New-York tribune., 1869-01-18

between the receipts OF the Two usrlcts Ior
ng year-a result manly attributable to the lSor
enc: OF the new official In district A. aud The new
dnates which be appointed Mr. David Meus % TnVe the
d3fa for apuroxim9trv estimating what u cost - 80
Treasury, ana consequently te eop.e % az t
tne privilege OF making leLu' 'a - o.u iis nloce
officer for political reasons, ana substituting III I3 dc
person entirely nexpeehce9 Ina Is then by
year ago OF tie condition o. the pubc service rI INV
person having t under charge 10 CHEAT ile arc
facts not yOu can i1dge as wen ~ INC lie ts
1rrote hs report has tho best OF knowing. ~ - -
1,fbfl IN Ills country Wen. again it is said IN oppos
ION TO mis- rcosnrc suppose these things be so arc
S11ilty of the same ocnses "a yOu charge agalhs,,
this ono Are you not creating an thtpe't" ~ 10
,ornt Of the Board of Commissioners has 10 power ~
Tnot whatever They stand at the doors OF az oneF
~ Mod have The qualifications. As l have shown yon
have q reason TO hayO tins conqltuhtldt liIs ~
mn MN, o nor We have tie statute of 1853. Of Senator
Hunter Of Virginia. but there Is no penalty II ih. - ~
stotiIfe Ia unsited for the object which tho iamer ma
i'm view So also. have the regulation thAy,
me that lie does not know ore day what
is duties arc for the next lie cannot tel when he
day You can SEQ how II that the duties OF that Office
may not be well performed under such system, ~ is
said again, that this creates Legislation ia laNCl on y
class; and all class legislation every Douy lsioCs
not be tolerated agree t does create class IegeatO
II legisates IN iaYof OF cia5 ~ ~ uS ~
but thOso who are emclent sai Or,Dl @ ''V iiec mo
and thege those who are favored lAlPiu..l ~ @
idle, drunken, oucast rejected arc h9t gEi,eof law ~ M
here. Senator told me yesterday thut olvy u} Va M
lie he is besogcd by every yagaDond TO gc pure IoI
him, because he was not iii TO DO any mig eISs lLIus
teri That class goes 10 the wall uIuer inls o s
not FOR tho cries Of the unworthy or the dssOuc IOr
they not n for the public business lo no
GmrrcaI people have an absolute right to demand that
in their service they should hove the best 81 talent that
their nancy pays for lApplauscl IL there IS any man
Who cansays tits let Us take an appeal 10 them II
said p mat this will lead 20 tho esabiis mcut OF tpc
Cia schools. lt Is one OF the pecuaIe5 o. our eNi
on That Whenever any education or want - Waled We
get up school for It, We know very wen what u "
That is needed Tor TINS particular PURPOSE uu We WIZ
establish school for IT. ana there wa our yons men go
In this matter lgreo with 10 less an au'nEly @ @ran
Lord Bacon. 1Ou may tulpS @ @Ln,IC' ,ritIin mn, ora
own recollection Of those VINO como NIlmh Loiu
B9eons category IL t esia9hs ,5a S,o.nGeht 9a Of Of
class that 1t should establish an nisoc!acy Is dn9 70
the case what is your idea Of our HIis9clacy Iei,
sons who live large houses aud spend large sums Ol
money aud whose time is occupied win le'suISS Lu'
this sOcged aIistoCracy J. only those VINO VIII oo en-
pOycd at from 600 10 $50 year Ihcy VIII DC men
who Will be employed from A. M To late IN the afternoon
at business ana VINO WIN great IuEtny ol'l @ cnii
support Themselves and lay ny niue i0r llhes
of sickness or distress. III there ls 10 10 tuch
an aristocracy we should sec IL III NdsIns.oHI, u
The $500 year clerk who leaves ms once at O'CLOCK Is
be considered as head Of the aistOcacy OF ls CGu
then The queens Of society OF that usQcTacy VIII DC
the female clerks of the departments IN washington
most singular aIistocracy truly II u es'abshes hat IL
Will have succeeded IN doing IN ts country "l&t IL as
never done in any other IL Will establish class how
ever which every would be pleased to seena class
OF independent men earning their positions Dy tne own
labor and not wasting their time In their almless
or unimpOTtant adventures. How many men dld
you iscnd 20 Congress from neW-lolh, VINO
were not fully instructed in the legislation OF
this country Say without distinction OF party Weie
those the kind Of men you would selectI say hothhg
here that would say in the presence OF every mem
Der Of Congress II such instructed candidate for
legislative hOuOrs, following the wisdom OF LORD Bacons
advice gets into Executive hOnOrs who IN the world VIII
be the giineri Nou may answer that question your,
measure on the men who execute IT, agree TO that.
