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Slate Libraridn.-We observe, with
regret, that Gov THOMAS has nominated
to tie Senate, Librarian for the State
Library at Annapolis, in place of DAVID
RIDGELY. Our establishment at this step
of the Governor equals our regret Is
every public interest to be sacrificed to
party prescriptions


Gov. GRAsoN did not disturb Mr.. RIDGE
L Y, and no one supposed that the present
Governor would remove an officer of the
State, so meretorious, so honest, so oblg-
ing, so competent. Mr.. RIDGELY is a
husband, and the father of eigM children,
with no means but his salary to preserve
this wife and these children from misery
and want. The person nominated as his
successor is, if we are correctly informed,
a young man without family. But whe-
thcr he has family or not, it does not alter
the case. The State Library was eslab-
lished about eight years since. Mr..
RlDGELY was the first Libraria II, and has
ever since occupied the office, amidst all
the changes of State politics. Under his
judicious management, the Library has
increased to the number of twelve thou
sand volumes. Its order, arrangement
and increase has become a passion with
hlm. He looked upon it almost with pa
ternal interest. He ransacked every vault
and dark hole, and brought to light many
valuable records of the history of the State
and with great labor has saved and arran-
ged in form for preservation and use, all
that time had not destroyed. His mani
ners are in the highest degree courteous
and accommodating; we never heard a
whisper of complainllagainst him from any
quarter. The State did not possess more
faithful and competent officer in any of her
Departments. And such man is lost to
the services Of the State, by the action of
party pros cription!-BaH finer.