The New York herald., 1872-11-17
WASHINGTON,

WASHINGTON, Nov. 10, 1872.
The President, Cameron and tho Office
OF Postmaster mt Philadelphia.
senator Cameron called at the White House to-
day ana lab0red with the President against the
atters persistent hold upon the civil service rules
IN the matter Of the Philadelphia Post Onice, when
80 many party interests in Pennsylvania abide the
event The Senator is understood TO have met
with no better success than the formidable dele
cation Of Philadelphia politicians who called
yesterday; but the struggle is not 70 be aban.
doned while the vacancy remains untitled,
ana If unsuccessful now, it will be renewed
when the civil service appointee comes before the
Senate for confirmation. The latter contingency
is the strongest hope left the Philadelphians hold
ing that nearly every republican Senator and Con-
gressman must make common cause with them or
submit to a total change in the conditions under
which they have gained and occupied their offices
ana managed their campaigns heretofore.
Cameron's failure to effect even re-
consideration OF the Presidents avowed
determination occasions much disappointment,
from which consolation is sought by professions
OF belief that Congress- now that the elections are
over will pass "two- -thirdsr civil service bill to
its own liking, or by gloomy forebodings of the
family bureaucratic government that will newt
ably result from system that tends to consolidate
the present establishment and that must pract-
cally draw its reinfOrcements from the same local-
ties and families now represented in the public
ofices. 1t Is contended, again, that the rejection
Of the Cameron candidate in favor OF Fairman is
not wholly due to respect for the civil service regu
aons but partly at least to crafty personal adhe-
rents of the President who have made Fairman their
candidate, without ignoring the "wheel horsesr OF
the party But whichever view is adopted by the
nRot nhAro
nous in considering themselves daily snubbed at
the White House, and intimate that there will be
trouble in Philadelphia and at Harrisburg this Win
ter, If the pledges so freely given, and known to
have been given at the time, in the horrs OF drest
necessity preceding the State election, are not to
be accorded redemption. Even the return OF
Cameron himself to the Senate is no longer re-
garded as certainty, as 1t was involved, more or
less, in the barganings that distinguished the last
campaign above all its recent predecessors. The
immediate question profoundly interests all official
classes here, and their opinion is almost unani-
mousy for the Presidents courageous stand
Resignation Of the Surveyor or the Port
OF New York.
The resignation Of A. b. Cornell, Surveyor OF the
Port Of New York, win take effect on January l.
and 1t Is understood that James L. Benedict at
present Special Deputy Surveyor, and fully compe.
tent, IL IL sSu, 10 succeed MT cornell, Will be ap
pointed to the office. Should Mr. Washburne sue
coed Senator Trumbull the French mission will be
rendered Mr.. Cornell.
The Presidents View OF His Recollection.
The Young Mems Republican Club OF Washington
called upon the President to-day and congratulated
him on his reelection. The President In reply to
the remarks OF Arthur Shepherd, said the note he
had received was more gratifying to him than the
possession OF the ONCE ITSELF as it served TO show
that the American people did not believe the cam
paign sanders on his character.