Daily evening star. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1852-1854, 1853-10-07
Washington News and Gossip.

perings in Democratic circles in Washington,
have felt compelled to formally and officially
take grounds in the matter of the current
Democratic difficulty there, which dissipates,
all doubt upon the question as to
the Presidents position in the affair Accord
ing to the understanding, this has been done
in the shape of o special letter from the Sec
rotary of the Treasury, addressed to the Col
lector, Surveyor Of the Port, and Naval Officer
of New York, wherein that functionary says,
in the name of the President and all the Cab
met, that the fact that they owe their places
to an united Democracy, the declaration of the
inaugural that no past differences among those
on the Baltimore platform-and the further
fact that the majority wing of the party in
New York now stand more clearly and firmly
on it, than when the other wing were perfect
ly willing to cooperate with them to secure
power, make it imperatively necessary that
they shall be, in all respects, recognized as an
integral part of the Democratic party; and,
consequently, as being justly entitled to fair
share of the Administration patronage. In his
(the Secretary's) own name, and that of the
President, he goes on to say that his Collee-
tor Bronson's) appointments were confirmed
at Washington, though made wholly from the
wing with which Judge B. sympathized, be-
cause they believed that in so making them,
the Collector was actuated wholly by the de-
sire to consolidate the party; that being the
declared end he had in view.
The Secretary, continuing, points out the
fact that this purpose has manifestly failed,
though through the action of the collector
mentioned above, the immense patronage of
the New York Custom House Tsomc 700
ofices.-ED.l is wholly in the hands of the
friends of Judge Bronson.
In conclusion, he intimatcs for the Presi-
dent and himself, that they cannot consent to
permit the Offices in New York to remain in
the hands of any wing or any individual whose
political labors may long continue to be direct
ei to the work of driving from the Democratic
organization those who, having done their
share in electing General Pierce, now stand
cence in tho platform Of the Baltimore Con-
vention. the Inaugural, and who heartily sup
port the Administration.
Such, in brief is the substance of thi. paper
we feel assured. 1t is said that no one in
Washington, except the President, its author
and the rest of the cabinet have seen it. The
telegraph, however, has instantly brought its
purport thus back to Washington from New
York City.
The GILLIAN MIssIoS-The runors that
Col. Samuel Medary, of Ohio, who is now in
Washington, has resigned this position, are
premature, we apprehend. Since his appoint
ment he is said to have found his private af
fairs to require his personal attention perhaps
more exclusively than before, owing to the
rising value of real estate in the vicinity of
Columbus, Ohio where he is heavily inter.
ested in such property. 1t may be, and
it may not be, that he will in the end feel COM
PEELED Oh this account to decline going abroad
We fancy that he will however hardly come
to that conclusion before doing his best to so
arrange his business, as to admit of his absence
from the United States for some years without
rsking serious pecuniary losses.
IMPORTANT DECISIONS OF THE SECRETARY
OF THE lNrERIoR.--We learn that the Secre-
tary of the Interior has formally confirmed
the ruling of the Commissioner of the Cen
eral Land Office, wherein that officer refused to
authorize rosurvey Of the lands held under
the Chauvin grant in Missouri determining
that the evidence of the Chauvin grant claim
ants was not sufficient to justify any change of
their location.
In the matter of the outside claim for the
lands originally taken up by the Sault St
Marie Canal Company, the Secretary also
confirms the Commissioner action, wherein
he rules that the Company's title to them is
clear and indisputable.
1t is further understood that none of the
claims opposing the Company's title to these
lands were OF a e-emption character.
THE SLooPoF-WAR JAMESTOWN, Captain
Downing. has been heard from ut Rio Janeiro,
on August 18th, 1853 Nothing is said in the
scanty news the Navy Department has from
her to Indicate deaths, sickness or other casu-
alities among her officers and crew. She is
expected to leave the Brazil station for the
United States as soon as her relief, the steamer
arrives out.
NAVAL OFFICERS DETACHED, &c.-Assistant
Surgeon Shipper, detached from the steamer
Fulton, and awaits orders Assistant Surgeon
DUNCAN has been ordered to the Fulton in his
stead.
Passed Midshipman Seawell, detached from
the Sloop- Of War Cyane, and has three months
leave.
Mr.. SOULE's RECEprIoN-It seems to be