Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1855-04-27
Tur DEPARTMENT OF STATE.

Total 700 E"
THE DEPARTMENT OF STATE
The following ia from the Department of state. Ii
will be observed that the proportion "t foreigners
holding Office under this department IL somewhat
,r.u,,.r than usual ani tho reason obvious NUN
her Of the consulate do nat Iny living compcnsn-
,;nn American citizens cannot and will not accept
n such appointments, and they given to foreign.
crs simply bernuse nobody else will lake them
DrrAErMryT OF Sr,rr,}
Ausuri -. ISL.
The following l. q statement respecting all ,cr"nils
now employed either under the supervision ot tn"
Department "t state:
I.--Employci Abroad.
Ministers commissioners. secretaries Of legation
md ;rents connected with ihcin--wh0r number, II.
OF these were born abroad. , of whom have been
n,turalized, and |. the United States despatch agent
in London, has not.
>. t'onsuls and commercial agents whole number,
22n.
or these 80 were born abroad, OF whom ~ have
been nrilruliz,rl. and has not; and was born nm
lcr the ias OF the United States: the resi-, 20. may
have been nauralIzed, but OF this the department
llas no evidence.
H. EnrIovc,l in the Unitsd States their Terrific
cs u, Governors or Secretaries Of Territories and
despatch Agcnts-whoe number IT,.
or whom - were born III the United States. The
rest > Of whom are despatch agents, were probably
80 born but Of thi. the department has direct evI
drnce.
III. Employed in this depnrtment-wholc number,
10.
OF these. q were born abroad; one OF whom came
,o the United States in his third ycHr and Is ul Alic-
rcon unrruts who n the time OF his BIRTH tenn
purarilv residing abroad ot the others so born have
been nnturalizcd, and one soon will be:
CNrk<-W ium Hunter, Rhode lslanl a. French,
New York Frs Mdrkoe, 81. Croix, OF American pa
rent; A. II. Derrick Pennsylvania James 5. Alnc-
kin, Ohio; j. p. Polk, Delaware; X. 5. Chiffon New
Jersey. II d. j. Pratt, Massachusetts; G.. j. Abbot,
New iIanpshirr: X. =. Chew Nirginin: VIM. G. Red.
dnll, Virginia, Chnr!cs V. Gordon, Virginia; Edmund
,,crticut; (;rorge Bnrte, Virginia; h. +. Tasisro,
Ireland; Edward Stubbs, Ireland: III. ID. Johnson,
Massachusetts; II. 5. Gett, New York T.. q. Bny-
lOr, Kentucky.
MsEcmgrr-.Calvin Ame., Massachusetts.
pockp,-Wm. T. Fahcriy, Maryland
Ilgi.Lmrn.-Wm. II. Proniiss, District 0i Colum-
hin Jus Donaldson. District of Columbia K. llarri
SON Enrlnnd 4. Best. Germany.
ToLoycrs.-.Jas. $. Martin, Maryland; VIM. Lucas,
District Of Columbia; +. w. llamscll, Prnnsylranln
W. a. Scott Pennsylranh' nos "n'as, NtS!nn"
Ja1. Williamson. Virginia: thhs. III. Brown M"y
land John Mctiuirc, ireland.
Rrr0 0DfHi.Ii51n.
81 clerks-lS nutive born; born of Amcnrm pa
rents, transicuily abroad : foreign born
| lmrssengcr-IlatiVe-b"Tl'
packer-Mative-born
, watchmen-native-bo watchRen-lorelgn-
Iaborcrs--nntive born laborer, foreign born.
=, in a-5U OF whom nre native c'tihehs' a oil "hon'
are foreign
r, tho office of the Secretary 0t tho treasury anu
burenus including the offices "i the assistant uc"s"
rers and mnts there are 40 Americans, 20 lorclHh'
born, and3 not known =.
Rryeuue-c cutter sery ice, Americans, 1'.
Iight.bou.e keepers-Americans, &iS foreigners,
80 not known, l5'. 90. ., az moi
Observation-Disclosures, l'oloi ioreisheiS' "~' "''
known, 20. ,,,, i.. ,ha Stato
rroasnrv Post Office End interior Departments Is ~
follows: 33ln
Americans l30
koreigmers, .,pu
Not known
3 oo,,Iov.J .lG6
In ,. Iouse Of Representatives Oh The Is; "t Oct%,
her IS,3, there wcra ;iy:n ro;G""s eul'"! vi
of whom, cNcvp. UIir were A't'c''"'''
!, ,y;u II. eecp that while the Know Nothing Mum
chausens represent The number "' j'''S"'', s"'-
Moved under the several Departments ~ '''A'y ~"
4, ON, over nuiiv. American apP"nt"''' u'e "''''''
r.rs .how that there are actually more LA. H><'h
10 one native Americans III Office
Acuiu. aa to the C.;:isui House officers 'he hh'"
Nohps pRpers alege that there are "'"' ." '"' ''-
r.ipuars in office while the oir;ia rc'"'"S sSe'e ""
fte ry yererss Is tie c, ana ti'es 'o'o "'' "" -
one Americans in office
This simpo statement Of facts '- amply sm'i'e'er. 10
disabuse the public mind, and to exhibit h"'w'Ne-
,h;uaism in its true coors, as seeking IL 'he most
.b,m.css manner to misrepreaent iaets, to promote
the success of their party schemes OF Intolerance and
,,a.sscr,or. The silly and mnnstrous pretest that
..toreirners rule America is shvered t" aera5 snd
,bs secret Order is compelled 10 resort I" new shifts
and trickery to deceive the Fah'' Their eeaseleSs
,r,rk is the mere. labor of Sisyphus The official
evid,rce Ia entirely against them, and every honest
80 ,o,,s, dscde that Americans rule America, as
they always will do
We have said and pro1ed enough 70 sa'is'y every