The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1860-10-28
NEWS FROM IHe NATIONAL cAnIAL.

Ths Admfnissussisa aaa the scesssfcsI
ossstsSs- Cea.ure or Gen. Hswnsy fos
me Co"d~cs An shs ssa Jasa Atari
Naval Promotions, De-, 80.
wAsalsoroS, Oct ~ 1860.
IN ihroRTAsox or PRESIDENTS POSITION
be "s' nope u the Union," writes . dStioguS0ed|
southern ~hg ~ho 10 henry Clay throasb GOOD
AND evi report, and TO whom last letter written al
Ashland oy the then dying patriot was addressed 81" s
the Conservatism or Mr. Bachaaau" Ackao xleiged by
the c,en atss be the defender OF the equality of
States, and OF oil those principles which the sou,h|
regards a. essential TO her safety and welfare
be will have tae ear OF The States that con
template secession, and his appeals will save ths
Union shle those President ~no might have resist
cd with ess patriotism and force the aggreions OF re
pubcspism would be UNDECIDED scorped To his other
civic iumphs the President adds the glory Of ths
prospective Pacncasor Of q land otherwise rent with
feuds or perhaps orenched In gore.
TaE WIGS rREsDxNr's POSITION
The Kentucky natesnan, published at Lexington, and
Mr. Breckinrioges organ, declares euptacaly, We do
not justify secession upon Lincons election, but IT Is idl
TO talk Of Union Of force Mr.. Yancey Lex
tngton did not ask Ko1tueky - cast her hot wiitI
Alabama BE couIselIed course 10 the event Of Lila
coins election; hut Ksntuiky stand by her prin
cipes II che would be instrumental Ia preventing tn
otates ooltn Oh Der IRON revolution y
TIE POSITION sEcszrARY COBB
TIE reckless upon position OF the Sccre|
tarJ of the Treasury your qassateral cone
gain no credeuce here He the U1ion candioate
when he elected governor Of Georgia. In the day.
that tried mems souls. To resst sectional aggression
true Unonsm To submit thereto is the saresi road I'd
overhrow Mr. Cobb's antececents, aud his present pol
sition vindicstes their .ebcy and ps.f
GAN HARNEY
The Secretary of War, 10 bus communication to Gen
Harvey to-day, 10 regard 70 his In the san Jua
affair, although be csnsures him for oisobeyog tho os
ders :, Gen scott yet, In consdtraton Of h@ valuable
ser vices and Of his high estimation u his c,aacIer
soldier, he Is disposed to be light his censure. Gen.
barney will remain Ia bis former position me army
be desires Il he wi be allowed leave OF absence fo
several month"; or will be assigned one OF tho del
partments.
T1oSs.
The following Passed Mtish'pms have been promoted
70 Masters In line OF rromotou from the 2tn Of OctoI
Der, 1890 Francis Biske, Joseph Alexander aen
~ TODD. Jas N Prtctelt, Edward Terry, Cnxs u
Graves, ?. N. Bance, Byron Wilson, henry seey, u
Y ScNutr, John W Kelly, rhos B Mills, Arihar X
Yates, Clarke Merchant, Henry W Miller
orucs.
Whilst the general character VI the appolr iments
departments q Washington is, ard tor years past ha
been, Of the most unsatisfactory descrp,i m Composed
they are Of hangers on 81 politicians for the most pa
who have no earthly claims beyuGd their pov, Tty
iscompetency, VIC glad 10 that the Secretary
the Ioteror hes ipeosurated a marked improvement
this respect in the Construction u tie
bureau In his dspartneL tho census on
Thu head Of The tfico is gen'leman fsvorsb
known as . statis,ician, aud who appointed u
IRON political ceu,ef, but bscause OF hts peculi
quail locations for the pet and tho clerks o1ly
pointed after . rigid eyaninat on Many o the app
canis for cerkshs in this bureau have been ree ted
though backed the nos po~eifui pc, ai inaaeno
The resnlt will doDbless be the for mston q bureau
educated AID intelligent meo, ~hose ls,ors vii reae
credit upon toe eoserrmeut One Of the ia
and uefui duties O. sosernmen IL TO provide aocara
eaintcs OF The growth and wealth OF the country Ia,
form the basis upon which commercial enterprise c
alone intelligent, cacuste md yet, up to thu press
time the Uuned States tas been far behind most Fur
pean governments In the character, scopc and reabi
u this ons OF Information bureau Of statistics shou
be . p~rmsoent ees.bl,bmebi, ana IL evide.t from
which If being taken the construction Of the c.
eur Once, that ir Importance 10 10, underrsted To-
cecretary Of the Iutefiur