The American. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1857-1857, 1857-09-26

permanency of the Union are assured beyond all
shadow OF peril against the blight Of fanatcism
and the seourse of treason. Shall it DC excluded,
and these glorious results secured, or shall 60
On IN the old circle OF triokery and defeaty Shall
this irrelevant and meaningless issue,.be throw a
cut Of view, and a new and intellleih1s organizes.
tion OF parties In accordancexwith true political
atfnities take place, Or shall political power ia
this country continue srbe for the future what il
has been fot the last few years Of the past, the
prize OF chicanery and the unblushing recompense
OF iraudy Are not the prudent, thinking men u
all sections sick, thoroughly heartily sick, of this
double-tongued aud everlasting harping on the
slavery question, and ready 10 hang the discord.
ant instrument on the willows? Are not the
masses OF the people, is not the great heart Of the
nation, anxious to vex the question no moreY ii
is time that we had frank expression OF opinion
ON this point Let the organs Of public sentiment
speak out.
REMOVALS., APPOINTMENTS, ac.
The Washington correspondent Of the Phia
delphia Press Forney's paper--says:
1t has been decided to remove VIM f. Phil.
lips, the Auditor of the Treasury for the Post
Office Department, otherwise called the Sixth Au
ditor, and Hugh J. Anderson, the Commissioner
OF Customs. DR.. Tate, of Virginia, is to take the
place OF the former, on the LIST Of October next
and Governor Ingham, of Connecticut, the place
OF the latter, sometime during the approaching
December
He also says:
There are agreat many applicants in Washing.
ton to represent the United States abroad at Tor.
eign courts. In this matter, am assured, that
there will be no removals and appointments until
after the meeting of Congress, unless in cases
where necessity demands the filing of vacancy.
The number Of aspirants for diplomatic honors il
ana hftnA raA la:r
most every State of the Union--New York being
foremost in its patriotism to do the countrys bid
ding"
| This "rotaton practice is by no means ap-
| proved by those who are its victims They say
that il is a mere excuse for removing those whom,
the administration, or any head Of a department
desires to get rid of and is not adopted as q
universal rule. Hence they consider it unjust, par
| tial and deceptive. The practice applied by dem
! ocrats to wings, is all right; but when applied to
democrats, either by wings or democrats, it is all
wrong.
The Second Auditor, appointed as phig, by
from that Office into the place of Assistant Secre,
tary OF the Treasury.
DISCUSSING OLD STEAMERS BY CIV
ING THEM NEW NAMES.
The steamer Norfolk, which foundered in Ches-
apeakc bay, was the old, worn out Penobscot, that
ran between Boston and Bangor until she ran her
reputation aground. She was then brought to
Philadelphia and ran several years as freight and
passenger boat between that city and Norfolk
Her name was then changed to hide her old age,
and she was running between Philadelphia and
Norfolk, when she went down in storm.
The Central Anaerica, was the old George Lap /;
SO much dislked, and having SO bad name that
passengers avoided her. She had her name
changed. .t
The Philadelphia Press states that Dr.. Happier
sett, one of the secretaries Of the Board of Do
mestic Missions of the Presbyterian Church, wrote
home that he should leave California on certain
day, provided the George Lao was not the con.
Meeting steamer on this side of the line The
George Lao sOas the connecting steamer, but dis
guised as the Central Amtriea, and thus he was
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