The daily union., 1855-10-18
APPOINTMENT OF FOREIGNERS TO OFFICE.

APPOINTMENT OF FOREIGNERS TO OFFICE.
No one of the thousand false mputatons upon the ad
mnis,ration has been persistenty success
fully made than that which charges the President with
voritism Foreigners and foregnhorn citizens in his APP
pointens to Office Ii is nevertheless that no charge
made against the administration has less of truth for its
foundation We have repeatedly produced the official
records on this subject and enabled present
another vindcaon Of the administration which
fail to make impression all who desire to be truth
fully informed In late speech made in Louisiana by the
Hon John Perkins G member of the last Congress and
of the talented well efficient Of that body
the facts presented in shape authentic and
conclusive that gladly transfer them to columns
Judge Perknss speech designed 10 exhibit he results
OF two years democratic rule in the country and it is
faithful and powerful review of the leading policy and
of the administration during the last two years
We intend to give liberal extracts from this speech in
few days but present invite special attention TO the
following complete reiutaon of the charge Of fayortsm
as to the appointment Of foreigners to Office:
"whether the administration has appointed undue
OF foreigners office be tested by reference
facts.
sWhen this administration into power there were
than three hundred and sty 365) unnaturazed
oreignerscitizens of other powersn the employment Of
government abroad consu and vice consuls.
One of the FIRST acts of the Secretary of State
der that only American citizens should hold such
positions The consular and diplomatic reform bill, which
subsequently passed Congress- confirmed this order OF the de-
partment, and made 1t permanent law.
Now, to naaralzed foreigners in the employment OF
the government,
The United States government has in its employ yment as
minister's commissioners and secretaries of legation abroad
fortyone ( persons OF these all natiyeborn except
three.
"we have abroad 200 consuls and commercial agents OF
these, all native-born except 49,
The difficulty of getting citizens, either native
razed to fill certain Of petty consulaes abroad has
compelled the government to employ such it could
mand
$50 much for foreign service
"How is it home? There in the State Department
proper forty persons employed and under it in the States
and Territories, secretaries t6) sixteen
in all Sc persons Of these there 90 five born
That is less than one-eleyenth.
"There in employment under the Treasury Depart
ment including the mint cutter service
survey light house keepers and cutoms (3,l04
three thousand hundred ana four of these only (2s5
hundred and ascertaned to be foreigners
That is less than one-eleventh
Under the Interior Department there (79S)
hundred and ninety eight employed OF these (s8
eighty-eght foreigners. That is less than oncninth
There employed in connexon with the lower house
of the last Congress (54 yfour persons OF these only
one a nativcborn citizen
~ have the facts the other departments but
assured that they give ground for the charge
fung.
GAS much been said country being the receptacle
o pauers and criminals from the Old World and of the ad-
minraon's neglect in not exerng its powers properly
in the matter, win merely say, that, far omttng
its duty in this particular the State Department after
the adjournment Of the first session of the late Congress
struced, by circular, consuls abroad only to re-
specially against all such intended shipments
but to give timely notice Of such the department and
the collectors of the different ports which they
be shipped
-ar.t ~. c. I
last year with emgrants supposed be Of this class
personally cognzant of the fact that the Sandman
ster at Washington demonstrated with the subject
and he went in person New ork prevent their being
land