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the disposition of railroad interpretations, in
all directions, to demand higher pay for mail
services rendered to the Government. Many
of them appear to have come to aconcerted pur-
pose of " striking" as it were, for higher pay
The case of the Long Island railroad corpo.
ration affords fair illustration Of what they
are at, and it seems to us affords fair oppor-
tunity for permitting public opinion to bring
them to their senses
Not satisfied with what they have been re-
ceiving, though it probably pays them better
than any thing else done by them for the public,
they refuse to carry the mails at the old rates
The people in their vicinity with great unan-
unity believe that the Department has been
paying them quite enough; yet their views,
so far. prove powerless with the directors
Their strike imposes on the Department the
necessity of using other means of supplying
the Offices heretofore supplied from this
railroad, not so speedily Of course. As to
continue to supply them after this fash
ion can only delay the transportation of local
mails (from the position of this railroad,) we
trust that the Postmaster General will hold
to the purpose of paying no more there. If
so, in a few months the directors wi be made
by their neighbora to understand that they,
and they alone, are responsible for all the en-
barrassments to the business and convenience
of the people on Long Island, growing out of
| their covetousness.
These interpretations one and all, know that
every one of their roads furnish the quickest
facilities for the transportation of the mails,
and that the Department will not fail to avail
the mail service of them, whenever it
can be economically done. Their purpose,
however, is to compel the employment of
their roads on their own terms. Every
citizen has direct interest in checking
their efforts to control the Department,
and public opinion should promptly teach
them that they may not, with impunity, essay
to use their chartered privileges to plumber
the Treasury: for such is their purposes, in its
length and breadth.
THE EWING CLAIxs.-The Secretary of the
Interior, among the important appeal cases
on which he is engaged, is understood to have
in hand one from decision of that really very
valuable Treasury officer, the Second Auditor,
wherein he resisted the virtual order of Mr.
Secretary Stuart to pass additional claims of
Messrs. W. g. and g. W. Ewing, against the
monies of the Pottawatomies now in the hands
of the Government, amounting to an aggre-
gate Of near $50, 900. 1t is due to Mr. Second
Auditor Clayton to say that he has in more
than one instance resisted the decisions of
other officers Of the Government, and that in
such cases it has generally been found on more
thorough investigation that his views were
correct.
The COMMISSION OF G BORG e SAUNDERS. ESQ.
as Consul to London, was duly made out and
signed on yesterday afternoon 1t has not yet
been forwarded to him, however, we appre.
bend, his bond not having been received here
This bond is for but small amount (S4, 00O.)
and will Of course be duly forthcoming, as soon
as Mr.. S. learns that it must DO filed in the
proper Department ere the commission goes
forth.
francis B. CUTTING, ESQ.,, of New York city
was here yesterday. He did not come in con-
nection with the filing of the French mission
as alleged, though we shall by no means be
surprised to find that post rendered to him, as
matters now stand. We think that his visit
was undertaken with view to harmonic the
existing squabbles in the party in the En-
pire State. e., to grind an axe or two for az
many of his particular friends at home who
want Office.
IHE NEXT the Now York
Courier ami Enquirer intimates that the Ad-
ministration arc about to throw their ipfu-
ence in favor Of the election of the Hon. D.
I. Disney, of Ohio: to be the next Speaker of
the House of Representatives of tho United
States, we take occasion to say, that we have
satisfied oursef of the incorrectness of this
statement. No member of the Administration
has expressed himself in favor of any ono for
that position; nor will they, as a whole, fun-
less they lose their scrses,) take any particu-
lar ground on this important question, until
time shall develope whose success will most
probably strengthen their policy before Con-
gress.
A New APPoISTEE ACTUALLY REsIGSlNG.-
We understand that MIR William Cotton, re-
Gently appointed to be post Office route agent
on the railroad between Washington and Phil
adelphia-is about to resign, in order to accent
a local office in Baltimore, to which he has
subsequently been elected. Having announced
this fact for the benefit of the one hundred
patriots, each of whom would like to step into
Mr. C's shoes, We beg that they will not all
bcsiege the Postmaster General at once Keen
cool, gentlemen.
PASSED MIDsBIPMAS Roxy has been or.
dered for duty on the Cyane, to join her at
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