New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1853-04-23
WASHINGTON.
Affairs at Washington.
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Correspondence oil Inc ~ l. IHDune'
WASHINGTON Thursday. April 81, 1853
The Second Controller of the Treasury has very re-
Gently decided point OF some Importance, VIZ: mat
naval or military officer of this Government who has
been renstated after being dismissed is not entitled to
nav for the time he is out of the service The parcu
lar case is that of Passed Mdshpman Francis G. Dallas
who was dismissed far back lS3, and restored in
February last The cause OF his diSmiSSOn was some
fraca in which he engaged at the naval school lie
took out one of the vessels of the Germaic Union
Navy from New Ork, and at received captalns
commission in that service which lie held until that navy
WAS disbanded There are half dozen officers Gar
INV and navy restored within the last year. whose apPl-
cations for back pay were hung up awaiting decision OF
this case all Of whom are OF course put back terribly
by Mr. Controller BrOdheadS ruling-Lleut. Alvarad0
Hunter being among them. Lieut.. Shaumburg when he
was restored by John Tyler took time by the torelock
and instantly drew his claim for back pay amounting TO
about sl0OU0. You will rec0ect that the Senate re-
fused 10 sanction the act OF John Tyler in restoring HIM
He has not been called upon 10 refund that SlOODO,
apprehend.
The steamer Saranac now at Norfolk, is about 10 go
into dock for the repair of the injuries done to her hull
i'm getting ashore Savannah Ga Whlcha are supposed
to be very slight indeed However, the necessary de-
Law 20 enable her to be locked will cause change IN
her destination She to have proceeded direct to
Join the Mediterranean squadron. The Savannah (irs
class frgae) will sail i'll about SIX weeks to JON the
Brazilian squadron Commander Saml Mercer is 10 be
her immediate Commander though she is to be the flag
shin OF Commodore is
Nick eeyer in the command of that squadron Mex. will
very shortly return home in the frigate Congress- Com
mander Geo F. Pearson. orders permitting hert0 return
having been transmitted time since. She Is sup
posed 70 be on her way home.
Mr. George Law, who was here very recently, had ire
0uent consultations with the President and members OF
the Cabinet upon subjects which they far endeayor to
Keen 70 themselves | have no doubt in my mind
that the Canal question in NeW-lOrk formed the chief
topic of their deliberations. The President is MORALLY
averse to having any wing of the party take ground with
the Wings on that question and is preparing TO make
himself felt in its disposition Mr. Laws interest IS
bound I'D in the defeat of those standing with Governor
Marcy upon IT, 50 he probably doing his utmost to per
suade the Administration to keep hands OIL there lie
must fail the President being under the belief that II Mr.
Law is accommodated in this particular, this same Canal
question will become the subject upon when the party IN
your State is again to split up, and very shortly too
Senator Rusk was certainly offered a Cabinet port
folio shortly after the election of Pierce the particular
place in which he would have been cast mad he accepted
being probably the Postmaster (ienerashp, he has
cno been at the head of the Senate's Committee on
Post Offices and Post Roads. He was. however too SEN
sibe man to exchange the easy berth OF Senator who
is sure of being returned long he desires 10 come
here for an office wherein the greater pay Will not
and which must expire in four or eight years at most
and in which one must labor most intensely or fail 10
discharge the duties of the trust He Is gentleman OF
fine mind and attainments, but with settled aversion
to very hard work
understand that Hon. Thos COrgin upon his return
from Europe designs taking up his residence in the I'M
mediate vicinity of Louisville Ky. where h. will pursue
the practice Of his profession.
The administration Il have every reason 70 believe
have come 10 the conclusion To make but single dpio-
matte appointment from Texas, selecting Mr. Trousdale
for some full mission. This must sadly interfere with
the prospects of Col WIN. A. Polk, whose friends felt
very sangune indeed of the success of their application
in his favor Henry A. Foster OF Rome, Elk u. = Sen
stor is to be the district attorney for the northern dis
trict of New.York. His leading opponent was Mr Geo
" Clinton of Buffalo Ii is very generally thought
that Mr.. Dckey is to be p. NJ at Buffalo and Mr. fIud
ION collector of that Port.
Immediate friends of the President say that the Con
snate at Panama has been offered to VIM. j. Angel, Of
Cattaraugus County, NeWlork, now one OF the State
I-nion Ipspectors WNTHAN.