The Liverpool Standard, and General Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1854-12-05 00:00:00

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in the Soule affair. Pierce affects extreme delight; but
Marcy suspects there is something still behind. And so
there is. It is covered np in the following advices received
hue by the last steamer :—A very warlike despatch has
come to hand from Buchanan touching our relations with
France, in connection with the Sandwich Islands, Cuba,
the Dillon affair at San Francisco, the St. Domingo in-
trigues, and the Soule question. ' Old Buck,' in his
despatch, urges the most decisive measures, a powerful
navy, the immediate annexation of Cuba, at all hazards.
No time to be lost. We must defy France ; England will
stand off; and in defying France we may frighten Spain
out of the island, the ever faithful island of Cuba.' He
opposes any immediate action concerning the Sandwich
Islands. They will keep. He goes for Cuba before any-
thing else, and to the exclusion of everything else which
may interfere with Cuba. Marcy will resist this pro-

and will have to go out. * 5 * If Marcy
goes out, the plan of Soule and Co. is to put Buchanan in
his place. The President's message to Congress will pro-
bably tell the whole story. The issue is between the Con-
gress at Ostend and our Premier. If the former triumphs,
we are authorised to say that we shall have Cuba in less
than six months; no matter how. If the more paci-
fic policy of Marcy is adopted by the President, it is re-
ported that Soule and Buchanan will resign and return
home to agitate the question here ; Sanders remaining to
keep the pot boiling on the other side. Is is feared that
the revolutionary affiliations of Soule in London will result
in still more aggravating complications with France and
Spain. Hence Marcy is gloomy and taciturn. He evi-
dently suspects the plot against him; the troubles in
embryo ; and is sorely perplexed. Pierce will not listen to
the recall of Soule as matters stand. They have gone too
far. Marcy will, therefore, be compelled to allow our filli-
bustering Minister to mil:to the end of his tether. Soule
and his fire-eating diplomatic associates have thus secured
the upper hand over Marcy, and he is powerless. Soule is
practically at the head of our European affairs ; and it
will go hard if we do not obtain a red-hot war, or as beau-
tiful a quarrel with France and Spain as the Cuban Junta
could desire. One thing is almost certain, we shall either
have a ' jolly row' with France and Spain, or a revolu-
tionary fuss in the family at Washington." Another com-
munication of the same date says, " It is understood .that
the announcement in Saturday% Herald, that the large
accession to the British West India fleet had no reference
to Cuba, has been confirmed by the representations of Mr.
Crampton, the British Minister, to Mr. Marcy. * * *
With regard to the immediate acquisition of Cuba it is be-
lieved the Administration is not prepared to press it; and
'unless matters should be precipitated by the action of the
Spanish Government, it is not probable the President will
make any recommendations regarding it to Congress. *
* * Mr. Soule has very few friends here ; bnt even his
enemies are divided in their views as to his return to
the United States. Mr. Marcy and nearly all the Cabinet
would like to see him driven out of Spain, because in such
an event they would be rid of him. * * The result of
the Pennsylvania election determined the President to
make a change in the Cabinet, and to give Judge Camp-
bell notice to quit. Before, however, the change was ac-
complished, the elections in the other States showed that
if the heads of departments were only to be selected from
States which supported the Administration, that there
could be no Cabinet at all, and hence the idea was aban-
doned." A communication of the 20th says, "I am ena-
bled to state upon unquestionable authority that the Pre-
sident has determined upon a reconstruction of the Cabinet
as soon after the meeting of Congress as possible, say
about the middle of January. Mr. Marcy will resign, and
Messrs. Campbell and Guthrie will go out. Mr. Brecken-
ridge, of Kentucky, will be made Attorney-General, and
Mr. Cashing will take the State Department. Mr. Dobbin
will be transferred to the Treasury Department. The
other positions have not yet been determined upon. Mr.
Buchanan having officially notified the President of his
intention of returning home in the spring, Mr. Marcy is
to go to England as Minister. This will, of course, dis-
pose also of Mr. Sickles. Mr. Mason, who is very desirous
of being recalled from France, will probably be offered a
seat in the Cabinet, though this is uncertain. Having
determined upon a reconstruction of his Cabinet, the Pre-
sident will also make an entire change in the foreign ap-
pointments, recalling Soule, Belmont, Seymour, &c. It
is believed that the amount of patronage which he will
thus have at his disposal may prove sufficient to give the
Administration full power in Congress. At all events, the
experiment will be tried, and has been agreed upon to the
extent I have above stated."

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