Cooper's Clarksburg register. [volume] (Clarksburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1851-1861, 1857-05-22
washington Correspondence.
wAs.1NaTrs d. e.. Nav is. 1857.

There is bntllittle of interest stirring in
the Federal Metropolis. The weather
has been quite cool for several days. with
a good dealsof rain, amply sufficient,
would think, for all the present purposes
the democracy of the State upon the har-
monious action, and what appears to be
the satisfactory result, of the late Alter
ney Generals convention in your State.
l can assure you and your numerous rea'
ders that the nominee, j. Tucker, is a
man of superior talents. fine legalacquire-
msnts and good general information. He
is graduate of the University Of Virgil
MIA, has been laborious student ever
since and is one of the finest advocates in
the State. There can be no doubt of his
election. and l can say that. in the dis
charge of the duties of the position. he
will acquit himself with the highest credit
and make the State proud of its choice.
He is gen.lemanly and urbape in his de.
pertinent, and he is not only democratic
in politics but also in his social and pri>
vate intercourses.
This city is still thronged with, office
seekers and the friends of office seekers,
"a humiliating and disgusting occupa,
ticn, but little more so, however, than The
holding of subordinate Offices under the
fedora! government in this city. | do
not hesitate to pronounce any man who
seeks clerkship 10 the city OF Washing
ton either bcreft of his reason or SO wants
ing in energy or proper ambition TO be
OF no service at home. Yet among that
class OF officers here you will find as in>
telligent and talented men as are to be
found any where in the United States
And do not hesitate TO say that out Of the
eleven hundred clerks, two classes could
be selected. each equal in number to the
House OF Representatives, either one OF
which, in point of talent and intelligence,
would be greatly superior to any House Of
Representatives which have assembled
here during the last fifteen or twenty
years. Indeed, sir, tits the good sense
and intelligence of the clerks which en-
able members of Congress TO do any thing
or to make any reputation. Yet these
very members of Congress will increase
their own pay more than one hundred
per cent. and when asked to allow an ad-
dition Of thirty or forty Fer cent. TO the
pay Of clerks, who are unable to live upon
their salaries. refuse even to consider the
proposition
L learn that the Cabinet are engaged in
considering applications for foreign ap.
pointments. The applicants are hume
rous from every State. l suppose due
proportion has come up from the Old Do.
minion, and the Western portion Of the
State will monopolize all the appointments
OF this class given to the State as usual.
OF course this is all right, although the
State all lies in the eastern division. but
no one from that. the Eastern, part Of the
State wants any foreign mission. But let
the appointees be taken from what State
or what part OF the State they may.
only hope they will be men of the right
stamp. So far Mr.. Buchanan's appoints
ments have given general satisfaction,
infinitely more than those generally Of the
last administration. think. however,
that none but good and true democrats,
such as have proved themselves by an
uuyielding fidelity to the principles of the
party and its approved usages, and such
as have devoted their energies, services
and means, on all occasions when requi.
red, should be selected. think, too,
that decided preference should be given
principles of democracy have been most
frequently preserved in triumph. Believ.
ing that those principles when carried in.
to practice tend more surely to the pros
perity. safety and preservation Of our Fe.
deral Union, it is our imperative duty to
do every thing legitimately in our power
to keep them in the ascendant. What
contributes moro to this end than to con.
6de important trusts to those who have
honestly and without shadow OF turning
adhered to the party faith and battled
msnfully for the cause from early man.
hood ? am opposed to every thing Ike
temporising with the enemy. believe
that we mainly owe our losses and de-
feats in the North to the temporising poll.
cy pursued there. at different times. by our
party leaders. Upon this subject have
great faith in Governor Floyd. our Score.
tary Of War. He is man of unuuestoned
ability, and l think he will prove himself
TO be without superior as an administra
tive officer: and is destined to have
controlling influence in this administra
lion. And from my knowledge Of the
man. l believe. that his sense of justice
his powers OF discrimination and his enrr-
gy and decision OF character, will enable
him 10 secure 10 the heretofore neglected
portion of his State, a fair and proper con.
sderation OF its claims. The matter, in a
great measure, is with him.
have already written more than l in
tended and must, therefore, stop, al.
though have good deal more to say.
Yours, DC, EARNEST.