The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1844-03-12
BY THE SOUTHERN MAIL.
Warrington.
Correspondence Of the Herald.l


WASHINGTON, March 10, 1874.
AS 'his Is Sunday there is very little news stir
ing MOST oil the people here attend church two
DR. three times a-day upon the Sabbath. Indeed
mink never was among a more church-goinG
people. II would seem that the more wickedness
here is in place, the more zealously do its peo-
Die worship God. And, confessedy there ia NO
more dissolute city in the Union than this identi
,al City of Washington.
PRESIDENT TYLERs prospects OF a reelection are
certainly brighter than they were few months
100 Should Calhoun accept his appointment, it
,annot but strengthen President Tyler's position.
They are alike unfriendy to Van Buren,. And
should Mr.. Calhoun take the place assigned to him
in the Cabinet, his friends must, under the circum-
stances, entertain kindly feelings towards the ad-
The consequence must strengthen
and consolidate the sympathy OF the southern de-
mocracy against Mr.. Van Buren,. President Tyler
has several highly important appointments yet TO
make, which must give him still greater power.
Let us look at them.
Minister to France (vscant)
Minister to Russia 10 be recaed)
Minister to Austria, Ito be recalled)
Minister to Mexico, Shannon not yet conarmed)
Judge Of supreme Court, Wright declined)
Secretary OF State Calhoun not yet accepted)
Secretary OF the Navy, tvacant)
These are some Of the very highest Offices with
in the gift of the Executive, and the appointing
power must be strengthened, if judiciously man
but also of their influential friends and supporters
That Mr.. Tyler will avail himself of these advan-
tages no one can doubt who knows him.
OF MARTIN VAN buren,, have little TO say He
has hard battle to fight, and am afraid his forces
will lack of the essential elements necessary
to win victory, IL wit-enthusasm.
HENRY CLAWS high tariff views are reported to
have been somewhat Modified during their late
and present anneal ing process IN the warm and &C.
NAL atmosphere Of the South. This cannot lniure
him at the North, where his Wing friends stand
committed to him for veal or for woe, and it may
strengthen him, and doubtless will do so at the
South-the more especially if Calhoun accepts Of
iice under President Tyler-an event which GER
tainy will not tend to unite the Democracy against
him.
JOHN G. CALHOUN will undoubtedly strengthen
himself by taking Office under President Tyler.
He may accent an act OF patriotism in the pres
ent emergency of the administration, and the pub
lie will owe him their gratitude and admiration for
the act or, he may accept to bring himself from
retirement again into public life, when his name
will be more thought of and talked of than ever
before. In either case he would be wiser to accept
the Secretaryship of State.
DANIEL WEBsTER-an obsolete idea.
RICHARD M. JOHNSON is ready to fight, run, or
wfestle.
JAMES BUCHANAN hopes Mr.. Archer will have the
courtesy to allow hun 10 make speech on the
Oregon question-and hope so too, for have no
doubt he will make great one if permitted.
THOMAS H. BENTON did not say" Oh, LOrdy,
Pm hurt give me some brandy!' He Is rapidly
the Senate some time this week-and will take the
earliest opportunity that his health will permit to
make TWO great speeches, one on the Oregon and
the other the Tariff.
SrLAs WRIGHT has Just declined the Judgeship
upon the bench of the Supreme Court, and is
thought to exhibit great magnanimity in sacrificing
himself tor Mr. Van Buren,.
VIM. G. RIvEs wrote a letter.
LEWIS CAss-see late leading article in the
Herald
So much for the leading men.
Oregon is IN aatu quo-thc other side OF the
Rocky Mountains
Texas is great country.
Col. Merlck's new Post Office Bill comes up to-
morrow in the Senate for final discussion and, It
is expected, adoption.
Doubtless the Senate will soon 60 into executive
session upon the appointments now pending before
them. The news therefore, this week will be
highly lmportant-the more especially as It is pro-
bable that the President will send IN more appoint
ments
| The tariff question is now fairly before the
House, and fully before Congress Tor dlscssson
| Mr.. McKay's bill, which you have doubtless seen,
is reported. IL Is compromise bIll-ranging from
30 10 per cent-dlscrlminatlng both above and be-
low IA horizontal tariff 1t was prepared under the
conjoned wisdom and sagacitv of the democratic
members of both the Senate and the House, and
will secure every democratic vote in Congress. Ia
the House the bill will be passed, +" under the
screws" to wit, the previous question. And Their
rs good reason to suppose that Il ,cM also pass the Sc
nate. There tifty-one Senators-twenty- Ell
are majorty there are twenty -three democrats
and have the names of tour southern wing sena
tors who ESQ says democratic senator OF hlgi
authority will it is thought, vote IN favor OF thu
bill. need not say that this puts entirely new
face upon the whole question, and IS a matter o
profound interest To the country.
| have just learned that Mr. Buchanan will max
therefore that Col. Merrck will not probably cal
up his Post Office Bill till some other day.
Such are the leading measures now occupying
attention IN Congress s. Is.