The daily republic. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1853-1853, 1853-07-11

the laws be faithfully executed" This very terse
requirement of the Constitution imposes upon tho
President a responsibility that fow appreciate, and
which, if strictly complied with, would keep him
pretty busily employed.
There is no general appeal to the Pros
ident from the official decisions Of his Sec
retaries or heads of bureaus, rs many sup
pose. If fraud or corruption influence or bias the
decisions or official action of his subordinate Off
GERS, it is within his province to examine the evil
dence, and, if he thinks proper, remove from Of
fee. But this is all. He cannot execute the
laws, but it is his duty to "take care that the
laws be faithfully executed" Ifa Secretary in
his judicial capacity makes decision in good
faith, although he may err in judgment, no APP
peal lies to the President So in reference to the
opinions of the Attorney General-they are only
advisory. The Secretary referring question to
him is not bound by his decision thereon; but
upon most questions referred to him his decision
is readily adopted, it 'shifts the responsible
ty," and if it happens to be unsound, he alone
bears the odium. The Attorney General may
well be called the "pack-horse Of the Admins
traton." We allude to this subject of appeals
because, almost daily, letters of appeal are ad-
dressed by claimants to the President or Attorney
General from the decisions of the heads of De-
partments s 8 N.aff
The rigid rule in the Department of Interior re-
quiring clerks to report themselves at a. M and
work until A p. m. has been relaxed, and the
usual hours from until 3 again adopted. Six
hours is long enough this hot weather for any de-
cent man to be required to sit or stand at Gov
eminent desk. If he is disposed to do his duty he
will perform as much in six hours US ten, and il
he is not disposed to do his duty, the longer he is
required to stay the less he will perform
However, since the examinations have taken
place, so thorough, practical, and SO scholastic
it is not to be presumed that any gentlemen are
left in Office who are either unfaithful or incom.
petent. We shall look with good deal of in.
terest to the official reports which will be made by
the Examining Boards, (" in response to the call
which the next Congress will make upon them
Of course careful record has been preserved Of
oil the abstruse questions propounded, and the
many problematical answers given. Our primary
school committee have long needed some official
sanction for their system of examination. We
shall write a few words upon this subject at a
future day.
1t is said the Gardiner cases will not come
up for trial for some months to come They
will await the return of the Commissioners who
will, now that the localities are fixed, be likely to
make decisive report.
A refreshing shower is cooling the hot and dusty
atmosphere. M QUILL.
Correspondence ofthe ". Y. Journal Of Commerce
WASHINGTON, Thursday, July T.
1t is said that Mr. Borland will soon- proceed
upon his mission to Central America, and that a
vessel Of war is waiting for him at Pensacola But
as he has not resigned his senatorship it may be
doubted whether he intends to go It is said how
ever, that he is holding back his resignation with
view to the selection of his successor Further
learn, in regard to his plan, that he does not in
tend to remain long in Central America, and will
return in year, and run again for the Senate. 1t
may be of importance therefore, for his purposes,
that his successor should agree to give up his seat
to him upon demand. bfo
WHERE WAS THE DECLARATION OF INDEpEN-
DENcE WRITTEN'-This is a question which has
excited much discussion. The following letter
from Mr.. Jefferson settles the question. The
house he designates is at the corner Of Seventh
and High Cor Markct) streets, Philadelphia, the
lower story of which is now occupied as cloth
ing store, and the upper stories printing
office: -ssa
MONTICELLO, Sept. &c, 1926.
To DR.. JAMES MEAsE, Phiadelphia:
DEAR Sir: It is not for me to estimate the inn
portance OF the circumstances concerning which
your letter of the 9Th makes inquiry They
prove, even in, their mnuteness, the sacred at
tachments of our fellow-ctizens to the event of
which the paper of July a, I776, was but the
declaration, the genuine eusion of the soul of our
country at that time. Small things may, per-
haps like the relics of saints, help to nourish our
devotion to this holy bond Of our Union, and keep
md o(sn
effect may give Importance to circumstances,
however small. At the time of writing that in
strument | lodged in the house of Mr.. GRAF,
new brick house, three stories high, of which
rented the second floor, consisting of parlor and
bedroom, ready furnished. In that parlor wrote
habitually, and in it wrote this paper particu-
larly. So far Estate from written proofs in my
possession. The proprietor, Graaf, was young
man, son of a German, and then newly married.
think he was a bricklayer, and that his house
was on the south side of Market street, probably
between 18th and 9Th streets, and if not the only
house on that part of the street, am sure there
were few others near it. i have some idea that it
was corner house, but no other recollections
throwing light on the question, or with commune
ton. | am i'll, therefore only add assurance of
my great respect and esteem. ~ 7a538
tn. JEFFERSON
JOHN Bull HAS DONE 1T AT LAsT.-It is re-
ported by the officers of the steamship America
that the Cunard steamship Arabia, which left this
port on the 18th of June, at halfpast twelve
O'Clock, had arrived at Liverpool at ten a. m on
the twenty If there be no mistake in the
given hour, the Arabia has made the trip in nine
days twenty-one and half hours, clock time, or
nine days sixteen and half hours real time,
which is three quarters of an hour quicker than
that of the celebrated trip Of the Arctic in 1852,
which, until the present, was the shortest eastern
passage. 1t is but fair to say, however, that the
Arctics passage was in the dead of winter, while
the Arabia g is in midsummer. ~
The following are the quickest passages both
ways !.
% aN e4t Clk.Ts RI. Tie.
e" ~ 2ii 1Jn OH. ID. H..
Baltic-Westcrn passage (Aug.)...9 Ia 9I9
Arctic-Eastern passage (Feb.) 1921 8 III.
Arabia--Eastern passage Ounce g oil 16I
This shows the Arabia 9 trip to be the shortest
nua do L. II,