Delaware Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1843-1874, 1866-10-01

Tue KILKEsaY CArs.-Wmle the Official
| heads of the officers OF tue Government ;Jr this
State are being cut OFF by the President tor not
supporting ms "Policy" and not opposing the
| reconstruction plan OF Congress, we have won.
iertd that the decapitaten OF ]. P. McLear
| Esq, did not occur, Knowing, as nearly every
one does, that Mr.. McLear is II thorough and
Influential Republican, and chairman of the
Union Executive Committee of Delaware we
were pretty sure the President had him "spot.
ted :" The reason the axe has not fallen il OK
| planned thus;
The matter was duly attended 10 about tGo
Weeks ago. Tho names OF the several applicants
| Were read over, and Mr.. Edward L. Martins be.
| Ing indorsed by Mr., Comegys, the head Johnson
man in the State, that gentleman accordingly
received II . ointment
In the mean -ime Geo. b. Dickson of Dover
also an applicant, proceeded TO Washington to
urge bis own appointment. He obtained an
interview with Secretary McCulloch, by whom
he was informed that he was Just little too
ls,te; that the appointment had been made
about an hour previously, and that Mr.. Martin
as the lucky "satrap." Mr.. Dickson, sur
prised aud disappointed, replied in substance
as iollows:-"Sir, that will never do. Why
| this Martins traitor--an ont-and out rebel.
He was convicted ia our IT, $. District Court,
| shout two years ago, of recruiting soldiers in
| Sussex county ior ihe rebel army, and was SEN
| fenced TO pay one thousand do!laIs and hber-
ate all his slaves To appoint such a one to
tie office would be positively Injurious to the
Presidents policy would be taken up by the
radicals and used as q Campaign document
| during the present canvass. state these facts
not because desire to throw obstacles in the
way Of Mr. Martin, but because am anxious
o see the Presidents policy succeed. am a
7yal man, and am therefore free from the Oh
la 'tions which attach to the man appointed
\ Nde Secretary Of the Treasury desired to
know II these statements could be subslanti.
ated Mr. Dickson assured him that they
could aud stated that il anything could be
effected thereby he would procure the proof.
The See retary promised to re,ain the appoint
ment uni il Mr.. Dickson could produce the me-
cessary Y, 1uchers which il he deemed salts sfac
tory he 'ould prefer some other applicant
should be ap pointed.
Nc. Dicks oa at on3e proceeded to Whining
ton 10 examin the files OF the Court and pro-
cure the said vouchers. This he succeeded
in doing, and Al rhin returned TO Washington
feeling that he ,ad won the position. Armed
with the necessary v papers, he again entered
toe Secretary's IT Non, when, 10 his utter dis
comfture, he learned that third applicant
had visited the Sec rctary aud informed him
that he (Dickson) " as not a loyal man, either
The Secretary, beiogNed in the matter, has mol
nominated aman for the office, lest he prove
disloyal and draw back TO the President:
policy. 1t reported that he does not desire
applicant No. 3 10 look up the proofs against
| Mr.. Dickson, tearing that applicant No. will
come in with similar charges against all th'
| rest. There is no prospect OF an early apf mt
ment Wo give these statements as we learG
them from parties presumed to know.
1t is stated that Mr.. Martin is the Oomegy
applicant and Mr.. Dickson the Salisbury ap
plicant.-[smyrna Times.