Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1861-04-05
FROM WASHINGTON.
March 2S. 1861.
TIE Rush for O0iccs- Tormoaiers.


somewhat, though even now it is difficult to
get access to the President and heads of de-
partments. To-day the Senate has adjourn
ed without day. and ere long the field will be
clear Of Senators and members, leaving the
contestants, who will quarrel awhile and then
retiro-the most Of them with disappointed
expectations and the consolatory reflection
that there arc more candidates than places
Vermont has been far from sighted by the
new administration. Geo. p. Marsh Of Bur
lington, foreign mission; VIM Clapp Of
St. Adams, Collector George Howe Of Brat
tleboro, District Attorney c. C. p. Bald
win Of Bradford, Marshal T.. c. Reddington
st. Johnsbury, and John b. Page of Rutland,
(sinco resigned, and place supplied by cashier
Of Rutland bank. pension agents l.. f. Chit
tenden, Burlington, Register in the Treasury
s. II. Hodges, Rutland, chief Of new board
of examiners in the Patent Office II. r.
Woodbridge, Nergennes, paymaster in the
Navy Charles Lyman, Montpelier, Clerk.
These are the principal appointments settled.
Others are under consideration. From other
States sDndry Ncrmonters have been success
full. From Iowa, we have LIST Asst p NJ.
General Kasson, and a clorkship for a son Of
Of the late Senator Phelps From New York.
Chas Hopkins, examiner, or assistant exami-
ner Of patents-formerly from Windsor
From Minnesota, John Hutchinson, Secretary
of Overwhelmingly Of Randolph. From
Illinois, w. Pitt Kellogg, Judgeship-form-
erly Of Montpelier. There may be others :
these give from memory. There are others
still in the field and hopeful of success Mr..
Kasson has entered upon the duties Of his
station, and is a capital officer. Mr.. Chitten-
den has also taken his desk, have been told.
He will undoubtedly make a good officer, and
find the place quite as agreeable as the Gus
tom house. Mr.. Clapp has left, to enter up
on the discharge of his duties. On the whole
our people have little to complain Of.
What IS to be done Nth Secession?
No answer yet Conjocturcs and rumors
point to a withdrawal from Fort Sumter on
the ono hand, and a refusal to recognize the
seeding States on the other. 1t is said that
Mr.. Seward is preparing paper, against rec
ognition for peaceful allegiance, and for ma
tional convention to revise the Constitution.
If there were no other difficulties in the way
of a recognition Of the independence of the
Southern Confederacy, there would be trouble
in the want of constitutional power to do it.
This fact has at last been recognized by
leading secessionist, whose views | find re-
ported thus;
In an elaborate speech delivered at Savan-
nah on the 2lst inst by the Hon. ALEXAN-
DER II. STEPHENS, Vice President of the
Confederate States, he made the following
reference to the mode in which the new gov
eminent might be recognized by the United
States. 1t will be seen that Mr.. Stephens
denies the right Of the President and Senate,
under the treaty-making power Of our Con-
sttution, to enter into any stipulations to
this effect:
He alluded to the difficulties and embauassments
which seemed 10 surround the question Of peaceful
luton Of the controversy with the old government. How
dent seems to think that he cannot recognize our indie
pendeuce; nor he. with and by the advice Of the
senate do so. The Constitution makes such provis
ion general Convention Of all the States has been
suggested by some Without proposing to solve the df
fculty. he barely made the following suggestion
That, the admission Of States by Congress under
tuIe Of contract or compact between the states admit
ted and the others admitting, why should not this con-
compact be regarded Of like character with all
other civil contracts liable 70 be rescnded by mutual
greement Of both parties The Seeding States have
rescinded it their part Why the whole ques-
ton be settled il the North desire peace simply by tho
Congress- in both branches, with the concurrence Of tho
President giving their consent 10 the separation and
recognition Of independence This he merely offer
ed a suggestion one Of the ways in which 1t might
be done with much less violence TO constructions Of The
Constitution than many other acts Of government
The difficulty has to be solved in way Other
this may be regarded as a fixed fact
IL We this week record the death o.
eight persons, which occurred during the
month of March, in three towns in this state
between the ages of 70 and s5,-a remarka
Bile case of deaths among the aged.
WHEAT-Orcus G.. Wilder of Waitsfel,
raised 600 bushels Of wheat the past seasol
on about 30 acres of new land From thre
bushels of white winter wheat, the seed from
Wisconsin, he raised 76 bushels Let n'
one hereafter say that Vermont cannot rails
her own wheat.
Postmaster IN MoNrPmrER.-The strug
gle for the Office OF Postmaster in Montpelie
has at last been decided by the appointment q
j. G. French, Esq. This announcement will
ofcourse, be gratefully received by Mr. Frencl
and his friends, and we hope and trust tina
he will so administer the duties of the ofhc
that those who have been his most active op
a