The republic. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1849-1853, 1853-04-27
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Mr. A. G. Sioo, who has become not little m
NOUS of Late arrived at Wlard'sla last night. in hne
Spirits relative to the prospects Of his great Tehu.
antspec enterprise II strikes me that the idea OF
Santa Ann - possible hostility to it is mere moon
shine, a. on the part of Mexico tho negotiators of
the scheme and treaty OF neutrality were the die
tator's rixht-hanA men-Tornel, his old Cabinet
Minister, and the husband of his (santa Anna's)
niece, whose name forget. Mr.. Slso and his a.
socatss, apprehend, design making their ar
engagements to commence the construction of \
plank road from the head of navigation on the
Coazacoalcos river this side 10 ventosa Bay
on the other side. as early as November next The
total distance between these points is but ninety
miles. IL 10 estimated that the road can be built
and stocked, and the necessary river boats be
placed on the ne, at a cost Of about s. 800 600 The
railroad subsequently, to be constructed will be
some one hundred and fifty miles in length run
ming from Minstitlan to Ventosa Bay, and costing,
say $4,000, 0OO The Administration here are
understood to be favorabiy impressed with his
plan, 50 far, though they will shortly be come
subject matter of earnest official investigation.
New Orleans rather than New York will prove the
quarter in which the parties engaged in this enter
prise will do most in getting up their company.
Attorney General Gushing has of late been por
ing over the oftconsidered question of the right Of
collectors, naval officers, and surveyors of our
ports to half the extra duty of twenty per cent. as
sessed by the law of July, 1916, on goods invoced
at twenty per cent less than their real value. IL
strikes me that the gst of the question is, Did the
law of July, 1916, in repeating the law of the pre-
ceding February, which declared that extra du-
ties assessed should be taken to be penalties
forfetures for the purpose of dist ibuton, leave
in force the provisions of the law of 1899, under
which all goods entered nvoiced prices less than
their true value By given per centage should be
forfeited also the provision of the several amend
ments of that law9 If the above mentioned provi-
sons are leftin force, then Messrs Maxwell, Bokee,
and others interested, (wbo here,) will recover
from the treasury the money! withheld from them
under Secretary Meredith's decision, which was
formally and unanimously repealed, or deter
mined TO be erroneous in Cabinet meeting, held,
hear, few days before the last administration
went out of power; Mr.. Crittepden having rem
dered an elaborate opinion the points involved.
All the Secretaries up to Mr.. Meredith's time
accorded this distribution; perhaps it may have been
simply because it has heretofore been considered
sound financial policy by every civilized govern
ut to do their best to make il emphatically the
interest of their revenue officers to expose well
TO detect frauds customs. The collect
or and surveyor of the port of New York who are
also here, take no little interest presume in the
fate of the question which Mr. Cushing has in
hand, as Secretary Guthrie, on assuming office,
at once suspended the ruling of the preceding
Cabinet, to which | refer above, in order that he
night investigate the whole subject with Attor-
ney General Cushing's aid.
From what learn judge that Collector Bron-
son will leave Washington to enter Con the first
proximo) on the discharge of his official duties,
with much fewer misgivings than be entertained
before starting for this point. He had become in
oculated with the notion so industriously propo-
gated by the leaders of the ultra Hards which
charged the Administration with seeking to put a
Hard at the head of the New York custom house,
only to him instrument of immolating
all the Hard leaders. His interviews with the Pre-
sident and Secretary Guthrie have clearly left on
bis mind the impression that he 10 expected only
20 deal fairly with ali wings of the party, making
his numerous appointments of subordinates with
view to securing the services of the best possible
officers, neither rewarding nor furnishing any be-
cause they may have been Hunkers Barnburn-
ers And, further that it will be his duty to keep
in view the fact that the reunion of the party not
only alone gave the vote of New York to franklin
Pierce, bat that, without its continuance in good
faith, the Democracy may whistle in vain for VIC
tory there in 1856
In the Indian office yesterday, Thomas j. Potts,
ESQ.,, clerk bit the dust, that Nicholas Quackenboss
might come TO life again, officially. Michael
Nourse ESQ.,, the venerable chief clerk of the office
of the Register of the Treasury, was removed, and
- Jones' ESQ.,. of Indiana, late clerk under the
Clerk of the House ofReprssentativss appoint
ed in his stead A s. 200 per annum clerkship
was however, rendered to Mr.. Nourse, and refused,
Mr.. ". came to Washington public employee
when the Government changed its quarters from
Philadelphia to this point; so he has been in Office
we'll near half a century. His removal will doubt
less many regrets among hisvery large circle
of friends and acquantances. The gentlem an
appointed in his place member of the Balt-
more Democratic National Convention, and a pro-
minent aspirant for the last Congressional nomi-
nation in the district represented by the Hon.
Willis A. German, Notwithstanding his recent
residence or sojourn here as an employee of the
House of Representatives
R. Henry G. w. washin gton DR.. E. Brewer,
stun Williams and d. F. Karsinee, 900 clerks
in the Pension Office, also removed thii
morning.
The foreign appointments were considered in
the last session of the Cabinet; also appointment
for the interior of New York, and appointments o.
steamboat inspectors; though nothing is supposed
to have been contaminated in connexion with
either of these subects il wac, however agreed tc
appoint John r. Jones, Register Of the Land Office
at vincennes Indiana, vice John C. Clark, re
moved; and John c. Hebard, Receiver at the saml
point, vice John R. Carnan, removed
have reasen to believe that the general tenor Of
the instructions to be given to the Hon. Scion
Borland were also discussed at that meeting Al
some length.
The President, who walked over the city fol
some hours this morning, looks remarkably we'll
that is, much improved in health and strength.
John Quincy Adams Crupper, ESQ.,, clerk il
The Land Office, removed this morning.
must not forget to mention his tweve-hundret
dollar office.being given to Mr.. Cabel, the razeeC
Chief Clerk of the same bureau. If there is any
thing in a name, surely the unfortunate Mr.
Crupper's is not thl name for oftce-bolder il
these days. How could gentleman with such
name hope to escape attention in times like th
present. lCHABOD.
TsSNEsssE.-Tbe State nominations of boil
parties about to be presented. General F. X
Zollicoffer has been nominated the Wing can
didate for Congress In the Nashville district
General q. is the editor of the Nashville Banner
and was delegate TO the Wing National Conven