The national era. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1847-1860, 1853-04-07

Mrs Tyler died during the time her HUSBAND
was exercising the functions Of the Presidency
Mr.. Polk died soon after his retirement from
that station. Gen. Taylor died few month
after assuming Office. The wife of his success
or, Mr. Fillmore dies q few weeks after hi
place has been taken by General Pierce, VIII
himself, shortly after his election, was sudden
ly bereavcd of his only child, who was killeC
before his eyes. And now, every moment thu
Public is expecting to hear of the decease o
Vice President King
J. X. Miller, appointed one of the Judges 0
the new Territory of Washington, was the mos
thorough faced servile Of his delegation from
Ohio during the time ho served IN Congress
We learn that lac has lately suffered from al
attack of paralysis, that may prevent him from
exercising the functions of his new office.
Mr.. Campbell, Of Alabama, (fre-eater,) late,
ly appoin ted to the Supreme bench of the Uni.
ted States, committed himself during the VIII
mot Proyiso agitation, to the dogma, that the
Mexican laws prohibiting slavery in California
and New Mexico, were abrogated by the Fed
eral Constitution, the moment these territories
became part of the United States.
Mr. Slidell, Ia Compromise Union Democrat
appointed to the mission to Central America
is the same gentleman who acted rs Minister
Plenipotentiary to Mexico, in the negotiations
preceding the late war with that country.
One of the richest appointments in the gift
of the Government the consulship to Liverpool,
has been given to Nathaniel Hawthorne the
friend of the President.
The appointments give great trouble to the
President he has tried much to please all Sec
ton of the Party. Antecedents are sometimes for
gotten, but adhesion to the Baltimore platform
is made test Of fitness for Office In the Sen
tions for the Office of depity postmaster to
prevent ratification wherever the record showed
Free-Soil afinitics and in the case Of Mr.. Dix,
nominated by the President as Assistant Treas
urer in New York, the question was distinctly
raised by Mr.. Bright of Indiana, whether,
having bolted the regular nomination in lS4s,
and having committed himself to the Wilmot
Proviso, he should be accepted by the Senate.
MIR. Dix, so for as we know, has not aban-
doned any of the doctrines maintained by him
in lS4S, but he voted for General Pierce, and
was silent as to the Baltimore Platform. The
debate was warm one, and it is said that
Messrs. Atchson, Mason, and Boriand, opposed
his ratification, which, however, was at length
carried, eight Senators voting against it. So
say the correspondents, who have doubtless OBJ
tanned the news from the leaky members of the
Senate.
The New York appointments were the SUBJ
ject of protracted Cabinet consultations. The
Hards insisted upon Schel for the collectorship,
OR nothing; and tho whole battle for the mas
terry, between them on one side and the Barn.
burners and Softs on the other, was waged on
this question. AT last, at the instance, We
presume, of Marcy, a compromise was agreed
upon, the Collectorship being rendered to ex-
Senator Dickinson, the Assistant Treasuryship
to ex-senator Dix, the District Attorneyship to
OConor the other Offices being apportioned
among the Hunkers and Barnburners-the
preference generally being shown to the former.
If Dickinson and Dix accept, the President
hopes that the Ratchet will be buried, and the
Sachcms be induced once more to smoke to-
gcther the calumet Of peace And is this to be
the upshot Of Radical Democracy in New
York - Hunkerdom triumphant, not only in
principle, but in patrondge-the accomplished
Dix one of the leaders Of the majority of the
Democratic Party in New York, descending
from Senatorial dignity to the inferior post of
Sub-Treasurer, and taking his sent even be-
low the man who has labored night and day
to make the New York Democracy the hand
maid of Slavery
SO far, little has been doae for Ohio, Indiana,
and Illinois Ohio voted for Cass in lSIS, and
tor Pierce in 1882 but the President thought
proper to step over her, and take member of
his Cabinet from Kentucky Wing State
and then, instead of compensating her with
the post of Assistant Postmaster-an Office
whose patronage gives it great considera-
tion--she il turned off with the Indian Bu-
reau, of comparatively little political influence,
which is given to Mr.. Manypenny In Illinois,
the President has taken good care of Thomson
Campbell and Molony, both of whom, elected
once by the People on account of their avowed
declaration of thorough Anti Slavery principles,
we're rejected by them for the non-fulflment of
their pledges. One has been made Surveyor in
Chicago, the other appointed one of the Land
Commissioners for California.
Mrs STOWE left Boston, Wednesday of last
week, for Liverpool, with her husband, Profess
sor Stowe, and her brother, Charles Beecher.
She had been suffering from a severe attack OF
sickness, and we fear, will be poorly able to 60
through the ceremonious reception that awaits
her in England Stafford House has been
placed at her disposal and the People of Great
Britain are anxious to bcstow upon her the
most signal honors.
The city of Cincinnati has been agitated for
some time past by an attack of the Catholic
Priests and Jesuits upon the Common School
system of that State. 1t is only part of gen.
eral system of warfare waged by tho Catholic
hierarchy, under instructions, doubtless, from
the Vatican, against the entire policy of com
mon school instruction, so long the pride of this
country In New York, there has been too
much pandering to Jesuitism. Alien priests,
acknowledging no allegiance to this Govern
ment, but bound to implicit obedience to their
Roman head, have been suffered in that State
to acquire an influence dangerous to our insti-
buttons In Michigan, their attempt to put
down the common schools signally failed, as q
similar attempt has failed, most probably, in
Cincinnati For weeks past the papers Of that