The national Republican. [volume] (Washington City [D.C.]) 1866-1870, 1867-03-23

SENTATIVES.
There was no meeting Of the Cabinet yester-
day TIE President was engaged most of
the day in putting into operation again the
machinery Of the Government, which was
stopped by the rash legislation of the Thirty.
ninth Congress. A large number Of post
Offices, scattered oil over the country, are
without postmasters. United States courts,
in number Of States have adjourned for the
want Of Marshals to serve processes. Naval
Officers, Collectors Of Customs, Collectors Of
Internal Revenue and Assessors, Indian
Agents, Governors, Secretaries, Surveyors
and Receivers Of the Public Moneys for the
Territories, Ministers, Consuls and CONNER
Cial Agents TO represent the Government
abroad, are yet to be appointed, and in most
every instance, by the operation Of the tenure |
of Office bill, the Offices alluded to are without
incumbents, and the wheels Of Government,
so far as they are concerned, have stopped.
The President is limited for time to fill these
vacancies, and Republican Senators and Rep
resentatives, strange to say, with the fact
staring them in the face that they, by their
own rash and unconstitutional act, precipi-
tated this unnecessary work upon The PREsI-
DENT. are urging him to hurry back the sup
Elementary reconstruction bill, signed or We
toed, no matter which, in order that Congress
may adjourn. What sad state Of things for
poor ASHLEY to reflect upon. There must
be something rotten in Denmark. With the
knowledge by Congressman that a very large
number of Offices remain to be filed, and
must be filed within certain time is it not
strange that the Senate in collision with the
House, is still rejecting large numbers Of
good men nominated to fill them by The
PRESIDENT? Many of these men-soldiers
most Of them-are rejected by the Senate at
the will of q single Representative We have
before cited the case of Gen. PIERCE, who
was nominated for Collector Of the First
Massachusetts, Internal Revenue District
The Representative of that District Mr..
ELIoTl said to Senators SUMNER and WILSON
reject him" and he was rejected. Gen. IL
GRAHAM was then nominated. ELIOT said Il
the Senators reject him." and he was re
jected, Major CHURCH HOWE, an able young
man, with thorough business habits and Q
brilliant military record, was nominated fol
Collector Of Internal Revenue Of the Eighth
Massachusetts District. BALDWIN, the Repre-
sentative of that District, said to Senators
SUMNER and WILSON reject him." and he
was rejected. At about the same time BALD
WIN "impeached The PRESIDENT in his paper
1.-THE Worcester spy and only few nights
afterwards took advantage of State Dinner
ticket and was observed sitting at The Pres
IDESr's table eating has salt. This was no
all BALDWIN has more than once appealed
to the men whom he has blackguarded il
his Spy TO help him get some Offices for hi
District from The PRESIDENT, whom he woul
have impeached We understand that h
says, and we give him the benefit Of his by
pocritical statement, that the editorial articl
in favor Of the impeachment of The PREsTDES
was written by one of his boys" that he wal
not responsible for it, and, he adds, that he il
not responsible for the abusive letters writer
almost daily in this city for, and printed in
the Spy against The President and the Ad
ministration. We care not what he sayi
His name stands at the head Of the Spy q
its proprietor, and we dare say that his son
know that he wrote the article in question
Let us look little farther.
Since Mr.. BALDWIN caused the defeat I
Major Howe certain radicals informed ii
Major that they were very sorry that he wa
rejected for collector and assured him tha
if he could obtain the nomination Of Marshi
for Massachusetts they would do everythin
that they could to obtain his confirmation
Among these radicals we're several Senator
and large number Of members ofthc Hous
Mr.. BALDWIN was among the latter. ii
wrote strong letter to Senator SUMYEI
saying that while it was true that he oppose
Major llOwE's confirmation for Collector h
was now in favor OF his confirmation fC
Marshal; said he would make most exec
lent Marshal" &C.. &c. Major HOWE VIZ
nominated Marshal Before BALDwINs wri
ten words were cold he did his utmost,
lrord Of mouth, 10 oppose Major Homes co
frmatiyn, in the hope, if he could defeat hi
to obtain the nomination of General CHARL
DEyEYs, who stands in Mr.. BALDwIN's WI
for the next Congress. We refrain from e
argng further at this time upon the mod
operandi of slaughtering soldiers in the Sc
ate The few instances we have cited a
specimens Of the radical tricks played
incl
"Dross'd il little brief authority"
We presume that Major Howe will be 7
i.ccl, because Mr. BALDWIN says he mus
In ,uh an event we presume The PRESIDE!