Arkansas true Democrat., 1857-09-15
From Washington City.

WASHINGTON, D. C., Aug 20, 1857.
 In the Napoleon Planter of the 14th inst, under the head of Washington Letter." ap- pears an article, without date, over the sigma ture of Maurice, from which take the follow ing;
 Appointments are still occurring daily in the different apartments. From the heads of bureaus down through the different degrees of clerkships are all being furnished with new officials These appointments, of course, are preceded by resignation or removal. The class of individuals subjected to this latter pro- cess sometimes manifest considerable feeling at being weaned from the public breast; and inss their feeling they partake, DO doubt, of the feelings of a child when denied Its mothers breast, that their only resource Is taken from them. How are they now to make living? They have devoted their whole time to the service of the dear people," and have neces- sarily neg ected to qualify themselves to act in any other sphere than in, what they conceive to be their legitimate office' But there are two essential principles at work in removing these old office fogies. One is the vital prln- cip!e in democratic governmental. e., rota- tion in office; the other, equally important Is that long continuance in office has tendency to accustom the incumbentto fill his office with the least possible care or exerton to himself.
 All the influence of some of the most in- fluentinl families of Virginia have been brought to bear to prevent the removal of certain heads of bureaus, but the administration was firm, and the officers have been passed back into the body Of the people,"
 The above is news to persons residing here, more so than to the readers of the Planter, In the immediate locality where it is issued- The author is rotatonist, and his intention was evidently, to give the rotation rule favor in the eyes of the democracy of Arkansas, by showing the administration as being commit ted to- and carrying it into practical operation. But few removals have beer. made among the fifteen hundred office holders here, and not one person has been renaoUed upon the principle of TO- Mti0n.
 MT. Buchanan's whole political life does not favor any such principle as it would have re- tired him long since, and even have disqualified him as candidate for the Presidency before the Cincinnati convention. He for successive terms and years represented his State and the nation in various positions, and was up to al. most the day of the meeting of the conven- ton that nominated him for the Presidency an oifice-holder. The opposition to him in the democratic ranks of Pennsylvania, who had not the ability and popularity to supplant him in the good opinion of his party, have time and again attempted to defeat him by the cry ,F C G lo | of office,' but with what success the following outline of his public services will show
 Mir. Buchanan was elected to the legislature of Pennsylvania iD 1915, and was reelected at various times and served to 1920. In 1920 he was elected member of the lower house of Congress, and was reelected again and again, and served in that body uuti 1882, when ap- pointed minister to Russia. Reelected U. s. Senaor in 1884, and served to 1845, when ap- pointed by Mir. Polk Secretary of State and served to the close of his administration in 1e49. Appointed minister to England, in 1853, and resigned in April, 1856. Elected President of the U. S. in November, 1856, to serve four years from the 4th of last March. Thus we see for period of 32 years, with the exception of -four years he has been in office, yet with this fact staring them in the face, that out of the thirty-two past years of his life he has been in office twenty-eight of them, the rotationists attempt to appropriate him as of them.
 Further, upon the inauguration of Mr. Bu- chanan he selected men for his constitutional advisers, who had held office for years. shall