Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1854-02-07
specia, Correspondence of the Enquirer

Chases Speech intercourse in the Departments
should be promoted those of experience and less
| c,yaciiy- Gadsd:ns Negotiations.
WAsAlSoTos, FEB. g. 1854.
Chase Of Ohio the ee.sollcr lsborng awuy to-day In
the Senate In poy speech Of opposition TO the Nebraska
BILL After days Of additional postponemcn. OF the
ma tier for the express purpose Of giving him abundant time
TO prepare his speech and calm his system lately
disturbed by ageating exposure he has presented no
facts even Probabilities 10 The handling Of
Old The of br Chase is that Of oil HE sect
of whining, tuneul cant. He would have well suit
ed the Bareboncs parliament; c:a aas evidently had less
pra IN debate In legislative bodies Than In Womrns
conventions The "srung minded Sumner sat by his side
to-day and by his rapture ond attentions supplied the usual
place Of aud ipUked like Fred Douglas, white~ashed-
Miss Lucy Stone said to be in attendance habed n
long cloak
Several gentlemen now here, from your district, who
have lately had occasion have business with OF the
departments complaining at the conduct oil some OF
those undetn2s been here quarered The gov
ernment years There In the departments here both
:iauy young and older OF talent and ability who are
kept back from promotion by some OF these incapacitaed
droncs who actually think that they have The whole
management OF The government. am told that some OF
these actually have "orcen policy" and domestic poll
cy" of their and profess be confidential advisers in
important matters Now all the Offices in the departments,
under the heads VI lhem merely clerical and mechanical;
there be difficulty therefore in supplying the pacea OF
these overwhcnCd fixtures even from the less experienced
men Of ability the Service. 1t is quite time that these
Augean should be Cleansed Those men, already
In office who ygah as 10 the future providing OF
than with the attention the dulles and courteous discharge
Of lhem Of their places ehoud be gotten rid Of Congress
should Look into this matter. Let the men OF capacity and
Of mer, be advanced and promoted and let hese yawnng
preienous ncapacilued ouGgers, who are offensive 10
those who may be obliged 10 have intercourse with them,
DO longer allowed TO baten aud ten on the public Ien.
sury Congress should give better salaries and advance Inc
beat mon without regard 10 mc Of service 81 the proper
lI!nc, | shall uiiudc to this matter more fully.
Gen. Gllsden's Mexican negotiations the subject Of
continued discussion here and OF controversy in the Intel
cencer Of day In writing 10 you about this Ina't
have only alluded 10 that point in which II seemed TO be
hostile fixed md sotencnt OF difcul, Lea
with Mexico; by not securing natural boundary and eynot
giving either nigh; be desirable 10 in that pGiS 6
another, what the amount Of money agreed 10 DC
paid by ue actually worth But there 10 another mat
n highly Objectionable character about This thing
The attempt specific individual private grants and
claims specially Is dangerous precedent Pnvae lndV
duas nave their rights protected In all treaties by The gov
eunent do all citizens; why certain other private trans
actions should specially cared for why certain specu
lstors should have paramount claims 10 extraordinary gov
Ornamental interference and protection does not appear The
very fact that the President still whhods this matter from
the Senate good evidence anxious We are 10 make
a new reu,y with Mexico at all will be made, I, one
cannot be which entirely just and worthy OF The pre-
sent ant growing condition Of our country.