Government Positions

lf any of our readers have an telling for a governtnent position, we ccuimend the artisleinanother column, headed "Government Clerkships," to their earalul perusil, feeling certain that it will cure thein ot' any desire tbey may have for such a life. The pressure fur positioDS upon the United States senators and members of congress is $o great that they can not possibly give one in fitty of the applicants an office. A prevailing error amocg the people is that a senator has more power in securing government clerkships and positions than a representative in congress. That is not so. Each member of congress has control of the postoffices of bis district, independently of the senators, and they have also an equal voiee with the senators in deterniining who shall fill the rest of the goveronient positions in their several districts. To Ilústrate the drift of what we wish to iiupres.s upon the miods of our readers, we will stute a little incident coming to our own knowledge. A friend of ours sonie months since, starled for the national capital harboring the idea that he was a great man ; that a certain member of congress was indebted to him individually for bis electioo, and as a reoom pense our friend considered himself entitlcd to the best position in the gift of said soBgraMttaa He tells the result in .sub.stantially the following lanicuage: Ia the lir.st place he askedforan hour's private interview, which was rdyctantly granted ! When our f'rieod comnienced the recital of his claims the ungrateful and indebted M. C. stretchcd himself out upon the sofa in a latiguid matine r, gaped and yawncd, and in a very listless way gave ear to the recita!. Our friend's many good qualities; hisunfaltering ty to party; his untmng labor, and large ïntl'KT wiclded n behalf of the raeniber's election ; what he liad done and what he could do, were all recited in a glowing manner, but for some unaccountable reason failed to kindie the desired enthusiasni, and to all of which the evidently bored official replied: " I feel for you ; should be glad to assi-t you if possible, but my dear friend, there are 500 more in niy district wlio have just as much claim upon me as you have, aud all I can prouiise is to do the best I can for you." During this interview there were at least two dozen k noeles on the door by as many eager applicants for the very same office that our friend coveted. He says when he eame back home he was a wiser and a better man, with all the fever for a government office thoroughly cradicated from his systeiu. Furthermoro he disclaims the iaintest desire to ever become either a senator or member of ongress, aud endure the per.-Htent pressure and constant boreing they are subjected to by their constituents. If you have anything to do, don't beg for a position on Uoclo Sam's pay rolls.