New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1869-04-22

800 nnnnt,fed from his own State Only the other
day the President sent In somebody iOr foreign mission
and one OF the Senators had great trouble TO convince
the Committee Foreign Affairs that ne was an nm
proper person to be eonnsd anS DOT h curn e a
good enough other respects but not lit Tor the place az
si Nsitber of The Senators from Pennsylvania would
have recommended him for the position Some time ago.
within The last few days. from Pennsylvania was
nominated Tor Consulate. without consulting either
CONSTITUTIONAL thief Yesterday his name was
the oden time-to consult the senatorsthere would bo
no trouble They could tell the President the merits ana
dement's Of the applicant. II they should pursue inc
course Indicated by the Senator from Illinois, Senators
would feel their responsibility. and sign no papers ior
improper persons. Although appointments had been
made to crafty him. OF those whom he had recon-
meudeG, yet he thought that pneenths OF them were
his friends because they could not have been seecea
from his party without being his friends. Lot the iIes
dent send his nominations here aud lot senators je
whether they are proper ones for the places lor "H'
Mr. WILSON Csep, MassJ wished 10 say that there ere
was nothing new in what had been complained OF ny g
Senators Fifteen years ago the same thng eHSu, 1
to the same extent The rush for once nau G S cnId
vailed more or less lie cond say one hIhg an that
his colleague, and he hoped Others could nancy me
no one had been appointed at ms Aidnisraon
three last years of Andrew JOhnsons % 90. ~
Trey said in effect TO that Administration, sed ~ 10 VIC
Senate anybody you choose ana II nc t Red for the
hcan they would confirm MN 70 a ire rcsent Presi
appointment OF personal frlend eiIVo Wv is ra
dent was inangaragGd he should make the application
IL was easy 10 find fault for signing papers beInS Eu
natred me did not ike 10 say no, especially When no vac
had reSscd. but II he knew the applicant was honest
and nnaIifed he would sign his papers He thought the
t Y them and had as much 10 do in controlling APP
nontments in Illinois the Senators from other states
own business II was rather small business Tor the
Senate start expedition to ascertain whcther an
49,, states have an euual number of clerks under the Gov
eminent lie did not believe IN the attempt to equaze
the clerks among the states There could DC no eguay
lie was in Of recognizing every section ana treating
IL fairly bat lie thought that tho dividing OF the clerks
equally among the states was Ilaoul0nS lnOneneh'
senators from Maine and Massachusetts or any other
Sol fprg no
might come before them with impartiality when thoY
they sked the Secretary Of the Treasury TO appoint
friend TO clerkshp, aud he cannot make room Tor ono
at the time, but after whle he gives nm paCei anu
stittcd as TO have its effect upon sonatorsi II seemed
bers would be relieved OF the EMBARRASSMENT IL "ouIu
be q great reform. .
MIR SUMNER (ep. Mass) soid he had 30 desire to dis
cuss the general question but to call attention 10 inc
amendment moved by the SenotOr from North Carolina
he had correctly read the history OF the country there
was before Nicssbure an army commanded 10y tlee
Now il he rightly understood the proposition Of the Sena
tor from North Carolina, he would require that thc Cen
erals should be taken geographically and not according
to their merits capacity 10 support the Government
and maintain with honor its faG lie would MAINTAIN
that three Generals from the same state should DO III
Mr. ABBOTT explained hls purpose was not to over
ride give expression OF the sense OF the Senate
that Of the States ought TO be ignored aud that the
appointments ought 10 be made as FAR as practicable Win
Mr. SUMNER resumiug, said: While all parts Of the
country should be treated with equal respect YET inc
foremost concern should be the public service that must
he maintained aud how could this be done unless they
advanced to prominent posts those WHO were most e
tOr0u and could best discharge the duties ct tne posi-
II the proposition Of the Senator carried ont would
reduce the public service OF the country 10 dead ieve
Men would into the service because they helped IN
the elections, and nut because o. ability for the POSITIONS
He why if three Ohio gentlemen could he
same State should be in the civil service He saw no
reason why the rrnepie IN one case was not c
to the other IS to TIER friends WHO had recently como
into tins chamber there so far as he knew 10 cspo
stion 10 deny them anything on account or genElaphca
position. lie begged them TO consider that time was an
essential element ~ the transition. ,,.
Mr.. FESSENDEN here said IL was notorious fact
that for half century the proportion OF cyi ohetS IN
this city from Southern States was two 10 one over
ali others they had had control for years and ycaia
from North Carolina aimed az could not be accomplished
lately rebellion in sufficient Hambcrs competent for
those posts. lie knew however, there gentlemen
some as competent civil service in other States but
their friends must take this enlJect nto consideration
caudldly and wait lttic LONGER.
Dir. SAWYER Gep.. $ a. said he recognized, as truly
any other Senator The LOFTY ability OF several OF INC
states which had the prepOnderauce Of patronage. He
w9na n3 Ola TAX 1 ~ LIE y" or io lie nd yitJ IIa
heavily with those who patronage 10 bestow. He
would not pat in request or petition for his State
not that the case He understood TIC prhIE Itso
non 10 find out how The Clerks stand ana NHethcf
the who are IN the pablo Departments nave mems
emitting them remain, Notwithstanding some 81 the
o ne1s Although the feconstractcd States have
mary candidates for inferior positions,
they have failed 10 have their claims recoE'
nizcd There arc other States Of population httle
more than half million which have more pa
tronage than ali the reconstructed states together Tho
senator from had said that for bali century the
States had two 20 o. the offices nWashngtou
MIR SAWYER should such an occurrence again. hhut
was i'm view ~ what he stated that he wanted tue rcs0u
tlon passed lie did not ASK for arimetcal DIVISION OF
offices; but he did say that, other thing, being equal INC
policy OF the national Government should be 70 recognize
the state Of affairs south They want national policy wei
coming them back with open arms ana 10 receive every
thing in the way OF patronage which they can reason
ably demand. Our enemies tell Ms IN TIE S0uih lht we
nobody; and when como here we are told
the charges which The Rebels make are true, nancy
You represent nobody and must expect ignored Ana
IL had been said by persons In high position on nutIro
collect that tie white vote in your Sinics was athl aur
Had il come 10 this that any members o. the Republican
Marty which had declared for the political equality OF an
men without regard to or previous condition OF ser
vitude should speak 20 him this manner about INC
white vote OF the South AL these States gave ma
toiitv Of votes favor OF the Administrations ana were
they 10 told they should have less patronage lan o
Democratic State OF Kentucky sound nauOna pphey
required other things being equal, that as mheh p1.to
age should be given 10 the Southern states as Is cOpd
lille with the public interests. . 80,
vi mont coming 10 vote the pending suilect, the
Senate went into Executive Session. aud when the doors
werf opened at o'clock recess took place uhll u
o'clock
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