The Hawk-eye and Iowa patriot. (Burlington, Iowa) 1839-1843, 1840-06-04
THE TALES OF MADAME RuMoR.

THE TALES OF MADAME RUMOR.
The city has been filled with rumors
during the last twenty -four hours. Re-
ports of designations alleged to have oc-
Cured already, or certainly to take place
soon, meet US at every turn, Then there
are stories also about chickering's between
some men in the highest stations, and
GOODNESS and arrangement among others.
1t is confidently stated that the Post. Mas
ter General has actually resigned and, if
this is not the case, have reason to be-
lieve that he intends to do so. The Globe
of this evening will probably remove all
doubt. Gen. Armstrong is spoken of as
as bis successor. He was one of the aids
of General Jackson towards the close of
the war; has resided for long time at
Nashville, and is one of the puculiar fa-
vorites of the man of the Hermitage. 1t
is said by those who know him, that he
has no peculiar qualifications for the Of
fee. But if General Jackson has recon-
mended him, the feeble parsonage at the
head of the Government dare not resist
the mandate.
Mr. Kendall, it is further said. goes ont
on the ground Of i'll health; and wishes to
repair to more genial climate. Spain is
spoken of. But the mission to that coun-
try has been changed, by the general ap-
preparation bill, from the dignity of
minister to the inferior grade Of a charge
d'affairs and the salary and outfit are of
course reduced from 5000 dollars each to
$500 dollars. Whenever these facts are
mentioned, people become doubtful of the
truth of the rumor which assigns to Ken
dali this diplomatic post.
The removal of the Secretary of the
Navy, Mr. Paulding, is strongly demand
ed by considerable portion of the politi-
cal frieuds of the President. Sixty.eight
administration members of Congress have
signed an application to the President for
that puapose. 1t is said that Mr. Van
Buren, has requested the withdrawal Of
the application; but it has been adhered to
and pressed. The grounds Of complaints
are represented to be various. Want of
civility, or Gas they call it) official inso-
lence,' is the cause of removal urged by
many; with others, and particularly some
of the Pennsylvanians, it is connected
with his course in reference to Commo-
dore Elliott; with others again it is merely
the desire of change, and to see some per-
sonal friend in his place. It's probable
that Mr. Paulding will relieve Mr. Van
Buren, from embarrassment by resigning.
If he does not. the President will be plac-
ed in an awkward situation.
There is trouble about the w ar Depart
ment also. A prominent political charac-
ter in Richmond has given Mr. Van Buren,
to understand that he must clear his skirts,
in some manner, of Mr. Poinsett's militia
scheme, or make up his mind to lose Vir.
ginia! | should like to know what Mr.
Richie will say to that How like the
cunning old politician himself, to put Van
Buren, up to the trick of throwing the bur-
den of the blame on the Secretary But
Mr. Van Buren, cannot clear himself of
the odium of the measure. He distinctly
endorsed it in his message to Congress.
But if it is believed that any good to the
party will result, Mr. Poinsett will be
struck from the roll without the slightest
conjunction.
There is report about Mr. Woodbury.
going out too but it obtains little Gre
dence.
Mr. Forsyth is angry with the mana
gers at Baltimore-displeased with the
President, who, he believes, if he had
been sincerely friendly, might have pro-
cured his nomination--and dissatisfied
with ''the party for the mass Of whom
indeed, he never did care lot, excent So
far as they were useful to him-'rhe mar
ty are angry with him for speaking his
mind so freely in his card. The feelino
OF the Globe clique are manifested in the
treatment he has received from the off.
cial organ. His card is stuck into cor.
lner Of the paper, unaccompanied by a
single word of reference or comment, OF
even the usual dress of an original article
In the remarks Ton the Vice Presidency
made twice in different numbers of the
Globe, no notice is taken Of Mr. FORSYTH.
| His name is not even mentioned. Messrs.
Polk, King. and Johnson are, spoken Of:
but the Secretary Of State is passed over,
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