Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1869-05-13

sh the I.owiEg from Tsdicai source /,
10 show the difference Of opinion existing
among the Radicals in regard 20 appoint
nents to Office. The Washington cor
respondent of the Cincinnati Gazette says:
Congressman have, in many eases
made haste to cry out over the appoint
mcnts of relatives made hS President
Grsnt. They have not been IS commu-
NEGATIVE in regard to appointments Of a
similar character in their own family cir
cles 1t ia matter of suspicion that their
show Of virtuous Indignation arose prin-
cipally from desire TO hide these family
ventures
The papers Of the appointment Offices
are not yet arranged, and tho histories Of
bu. few eases. com paraiively, are known:
but half-hour's investigation revealed
the following suggestive eases:
Governor Hartman, of New Hamp-
shire, was appointed Naval Officer at Bes-
ton, greatly to the disgust of the modern
Athe;a ans Neither Of the Massachusetts,
Senator'S would move in the matter Of his
confirmation when the question came be-
fore the Senate. Finally Senator Ham
lin took charge Of tho case, with the pre-
vious understanding that g son-in law
should receive dcsirabls place in the o.
hce.
Senator Scott, of Pennsylvanis. has
served only few weeks but. being an
apt scholar. snd having an eve to bust
ness, be secured the chief office In the
mint at Phi!s lelphia for a brothcr-in-
law
Upon calling the roll of.relations. Sem
ator Fessenden found that no vacan lies
had occurred.
Senator Sherman was also in the same
comfortable condition.
Senator Morton secured the post Office
at Indianapolis for one bro:hcr-inlaw
and the Goyernorship Of Dakota for an
other.
Senator Trumbull has son as clerk OF
the judiciary Committee. He worked
long and earnestly TO obtain for him the
Assessor ship of Montana, but MIR. D>lano
positively refused, on the groun OF his
SON. extreme youth In conn ction with
Senator Yates however. he 20 ,ured the
appointment Of a brother-in-''w rs Pen'
sion Aeen. At Sor;nofeld. Il;nois. The
circumstances attending the csse were o;
character that should cauS' dignihed
Senators to blush. They afford strang
commentary. too. upon Senator Trum-
bulls late sreach regarding inc pFosutu-
ton OF Senatorial position to othce-oeg-
g1ng. Colonel Bloomfield. wio was re-
moved to give place to hr. Irunbull 5
brotherin laH, has been prominent had
ical for year.. His war reco was one
Of which any rIrn might be pron l. lie
refused the ON = ne hell u''.' ! WAS ~ :
~ underst0o / III t he Ga no' E'u'rSe VIZ,
johnson, AM that he receive" 'he pace
on account o: hi1 services IN the held -
His administration o. the oth:' was en-
tirely satisfactory. The II Pr sentative
from the district Sas bitterly opp 'sed 10
lis removal.
The hrothor-;n-law for whom N Trum-
hnII desired to disnIace him wa = man
whose nol;tical record as r publican was
notoriou,lv bid; and vet to crt tbs re, a
tive into mace Senators Trnnhul. and
Yates united, an we're so persistent that
finally both the President and Secretary
Cox were cons raincd to yield, and the
change was mal>.
OIL l.. .o .her tbese S,r,a
con.ta,s .,,,,;,ol ~ rho Srn,tr and So.
,.,roa H. 20; go, of d, soldier the ma
.ior OF Grants owl regiment and favoT,
it' officer OF the President wn'm ne ma mao
nominated rs postmaster a' "''eu' A'''-
nos, simply h"'7rse the father OF me MA
holding the offec from Johnson III" 'o'eu
ios run . Ill - ''' i'''
Mr.. Brownlow' as is kho" : maze
furious ana indecent "ss'"' upon 'ic
freslden' III eAeeu..'c ' 1s g. o ~ -
apP''ea'io' u ~ T.l,, ~ ~, pan
$40" s;Ia-o5 hr Cont Tho
la'o 'I Any o oon,;nt 40 man evarv
gen'iou.An ~ an5 ror,Jv and vet Sen.
atoy Brownlow denounced the Admins
$50, on ,he a,or NJ The Senate as :
..o;ft cnternrise." and called upon the
Ssnate 70 stand by him and reject til.
nominee of the President-and to tn,
I,st;,o shame of the Senate it was done
and vet where so many Senators had the
cases of their own sons-iu-law and broth
ers-in-law in hand, how could the Sen
ate of the United States-that body which
in theory, is the most dignihed upon oartE
do otherwise.
y :,
Mr. harlan obtained eoIIe0'o'S"ip .
internal revenue LOT a nephew anu save |,N
the Neosho lHdlan agency 70 d oFo'icf