The daily republic. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1853-1853, 1853-07-11
WASHINGTON GOSSIP.

WARRINGTON GOSSIP.
WAsHMGroN, July 10, 1853.
MIR. Buchanan is getting ''no better" very fast.
Indeed his "indsposition" towards the Admins
tration) is apparently assuming chronic type.
The rumor on cverybody's tongue is, that the
Pennsylvania bachelor will certainly ''throw up
the English mission" II, by accomplishing that
feat he succeeds in throwing off any superabund-
ance of bile, his case should be placed on record
with that of the Irishman who ''threw up" his
boots, and thus experienced astounding cure.
If Mr.. Buchanan does not disappoint Dame Ru-
NOR in this particular instance, he will certainly
do very foolish thng-something not calculated
to improve his chances before Democratic Ma
tional Convention, which take to be the subject
of his careful consideration To decline, without
satisfactory apologyJ fhe most important mission
in the gift of the President after having once &C
cepted it, will be to declare open war against the
Administration--an Administration, too, which
thus far has been the most popular with his party
of any since the days of jackson. The tendency OF
such treachery must be to divide and weaken the
Democratic forces, and mako victory doubtful OF
impossible even if Mr.. Buchanan should still sue
coed in holding fellowship with the orthodoxy.
His defamation, too, will subject him to the
suspicion of designing an internecne feud. 1t il
clear that General Pierce is already looking to a
second term. And why should he not? The
convention which nominated him carefully alb
stained from any advocacy Of the one-term prin-
cipIe. Its silence certainly was distinct avowal
that its candidate, if successful, was to be con-
sidered eligible to eight years service. And if
General Pierce has any honorable aspirations Of
that sort, he is only following up the line of policy
marked out for him by the convention that made
him. There are those who suspect-with good
show of reason, it must be confessed-that Mr..
Buchanan understands this proclivity of the Pre-
sident towards the double term, and while schem-
ing to out-general him, forgets that civil war is
not the best way of securing victory against a
common foe. Of course the ex-Secretary Of State
never thought of spending four years at the Court
of ST. James. He would like to lay out his own
plan of operations there, take up the negotiations
which Mr.. Marcy has already put in state Of
forwardness, complete them, and secure the credit
attaching thereto, and then return to the United
States to stump for the convention. Neither Mr..
Marcy nor the President could be expected to
yield implicit obedience to demands springing
from such motives; and selfrespect forbade it still
the more when faction was intimated as the pen
atty of refusal. n.a'ua
No one knows better than Mr.: Buchanan that
his refusal of the mission to England would give
reason for just such comment us the foregoing;
and that his position in the Democratic party
would be greatly hazarded thereby. am not yet
prepared therefore, to believe he will venture the
'sthrowing up'' operation aforesaid, and ,ciH not
believe it until / see the awkward despatch from
"Wheatfeld" itself.
While in the way of administrative gossip, let
me volunteer a word or two in defence of Mr..
Dobbin, the amiable Secretary of the Navy, who
has been somewhat severely censured for having
introduced the usages of political prescription in
to his Department. This is not true or just.
Those who know Mr.. Dobbin are aware that no
duty is SO disagreeable to him as that of making
changes of his subordinates. Some seemed neces-
sary in order to fair distribution of the clerkships,
and were made; but comparison of removals
made under the last and present administrations
show well for Mr.. Dobbin on that particular score.
The correspondent of the New York Daily Times
states, correctly as know, that Mr.. d. has made
only eight removals against fourteen by Mr.. Ora
ham, in addition to six vacancies created by death
and resignation, which the latter filled. Among
MIR. G.. appointments were seven from North
Carolina, three of whom have recently been re-
moved. With these changes, the clerkshps in
the Navy Department are now diyided-eighteen
among Wings and twenty-one among Democrats.
The Hon. Thomas H. Bayly, of Virginia, is in
town. Rumor says there is probability that the
H.
the Hon. Henry A. Wise, in that event, will sue
coed him in Congress. Mr.. Bayly modestly re-
Trains from either admitting denying the soft
impeachment, which fact gives currency to the
rumor. Mr.. Dix's friends do not, however, give
up his prospect of visiting the court of st. Cloud.
The longer the delay the better his chance doubt
less He has a shrewd set of wire-working
friends, is withal man of merit, one of the
ablest of the Freesoil leaders who adopted the
Baltimore platform, and may yet turn up trump
Ex-senator Bradbury, of Maine, is here, pro-
baby to look after the commissonership to the
Sandwich Islands, for which he was among the
earliest candidates. His wing of the Maine De-
mocracy uppermost just now, having nomina-
ted their candidate for Governor. This fact gives
the ex-senator u position and influence with the
Administration which his personal and political
calibre were insufficient to secure him three
months since.
Mr. George Marston, of New Hampshire, has
been appointed clerk in the office of the Com
missioner of Customs, to fill the vacancy occa-
stoned by the removal Of A. r. Wadsworth--
salary III 200. 1t was generally understood when
Mr.. Hunters schomo for the classification of
clerks was adopted by Chngress that system of
promotions would be carried out under it--that
the man who proved faithful and competent at
salary of 5000 would rise to the higher rates of
as vacancies should occur. One
great point of value in the arrangement was to
be the reputation of the system Of favoritism
which kept some men eternally in 'streak of
luck :" at the expense of others more experienced