The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1861-03-29
Hungry Once Seekers. Carl Schurx..
Mission to Mexico..Ab Abolition APP.
p0intees At the South..Judge Doug.
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From our Regular Correspondent: *g ~
WASHINGTON, March l6, 1861.
The administration is making but slow
progress with the appointments to Office.
The immense number of Office seekers, and
their rivalry, jealousy, and hungry perth
nacity, is the source Of great embarrassment,
and consequently OF much delay. And the
contest is not only as to the rival or COM
parative merits or claims Of the applicants
but it has become partisan as much 80, or
perhaps, more intense, than the contest be.
tween the old political parties into which
the people of this country were heretofore
divided. The Wings and Democrats never
fought each other more earnestly than the
radical and moderate Republicans now fight
or the ascendancy of their factions, and for
the spoils. The consequence is, the Presi-
dent inclines this way and that, according to
the latest appeals and influences made upon
him. He lacks that quick comprehensive.
ness of the fitness Of things, so necessary for
the high station he occupies. From this
defect, and his inexperience, the last impress
sion is generally the strongest; and so he
wavers to and fro like reed shaken by the
wind.
The contest about, and motive for, some
of the appointments, will notice by way
of illustration. The demand of CARL
SCHURz for the mission to Sardinia, is Civ.
ing great deal of trouble. Schulz is
backed by an immense power that the ad'
ministration hardly dare offend. This re-
markabe stump orator is the representative
man of the radical Germans, so numerous
throughout the country, especially in the
Northwest,and of all the revolutionary, refu-
gee and infdel elements of European society
thrown into this country, and of the native
political fanatics of the Tribune school, Mr..
LINCOLN sympathizes with these parties,
favors the alleged merits of the case, is
afraid to offend such power, and is dis
posed to appoint ScHuRz. On the other
hand, Mr.. SEWARD, and the moderate Re.
publicans, with other moderate parties, such
as many of the BELL EvERETr and DOUGLAS
supporters, who are disposed to Sustain Mr..
LINCOLN in any conservative policy, are op-
posed to sending this revolutionary charac-
ter to a foreign court. Mr.. SEWARD takes
statesmanlike view of the matter, in con-
sidering such an appointment would be an
offence to the European governments, would
tend in no small degree to transfer their
sympathies from the north to the south of
this country, and would disgust that very
large body of our citizens who think native
Americans, or at least those who have been
some time naturalized, are the most proper
representatives of America. The contest
in the case of CARL SEIZURE is the same in
other cases, though his is the most con-
spicuous just now. And in this you see not
the cohesive power of the spoils, but dis.
organizing power.
The mission to Mexico is considered q
very important one, in view of certain
policy,-not we'll defined, it is true
that the present Administration has with
regard to that country. Mr.. CoRw1N was
selected as the best man to carry out
that policy. He has not yet accepted the
appointment, but holds it under considera.
ton. The policy is to lay down plan,
looking to the future, to keep all Mexican
territory forever free from slavery, and thus
to hem in the slave States of the South by
a Gordon of free States on the North
American continent. 1t is known that the
sympathies of the present liberal govern
ment of Mexico, and of the majority of the
Mexican people, are with the Northern
Republicans of this country. The domi-
naut party here, therefore, and probably that
of Mexico, also propose. by treaties or in
some other way, to checkmate the Southern
States in their supposed career Of aggran-
dizement southwark. Mr.. CoRwIN, it is
thought, would be very acceptable as the
Minister from this country, on account of
bis opposition to the Mexican war and of
his hostility to territorial acquisitions.
Difficulties of the Administers ton The