Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1828-1831, 1829-03-14

IL was originally the desire of General Jackson to
retain Judge MLean in Office. lie was originally
named for the'Treasury. That wish being overru-
led tic was then proposed for the department he has
Tor several years filled with much credit and eff
cheney The influence behind the throne-the cau-
Gus which guides dictates and controuls the Gen
eral-fcariul that Mr.. Mclean by retaining the un-
checked controul of the Post Office Department,
would preserve, and probably increase the popularity
lac has already obtained, and would thus be enabled
TO present himselfin very formidable attitude as
candidate for the Presidency, insisted rs sine qua
non, that he should be brought into the cabinet, and
That the patronage OF his department should be p!a-
ced at the disposal of the cabinet instead of remain
ing, rs heretofore, in the hands of the Post
Master General alone. This proposition was natu.
rally offensive to AIR. MI.ean, especially he was
given to understand that it would be required of him
to go the whole in sustaining and fnrthering the
measures of tho administration. He accordingly de.
c!ined giving this pledge; and some embarrassment
occurred for o moment.
TWAS finally resolved, however that tho scr,,plcs
OF Judge TLean should not obstruct the policy laid
down by the advisers OF Gen. Jackson; and Il was
communicated to him that he might have the option
OF receiving the vacant Judgcshp or retiring TO pY-
vate litc 1t rumoured that his nomination as Judce
of the Supreme Court was confirmed to day as well
tho nomination of MIR. Campbell as District Judge of
Ohio.
AS successor to Judge MI.ean, Mr.. Barry of Ky.
Is named, who will be ready to adopt the gothic.
whole policy which has been required of, and re-
ectcd by, the present incumbent; and it is conjec
tured thnt oh ere will be general sweeping out of
the Deputy Postmasters III certain sections of the
country. Mr.. Baldwin is hero, and has also been
named as successor TO Mr.. NJ Lean; but his chance
is slight, as he blew up the whole arrangement as
Eoon as he understood who were to COMPOSE tL.
cabinet. a Virginia Jacksonian, and member Of
Congress, told me to-day, that it was objectionable
TO select men Of such moderate capacities for sta
tons of such Importance and to leave out such n,
as are to be found in the yirginis Delegation Taze
we'll, Z. p Barbour, &c.
OF the following lis, Of the Senators of the United States ,wo
aes Branch and Eaton have been transferred to Executive
Departments, under the new Administration:
From the .Ntc York Herald
UHfrEp STATES SEArEIhc following, il cornplete lis, OF
the members nj the United States Senate which assembled
ray ut Washington the nominations of Pyesiden,
Jackson for his cabinet We have the maine each
Senator the year when his of expires am, To show
deood be pazans OF General Jackson are given in italics
OF this number however, lin all ~ hles Sanford, Smith o.
south Carolina, Tyler Mckinley, Mclean Of Illinois Trouu
and Kecd may be considered douhtful-and Mess Bcren
Branch and Eaton already announced will be nominated
for members of the cabinet Twentyure of the Senators have
hccn rm supporters of the administration OF Mr. Adams all
whom are nic;ids OF the American system, excepting Mess
Shalocrs and johnston who have been anti-ta On the
farm question, essrs Dickerson Dudley, Sanford McIauc
party are also believed be friends of that that
at least 70 beng decided majority will be opposed to reps
oil the Iari On the of talent consider the Senate
much improved since the addition Ncssrs Spraguc rrcnr
huyscn, bunct and Livingston members. Such lnt9
WI do honor to the Senate and the nation.