Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1869-05-21
Special Cor. OF the Baltimore Gazette.
WASHINGTON. Nav II. 1859.

WASHINGTON, May IL, 1ooS.
Fred. Douglass, the negro spouter and
politician, has two sons lat least) in Gov
eminent employ here. One is in the Treas
ury, quietly at work at his desk as clerk;
the other has been assigned to " a case, F"
at the National Printing Office There
may be some trouble in respect to the last
named "case." I understand the printers
outside of the Government Office are in q
majority in this city. Among the rules of
their " Association " is one prohibiting any
others than members from employment in
any recognized Office. Another prohibits
q negro from membership. 1t remains to
be seen whether the Government is pre-
pared to run tilt against the mechanical
associations Of the country to the extent Of
ignoring them altogether. Two white Rad
icals were removed to make room for these
two negroes. [ learn that every compost
tor in the Government Office suspected of
Democratic pr0elivities has Qike the en-
ployees at The Navy Yard been already
summarily dismissed.
In connection with this matter may be
allowed to quote from the Chronicle very
important announcement. That paper of
this morning says
cit is rumored that the President has
determined upon the nomination of suita-
BILE c0l0red men to responsible positions
in New York, Boston, Philadelphia, Chica-
go aud other Northern cities, in order to
Offset the appointment of negroes in the
South, prevent the appearance of harsh
and invidious treatment of Southern
whites, and also as proper concession to
and encouragement of intelligent North
crn coIored men"
It has t.anspired this morning that the
visit Of the President to the State De-
partment yesterday had no relation what
ever to the instructions of Mr.. Motley, but
was induced solely by a desire TO modify
the objections of Secretary Fish to divers
foreign appointments in respect to which
serious difficulties have been thrown in
the way by the latter. What renders the
position Of the President more embarraS-
sing in this regard is, the fact that Mr.
Sumner is said to back the refractory Sec
rotary, whose position to commissioning
the batch Of appointments referred to it is
therefore supposed will be sustained by
the Senate.
The hatred OF the government to the iona
Jjdc citizens OF Washington is Of the most
virulent type, and every opportunity is
seized upon to show it. The Collector and
Assessor Of Internal Revenue here, We're
known of all men as dyed-in-thc- wool AbO-
litionists originally, had never wavercd in
their allegiance to the government" and
'loyalty" to the worst stripe of Radicalism.
They had, moreover, spent their money
literally to effect the election Of General
Grant; yet, they were, without moments
warning thrust out of office to make room
for couple Of carpet-baggers. The Mar
shall OF the District, near relative OF "the
family" and citizen of Illinois, was trans
ferred from Richmond to this city, where
EoI .l<>7 4
to this moment. Our Courts are made up
OF interlOping judges, and now [ hear that
our Radical Postmaster, whowas so true and
''loir' IA man as to be able to procure con-
firmation by the Senate, no longer ago
than last summer, is to give way for an
other stranger to our people. In short,
there is not single Federal officer in the
District who can be properly called a
Washing tonian. It would seem that citi-
zenship is per- Sc sufficient ground
for political ostracism, and this principle
permeates every hole and corner under
Government control. The organ of this
morning announces that sin consequence
of the unprecedented pressure, there is
every indication to believe that all the
master workmen in the navy yard will be
removed at an early day" These ere
movals," it is known, are made to create
fhcauCles ZOE scaliaWdSS lTOu LdSUeTu
SYSTEMATICALLY from Massachusetts. -
The incumbents are all Radicals but labor
under the objectionable misfortune of
being "to the manor born" or of having
resided here long enough to become bona
tide citizens.
It is presumed that Secretary Borie will
not be affected by the contemplated
changes in the Cabinet. Some time ago
he surrendered all authority over vessels
atloat to Admiral Porter. 1t is now au-
thoritatively announced as follows:
ut is understood that the Secretary of
the Navy has issued an order to the effect
that the commandments of navy yards shall
respect all orders issued by Admiral Porter
the same as if issued by the Secretary
himself These orders are to be signed
"A. e. Borie, Secretary of the Navy, per
D. d. Porter, Admiral"
This document completes the full and
entire assignment of the duties of Secretary
Dorie to Admiral Porter. The next tug
will be between General Sherman and the
Secretary of War. The public need feel
very little interest in this fight.