The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1844-05-14
Washington.
TFTOM OUT Correspondent
WASHINGTON, 10th May, 1914.
The Deed is Done.

| The Deed IS Done.
The Democratic Tariff Bill is dead And with
die all Van Burens prospects of succeeding to the
| Presidency. Your leading article in yesterdays
| Herald-and am proud to say, the Herald is read
here by ALL high and low, with initiate and at
tenton-upon " the presidential question:" has
| caused no small stir In that you enumerate Nh.
Van Buren's T." want of popularity-his selfishness-
his duplicity-his want of manly frankness-his
having occupied the presidential chair already-the
| recent political elections in Connecticut, and in
| Virginia-but above all, the anti-Texan movement
! in which he has participated, and which has
| finished what the other matters began" To these
| | can now add another element not then in your
possession but which is regarded as the shutting up
of the book, to which "Finis'' was already APP
pended-I mean the killing of the Democratic tariff
bill to-day, by the votes Of Mr. Van Burens own
particular friends.
The Southern members say that when they 60
home they have no issues which to fight against
the wings. They must sit down and told their
hands. Z" On the tarlh question Van Buren, and
Clay now agree. On the Texas question Van Blu
rem and Clay now agree: The Land Distribution
obsolete idea. In short, We have" they say, "no
| thing to fight about, and Clay may as we'll walk
over the course /; for if the measures are the same,
we lnhnltely prefer Clay to Van buren,"
Stewart, Cass, and Woodbury.. On these matters
| have nothing to say.
letter is in town from Gen. Cass, intended for
intended for publication He goes decidedly for
Texas. l have seen The letter in which he states it.
But the letter for publication is ID answer to some
of his friends from the West. He has also been
written to by his friends from the South 1t is
deemed desirable that the published letter should
appear in answer to his Southern friends. The
persono qiijus will therefore be changed, and the
letter viii not be published for some days.
In Executive Session to-day, Senator Tappan's
day that the wings disposed to regard his case
with lenty. But ] confess | misunderstood the
nature of their cnity. 1t now appears that their
and his colleague Allen, strongly urged as "mtigat-
ing circumstances" the general disclosure of
what is done in Executive Session, &c, that there
were other copies sent to New York-as the Errn-
Well the enlty Of the Senate consisted in not ca
Polling him. but in passing upon hin, censu,e
This was their action in Executive Session this
aiternoon-dS IcorJ0ture, Tor 1t would be extreme
y inconvenent for me TO tell how kn0w it, mas
much all those Senators whom have asked
nt2u; their proceedings have refused to tell any.
thing about il.
It .- confidently assered-but must in Justice
say it is by those not especially friendly to him
that Mr.. G ihoun will not contlnnc member of
President Tyler's cabinet AZ hours. 1t is alleged
that when he entt red the cabinet he hoped make
use of Tyler 10 serve his purposes and that rice
CCTSd, MI yer HOptu 10 make OF CdlhO in to
his purposes. Blu. that the result proves that
neither will lend himself to the other Hence in
part the disagreement that is alleged to exist be-
tween them. Moreover. i, IS said that MIR Calhoun
will not lend himself to the removals which MIR.
Tyler designs to make, in carrying out his policy
OF having none but his own ir ends in office I
we this for an irresponsible rumor-the truth OF
which DOUBT, as | said last night.
The friends Of Mr. Van Buren, here still express
t,.er firm conviction that he will be nominated by
the Baltimore Convention the first ballot fec TO
one. Nous rsrrons They think opposition is al
ready dying, if it s not dead-or rather they say So
The politicians here are SOMEWHAT puzzled to
turn the Philadelphia riots TO good account for their
own party.
p. S.-As have published some rumors about
the Presidents cabinet il is fair 10 offset what the
Madlsonlan o: this afternoon says about them
thus s.~s ;ys,'y.j-....,
new bltch Of rumors perv AIDES the air But instead
Of cabinet osons" &c &C. perfect harmony reigns
in the Cabinet. There is not only 'resg aons' in
contemplation, but the Cabinet is emphatically
"unt
The Globe, rs you will see, has been compelled
to haul off lis tone is decidedly moderated Mr..
Benton iees the hit. SD