New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1853-05-03
WASHINGTON.
New.Jersey-A Foreign mission-New American FOIL
cy-Burt-Gov. Wood, Of Ohio.
Correspondence Of w wa orSs3c CITY saturday April

WASHINGTON CITY, Saturday, Aprl ~ MS
There is again an interesting contest in progress here
over New Jersey applications for foreign mission, MI
ERV. WRIGHT being laid ON the shelf The post is
tie Charcfsbp 20 Naples, the contestants being Col
james Wall Mr. Stephens, from Newark and mr.
Kinney The last IL nowhere, having no "distln-
finished New Jersey Democratic backing. Mr Steph-
ems IL tho candidate Of Senator Wright, who urges him
hardly with the hope of getting the appointment for
him that being impossible, but rather to prevent the
apnointTnent Of Wall, who has committed two
cfimes: first, in being the brother-in-law OF Gov
ernOr Peer d. VrOOm, who dares to condemn the
monoroy in toto; and next, in having opposed the
election Of Hon Senator Wright himself Mr..
Charles Shelton is now here engaged in drumming
OR Walls appointment In view of the fact that there
are at least fifty applicants for the position the friends
of al Of them Wanting their peculiar QUALIFICATIONS Tor
that particular post and many of them being gentlemen
who have figured largely in connection with public az
fairs feel satisfied that Senator Wnghts opposition
will surely defeat Wall fthere be truth in the adage
that house divided against sefcannOt stand, how long
will the democracy continue in the ascendency In New
Jersey2
have again caution your readers against believing
the newspaper stories saying that Soule BOrand and
other dplOmatists of the administration are either
or all of them TO conduct their missions pretty much on
their own hooks They originate with tOdies OF those
peutemen who seem to he filed with the belief that
they are giving them Importance in the public estimation
when eayng to create the impression that such the
reliance Of the Government upon their superior capacity
&c that they are TO be exempted from submission to
rules which have been found necessary for the proper
conduct Of the foreign affairs OF all Governments that
have had foreign ministers to this time The Admins
tratiOn are certainly maturing plan OF operations win
reference to the furtbeance Of American interests IN
Mexico Central and South America and other shores
lsyed by the waters OF the Pachc, Of which nave had
occasion to advise you than Ofate In carry
ing out this proposed policy many new issues and ques
tons between the United States and European powers
cam fail to arise making il more than heretofore aD-
foutev necessary that head, council OF heads,
should guide the Governments many hands abroad In
deed there never was prepOserous report than
that saving that diplOmatlsts (almOst all oil
whom have been legislative statesmen only TO be
authorized each TO suit his own fancy in the manner III
which be is to discharge the duties ntrusted to him.
The removal Of clerk in the Navy Department oc-
curing yoseIday the first taking place there since the
4b of March, was for cause other than political opinions
II is Anticipated that there will be few if any pr0scrp
tons there or in the State Department the prestige in
both those offices being decidedly against the proscrp
ton policy BY the by, good joke being told here OF
VIM Frances Burt of North Carolina, who was provided
for in the Sd Authorship by the remOUal of Mr. John
Gallagher On being introduced to his clerks he as
sured batch Of them il is said that there should be no
prescription for opinions sake In his bureau while he
holds the Office The greenness Of the remark produced
general litter. as all present well aware that he
held his own place only by and through the virtue in the
axe which is de stned chop off half the heads official
under him. the headsman (Secretary Guthrie) hardly
stopping to say much to him as-by your leave sir
There has been tough struggle here of late over the
appointment OF Governor Wood of Ohio to full foreign
mission Ii appears that the idea of his preerment is
az dstasteful 70 Rude BOreas " of Fruit Hill-yu
CARLY know as Bill Alen,-as to Medary MaDypenny
q Co In fact he is backed by no considerable men or
considerable wing of the party at home which placed
him under the necessity of getting up more or less Of
his papers after his arrival here getting such Of
the OhOans who were Office drumming in Washington
to sign for him. as could be prevailed on to do Thus
he cot quite number of signatures being himself will
ing to sign for any body for any thing 1t has been al
eqed to the Administration that he his prominence
wholly to iotuitOus circumstances, having done nothing
to entite him to prominence. He was originally made
the partys candidate for Governor they say, wholly
account Of the admirable combination Of negaro quail
ties with which he is endowed: there being absolutely
nothing in him 10 be assaed in the His orig
inal majority of twenty-five thousand votes some
three thousand short of that of boys the State ticket
and when candidate for denomination lately he only
whd ew his name on the night before the nomination
was made after finding that his very industrious eec
toneering had only secured him thirty out of the
three hundred votes in the Convention.
Nevertheless, having recently been the Democratic
Governor of Ohio, his prospect for carrying off the
Brazil mission u.s. to say the least of it, imposing there
being an infauatiOn were, around the White House
Just now in favor of putting the Government as much
as possible in the hands of ci devant GUMPTIoN.