The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1844-01-16
BY THE SOUTHERN MAIL.
Washington.
Correspondence of the Herald.)

w ASHiNGTON, JANUARY II, lof4
The appointment of jeremiah Towe, Naval Of
ficer, q. Dillon, and John S. McKbbin, Appras-
ers, have not yet been sent in. But these and a
whole batch of orhers-clearing the Board-wil be
sent in probably early this week. 1t is thought the
most OF them will be confirmed by the Senate.
The President will probably appoint Wise to Bra
zll-ln place of Profit rejected. But Wise wants
to go to France-and is using every means to con-
ciliate the Senate. His course has been softened,
&c.
w. C. Rives will support Clay-may become a
pet with Clay-will hope for high place with Clay
will seek to succeed Clay in the Presidency
There will be no breach between Tyler and Rives.
Mr.. Webster will support Clay fully, in the hope
to succeed him. A day or two since, Mangum,
and Bolts, too-the three did dine together Thus
Clay holds out Mangum, as his right hand to Web
ster, which Webster embraces, and you can Judge
for yourself, whether or no Webster has hold of
Tyler with his left hand. Have you ever heard of
any breach between Tyler and Websterl
MIR. Calhoun has written letter-as learn from
various sources, and believe-whch is here in this
city-in which he renounces and denounces the
Baltimore Convention-and declares he will not al
low his name to so before II at all. Calhoun may
take his stand against all Conventions, as General
Jackson did against the Congressional Caucuses--
which he broke up ); or he may look to uncompro-
missing hostility to Van Buren,.
AS to Mr.. Spencer, the Senate appears to be
bothered and perplexed with him. Some want him
''hung up"-laid on the table ndetinitely-till Clay
comes in-who will put wing in his place! [By
the by John Sergeant Is here] Others want to COM
pei him to resign, and so delay. "Other some'' are
intensely anxious to ascertain whether no there
IS any possibility of the Presidents appointing Il
wing to the judiciary, if they were to reject him
or II wing will be appointed to the Treasury if they
confirm, him. Both these questions | can only
answer by saying that doubt whether the Presi-
would m eIfhs MIA
see now the wings are cypherng, cyphering, cy-
pherlng. Clay is appealed to-and as soon as an
answer comes, Critenden will know all about it.
nm, between heaven and earh rely on it the Pres-
dent will haul HIM down In short order; that is,
withdraw his appointment. altogether, as he has
power to do at any time before the Senates action
Other of the wings are doubtful il they will get a
better man appointed in Misplace, by Tyler, if they
reject him.
Spencer ought to be confirmed The reasons are.
justice to the EXecutive-respect to the Supreme
Court to fill its bench-importance TO do it on ac-
count OF the great cases now shortly to be argued
before It; TO wit, the great Girard will case-the
some $l5 or 900 q know not how many
are involved. The wings themselves established 4
precedent under J. O., Adams, in December, be-
lore the March when ne retired; an appointment
place OF Todd, lit is a case in point, although for
get the names) There is no particle Of doubt
put that 1t is the interest of the wings. to confirm
~. that they will do it. Who will be appointed to
his place in the Treasury, also who will succeed
Proffit know not yet. 1t requires time-and there
is scarcity of the right men.
Porter and Henshaw. Nothing new to saw In
stGt~ quo. Hcnshaw's case perhaps, most doubt
ful Par mobile tratrum-f0r they have contiguous
rooms even at Fuller's Hotel. Their position il
very unenvlabe. You know all about them. l
think 1t probable, in Porter's case, that the wings
are specially averse to confirming a man from
Pennsylvania who will render Clay's vote in that
State any more doubtful than it now is Every
thing depends on the balance of power. Thus you
have the key which opens the secret of the case
Somewhat similar reasoning may apply TO Hen
shaw's case
AS to Van Buren,, every body that | see thinks
his position is daily becoming weaker and weaker
that he has chance at all ofan election and that
either his own friends will be forced to give up the
Baltimore Convention, or if persisted in, that it will
be not Democratic Convention, but Han Buren,
Convention. He is very much embarrassed by the
abolltlonlsts, as have already written to you-and
i is thought it may be more than even his FRIEND
Richie can do (he is the greatest edtor-the grea
over the case fere u at TIE the ourtR "' :" sm'"
Dudley Selden, Townsend, burgess and otrln-
ger) ]. D. Stevenson, g.. d. Strong, Hunt (Mer-
chants Magazine,) Gil Davis, Capt. Thompson
&c, are hcre-Botts, also, John Sergeant, &c.