge the duties of the position extremely
we'll.
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BROOKLYN NAVY YARD, it strikes us, is about
to fall to the lot of Col. Ward B. Burnett, now
of Philadelphia, who, it will be remembered,
served with much credit to himself in COM
mand of regiment throughout the whole of
the Mexican war. Colonel 3. is the son-in-
law of the Hon. Aaron Ward, of Sing Sing,
New York, and brother-in-law of Senator
Thompson, Of New Jersey. Professionally, he
is gentleman of considerable reputation ;
having served the Government long in the
same capacity at the Philadelphia navy yard.
We need hardly add that the Colonel is d
staunch Democrat. As heis perhaps as popu-
lar as any gentleman serving through the war
with Mexico of his military grade, his appoint
ment, when made, will be the signal for some
thing of newspaper shout, we take it,
The NECESSITY FOR STRICTLY INTERPRET
ING THE PRECAUTIONARY CLAUSES OF THE
SUB-TREAsURY LAw.-We presume that the
public, in view of the difficulties occurring
since March 4th last, in the work of promptly
closing accounts Of Government disbursing
agents who have been replaced by others, have
already s""n .he Pressing necessity for order.
from the Government prohibiting the deposit
of public funds with bankers or Others on tho
account of the agents personally, or on any
other account. To correct this now admitted
evil, it will only be necessary that hereafter
they shall be directed to make such deposits
On public account, and only with the United
States Treasurer here, or Sub Treasurers
elsewhere, when the agent is within reach of
one. We take it for granted that Secretary
Guthrie will soon issue orders directing the
Treasury officers to receive such deposits after
the manner we indicate above; that policy
being, by he-bye, in strict keeping with the
views of the intent of this important law, upon
which he has, so far, administered it.
THE COAL REQUIRED FOR THE JAPAN ExpE-
sIrIoS-We learn incidentally, that the prop
er officers of the Navy Department have for
some time been engaged in Investigations to
the end of making improvements upon the
manner in which the japan Squadron has been
supplied with coal. This is a good movement
if it is true, as alleged on Pennsyl-
vania avenue, that the commissions paid by
the Government on this particular account
have fallen, within the last year, but little
short Of the salary of the President of the
United States. How many gentlemen who
have failed to get seats in the cabinet, first
class foreign missions, &C., would like to bag
the agency for supplying this particular squad
ron with coal, without any change of terms
of course?
Gentlemen, don't all speak at once, we con-
jure you.
The SECRETARY OF THE INTERIOR returned
to Washington last night, and was at his post
this morning. as usual.
Az Army RKsIGNArIoN.-Lieu Henry