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Wide circulation has been given to list pub lshed in Washington City, giving the numbers of individuals employed in Washington Ci., and consular and d lamatic stations abroad, with the aggregate amount of the salaries received The list is classified according the States and counties of which inc persons employed were natives. The preponderance Of numbers s largely in favor of Vir- ginia, Maryland, Pennsylvania and the District of Columbia, all sf winch are imme ediaely in the neigh borhood of the capitol. This fact will serve to ex- plain in part the origin of this preponderance. Per sons who live in the immediate vicinity of the ap- pointing power, and therefore the earliest informed ot vacancies, lhe first to apply, and most easily commended to, If not in general personally known to the authorities, must necessarily have the best chance Tor appointments without imputing any craving after office more thaa is general, any disposition 10 show systematic preference.

 But there is another remark to be made upon tl list, which has been overlooked by those who use il to show that injustice has been practised wards the States in the distribution of offices. It may have been, but the list s very unsatisfactory proof. The place of the nativity of an officer, is fair rule for ascertaning he influence which appoint ed hn or the place from winch he was appointed An example of this is in our own State, which is represented as having only officer at salary of $1,500. To whom this applies say, b, { il Is notorious that the Minister to France Mir kIrG was appointed from Alabama with salary of 5000. But, heinz native of North Carolina, although a Senator m Congress from this State, since irs admission into the Union, he is probably down as on the North Carolina hst The same sort of er. TOT must per,ade the lists of all the new States

 have many ndtiues to present for al ponlments. Their leading oi course, emgranrs from the oIdt r States, and of these emigrants it is the honor of Virginia that she furnishes larger proportion than most other States, of those who rise 10 emnence and achieve high public stations Of the present Senators in Congress from this State, IS Vir ginian and another South Caiolinian. It would be obviously unjust should either of these be selected for office, to call il Virginia South Carolina ap pJntment MT. WALKER, the Secretary of ihe natire of Pennsylvania The other Mississippi Senator is North Carolinan-so is MT. Benton of Missouri. Slas Wright of New York is a Vernon ter, but it would be hardly fair place any high of- flee conferred upon him to the account of Vermont These instances show how very uncertain is the information givea by the current list of which we have leen speaking, and how much scrutiny of a great many collateral facts, Is necessary to deter mine winch is the true influence, local or general, which IS chargeabe with any partcu lar appoint. | m