New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1866-03-24
Yetp Orleans 4ailg Grestent,
Late from Washington.
THE PRESIDENTS PATRONAGE.

:, Late from Warrington,
Ill THE PRESIDENTS PATRONAGE,
II WASHINGTON March 16.-The appointment Of
Ia coector to the port Of New York Is still day
and presistently urged on the President but he
orA sesus in no haste to make the appointment. His
delay in the matter is mainly attributed to the dis
'tel trgst induced by too hasty appointment to i'm
pctant offices of late; and there are instances
when new incumbents have hardly received their
lad commission before they began to manifest a
dnided preference for the disunion schemes of
fseE th radicals. or all the candidates for the New
fest Yak collectorshp there are not more than two
~, aa} ybo approach the qualification that will he
Eel r.yaired in the incumbent of that Office In CON
ity yaraon with an exmember of Congress q day or
tsoago, the President said that the new collector
Ma Of New York must not only be thoroughly quail
King eed business point of view for the office but
.S6emust be nnqualidedy committed to the policy
"a ofrestoraton, and able and willing to carry out
"a ehb views so lar Us ms influence to that effect
se extended. In connection with this subject the
woVashngton Republican this evening prints lea
roablsr commenting on the recent abusive articles
Upon the Presidentn the Chicago Republican and
lent quotes from recent editorial the following para
graph The scheme to buy up the present man
a hgers of the Republican by government collector.
kips is very smart, but it won't win.n Comment
Ike; Hi upon this, the Washington Republican SAYS ::
10 Now what are the facts in our possession? They
1ems liz contained in the following letter. signed by
Dip nsident johnson, asking him. on the 10th of Jan
ga Ivy last, 10 appoint that modest editor collector
r. the port of New York city, which request was
: " granted:
=. CHICAGO, January 20.
= Dear Sir-Some of my friends in the New York
i legaton in Congress want me to be Collector of
4 kw York | shall be glad to have that office,
. jd accordingly address myself directly to you
" We been resident of New York city for nearly
b 3cnty years till few months since, when came
@re on leaving the War Department. know New
Vi York. its merchants and its politicians but by rea
i Pm of my connection with the War Department
ave been absent, SO as to be free from all identi
5atioa with the political factions or personal CON
'ss roverscs by which the Union party there had
been much divided. believe that there is no per
bon of any prominence in the party whose appoint
fnent would give greater general satisfaction than
T. Hine Should you be disposed SO far to entertain
khe idea as to wish for information concerning my
'"capacity TO administer the Office there is no one
IT, who can judge better as to that than Mr.. Stan
d 4 tO,; 49, a., 49,.
10 forming the duties, should they be intrusted to
sed to the advantage of the public service and to
III III your entire satisfaction. =
d, am, with profound respect,
al Your faithful servant,
ID 70 lis Excellency, the President. '' LANA
ta, This accounts not only for the milk in the cocoa
NJ knt, but for the fact that the Presidents pro
n bundy, respectful and faithful servant January
IN is now the Presidents malignant enemy, and
sx classes Dana with Forney, among the D. DIS.
II THE SENATE PROCEEDINGS.
The conversion of Senator Stewart, of Nevada,
bnd his baptism in the radical household was the
sNbnly thing that raed the surface of affairs in the
Senate to-day Ee offered a resolution, declaring
)OEor general amnesty for the South on condition
that they grant in return universal suffrage He
supported this in few feeble remarks whereupon
Sumner, in an intensely dramatic manner said ::
welcome the Senator, with open arms, to the
party OF universal suffrage Senators Wilson
Yates and Henderson threw in little by-p!ay, and
2 was all over.
TnE TAX on DRESs.HABERs.
!, petition of twenty thousand dress makers was
ct presented to the Senate to-day, praying that the
q Internal revenue tax on their business might be
d taken Off They set forth the peculiar hardships
q tst this tax imposes them, and claim that if it
v d not removed they will have to abandon their
pursuit, or go into the arms of the sheriff 1t may
> De ated in this connection that the Ways and
z Means Committee have decided to take of this
+ tX, which has been found very oppressive.
CABINET NETTING.
A protracted cabinet session was held to-day.
fiter it adjourned Secretary Stanton had an inter-
, view with the President, lasting for some time.
THE CLARKE AND M'CuLLooH CONTROVERSY.
l There are no new developments in the Clarke
Ind McCulloch controversy. The former does not
hem inclined to resign and the law is such that
has than the ordinary tenure to the office.
| resolution proposing an investigation into the
10uDleS WAS fSluSeu LlIOQuCtIuu III tle HOUSE,
THE CONNECTICUT CAMPAIGN.
Representatives Chas Fl. Winfield, of New York
i bin Hogan Missouri; and General Rousseau, OF
Nentucky, have promised to address the Demo
bats Of Connecticut before the close Of the cam
Haign
INTERVIEW OF THE BELGIAN MINISTER WIFE THE
PRESIDENT.
Baron Alcinor Beaulien, Envoy Extraordinary
hnd Minister Penipotentiary to his Majesty the
80 Dali In do infr Tn
President by the Secretary of State, and dev'
Bred letters from his sovereign announcing the de.
cease of Leopold l. and the accession Of Leopold
l. to the throne.
Y The Baron made the following remarks on the
occasion:
I Mr. President-I have been entrusted by the
King, my sovereign, with the mission of notifying
your eXcellency of the death of his venerable
father and of his accession to the throne OF Bel
GUM. The late King has evinced on many occa
sbns the true interest he took in the affairs OF yonr
i tEuntry His successor, King Leopold H.. enter
tsins the same sentiments. He is a sincere and
afectionate friend OF the United States ana tne
great and good things they have are objects of his
ymrmest admiration His Majesty's most ardent
desire is not only to maintain the cordial relations
(which Belgium since her independence has estab
lshed with the great republic, but also to increase
lind enlarge them for the welfare and commercla
Interests Of both countries, which, having Tree IN
tstitutions have natural and great afnites In com
mon. Belgium occupies but small place on TIT
map OF Europe-but on that Spot Is concentrate.
Population whose motto is Belgium, LABOR
Liberty" These are the real sources OF true CIV
lization and moral greatness. BY all this Zee
confident, Mr.. President, that the assurances
Friendship and good will have the mission to *
press will be re-echoed here. Allow me to add, IL
Imy own behalf, how proud and honored feel a
Ihaving been chosen by my sovereign to conye.
Ithese assurances to this country, with Whch lol
FINER mission twenty years ago has made me Ia
lmliar, and which in the interval has grown s.
much in material greatness as well as hterha
lpower. I have the honor of presenting, to you
EScellency my credentials and the notifications
Ihave spoken of.
To which the President replied as follows:
Il Bdron-Belgium is chiefly known IN history a
country which has continually suffered by beln
nyoluntarily chosen for battle-ground, on Whlc
foreign States have maintained the conflicts OF II
reeoncilabe ideas and ambition. For that reaso
never meet representative of Belgium Wlthot
II feeling desire to congratulate him npon the r.
ipese the tranquility, the prosperity and the az
niy which his country at last attained under I'll
lsmy of her sovereign, Leopold. I trust that tt
history of the times in which we are living wi
sh0w that the government and people of the I'm
Eted States duly appreciated the friendship wit
(which we were favored by the Belgans durir
that reign. am profoundly affected by the goc
will and kindness which have moved the new kin
ITO give US an assurance at the beginning of his a.
ADMINISTRATION and in so marked o manner, that /
lentertains for the United States the same sent
alments, sincere and affec!ienate friendship wi
(which his predecessor was inspired. 1t is Ii