Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1853-07-16
WASHINGTON FACTS AND RUMoRs.

We have observed rumor IN circulation for
week OF two past that Mr.. BUCHANAN had relin-
pushed the mission to England, and we find in the
" Evening Star" of Saturday what looks like a
confirmation of the rumor. That paper says:
I'VE have to-day adyices from wheatland (Nir. BuoH-
AxASs residence inducing believe that Mr. Buchanan
may go England such is his repugnance going
abroad just now"
The New York Courier correspondent generally
well-informed) furnishes the following diplomatic
items, under date of the 8th instant
Instructions Mr.. BoRLAND and Col. GADsDES
completed to-day Mr. BERBE Secretary of Legation to
Central America, departed to-day he viii join Mr. BoR-
at New Orleans and the Minister and his Secretary
will depart from Pensacola about the Goth instant There
ID report that there misunderstanding in the
Cabinet to-day the mode of conducting the fishery ne
gotiations New England still apprehend difficulty,
and that real progress has been made towards
amicable adjustment Tomorrow was appointed, two
months SINCE for the day of Mr. BucHASANs departure
HIS departure is indefinitely postponed"
The Courier of Saturday adds Our Washing
ton correspondent telegraphs that Mr. BUCHANAN
has doubtless declined HENRY A. WISE and L.
H. BAYLY are said to be the candidates for France
and England. The friends of Judge DOUGLAS as
sert that the French Mission has >een rendered to
him and declined"
The correspondent of. the Journal of Commerce
gives the annexed brief picture of the distress which
attends the quadrennal of dismissal of the in
ferior officers of Government, which seems now to
be an established SYSTEM peculiar to the freest Go
vernment in the world A wretched system, indeed,
is it, and would be reproach to the most despotc
If friend in need ever you to help him to OBJ
tain Governmental Office, deny him with all your might
and advise him with all your energy to abandon the pur
suit To have Witnessed the of the past few days
in these Departments would all such ambition. The
catastrophe of the Tarpeian rock but circumstance
to the violent election of some hundreds of clerks from
the Offices to which they have fondy chung The doubts
the fears, the efforts the nercesson, the precautions
the calculations the expectations blended with apprehen-
sions the sympathetic feelings Of families and friends
all have constituted the most striking groups in the his
tory Of humanity The crisis will be called the Revolu-
ton of july and will be remembered longer than many
other revolutions which have figured in the columns Of
political journals. New Workers. in whose immense city
there is such ample field for mans wits work in
employing all of talent in all Of ways have
little conception Of the sraitened condition of clerk
who is here removed from Office. 1t is kind Of ostra-
csm dreaded as few earthly things are especially by
those who have been long accustomed the employment
There have been forty fifty persons men, women
and for aught know children who called on the Presi-
dent the last day Of June in their affection Now while
it may be said all this but the carrying out law of
Congress- Mr.. Hunters law it not done in Mr..
Hunters spirit who is opposed to prescription for opn
ions sake While some unworthy, improbable clerks
have been properly removed Others good and efficient
have been unjusty dealt WITH and number of beardless
| ignorant youth substituted for them