The republic. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1849-1853, 1853-03-30

APPOINTMENTS BY THE pREsrDrrr
6y ana s0sth we advtce and consent of The Senate
CONSUL.
= AhiEL HAWTHORNE, of Massacbuset,. a. -
Consul OF the United States at IvernnnI -. 70 De
enect on the FIRST of August next in nloca " 1ake
L. Crittenden, resigned. = p'aoe q lhos.
Law OFFICERS.
WEST II. HvMPHREYs tn he Ia .-..
.cL court OF the United States for The sns ais
niaoa - ano Western districts of Tennessee rs .h
VIM e. MG RIoa. w Brown deceased = 'ne
ern district of the State of Gallery tne north
III Dsvo Douglass, resigned, to he eIae. place
the nrst day of July next. y 'aAe enect from
LAND OFFICERS. ~
6c. o ~ Bishop, to be Register of m.
nee at Genesee, Michigan 'e' u tne Land Of =
FREDERICK HALL, to be Re,.;,
neys at Ionia, Michigan. 'e''er Of Public Mo.
YIN. " lift, of California n -
'lS Ganu onse AT Benicia, California oi
pnhI;c Mona s.s0 OF California. to be Receiver of
WILLIAM. P~ HARRIsoN of M;s.al ma:
lster OF the Land Office at Pamvra N,. 70 De Reg
Lloyd r. halleck, removed NASsourl, vice
JOSEPH r. AMENT, of Missouri; ~. h.
Public Moneys at Palmyra, Missonr ie receiver of
H. Griffith, removed. = wee Robert
HENRY FuLBRIaHT, of Missouri. to ho D.
81 punG Moneys at Springfield, Missouri v;es
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PosTMAsTERs,
JAMES DICK, Vincennes, Indiana
ELIHU II. STRONG, GAINESVILLE Wiscons;
THOMAS j. HENLEY, San Francisco CaEf,:
JOHN BOWEN, to be Deputy Postmaster 81 g.
Antonio, Bexar county, Texas: . - s"n
WILLIAM d. MARRAsr, to be Denntv po,,,
at Tuscaloosa, Alabama. o0'N'as'er
ALEX. GAIT, to be Deputy Postmaster at Nor
folk, Virginia, in place of John P. Leieh. 1'o'-
THOMAS b. BIaaER, Deputy Postmaster at Rich.
mond, Henrlco county, Virginia
JACOB CARTER, to be Deputy Postmaster at Cow
chins. pD'"i'i nut
., TUasha W: AsHsy. to be Deputy Postmaster at
Virginia in place of Daniel Bryan, resigned ed u
CoRTEz D. KAvAEAuGH, to be Deputv PostDo,s-
ter at Huntsville, Alabama, in place Of J. J. PitI
nam. - - % L ILL.,
NATHANIEL B1sHop, to be Deputy Postm.stor, -
Marietta, Washington county. Ohio. in nIaoa az at
Frederick A. Wheeler - pi"oe Vi
Doctor George A. Cracraft, to be Denutv Post.
sbrv at Wheeling, Virginia. in place Of Jacob
EDWARD a. KING, to be Deputy Postmaster at
mission has expired. No7e 'otii'
SAMUEL X. ANDERSON, to be Deputy Postmaster
resigned. pawn "a 'onh SheiDy'
REUBEN s. CHENEY, to be Deputy Postmaster 81
J1acnson' Jackson county, Michigan, in place of
James A. Dyer. p0 VI
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES of the unaccountabIe nbe
homena connected with political matters. ia the
very prevalent desire of obtaining Office under the
government. Men who are doing a respectabe
ana prontable private business are anxious to quit
'iie same and take upon themselves the duties of
an INFERIOR Government employment the emoIu-
iheh's OF which are no greater. They are ready
and willing to sacrifice all advantages present and
prospective of a lucrative business. where tho
chances are in their favor of indefinite confirm.
ance and Increased success, and accent instead
place under the Government, the tenure of which
Is dependent upon the instability of party ascen.
oency. How many instances can be called to mind
Oh individuals who, having been go fortunate in
their own estimation as to get an annointm.nt
nave surrendered business which, with prudent
management, would in the end have insured them
for fe ana then, after serving the public
them a maintenance without being able to aeon.
muate any property, have been unceremonionsIv
rival. p0ii'i0"i
There are thousands of clerks in orr nrinci,,l
cities who would rejoice at the opportunity of ex
changing places for custom. house or Washington
cteIksnlps' with the same rate of compensation
perhaps as they now receive; and vet in DOING so
they are sure to increase their expenses Iessen
tneF chances OF promotion, and their prospects of
continued employment and of ultimate success:
a lIr tney expect to retain their places upon
sacrlhce OF political independence. A man il
compelled to sink the identity of his political ci,
zenshp In an undivided attention to the duties of
bis ofce; and if his place is of the few which
are particularly lucrative, even this line of con.
duct will not save him from decapitation,
There is no class of men more poorly paid than
tne mass OF inferior public officers. The enter
prlslng merchant, the active mechanic, the indus-
trious farmer, will thrive and grow rich, while
tneir neigh6or, with equal talents and industry in
PUBIC once, In pecuniary matters l1issv harAIv
manage to keep his head above water. ~--''
W.. we 90 not OF course intend to apply these RS
marks to our friend, the senior editor Of the De-
VINO has, very properly we think, consented toun,
aeke tne performance of the duties of naval
ohcer-an Office the labors of which are ligbt wa
the emoluments heavy. 1t is an Office peeuIia a
calculated tor patriotic editor, and the colonel
VIII be able to serve bis country with zeal snd
naelity, without any material neglect of his edito
RAJ iaeors. This office, We trust will in future no
regarded as belongngto the editorial fraternito.
ana when the change in the administrator takysss
place IN 1897, II no editor be found sufcienIv
patriotic to accept of it, we may possibly be ins
duced' if strongly pressed, to accept of 1t ourse
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