Cooper's Clarksburg register. [volume] (Clarksburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1851-1861, 1855-12-05

ny heroic, and IN reply to letter OF CONN
dence was quite indignant at expressions
ofsympalhy for her condition. Shaun
derstauds very we'll, she says, What she is /
about. She knew beforehand what she
was taking upon herself. This was the
way by which society was to be reformed
and purified, and she, was lwilling-nay,
even proudAto bear her fill share ofthe
burden and diegrace. if the world chose
to cali it SO, ending apeh reformation.
-'''''sss1zlF ssths Richmond Enquirer.
appointment of Foreigners tO3Ofice.i
The Wing and Know~Nothing press
and speakers have repeated again9Gand \
again the charge, thatthe Administration
had fiIIed7the various offices with foreign
ers to the exclusion of all Jnative citizens.
This charge has been often denied, and
Observation-Disclosures in support of that de-
nlalchNsa been spread before the country,
but stillthe charge is reiterated: .'t'a.
We have recently read a very able
speech Of the Hon. John Perkins, Jr., of
Louisiana, made to'his constituents Short
ly aftersthe ad tournament of Congress, in
which he reviews the acts and measures
Of'the administration with unusual power
and effect. From that speech 1--WE make
the following extract on this much press
ed point. and AS Mr.. p. is gentleman Of
high character, entirely and implicitly to
be relied upoH,JWe ask for Instantaneous
1hatcweightto which they are justly enti>
tied :c7u1 L., Y'rh q ssT,o grH a.. b.
"lWhether the administration has APP
polntedjanMnduo number Of foreigners to
Office can beotested by reference to facts.
)" When this administration came toto
power there were more than three hum,
dred and sixty-five 1857 unnaturalized
foreigncrs-citizens of other powers-in
the employment IF our government
abroad as consuls and vice consuls. L..
g." One Of the first acts of the Secretary
OF State was an order that in the future
only American cilizens 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 ~dturuIized foreigners in
the employment of the government
1.-The United States government has in
its employment as ministers, commission
ers, and secretaries Of legation abroad,
forty-one (4l persons. OF these, all are
natlvc~bOrn except, three. ...- ur"
We have abroad 22O consuls and
commercial agents. Ofthese, all are ma
tive-born except 40.
The difficulty of getting citizens, Ell
Their native or naluraized, to fill certain
Of our petty cnnsulates abroad, has COM
PEELED the government to employ such as
it could command.
I" So much for our foreign service.
How is it at home There are in
the State department proper, forty~persons
employed, and under it in the State and
Territories as governors or secretaries,
(l6) sixteenth all, Sc persons. OF
these, there are (5) five oreign- BORN
That is less than one-eleYenth.
"There are in employment in the trea-
suly Department including those. in the
mint, revenue cutter service, coast sur
vey, lighthouse keepers, and customs,
(3,IO4) three thousand one hundred and
Jour. OF these only (285) two hundred
and eightyive are ascertained to be for
cignerS. That is less than one~eleventh.
Under the Interior Department there
are (7B9) seven hundred and cighty-nine
persons employed. OF these, (88) eigh-
Iy-cight are foreigners. That is less than
One-uluth.
There were employed in connection
with the lower house of the last Congress
(54) tiIty-four persons. OF these, only
Que was not Il native born citizen.
have not the facts as TO the other
departments, bat am assured that they
give no ground for the charge l am res
Guling.
AS much has been said Of our coun-
try being tie receptacle of pduperS and cri-
minalS from tie Old World, and the .ad-
ILLUSTRATIONS neglect in not exerting
its power properly in the manner, l will
merely say, that, so far from emitting its
duty IN this particular, the State Depart
mcnJ. soon after the adjournment of the
first session OF The late Congress, instruc-
ted, by circular, our consuls abroad, not
only to demonstrate specially against all
such intended shipments, but TO give timely
notice Of any such TO the department, and
to The collectors of the different ports to
which they should be shipped. .....
/" In the case OF the SarOinian vessel ar
irving at New \ Ork last year with some
cmlyrants supposed TO be OF this class, l.
am personally cOgnlzant of the fact that
the Sandman minister at Washington was
demonstrated with on the subject, and lie
went in person to New York to prevent
,Leir being landed" ...0,
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FAILURE OF THE" UNDERGROUND Rail-
ROAD" Under this head the Norfolk
Herald OF Saturday relates the following:
Early yesterday morning we received
information that Il schooner had been dri-
zen ashore in Princess Anne county with
fugitive slaves ON board, and shortly af-
forwards we had Ihu satisfaction IF spaipo