They say ii is whispered IN Washington you cannot gct
fouf men 10 assist the NicePTedent In this matter who
intrigue In the name or thc AfuGfl-
can people / deny IT, don't Deneve lhat NlsdOh
aud integrity have died out In this nation;
believe that there can be found many OF learning, aud
wisdom, aud experience. men VINO would stand NJ inc
doors OF these oces ana see that none would enter them
We have found men who received only slJ month who
stood outpOsts by armies, ana showed their cour
MS well as their determination 10 do their duty.
can name many whom believe would nl these Offices
with not merely Roman irmness, but with American
frnIness Iapplnnse-aye aud American honor men who
would give their lives for the life OF the Republic, and
their time fOr the vitality Of the Rcpubhc don't be
eye that honor and integrity have have ded o9t upon
the hearts Of the American people. when IL IL tld hHt II
cannot be DONE Just lcok at tho false logic by which -
urged II there cannot be found four men now can
nnd 40 l these subordinate Offices In the LDgsh
civil service the men who have charge OF this department
are only two, and there has never been hn am on ,o
appointment IL II an insult 70 say hat e iFesdeht
lind four mon who perform these duties AS they
should such suggestion deserves the scOrn OF every
patriotic citizen IL truly an oicc ot great Importance
-one that should not be sought, but ono whom
the Office should seek Suppose that IL should Do
as they cay 1t may 1eImado a poiilcM or or
way II it DE true that We have only tho refuse
Of candidates. There is another consideration and this
s one which YOU will feel more than any other have
said discussions this b that the present condi-
tioH OF the public service loses To the people annually
one hundred million dollars see from the comments
OF the papers that that statement is hardly believed IL
is sometimes put IN the way of PARTISAN argument.
When / ray to you that have studied this matter
FOR four years aud taken the testimony Of hundreds
Of Witnesses ind that none can trace any other result
That shouid have some weight After again referring
tho extract which previously read the report OF Com
missioner Wells, he concluded by ns follows; DeIGle
is ne IN which Iiglt bc. have stated IN the
House OF Representatives, mat 10y the que tOectlOh OF
tundrrd ,uiiinrs onnuaIlv Yon may doubt H. hut
here you have the report OF commissioner Nells.
SOOOOOO directed into the pockets of fraudulent
ocalS or into Inc pockets Of their confedorates. What
the full cf that statementi Ihe debt OF Tins
900 would pay the National debt every dollar Of
u within the time II is payable Every dollar Oh the
collected Why is il that we are wasting tune In Con.
grcss currency and such matters when We nave the
positive testimony OF one OflOur officers, IN whose nel
[ and nicgriiy we have faith that we should collect
and our debt would be pald Wilhh the I'M
cst"blisGed That does not depend on my statement o
the report Of the Committee on Retrenchmen or on
ey other committees report but It Is sanctioned by the
siOner goes on TO say. with regard TO ts csu0h tn
IL requires that the agents who are TO be intrused should
not be disconnected In the exercise Of their duties Why
are We debating day after day on TINS tng ana thnt
which we call grievance, but which exists only in the
Imagination and not turning attention TO more iln-
IN tbis city who hold their places by the com.
nland of the President Of tho United States, and
need say not by the selection OF Their snperOrs mere
What lies beyond that may lie till the reports are pub
shed. Capitalization Why. every one OF the COO offices
lies in the hand Of the people OF the United States After
some further remarks OF particular interest 10 his
subject he closed amid enthusiastic applause.
Cnarman-What now is the pleasure OF the meeting
Mr. g. b. Chttenden-I to offer resolutions aud In
consequence Of the aeness OF the honr III do IT with
single remark 1t is pleasant for all intelligent and patr
otc citizens notice that the public mind Is more than
usually tuen 10 the great subject concerning which we
have been addressed this evening Ihat Is not the only
pleasant feature. This seems TO be peculiarly hopeful
period respect TO advancing chief public sentiment
We have the Executive elect OF tho nation who
was not selfseeker lie Is not tho creature Of any
political party He Is not bound by such bonds as have
bound ali Presidents and II Ia therefore our duty
aud privilege and hope TO devote to this subject
such vote and such effort Is calculated 10 promote
Mhnesome md effective public sentiment concerning L.