Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1867-04-26
Ghe free press.
G. c. < y. l.. BENEDICT.
EDITORS AND PR0PRIEroRs.
FRIDAY MORNING, APRIL 20. 1867.
How ORices ave god Nowndays.

! FRIDAY MORNING, April %. 1867.
I How Offices are got Nowadays.
The process by which Federal Offices ar
| Won at Washington, under the present OF
] der Of things. IL described as follows by tn
correspondent Of the Cincinnati Go.sife
The picture drawn is one to make any mai
VINO can make a living and retain his sci
respect in an honest calling, hank his star
that be ha- no fayoTs to ask ct Washington
nowadays
wcuEIsG ur Az APPOINTMENT,
The first thing IS to get the Presidents ear.
ard any one can jndge how much manhood
must be sacrificed there. by rejecting upon the
character of Andrew johnson. Political re-
cresnts Ike himself have his ear. Claim agents,
managers Of johnson clubs, the majority Of the
supreme Court, ex rebels Of all classes. COnser-
Tatve Bepuhlicans-these gain admittance and
q hearing. Through some Of these, directly or
Indirectly, a man must work The heads Of de-
partments hsye power at court. though but four
stoop % use i as partiSans-AlcCuloch, Stan
tcry, Browning and Seward. Still the PreSi.
dent has often. Of late, given these men to IN
. dersJani that he considers them as his clerks
and clerks alone. to be consulted regarding ap-
I roinimeuts under them. or not. rs his mood or
purpose may be.
Once appointed, the candidate must run the
I gauntlet Of the Senate, and If he has bowed 50
/ los at the other end Of the avenue as 10 have
attracted attention, sometimes in sudden
/ burst Of Indignation the Senate rejects him,
/ particularly if he Is found in the way Of some
Senator's particular friend
In the whole matter, from hrst to last. the
question Of fitness is one seldom asked. The
President either appoints those, or for those
who Halter him those who fought Vilh him
through last summers campaign those who
ran tcr Office against Republicans, and were
defeated; those who have denounced impeach-
ment; those who, though Radicals, and obliged
90 vote finally with them, yet strOye 70 delay,
and were always undermining the Union party
IN private; those who swung around the circle;
those who attempted 10 corrupt the army
these are the classes from which, or for which,
Alr J0hlslI selects when left 10 himself II
good, sound Union men are appointed, il is on
some personal ground. becaute some conserya-
tive supporter asks IL g. favor, OF because
none other can he confirmed; or IL may hs the
rCsult OF a bargain.
Tur UAEeNyiNC.
pI al the disgraceful operations couae,tcl
with this Administration. this deliberate trad.
ius with Andrew Johnson for office 5 beyond
al question the most c0ntemptibie lusteai Of
the Union members OF the Senate. Who can con- B
u. the whole matter, saying Deliberately % the
President hy their votes .syOu shall send good I.
mel here. or your Offices shall remain unflled.'
many Senators ami Representatives have enter .
ct iuio a regular agreement, that in csse they I
receive certain share 0i the appointment /.
they WI. see that those the President selects /.
IRON 1's friends, are confirmed. Anl this has .
been carried o. such an extreme that in one dis /
tric'' man known 90 he a gambler, and other .
wise corrupt. snl one notorious for the perui- I
ei5gs influence he hal exer;5d upon his neigh I
noTh1oi, was deliberately confirmed through /
the influence Of a certain ) nstor who bal .
agreed hat the thing should he done If a party
friend received a certain other office ia the same /
district. And this is 8 key 90 what is going on
10 the JHi-ei Ststes Senate chamber; in the de-
parimeu,s 20 which reference has been made
aud a. the W Wh.te House
The country has wondered Nv the cJnffma-
t7u a. certain men, who have gone 10 al the
lengths which uladulterstel J1hns0uism re-
ures, las been brought about, and the answer
IS blnd IN the above aul many Senator's who
vote the Radical ticket are as deep in the mire |
ta VS. h%N| f't4f AlArt Allt4L constituents
have right TO expect better things Of them
Massachusetts, is an example Of Whist Senator's
can do in this matter. Neither NIr Sumner nor
Mr Wilson have been near the President, they
have endorsed such recommendations as they !
chcose, in business way, AMI as the appoint
menis oame in they have rejected Objectionable
Democrats snd johnson men rs fast as sent in.
until the result proves thst nearly every Office
in the State i filled BY Republicans MrWaie
has never asked Johnson for an Office and hss
not single man in office anywhere
sSut II IL useless to 20 over the roll Of States
10 show how these things are managel. The
ccnfImsti1ns already before the country indicate
most clearly that 10 rules regulate the Senate
IN It's action. but that il depends in a large de-
gree upon personal considerations alone. And
for this acton, sooner OF later. the Republican
party will call It's leaders to account or, filling
20 do 20, ani thus endorsing them, Will surely
bc destroyed through its own corruption.