The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1865-08-21

his and that he asked for it upon that ground He in
no manner represented himself Mr. Fosters attorney
The request was granted and tia .:, VIA delivered
In this connection there is authority for stating
that hereafter pardons will be delivered to agents
and attorneys they will be delivered either TO the appl-
cants In person, what is convenient and less
harrassng to the President will be sent to the app
cants by the mails from the State Department.
DEPORrlGNr OF PARDON SEEKERS.
Some Of the Southern visitors to Washington behave
they had an undisputed right to tho pardon fos
which they have applied and are correspondingy i'm
Fortunate This reards rather than facilitates their OBJ
ec for the President continues to act In such manner
as to assure them that pardon deed Of clemency and
not Of right The larger number Of applicants are how
ever, more considerate.
COMPUTATION OF DEATH SENTENCE.
Il is understood that the sentence Of death passed BY
the Military Court at Cincinnati @. st. Leger Green
aed British subject convicted Of aiding prisoners Of
war Il Camp Douglas to escape, has been committed BY
thu Presdent into imprisonment for life at hard labor at
the Dry Tcrtusas
NO ooUNrERHIrrs or NATIONAL CURRENCY.
paragraph has recently been published In the Wash.
ngon papers stating that several fairly executed ooun.
OF the national currency have presented at
the currency bureau for redemption We authorized
by the officers Of that department to stse the story
entirely untrue There known to have been severa
counters upon Treasury notes brought the notice Of
the Treasury redemption bureau but have
light the currency bureau proper affecting the national
banking currency.
VIOLATION OF POST OFFICE LAWS TO BE PUNISHED
The act Of Congress forbdding under heavy penalties,
the placing the words Omitted States MAIL" &C., ON
steamboat other vessel not employed In carrying the
mail, and the publishing in q newspaper otherwise
that any such steamboat vessel not so employed fg
used in carrying the mails Of the United States having
been recently evaded in many instances the Postmaster
General has gwen instructions to posmasters to take the
necessary steps to promptly enforce Its provisions against
all offenders
NORTH CAROLINA MAIL CONTRACT.
The Postmaster General has just concluded contract
with the Raleigh and Castor Railroad Company for the
daily conveyance OF the mail between Weldon and Ra
leigh This establishes continuous postal communication
between the Northern States and the capital of North
Carolina.
CARRYING THE MAILS ON THE MISSISSIPPI.
The contract for carrying the mails between Cairo and
New Orleans has been awarded to the Atlantic and Mis-
sissppi Steamship Company to commence about the LIST
of September.
THE DANvILLE RAILROAD.
The Richmond and Danville Railroad il being put in
thorough repair.
ALBEMARLR BAPTIST ASSOCIATION.
The Seventy fourth annual meeting Of the Albemarle
Baptist Association has just closed its session at Lees
burg, Va. No topic Of national importance was even
alluded to-
Our Washington Correspondence.
WASHINGTON. D. c., August 10, 1855.
THE RADICAL YLENENr CONTROLLING THE GOVERNMENT.
The article In the HERALD Of the 18th inst, entitled
'The Maine Convention and the Progress Of the AnAd
minsraton Party" is not only true Of that State, but
of the radical aboonsts of the country generally Out
side of the President government virtually in their
hands, and thus, while they would damn' the Presi
dent wth faint praise they emboldened to oppose
his administrative policy Their hypocrisy however, is
perfectly transparent
Nineteen twenticths, aye more, Of the employees Of
the departments hostile to the policy of the Presi
dent. The bureaus almost without exception, are pre-
sided by his political foes who have crammed their
respective Offices with the btterest Of radicals and negro
worshppers. With few designing exceptions,
used for disguise, applicant . appointed by them
who is not unqualiaedy committed to negro suffrage
and equality and employee, however efficient and COM
petent not promoted who is not Of the same stripe
This prescription and favoritsm has becomes studied
system In many the bureaus Unless Jaoobin spp
cant for position candidate for promotion stands the
ghost of chance in any bureau presided by Pur
For instance crodibly informed by gentle
man Of ability and integrity, IN the in which he is
employed there nine clerks eight OF whom
edy opposed to tho Presidents reconstruction policy
in favor Of negro suffrage and have no moro decency
or sense of proprety than to hold Office under ad.
ministration which they violently opposed And
this room is not an exception The bureau s Of the
same sentiment Politically, IL Is O perfect Augean
stable and should be cleaned out with more than
Herculean energy The issue presented to the country
tanning the and yet oppose the Presidents
administration seeking TO prevent its overthrow, 10 now
discarded by these precious hypocrites who profess
Union yet oppose ap administration struggling for its
restoration Is 1t not astonishing that the President
should feed these vampires who would throw every
obstacle the way of the Of his administration
disso uton Of the Cabinet would venate the depart
ments much to the relief Of the Executive the interest
of the government and the welfare Of the country
MORE INFORMATION FOR THE THIRD AUDITOR.
The HRRALDs manly reply TO Andrews, OF the Second
Auditors Office Is heartily endorsed by an enlightened
be refuted. Hence Andrews dastardy attempt to pre-
vent further exposure Of the gross fraud perpeated
upon Congress and the public in seeking the decapation
OF the authors Congress intended that the appro
praon should be expended for those amply provided
FOR, who could live comfortably without It. When the
yernment employees was presented before Congress- it
received but little favor the ground that very large
number Of thom were them In view OF the embarrass
mens and necessities Of the country, amply provided
for and the appropriation nevor would have passed. but
Sonsn. Of those clerks whose salaries wer. less
than twelve or fourteen hundred dollars Some
of the Oldest most influential and prominent members
Of Congress expressed themselves and were only
induced 10 vote for the appropriation upon these
conditions The chief officers Of the bureaus knew full
well that Congress would not grant the appropriation for
their benefit and upon their application hence Of
these very officials who have basely swindled the hum
bier employees and betrayed the trust OF Congress- got
up petitions TO Congress- and induced the subordinatcs
| whom they have virtually robbed to sign them Was
there vler breach Of confidence committed by any
government functonaryf officers with no more compunc
ons Of conscience than thus dangerous depo
saries Of the public nteresare not NJ TO be trusted
and should DO unceremoniousy removed by the Pres
| dent.
PorNEY's rwo-YAcKD OPERATIONS.
| The political shines Of John w. Forney recently
few who retained any confidence in him The Chronicle
published and manifestly endorsed Con. Coxs reply u