Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1885-04-12
WASHINGTON GOSSIP.
Some Curious Talk About the Foreign
Appointments.


WASHINGTON, April MANY curious
stories are told concerning the recent dip
lomatic appointments. Mr.. Pendleton,
who served rs manager for the civil SER
wee agitatcls in the Senate, and who
fatbered their bill, set the example of
spurning one Of the elementary principles
of their creed. lie got the recommends
sons of all the Democratic Senators for
tho mission to England. and applied for
mat place to Dust Mr.. Lowell. The pa
uers now on file iG the d partment Of
State contradict the allegation That the
intimate persona terms eNisiHe between
Hr. Bayard and Mr.. Pendlet0n prevented
the latter. OUT of motives OF da lIcacY, from
pressing an application for London. lie
desired that mission above an others. and
tried % get il i'm the usual way known to
politicians.
When MI Phelps came to he consulted
ON the subject. he declined to take any
ctbor place than the one he received.
This deprived Mn PendetOn Of the OBJ
ctofhis ambition. And as Mr.. McLane
isa been DESIGNATED for France. there
only remained for thu civil service re-.
fa.fnc. tine choice between Germany and
RUSSIA. These are the facts about Mr..
2diatOn's appointment.
Last week eN-GOv. Jarvis, Of North
Carolina. wrote a letter to one OF his
10 uds saving in positive terms that he
bad not asked for the Brazilian mission:
That be did not want il, ana that he con-
sjdeled it as banshment. Forty-eight
hours aiterward he appeared in Washing
ton. and was persuaded 10 fOregO his pre-
y.ous declnatiOu. Mr.. Jarvis was pro-
POSED tor a seat in the Cabinet by his POI
l1ical friends. In the distribution Of
diplomatic honors, the post at Brazil was
awarded 10 the or North State. and Mr..
Jarvis was nominated without his knOWl-
edge or previous privity. He is popular
is the state, progressive, and likely 10
become a serious candidate for the Senate.
Perhaps Gen Ransom, whose term will
el inc i'm 1850. may have THOUGHT il de-
-.r1 ie to have an important competitor
caf OF She country.
Tire appointment of Mr.. Buck 10 Peru
r1ito upset the equilibrium OF tue Ken
ekt dC'rg3ii0u In Con Iess. Following
~-iy Oh tie heels OF the defeat OF their
N.rte tar Commissioner OF Internal
NHuUc. il may be- said 20 have aXcltcd
Eeen resentment Of the politicians.
Buck had lived in MIsslssippi ANA
us fortunate in having the friends hip Of
tr. Lamar. one such friend. when iu
earnest, is a tower of strength. MI Beck
81 mautly condemned Mr.. Bucks an
ointment, 50 far as it was charged to
Hlturk. He declared he did not know
g.. BucI The representatives, Of the
administration answered that Mr. Buck
AL been chosen in compliment to the
wishes 0t the Senator's and Representa-
ives from Kentucky. and exhibited their
written recommendation to that effect.
aided boy Mr.. Beck and Mr.. Blackburn.
This answer sienced the opposition and
d'sprOyed the accepted theory that gen
eral recommendations for Office have no
value, and that personal influence is alone
j, ctive.
1t is alleged that Mr.. Jackson, the new
Minister 10 Mexico, who was confirmed
without hesitation by the Senate, stands
ir the same category with his former law
partner, Gen. Lawton, who was not con-
nlmed. That is 10 say, they both received
p1rions from President Johnson, but did
nct eet their disabilities removed bv Con-
2ress, holding that the pardon was LEGALLY
sufficient to cover the Otfense
Gen. LawtOn was not rejected nor
even reported upon adversely. But the
nomination was Withdrawn after the
Committee on Foreign Relations had
called attention to the point of disability.
that is held good ground for refusing
him the Russian mission, and il Mr.. Jacl-
son be in the same boat, is the latter TO be
favored as an exception because the SEN
ate was ignorant of his auttcedents?
This is nice nut for technical cOnstruc-
uODlsts TO crack.