Weekly Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1853-1861, 1855-11-15
Appointment of Foreigners to once

In late speech made in Louisiana by the
Hon. John Perkins, Jr., a member Of the last
Congress, and one of the most talented as well
as efficient Of that body, We see the facts pre-
scented in a shape so authentic and so cOncln-
sive, that we gladly transfer them TO our col
umns:-
Whether the administration has appointed an
undue number of foreigners TO Office can be test
ed by reference To facts.
When this administration came into power
there were more than three hundred and sixty
five unnaturalized fOreigners-citizens OF other
powers-in the employment OF our government
abroad eonsuls and vice-cOnsuls-
One Of the first acts Of the Secretary oil state
was am order that in future only American clti-
zens should hold such positions. The consular
and diplomatic reform bill, which subsequently
passed Congress, confirmed this order OF the de-
partment and made it permanent law
Now as to naturalized foreigners in the en-
ploy Of the government.
The United States government has IN its EN-
ployment as ministers, commissioners, and sec
retaries Of legation abroad, forty -one persons
Ofthese, all are native-born except three.
We have abroad 800 consuls and commercial
agents. 0fthese all are natiye.born except tor
lty-nine.
The difficulty of getting citizens. either ma
tive or naturalized, to fll certain of our petty
ment to employ such as it could command.
SO much for our foreign service.
How is il at home? There are in the State De
partment proper forty persons employed, and
under it in the States and Territories. as govern
ors or secretaries, sixteenth all, So persons
; Ofthese, there are five foregn-born. That i
. less than one-eleventh.
There arc in employment under the Treasur,
Department, including those in the mint, reye
/ Is~kf hr,tto
keepers, and customs, three thousand one hun
dred and four. Ofthese, only two hundred an
, eighty-fye are ascertsined TO be foreigners
That is less than one-eleventh-
Under the Interior Department there are seye
D hundred and ninety EIGHT persons employed
, Ofthese, lightweight are foreigners. That
less than one-ninth.
There were employed in connexion with tn
D lower house of the last Congress, fifty -four PEI
sons. Ofthese, only one was not a native Dor
citizen. 49,.
: Ibaye not the facts as 10 the other depari
r ineuts but / am assured that they give u
ground for the charges am refutlng.
AS much has been said Of our country BEN
: the receptacle of poupers and srimiaals from "a
!. Old World. and of the Administrations negles
in not exerting its powers properly an the mai
: ter, will merely say that, SO far from ornittin
n lis duty i'm this particular, the State Departmer
soon after the adjournment Of the first session
the last Congress, instructed. by circular, OF
a consuls abroad not only to renonstrate special
!. against all such intended shipments, but to Civ
timely notice Of any such to the department, an
, to the collectors of the different ports to whc
S they would be shipped.
In the case Of the Sandman vessel arriving
New York last year with some emigrants SUI
: posed to be Of that class, am personally Coz
O INFANT of the fac. that the Sandman minister
Washington was demonstrated with on the sui
: iect and he went in person to New York TO pr
: vent their being landed.