The national era. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1847-1860, 1853-03-24
THE NATIONAL ERA WASHINGTON, D. C. MARCH "a. 1853
APPOINTMENTS By THH PRECEDENT
by and uih the ddpies and consent of the Sendt,
CUsToM-RoUsE oFFIcrRs

APPOINTMENTS By THE PRECEDENT.
by and t0ih the ddpies and consent of the Senate
cusToM-Bouss OFFICERS
COlleetOrs.-Chsrles H. Pcaslee, Boston and
Charlestown, Mass. J. Adair, Oregon; A. C.
Gibbs, Umpqua, Oregon.
Surveyors.-R. w Dunbar, at Milwaukee
oregon w. M; Ming, at Portland, Oregon p.
G. Stewart, at Pacific City, Oregon.
Naval OGicer.-Charles G. Greene Boston
and Charlestown, Mass.
l.. p. Waldo, Of Connecticut Commissioner
Of Pensions vice James f. Heath, removed.
Joseph Lane Governor of Oregon.
|. l. Stevens, of Mass, Governor of the Terri
tory Of Washington.
J. Palmer, of Oregon, Superintendent of In
dian Affairs in that Territory
G. L. Curry, of Oregon, Secretary of Oregon.
J. W. Nesmith, of Oregon, Marshal of Ore
J. c. Hays, of California, Surveyor General
Of the public lands in that State.
b. f. Hallett, Attorney of the United States
for the district of Massachusetts,
b. F Harding, of Oregon, Assistant Attorney
of the United States for the district of Oregon
Henry M. Bishop, Assistant Treasurer of the
United States, at Boston, in the State of Mas
sachusetts
Sidney Webster, of New Hampshire, Secre-
tary to the President to sign patents for lands
r. B. Campbell, of Texas, Commissioner for
running the boundary line between the United
States and the Republic of Mexico.
T. S. Fay, of New York, Minister resident of
the United States 10 Switzerland
J. Randolph Clay, Of Pa, Envoy Extaordi-
nary and Minister Plenipotentary Of the U.
States to the Republic of Peru.
THE SENATE Proceeded yesterday, in pursu-
ance of an order adopted the day before TO the
election of its officers for the Thirty-third Con-
] gress. Mr.. Asbury Dickins 80 cid and faith
full Secretary, was reelected without serious
oppostion--receiving 81 votes out of AZ
For the Office of Sergeant-atArms the vote
was as follows
D. R. McNair, of Kentucky Pa
! Robert Beale 5
Scattering
MIR McNair was accordingly elected.
Isaac Holland was reelected Doorkeeper
without opposition Inteliigeneer Of
March IS.
ALpHEus FELcH, of Michigan, Robert A.
Thompson, of Virginia, and Thompson Camp
bell OF Illinois, to be Commissioners, under the
act of Congress approved March 3d. 1851, to
ascertain aud settle the private land claims in
California, piee John L. Helm of Kentucky
whose nomination. was not acted on by the
Senate, and Hiland Hail. Of Vermont and
Harry J. Thompson, of Alabama, removed.
We are happy to learn that Barnabas Bates,
] he IS ahao h. laa
lying seriously i'll in Boston for some weeks
past, is oonvalescent and has been pronounced
out of immediate danger by his physician We
trust that General Pierce will find some snug
employment for our venerable friend, in the
public service, for no more faithful officer can
be found among oil the horde that are beset-
ting him at Washington, and scarcely any as
capable or as deserving.
We recently received letter propounding
inquiries, to which the following, from West
ern paper, furnishes answers;
HOUSE OF REpREsENTArIvEs
Jan. IS, 1883.
DEAR SIR. Your letter, making inquiries
about Oregon, | have duly received and now
answer them.
/. The law granting land to settlers expires
on the LIST of December, 1853.
2. man with family is entitled to 800
acres of land, one-half of which is to 60 to his
wife. If single man. but l60 acres
3. The introduction of Africans, bond or
free, is prohibited, except that free negroes may
be introduced, upon the person giving bond
in the sum of $500, with security that the per-
son shall not become county charge or other
charge on the public.
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the delegate from that Territory.
Yours, truly, JOHN s. PHELPS
A gentleman in New York State writes
81 need not say to you that we owe much tc
the Era as the advocate of righteous politics
and as u reliable source of information on the
subject of human rights. | cannot say as much
as Mr. Roberts of Lockport as the result oil
the election just held, but fully agree with him
as to the means to accomplish It. Papers tracts
and books may be published by the million
but unless they are bought circulated, and
read, they will do but little good.
awe raised q SMALL fund last fall, and got
some documents from the Committee at Wash.
ington, and gave them good circulation, and
through their silent influence tore away IO4
votes from the old parties, out of asa cast in our
town, and our proportion Of $50 given in the
county of about 100 600 votes cast for John p.
Hale. At our town election, Just held, 422
votes were polled, as follows Wing 1871, Free
Democracy 1872, Hunker or Pierce Democrats
1873. On reading attentivelythe proceedings
of Congress, and seeing the general tone of the
organs Of the bunker Wings and Hunker DEM
Ocrats, and now Of the inaugural address of
| proo,daof D;aroa hour hur.il,at;c~ Il
that the energies of the National Government
are mainly directed to tho single point of
guarding the ensavement of three millions of
its inhabitants. How unlike the Declaration of
Independence Oh, America! Republican
America how art thou fallcnn
MAssAcHvsErTs.-The delegates just chosen
to the Constitutional Convention of the Old
Bay State are politically classified as follows
| Wings 149, Free Democrats 90. Democrats
1886, Coalition "a. No choice fs.
The Democrats and Free Democrats Tor Free
Soilers) were nearly all elected by coalition
Of the two parties or wings as were the thr.
ty.four who are Coalitionists "pure and SIM
ple"-that is, they cannot be classified as be-
longing to either wing, but both together.
We give the names Of some of the men of
note elected by each party, viz;
Whigs.-George N. Briggs Julius Rockwell,
Rufus Choate William Appleton, VIM, Schou,
Ter, Peleg Sprague.
| Free Observation-Disclosures Allen, Charles
Sumner, Henry Wilson, 4. L. Reyes, Arson
Burlingame, J. M. Earle, F. w. Bird, Amasa
| Walker, John b. Alley, Alexander Dc Witt
r. II. Dana.
| Democrafs.--N. p. Banks, jr. J s. c. Knowl-
| ton Benz F. Butler. Robert Rontoui. Marcus
Morton, George Hood, Richard rockingham,
jr, Henry Bishop