, 1872-11-17
DUB CONGRESSIONAL BOARD.

The election being over, nov comes the division
are numerous and rich. There is Postmaster,
with several subordinstes; the Collector Of
Customs, Deputy Collector, and various others;
Collector and Deputy Collector OF Internal Rev
enue; Assessor OF internal Revenue and nu-
merous Deputies; Marshal and Deputies; Dis
trict Attorney; these, with storekeepers, Ap-
praiHers, Gaugers, Lighthouse Keeper, Marine
| Hospital Doctor, Steward, &C., make goodly
List Of officers, having salaries from 81 800 mp to
$4,000 year, with incidentals. The patronage
| Of late years has been made to include the let
ting Of contracts for all Government work,
every contractor being an officer Of the
| Government as much through the favor OF the
ruling power as any watchmRn or clerk in
| any Of the Offices. There are now
three Congressional Representative where there
had been but one; and this patronage is now to
be awarded By Board OF three. This Board
consists Of Messrs. Rice, Ward, and >FarWen.
| These gentlemen constitute syndicate. DIFF
fculty presents iteef in the fact that all these
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and to reward any Of the outside soldiers will
require the dismissal Of present incumbentB.
This difficulty, however, is lessened by the fact
that Chicago is particularly rich in diplomatic
talent. There is hardly mission abroad that
cannot be admirably filed By citizen OF Chi
cago In the Berlin mission, Chicago has pre-
scriptive interest. The mission to Brussels, it
may safely be said, is filed from Chicago as it
was never filed before. Il Galena is to
surrender the French mission, Chicago is
prepared to fill the vacancy. The mission to
Bogota has been surrendered by the State OF
Boone, and, OF course, there is man in Chicago
prepared to take it. The mission to the Argen-
tine Confederation was declined BY 3 Chicago
man, a few months ago, and, Of course, awaite
the other man who may be presented by Chicago.
General Logan declined the mission to Mexico,
and, possibly, that p1aceis sgain open for Chi
cago man. This city has furnished Secretary
of Legation to England. That was twelve years
ago, and re are now prepared to furnish full
Minister. It has also furnished Secretary to
Berlin. Under these circumstances, the diff
Guilty of dislodging the preeent ofice-holders to
make room for others is somewhat lessened;
the displaced officials may Ill find places abroad.
The obstinacy OF the President msy, however,
create unexpected obstacles. General HArt1anft
and Simon Cameron, and thirty other leaders OF
the party in Pennsylvania, called on the Presi-
dent On Friday, and in a set speech told him
that the result in Pennsylvania was due to their
personal efforts, and that his reelection Was due
to the result in Pennsylvauia in October last;
therefore they demandedt that the person selected
by them should be appointed Postmaster at
Philadelphia, which Office is about to become Va
can't by the resignation Of the pres =nt incum-
bent. The President,-who, it appears, has been
! reading the Cincinnati platform and has been
seriously impressed by it,-replied that he Tas
| convinced Of the necessity Of Civil Service Re-
| form, and intended in making his appointments
accordingly; therefore, be would have to fill the
vacancy in Philadelphia By promoting the Assist
tant Postmaster. This excellent deciaion is
apt to disanange the programme Of the Chicago
Congressional Board. For instance, ii they force
Eastman ont Of the Post Office, that won't put
Macarthur in. The only way to make Macarthur
Postmaster is to have him appointed letter
carrier, and, by continuous deaths, designations,
suicides, and disabilities, OF those above
| him, have him gradually promoted to
| the chief place. For the present, to
remove Eastman is to make squires Postmaster.
In like manner, to send Judd to Berlin or st. Pc
tersburg will not open the way for General
| White. It will make vacancy to be filed either
| by the reappointment OF Collector Mclean, or
! the promotion Of Deputy Ayars. To cut of the
Pension Agents head will require the promo
ton of his deputy, and in this way nothing will
be left for the Board to divide among their
friends, save subordinate places, where there is
| hard work and small profits
Under this condition OF affairs, all the present
incumbents who refused to pay their asBess-
1nents and their subscriptions to the NeH York
Times, and other special organs will probably
retain their places. New appointees must begin
at the foot OF the ladder, and it is possible that
one OF the other Of 11r. Farwell's Irish friends
from the Eighteenth Ward may get the
system about the year 1860. It is likely that all
Mr. Farwe1l's appointees and friends Wil1. in
any event, retain their places, and the friends Of
Megsrs. Rice and Ward must take the lower
places and work their way up. The sessions Of
the Board, therefore, will hardly possess that
interest which they would otherwise have. The
reform Of the Civil Service has apparently
begun In the policy adopted toward Hartranft
and Cameron, the President will win the ap-
prova1 OF the whole country; but it il neyerthe-
less hard upon the Chicago Congressional Board,
snd the legion Of hungry and impatient bum
mers who are c1amoriug for the reward OF their
ser7icas.
THE JURY SYSTEM.
The list Legislature, with the purpose Of