Daily evening star. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1852-1854, 1854-08-08
WA1HINaTOH NEWS AND GOSSIP

t-WA1HMHTON NEWS AND GOSSIP. M
Clerical Changes in the Interior Depart.
nsat--A year having elapsed since the clerks
In the Interior Department were classified in
the manner required By the cot Of Congress
approved March 3, 1858, the Sec ratary Of. ia.
Department recently called npon he heads Of
the several bureaus thereof to report to him
how far their sxperisncs and observation
showed that classification % havs done justice
to the merits Of tho clerks, and with view to
such changes as justice to them and the public
service required. The following changes in
the Land and Pension Ofdces Ia partly the re.
mlt:
Gsmerai Land O@es.
j. Z. Conan. reduced from third to q ses-
ond class cisrkship, and E. T. Rusk promoted
In his stead. .-- ,..t.s..77- .,,.Ef - g..
| W. j. Wilson reduced from second to a
FIRST class clefkship. and J. w. Hestor pro.
NOTED in his place -; srst39rsst
Jno. Dupuy and B. T. Swart transferred
from permanent to temporary list, and B. W.
johnson and W. L. Parker appointed perma-
nsnt clerks In their stead. t.' -. BE-.
Jno. B. Dade, c. P. Pope, Jno. H. Wasga.
man, and 7. W. Thompson, permanent clerk,
removed, and J. NJ. Buckley, W. D. Phillips,
John H. Bloss, and VI. L. Boak, appointed in
| their stead, .-.
Jno. Williams, temporary clerk, dropped
Roger D. Ironsides, Raymond W. Burche,
Stephen Dancan, J. H. Peabody, A. Cooper,
G. A. Newton, E. Brewer, Thomas Fitnam, ir..
d. I. Stanton, Samuel B. Garrst, VIM. F
sherrod, Jas W. Walton, s. P. Ellis, II. C.
Bailey, J. O. Talbot, J. F. Adams, VIM. New
man, Vim. Glare, Hezekiah A. Cook, Julius
E. Meiere, Fenton W. Rwell, James Nj. Miner.
L. o. Bridwell, - Blair, 7. D. odell, G.
Adams, and jackson c. Thompson, appointed
temporary clerks to aid in tbs collection and
preparation Of the information called for by
resolution Of the House of Representatives, to
be furnished at the next session of Congress
on the subject Of the graduation Of the price
Of the public lands. -.
Pension Office.
X. Il. Geddes promoted to q fourth class
clsrkship, vice ]. F. Adams, transferred to the
General Land Office 80
L. ]. Brown, promoted to third class
clerkship. in place of h. H. Geddes. .-.
o. J. Wagner promoted to a second class
clsrkship, in place of J. L. Brown. ...s
.Hagging tor Appropriations. atten.
tiye observer cannot have failed to note. that
throughout the session just closed there was
considerable increase Of efforts to induce special
legislation for the benefit of local interests of
all sorts That is, that such struggles were
made in both Houses of Congress more boldly
than heretofore, if with less success; as was
really the case, thanks to the frmness and
steadiness with which the President set his face
against the triumph Of all measures based on
any such principle. The failure to carry
through such projects to successful issue, only
seemed toincite those engaged in them to more
open exertions and violent demonstrations
Really, 1t often struck US in the course of the
session, that the whole object which more or
less gentlemen had in coming to Congress, was
to get all they possibly could, by hook or by
crock, out Of the National Treasury, to be ex-
pended in their Immediate districts or to en-.
IRE directly to the benefit Of individual sop
orators" In whose scheme they felt strong per.
sonal interest. This growing habit among
American Legislators has received Oh eek,
certainly in the failure Of nine tenths Of ali
such legislation urged at the last session. Yet
We fear that it is to prove but temporary
check. 1t is the great lever Of the Jemoraii.
zstion Of our Government, beyond all doubt;
being the parent Of nearly all the frightful
corruption in American public affairs which
has boon brought to light Of late years. We
know of but single remedy tor this disease
now gnaWing at the vitals of the principle of
integrity in the conduct Of American public
affairs, and threatening not long hence, It may
possibly be, to make ours as corrupt Govern
ment az exists on the other side of the Allan
tho. Werefer to the unpalatable one Of ai rett
taxation. To our mind, the greet intake of
the Democratic organization of the e,xs,try lie,
that they will not at once buddy throw them.
selses upon this principle and policy, meeting
defeat upon it, if necessary, for few years to
come. The leaders Of tina. Organization, with
few exceptions, are secretly believers in the
better economy Of supporting the Governme mt
In that way. Yet they surely mistrust the
capacity of the country, SO soon to realize the
soundness of tho great truths of political econ.
omy and governmental philosophy. in which
they themselves believe. Enjoying power at
this time, they will risk nothing by which there
is more than an even chance that they must
lose it for time. In this they are politi-
cians-not statesmen and sooner or later will
| meet the proper reward for dealing with grsa,
public questions as politicians only. ..-...
/ II members Of Congress were compelled to
explain to their constituents the necessity for
each really questionable appropriation going
to swell the aggregate Of taxation, of which
each citizen knew to cent how much he con
tibuted, the struggle among them would be
| o. demonstrate, each that he had done his
best to enforce governmental economy-not
TO induce extra appropriations from the Trea-
sary for the benefit Of this or tina. particular
interest. So surely as money il The root Of
all evil" just 30 certainly its irresponsible
control breeds extravagance, the parent of cor
ruption. The principles which govern the
we'll ordered household in its use; should right
fully governthe State; forts abuse will as surely
| sap the foundation of our national health
and integrity as, all admitTit surely saps the