, 1857-03-27


contains remarks on this subject OF cousid-
+ cradle length, portion of which we copy
/. P! below
In regard TO appointments to Office
generally, We cannot speak by the card
never having heard Mr. Buchanan's views,
but our opinion is that in all cases the
right man should bc put in the right place,
without regard to who may bo IN an Office
Or oR Of ik Of course We speak only Of
the political friends Of the appointing pow
er. .Amopg them, we have 10 doubt, can
always be tohnd good men to fill any and
every dice The right man to hold any
Office is the man who has the highest per
sonal and political character who has been
TIC most useful in advancing the principles
Of democracy, who will fill the Office most
useiuIy to those principles and to the good
Of the country, aud who unites to these
primary qualifications the greatest degree
Of popularity and strength in the party,
The idea entertained by some Of turn
Ing all, ont of Office at stated periods, and
entirely ostracising them from the public
SERVICE merely 10 make room for othevs,
without regard to the principles here laid
down is upt in accordance with democracy,
good sense, or good government, but is
simply absurd Nor is the idea entertain!
ed byothers -thatno one ought to be re-
moved from Office nUless he has been guilty
Of some msdemeanor less, absurd. Il, A man
may be appointed to Office who at the time
Of bis appointment may be the right man
for it, But another may come up I'M the
course OF a shorter or longer period who is
better maR for it;-should the first be
kept in, then merely because be Is inl We
! think not. We have seen not few who
when appointed were active aud useful DEM
ocrats, and for d while made active mud
useful officers, but who sooner or later be-
came inactive and useless democrats and
but indifferent officers, and yet perhaps no
actual violation Of their allegiance to theifI
political principles or their duty could 'Be
charged upon them Such s6ouldsimike
wa, for better mepoWbeneYsr they caRsbe
found. ...... ,--.,....i h., al
The men Of highest personal and politi:
cal worth and best qualified TO fill the Of
GceAthose who have been and will be the
most useful TO the cause of democracy,
and best seEYe the conRtEy in ,ths, ofice--i
these are the men who should be appointed,
no matter who else IS Recommended, Or who
recommends. In mailing the heiappoiGttherts,
the democfdtici party and ithey cohntFyyfei
quire the largest field for selection--the
whole field-all in andSall out of office.
No one should be left insmHrelys because he
is in, if his place can be filed with q bet
ter man; and no one should be turned out
to Gil his place with a'less deserving, o less
capable, or worse man.H 1of o7'7 'uu'e
1lf nIHi %
ALIENigPAssENeERs. - The "a Governor
TRANSMITTED to The Legislature the annual
report Of "A G. GoodFip,7 superintendent
Of alien passengers for tie port Of Boston,
for the year ending December 81; 1855
Mr.. Goodwin reports that he has boarded
s2L Vessels having 2A9I2ii passengers /;
IS4 vessels we're American, and the others
English. Of the passengers, ,6,52S were
from the British Provinces, 1858 ffoni
irelahd, 8,96I sfrdm England, 1913 from
Scotiahd, y 1885, faomg Beleiuul,l asa fp0m
GeEmalJ,b.lS7 from SWedeuI 1871 fRom
P9ri1gab lls7 from Fraase, and So 99. ,,s1
There have been permitted to land, ip
sDi1r:ssHas .E6S sSg1s a @%s& tSiS@,;ib Cd
ssis before. leSSSon no sc sscglitSsSssR, y m ssw
mutton ~ i could Be required; Il: sssp
dad oa he paSsars. ,'''' ~ ~
eOlhudssd ii q each 9ag.l's'i. ~ a2!9. ls,16
SA'441''sT A'sAsf 4eh' 'Es'f-'It ei'eallsN
aInis1 bIgoo Cd aJdW ,yd bIad boois2i .sl3
d The eashTeceipts for ,tlIei yeafupaid into
| The. treasury have been as follows. ~
r. "a az - !, - .os oo
EktfR fes for II passe asefs, 1ff6H g W 'si'
u SlOsepp. ,osji IsgoJJ si.s,s sob esg Issa
9dasriaFpsa to IaFcS'ild Il
'Sgi'saG e stGa va, san6g odi'bhlll1elR
40. ,-,jao, sdT .s,pssyb omoq 1olsgs9qI
! About 2OO9 Of the passengers IN tEspsit
from England Scotland an and Iva Wales were
UsnSTs, ~ anu weu1 s alTsc' 70 oas Lsk L
4 ifT'he reommiSslouep has PefhudeA fheesnha