Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1857-05-07
WASHINGTON NEWS AND GOSSIP

WASHINGTON NEWS AND GOSSIP.
The DISTRICT or COLUMBIA MARsHALsHIP-
ANOTHER COMMUNICATING to the Wash
ington correspondence of the Berryville Clarke
county, Va Gazette, Mayor Magruder is one
of the candidates for the Marshalship of the Dis
trict Of Columbia We extract from it as fol-
lows:
BY the by, the Mayor is said to have strong
party III the city, who desire to make him Mar
shall IN the place of Mr.. Hoover, in the event he
should be displaced, and although he would not
(from his personal friendship.) do aught to iniure
the interest of Mr.. Hoover, vet lie would doubt
less, accept the position if offered to him, and
will venture the assertion that there is not yen-
tleman in the District, who could bring such pow
erfui influences to bear in securing any position
he mig ht wish. He was the first man in the Dis
frict who put the cohorts of the Know Nothinos
hOTS de combat, and from his powerful blows
they never recovered. l am sure, that to Mayor
party owe more than any other two public men,
for the success of the Democratic party in the late
Presidential election"
While We are very sure that his honor the
Mayor labOred manfully and successfully in
the Democratic and anti Know Nothing cause
this letter reminds us forcibly of the fact that
the friends OF most of the aspirants not only for
the District Marshalship, but for every other
prominent place under the Government, seem to
rest under profound conviction that to the
fsvorite Of each of them is the country indebted
for the greatest political results So the world
wags, here, there and everywhere. Nor are
there many advocates for the displacement of
gentlemen now in Office and the appointment of
others IN their stead, who::would, for the world,
do aught to the injury Of the ineumbents, ex.
eept to get their places from them in the poltest
manner imaginable It's a way folks have
reminding US forcibly of the story of the exc
cutloner who was accustomed to render his
practice charming recreation to his victims
by the ravishing compliments and tender apolo-
gies with which he set about and finished his
task
Our own opinion is, however, land the reader
will doubtless agree with us,) that Marshal
hoover and all the rest of the ins, will gladly
compromise with the friends of the outs, to fore
90 the enjoyment of the expressions of their
eternal friendship, on condition that they shall
not seek to get them removed and others an
pointed in their stead
In what we write above we desire not TO be
translated as not approving removals of political
friends from Office for good and substantial cause.
though we should be untrue to the time -honored
principles OF the political school to which we are
sincerely attached, were we to favor the poliev
Of removing one political friend simply to make
room Tor another, as we have heretofore talon
occasion to explain at some length. As far "a
Mayor hagruder himself is concerned. VIC are
very sure that no other in this community would
rejoice more than Ourself in any good fortune
that may legitimately accrue to him. He de.
serves as much from his political friends as anv
other gentleman in Washington whoever tina.
other may be, and his preferment under ordinarv
circumstances would be exceedingly well re-
ceiVed oy all the Democrats and anti Know
Nothings Of the Federal Metropolis.
ERRArA--ln the haste Of putting an after
noon daily to press typographical errors are of.
Ten necessarily overlooked. When thew do no,
materially affect the meaning Of the sentences
We pass them over without correction. knorin,
mat the reader understands the impossibiIitv
Vi correcting proof under such circumstances
WIN 'ne necessary eircumspection. In the pub
iO"''oh Yesterday Of the circulars of the Secre
Vi 'ne Navy and Judge Advocate concern
me INC future management of the Government
snare Vi cases before the Courts of INQUIRY. two
errors crePt IN which require correction So 20
repuoilsh correctly the sentences erroneousI,,
printed Inc hrst was in the Secretarv,s e;rcn.
lar,-eorreeted, il is as follows.
with regard to general testinon,
scter ana illness FOR the naval service LhaI-
volving proof Of important specific fact Iot IN
mony merely cumulative, it is not perceiwa5 81,
any objection reasonably be interposeS ihat
the adoption Of this course of proceeding '"S'
The second is In the circular of Judge Advo.
cate Carlisle; correctly printed that sentence
thereof is as follows, viz
I'll That in all cases when in the opinion of
the Judge Advocate il may be done with due re-
gard. consent will be given on the part of the
government, TO take dispositions
The circular Of the Judge Advocate should
also have borne date May the 5th inst, instead
81 the 4th, as printed.
iHE INVESTIGATIONS OF THE CoURTs OF In
SOihf.-Ihe recent assignment Of so able and
successful a lawyer as James NJ. Carlisle. Eso
70 tne duty Of preparing the cases on the part
% inc government, hereafter to be tried before
'nese courts, Is eminentIy just and proper: iuso-
inuch as without the adoption of some sucb line
" Poilcy the aggregate expense Of the trials -
question would have been enor,ou. ii A.,
1udse Advocates OF the different Courts wopId
have been compelled to 20 to trial u;,bo,. -
ing their cases so prepared beforehand =. =.
enable them to do justice to the action n, a.
late Naval Retiring Board, a failure 10 4. ,vh;ak
would Mt the same time be failure In ,,,o,.o,
Inc paone interest ss involved therein. The