New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1860-05-28
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WASHINGTON, May q, 1860.


THE ADMINISTRATIONS CORRUPTIONS.
Patrick Laferty testified before the COyOde
Committee yesterday. He was appointed Master
Carpenter at the Philadelphia Navy Yard merely
on account of political influence. When Mr..
Grce was the Naval Constructor there he refused
him certificate of qualification, and got trans
ferred to Kittery, Me-, after which Mr.. LaGerty
was appointed. He was member of the Demo-
cratic Committee of the city, and prOFed that the
Office holders in the Navy Yard wre compelled to
pay 500 down for elections. They were assessed
arbitrarily per capita, and in proportion to salary,
and re'u,al to carry out the programme of Col
lector Baker, was invariably followed by dis
missal.
This system had never been practiced under the
Pierce or any other Administration. He also
proved that Jack Cummings, the Naval Storekeep-
er in Philadelphia, lived in Snyder County, and
makes his office a sinecure. More than that, he
had a clerk appointed who was wholly incompetent
and merely as a cover to enable him to draw $500
salary in addition to bis own pay.
Pat LafIerty voted, unfortunately, for the
wrong delegates at some primary election, and
was reported forthwith. Mr.. Florence beneyo-
lenty telegraphed him to Mr. Baker, or he
would be removed. Pat. visited the President,
who prOlcssed great friendship, but ordered his
head off, which he found in the basket upon re-
turning home.
Mr.. Dunn, formerly clerk in the Philadelphia
Post. Office. corroborated this testimony so far as
assessments were levied for political purposes
The subordinates were sent for on the of every
election and notified of what was expected, with
the penalty Of disobedience. An ex-oficer of the
Custom-HOuse also confirmed these statements,
thus proving that the system extended to the Navy
Yard, Post Office, and Custom House.
MINISTER TO RUSSIA.
At the next executive session Of the Senate,
John Appleton will be confirmed as Minister to
Russia. 1t is not yet determined who will succeed
him as Assistant Secretary of State, but William
Hunter, the present Chief Clerk, will be much
pressed
CONSUL TO CONSTANTINOPLE.
Henry ID. johnson, present Librarian of the
State Department, viii also be confirmed as Con-
sul-Genera at COnstantinOpe. Both nominations
were unanimously reported by the Committee on
Foreign Relations on Friday. Mr.. Johnson will
be succeeded as Librarian by Mr.. Derrick, one of
the clerks in the State Department.
MIR. SEYMOUR FOR PRESIDENT.
John STRIKER is here urging Gov. Seymour's
nomination for President, with the alternative of
yice-President if the first place cannot be OBJ
tanned. portion OF the South is well disposed,
but the arguments that Stewards defeat will secure
Lis success in such contingency is not much re-
spected.
SOUTH CAROLINA AND THE DEMOCRATIC CON
vENTION.
South Carolina viii not 90 into the Baltimore
Convention, whatever other States which seeded
may do. Mr.. Perry, who declinedto withdraw his
delegation at Charleston has written here that he
will have no further conn, ctOn with the Conyen-
ton, and abandons the Democracy to its fate.
Mr.. DOUGLASS HEADQUARTERS.
Mr.. Douglass friends have headquarters estab-
lshed on Pennsylvania avenue, occupying all the
UPPER stories of large building, from which i'm
meuse quantities of bis recent speech and other
documents are issued, principally for Southern
distribution. A large force Of clerks Is kept CON
stantly employed, and several members Of the
House are engaged in ranking. This enterprise
will hardly pay expenses.
MORE DISCLOSURES.
Mr. Covode's Committee are on the track OF
naturalization frauds in Pennsylvania in 1856, by
which 5000 votes were manufactured, and Mr..
Buchanans election thus secured. There is strong
reason TO believe that of his principal Office
holders were engaged in that nelariOus transaction,
or at least privy to its success, FURNISHING means
and causing papers to be distributed. The bottom
Of that yilainy and its contryers have yet to be
reached.