The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1844-06-10
BY THE SOUTHERN MAIL.
Washington.
tCoriesposdsuSe 4 the iIe-sld ]

WARRINGTON, Sla May, lS44
There G;e strong symptoms Of the breaking I'D.
! and new reorganization Of the Presidents cabinet
Il Val. be remembered that Mr.. Calhoun entered
the cabinet with the express uroers anding that his
duties were 10 be almost exclusively limited 10 the
settlement of the Oregon and Texas questions.
The Texas question will probably be settled to-
night so far as The action of this administration is
concerned and if rumors may be credited, the
Oregon question will be terminated almost as
abruptly, and with even less satisfaction TO the
American negocatOrs.
In this view of the subject can easily credit the
positive assurance made 10 me last night that Mr..
Calhoun will very shortly after the arrival of news
from Mexico, and adjournment Of Congress, retire
from the Presidents cabinet.
The same authority also states that John Y.
Mason, Secretary OF the Navy, will be called to
the State Department, or at all events retain somo
place in the cabinet.
Also, that Com. Stewart will probably be called
to the Navy Department in place of Mr.. Mason.
Also that James l.. Green has one more chance
OF place IN the Cabinet-the more especially, las
! take the liberty of stating on my own authorty,)
N consequence OF the Trenton Emporium having
hauled down Tyler's flag, and run up that of "Pok
and Dallas'-to which flag, also, Tyler's special
friends in New Jersey, Capt. Stockton, (who owns
the Trenton Emporinm) Jas. l.. Green and others,
have ali given In their aegiancc--a circumstances
which VIII greatly multiply the later's chances of
a place In the Presidents Cabinet
Inc same authority also states that great changes
may De expected as soon as Congress adourns
| That Curtis Will be incontinenlly removed and
| Cnas. G.. Ferris installed in his place That ] l..
Graham Will probably get his walking ticket also
and general clean out be made, as have already
| suggested.
| forget whether have mentioned that the Pre-
sident has made another attempt 70 get some one
to take the Treasury Department by offering it to
Mr.. Weller OF Ohio; like Senator Allen from the
same Stale, to whom the President also offered the
SecretaryshiP OF the Treasury, MIR. Weller is cne
Of the most sincere despsers and haters Of John
| Tyler that can be found in the United States
| This proves what have so often stated, that the
principle on which the President makes his ap-
pontments, is TO select them from his enemies and
not from his rleads-a principle SO Vicious, unjust,
ungrateu, and ungraclous, as to meet with tho
unal!oyed contempt and indignation Of every well
balanced IN nd
The Treasury DEPARTMENT has now been offered
M c. John Weller, and know not how many
others, as have not preserved list Of them. 1
| now understand-ss IN the oil the Vice Presl-
dency-President Tyler has advertised for sealed
Esq, acting Secretary ct the Treasury-the Secre-
taryshlp OF the Treasury will be delivered up on
the most favorable terms Have you no one
| among your New York financiers who will accept
|it! Monroe Edwards is undoubtedly an able fnan-
cier, but might be restrained by weighty considera
tIoos from accepting. But where is Redfied, Of
Insurance, and Nicholas, of the Life and Trust,
and Dabney, et id omns genus?
| thought at first would not tell the whole story
| about Mr. Weller-but may as well tell the tale
as 1t was told to me. To avoid positive refusal
to accept offered offices, has been the Preside nj
practice TO hold out the bait goodly distance al
| flrst-by the intervention OF friendly third parties
TO whether II would AT all attract the eve Of the
fish. If the bait should attract, why, then
withdraw it altogether. Mr.. Weller, il seems,
was keen enough TO understand this kind Of fishing,
| and accordingly noticed the bait of the Treasury
and swain around it with willing eye. In short,
| Mr.. Weller lntimated that he might entertain the
proposition If it were made. The party thus led
| by the nose, then formally rendered to MIR w. the
| offer OF the appolntment-Mr. w. returned answer
| within an hour that he believed on the whole, he
should not swallow the bait, there might be a
hook in it.
And now as my hand is in ! will add, that Mr.
Tallmadge was not equally successful When the
proposition made to hun, his first object was
to ascertain whether he could get confirmed by the
Senate This difficult and dangerous point
| TO ascertain, without losing caste with his Wing
friends. He. however, felt round, and in his feel
ing he had the misfortune TO arouse the suspicion
| of his Wing friends-who IN their turn commenced
feeling Mr. Tallmadge, TO ascertain whether he
would accept the offer, provided ii were made to
him. In the simplicity OF his heart, Mr.. Tallmadge
confessed that he would be willing to accept the
Secre taryship OF the Treasury. This was enough.
lllsfren not only ntrnated TO him that he would
not be confirmed, but that no man would be te-
| garded good Wing, who would ever be willing
to accept Office under John Tyler. Here the whole
affair ended.
As there is no mail tomorrow morning, I shall
not write again to-day. S. B.
y. 5. | understand on good authority, that there
is strong reason 20 believe the Honorable William
Cost Johnson will not support the Clay ticket, but
will support Polk and Dallas. / come cture the
chief reason TO be- that he is in favor of annexation
but as to his reasons, am not fully assured.