The republic. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1849-1853, 1853-04-25

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APaIt -, 1883.
General John LoughbQwough. Of Missouri. has
obtained the post Of Surveyor General Of the land
district embraced within the limits Of the States Of
Missouri and Illinois. There wsre many competi-
tors for the position. The selection 10 believed 10
be good one better selection for the public In.
terest than might have been expected from the
nature Of the contest for the piacs His appoint
ment was determined on in Cabinet council yes
terday. and his commission was issued to day
The principal appointments for IL interior of New
York we're also discussed yesterday In Cabinet
council. though no conclusion waA reached in any
case So far, the oniy interior Of New. York
appointments which have been agreed on are those
of the Marshal Of the northern district (Motte)
and the District Attorney for the same dis
trict-ex-Senator Henry A. Foster, Of Rome-of
which have heretofore written you. Fosters
appointment has certainly given the many Softs
Who still here looking after these matters, fits
the blues. However, they get disheartened
without cause, for the President 10 well aware
that to fill those Offices, wherein incumbents are
thrown much in contact with the people, with
gentlemen secretly hostile to the permanency Of
the union of the party there, Secretary Marcy's
terms will be death to the Democracy's hope of
carrying either New York, Connecticut, Rhode
Island, Ohio, or Wisconsin, in the next Presiden-
ual election, which 10 not to be among things
possible, If the Administration here drive in
wedges to encourage the policy of splitting the
harmonious in the Empire State again into Barn
burner and bunker factions.
Among the last batch of removals from the PEN
sion Office eight virginians, thirteen being
the total number displaced. The selection Of so
many subjects from the Old Dominion has given
great joy, indeed, to the host of from
that State who here. Fer the last month
these gentlemen have been most indgnan. against
their delegation in both branches of Congress,
nearly all of whom have been aboring to prevent
the removal of their Wing constituents now in
Office in Washington. The outs (ofice-seekers)
from Virginia realize that this position of their
members of Congress hardly fail to operate as
4 complete bar to the appointment of Virginians
under the present Administration, and they are
disposed very properly TO hold the real authors of
this Ito them) most unsatisfactory state of things
responsible for its existence. But the removal Of
eight Virginia Wings, on this occasion, has glad
dened their hearts; Leading them, il does, to the
conclusion that the Administration have made up
their minds to disregard the wishes of the Vr-
gina members. Altogether this is s'very pretty
quarrel it stands" between the Virginia Con-
gressmen and those yirginians who, having fought,
bed, and died for the election of President Pierce,
asking the reward claimed to be due to
faithful Democratic party soldiers.
1t 10 supposed around town that DR.. Frailey' o
promotion to the Chief Clerk of the General Land
Office was any thing cut agreeable to Commissioner
Wilson. / know not on what data, however.
The new Administration are believed to have
been quite unsuccessful as the old in the matter
of obtaining from Mr.. Latchett, of New York, the
papers in the cases of more than three hund red
alleged frauds the Pension Office, in obtainin z
bounty land warrants, principally under the law
of September %, 1882 which were put into his
hands for investigation prior to commencing
prosecutions them. Secretary Stuart did his
best to get them back through Commissioner
Heath, but in vain; as Latchett 10 said to demand
$4,000 fee for his services, already rendered
before ne will restore them. His attitude can
hardly fail to defeat all hope that the Government
eventually prosecute either Of these cases. the
evidence in all of them being in his hands
The deputation of managers from Brooklyn
have left Washington apparently very indignant
because the Secretary of the Navy failed at once
to make clean sweep of every thing like a Wbig
master rkman from the Brooklyn yard though
in four or FIVE cases he ia said to have accommo-
dated them. According to thestory of an old gen
tleman named Hardenburg, who has been the
master cooper of the Brooklyn yard ever since Mr.
Monroe's time, Secretary Dobbin would probably
have gone further in their work but for the fact
that they overdid their matters-having included
him on the list Of the sentenced to official death,
though be had been consistent Democratic party
man all his life, and carried on his person marks
of the manacles worn by him when prisoner to
the British during the war of 1912. The successor
these irresponsible dispensers of the patronage OF
the Navy Department urged in his place, a
young man who had been brought up by the in
cumbent, to whom be owed every thing but'the
credit of bringing into life who would take an
Office under such circumstances. Hardenburs
says that his timely arrival here, and good luck in
obtaining promptly an interview with the Score
tary, alone saved his head from the block.
The Cabinet held session to day.
The brother of the Hon. Mr. Burt, of South
Carolina, Francis Burt, esq, who has been ap
pointed Third Auditor, will enter on the disc
OF his official duties on Monday. -
ICHABOD.