The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1843-05-23
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CHANGES IN TIE CABINET-APPoINTM ENT

of probabilities has now become reality. Mr. Web
ster has at last resigned his post in the Cabinet, and
is soon to retire TO the 'shades' of Marshfeld-to
his farm in Massachusetts. Hugh H. Iegare, OF
Charleston, S. c. has been appointed Secretary OF
State Pro tenn, soon ii is said, to be established in
the office permanently. Mr. Legare has, and still
holds the office of Attorney General.
Caleb Gushing has also been commissioned Ambas-
sador to China, and Robert Tyler, jr. the Captains
Private Secretary, has been appointed his Secretary
MIR c. is to leave for China about the first Of June
Ills appointment so far it relates to the man, is
good one. MIR &. is known TO be familiar with our
foreign relations, and is also business man. bet
ter choice could not well have been madc-certan'y
no, from the ranks Of the guard
1t is also stated that Fletcher Webster has been
commissioned Secretary Of Legation to China, and
that he will go out with Mr. Gushing.
The public feel curiosity respecting the course
the retiring Secretary will pursue He doubtless had
reasons in his mind good and sufficient, for re
naming so long he has, in connection with Flyers
Cabinet. In the adjustment Of the Ashburon treaty
he won for himself additional fame and in all Of Ey-
lcrs tergiversaons and treachery does any one be-
licve that the great has not dscounenanced
his conduct? And if it be true, it is avered that
he mt last left the Cabinet because it had become so
dehased and ten with ocofocosm to forbid his
further continuance in it, is it not pretty evident that
he is still the Daniel Webster Of 1910? He still lin
gers in Washington close his business, and before
he returns to Massachusetts he will purtakc OF pub
lie dinner at Baltimore to be given him in honor OF
his agency in making the late treaty with England by
citizens of all parties. Time will show us his future
and intentions, and we cannot now but indulge
the confident expectation that he will show himself to
hA srne natriat and undertaking Wing
Lncoroco1sM AIDING THE PEOPLE. The Lo-
cofocos or Ohio have carried the anti Bank creed
little farther than any other State Their brethren
in New Hampshire the same track, only
little in the rear, yet fast coming up-and have stop
ped one or more OF the best banks in the State, and
ground, so FAR as they could, the people, down into
the dust. In Ohio, they have been bringing for sew
era wears ruin upon the honest citizens but the doings
of the Locofoco Legislature last year huryng on
hurricane yet more destructive. They refused to
re-ohnrer banks, if they willing to do it, the
conditions were such as nobody dared would have
any thing to do with banks II cad the following:
The Cincinnati Gazette says:-s'The Banks whose
charters have expired, quietly winding up their
affairs The people owe them about eight millions
any bank facilities out ofthe of the country
| and by the sweat of the brow Four millions more
are due to the existing Banks which must also he
collected within short period, us no Bank will at
Tempt 10 DO business under the unfair and impractl-
cable law Of last matchmaking sum total Of twelve
millions due the Banks, while the institutions
owe the public less than three millions"
fCPThe locofocos of Indiana, some months since,
wrote letters of inquiry to the several aspirants for
the Presidency in the ranks Of their party, to which
Calhoun, Cass, Johnson and Buchanan promptly re.
piled. Van Buren,, after lapse of some months,
forwarded reply characteristic Of the writer. From
| it the extracts which follow taken, preceded by
remarks by the N. Y. Express:
TIE VAN BUREN, MANIFESTO.
THE SAGE OF I.INDENwALD THE TARIFF.
Mr. Van Buren, in all his communications address
ed to the "dear people, ever reminds one OF that
| eloquent and plausible friend Of afflicted job who
was so remarkable for s'darkenng counsel with
words.'' lie seems to be believer in the defn
iton of the term language which the satirist gave,
gift to enable man thereby 10 conceal his thoughts
The more imminent the necessity of correct inform
alton to the enquirer, the more impenetrabe is the
meaning of the reply; the direct and simple
the interrogatory, the less categorical is the res
ponse.
We have seen witness put upen the stand, be
fore now testify before jury concerning the facts
in pending case, whose conduct while under thu
screw Of cross examination is very like that of M
Van Buren,, while replying to the Committee OF tn
| Indiana State Convention. The witness has no OBJ
lection reply but te will take his own time, ant
must hen have his own way in phrasing and ex
planning his testimony. Being told to 60 straight Tor
ward, and tell his story, he says, "Cerain'y, Sir,
amn' and then on he goes, before, giving tn
Court and the Bar, and Jury, and auditory a YER
| interesting narrative Of events, and incidents, an
opinions. altogether irrelevant to the subject matte