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

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General John Loughbqrough. Of Missouri. has
obtained the post Of surveyor General Of the land
district embraced within tho limits Of the States Of
Missouri and Illinois. There we're many competi-
tors for the position. The selec tioa 10 believed to
be good ones better selection for the public In.
serest than might have been expected from the
nature Of the contest for the placs His appoint
ment determined on in Cabinet council yes
terday. and his commission va Issued to day
The principal appointments for IL ntsrior Of New
York we're also discussed yesterday In Cabinet
council. though no conclusion was rsaaksd in any
one case. So far, the oniy interior ok New York
appointments which have been agreed on are those
Of the Marshal Of the northern district (Motte)
and tho District Attorney for the same dis
tsict-ex-senator henry A. Foster, of Rome-of
which have heretofore written you. Fosters
sppcintment has certainly given the many Sofss
Who are stiil here looking after these matters, fits
or the blues. However, they get disheartened
without cause, for the President is 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
terms, will be death to the Democracy's hope Of
carrying either New York, Connecticut, Rhode
Island, Ohio, or Wisconsin, in the next Presiden-
tal 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 Hunker factions.
Among the laat batch Of removals from the PEN
sion Office we're 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 oce-ssekers from
that State who here. For the last month
these gentlemen have been most indignant against
their delegation in both branches of Congress,
nearly all Of whom have been laboring to pr event
the removal of their Wing constituents now in
office in Warrington. The outs (of6ce-seekers)
from Virginia realize that this position of their
members Of Congress can hardly fail to operate as
a complete bar to the appointment of Virginians
under the present Administration, and they
disposed very properly to hold the real authors of
this Ito them) most satisfactory state of things
responsible for its existence. But the removal Of
eight Virginia Wings, on this occasion, has glad
dened their hearts; Leading them, it does to the
conclusion that the Administration have made up
their minds to disregard the wishes of the Vir-
ginia members. Altogether this 10 'fvery pretty
quarrel as it stands" between the Virginia Con-
gressmen and those Virginians who, having fought,
bled, and died for the election of President Pierce,
are now asking the reward claimed to be due to
faithful Democratic party soldiers.
1t is supposed around town that Dr.. Frailey's
promotion to the Chief Clerk of the General Land
Office was any thing cut agreeable to Commissioner
Wilson. 1 know not on what data, however.
The new Administration 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 hundred
alleged frauds on the Pension Office, in obtaining
bounty land warrants, principally under the law
of September %, 1857 which were put into his
hands for investigation prior to commencing
prosecutions on them. Secretary Stuart did his
best to get them back through Commissioner
Heath, but in vain; Latchett is said to demand
$4,000 fee for his services, already rendered.
before he will restore them. His attitude can
hardly fail to defeat all hope that the Government
can eventually prosecute either Of these cases. the
evidence in all of them being in his hands.
The deputation of managers from Brooklyn
have LETT Washington apparently very indignant
because the Secretary of the Navy failed at once
to make clean sweep of every thing like Wbig
asterworkman from the Brooklyn yard, though
in four or Eve be 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 Misunderstanding included
him on the lat Of the sentenced to official death,
though ne had been a consistent Democratic party
man all his life, and carried on his person marks
Of the manacles worn by him when a prisoner to
the British during the of 1912. The successor
these irresponsible dispensers of the patronage of
the Navy Department urged in his place, was a
young man who had been brought up by the in
cumbent, to whom be owed every thing but THE
credit Of bringing one into life who would take an
office under such circumstances. Hardenburg
says that his timely arrival here, and good luck in
obtaining promptly an interview with the Secre-
tary, alone saved his head from the block.
The Cabinet held no 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 disct
OF his official duties Monday.
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