New-York daily tribune., 1844-11-25
The Cabinet that Is TO be.

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The Cabinet that Is TO be.
The first keen encounter between the jockeys
and the jockeyed in the last Baltimore Conven-
uon takes place on the question of Premier in
MIR. Polk's Administration. The ultra-Texas,
anti Tariff prints who crushed Mr.. Van Buren
mean to keep Mr. Calhoun in that position, with
an eye to both immediate and ulterior operations.
On the other hand, the old Van Buren wing OF
the party are anxious to oust Mr.. Calhoan and
put Andrew Stevenson Of Virginia in his place.
There is no choice between them. Calhoun is
more of man and Statesman Stevenson has
less capacity for mischief, bnt is equally hostile
TO Protection and devoted to the Texas iniquity.
He was for some years speaker Of the House,
commencing in 1927, and afterward Minister 10
London, where he got into an abusive controver-
sy about Slavery with O'Connell, and came out
of livery badly damaged.-As possession is nine
points in law, we think MIR. Calhoun will hold
his post for a while if he chooses, though he will
ultimately be shuf1ed out of it. He is too strong
man to be relished as chief adviser by weak
President
The second post-that Of Secretary of the
Treasury-will be claimed by and conceded to
New York, and will be given to the man that
Van Buren and Silas Wright shall designate.
Some very green spectators concede 1t TO Ex-
Gov. Marcy, but that is absurd. Broken-down,
last-century politicians are rarely chosen such
posts. Benjamin F. Butler can hardly failto get
it, unless he should prefer Foreign Mission or
some post of less honor and more cash.
Mr.. Robert ]. Walker of Mis- sissippi viii prob
ably be pressed for place in the Cabinet, as ne
has been the chief engineer of the Texas battery.
He may be put off with U. S. Judgeship or
Mission if be inconvenient to seat him in the
Cabinet.
New.England may and may not be allowed
Cabinet Minister. If subordinate post is allowed
her, Ex.Gov. Morton or Geo, Bancroft will prob
ably fill it. Alex. H. Everett, that basest of all
toaders to the McDufis fanaticism which arro-
gates to itself the title of the South, must have
bone thrown him, but none go large as this.
The present Cabinet, with the exception of
Calhoun, will doubtless have leave of absence.
Was New-York carried by Fraud!
Absence from the City for few days, and Sc
we're illness before and since, has prevented our
giving that early and searching attention to the
subject of the Frauds practiced at our recent
Election that we could have wished. And even
now, writing hurriedly and in pain, we can only
allude to some Of the facts and considerations
that we intend, when health permits, to bring
more prominently before the public. Rely on it,
tho matter shall not be permitted to sleep here.
Let it be every where understood, however, that
we propose no contest, demand no legal scrutiny
Of the Election. We we'll know how futile must
be all appeals to those who have the power in our
State Government and in the House at Washing
ton. II we could prove beyond cavil that Polk
had received Illegal Votesequal to three times his
majority, it would avail US nothing. They have
the staff in their hands, and will keep it, in the
face of every thing. All we hope is 10 attract
sueh attention to this matter as will ultimately
lead to the adoption Of some barrier against such
iniquities.
When we speak of Frauds in the Election, we
do not allude to those perpetrated before the day
Of voting. Fifteen thousand determined adver-
saries of the Annexation of Texas were induced
to throw their votes halfway in favor of such
by the grossest Misrepresentation OF
Mr.. Clay's attitude and views-on that subject.
Abolition lecturers, hired and paid by Polk Loco
Focos, were kept parambulatiug our strong Wing
Counties, defaming Mr.. Clay and making votes
for Polk by drawing them off from Clay TO Bir-
ney. Fifty Thousand more stanch supporters of
Protective Tariff were induced 10 vote for Polk
by lying assurances that he ,oas as much Pro-
teetire TariS man as Clay! Many thousand
Adopted Citizens, agreeing with the Wings on
all National questions, voted for Polk from hos
tility to or dread Of Nativism, stimulated by the
grossest falsehoods, first, as to what Nativism
and, secondly, as to the identity of
the Wings with the Natives. But all theselosses
even with the crushing weight which Pennsylva-
mia threw upon US on the very eve of our Elec-
sion would not have deprived Mr.. Clay Of the
New. York Electors if none but legal voters had
been suffered to vote. The consummation of our |
defeat, in the State and Union, was effected by
Illegal Votes. Let these facts be considered:
L. One month before the Election, an active
and prominent Loco-Foco manager in this City, |
with kindred spirit in neighboring |
County, assured him con6den6slly that they
should poll large majority for Polk in this City
He was asked how. He answered that they
should poll SIR or sepea thousand Illegal Votes.
He said they had men accustomed to vote fifteen
or twenty times in our City at important Elec-
tions, and they should be sure to give good |
majority this Fall.-We have the names OF the
parties to this conversation, and of the witness
vho heard it.
9. There are in our State at least Forty Thou
ssnd White Male Adults, who are Aliens, or im-
migrants from Europe who have not yet been aa. !
mitted to citizenship. Of these, large majority |
are usually, and an immense disproporsion were |
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