The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1845-10-26

Washington.


Correspondence of the Hersldl
WAsHr,oroN, Oct "a, 1876
The Iar7f-Ar Buchanan and Mr.. WaLker- Ths
Secretary of Stare in an Gcfsd q'tnndary.
The country has some interest IN the Federal Ad.
mnstration. II is composed Of men elected for The
service Of the public. and as servant of the public
upon the watch-tower OF our free institutions, we
are not only authorized but enJoined to keep up an
impartial but vlgilant surveillance over Federal
Minister'S their policy, their movements, and their
designs-the subjects Of their disagreement, and the
overtures proposed to their harmonious settlement.
Concurrent and concordant as have been the Pre-
sident and his Cabinet upon most other subjects,
from the outset there Insurmountable barrier
of cold iron between Mr.. Walker and Mr.. Bucha-
nan on the sabect of the Tariff. And now, that the
day approxrnates for the reference by the Execu-
tive OF his recommendations on this subject to Con-
gress-now that there appears no leaping the chasm
between a Revenue Tariff and the law of '42-no
crcumventlng 1.-THE question Low recurs, shall
the Secretary OF State yield the wall to Mr.. Walker
remain in the Cabinet, submissive and impOt. mt,
retreat sg into the ranks OF the party in Penn
syvanld with the manly resolve olinhexible resist
ance 10 the invasion of the Keystone by the anti
Tarlfiites OF the South!
| Mr. Buchanan was offered a seat on the Supreme
Bench by John Tyler IN 1874, which he declined,
first because OF his contempt Of the nominating
thority-second, Tor the sake Of appearances as II
i
| Judgeship, II accepted, WAS preconcerted-he re-
ward of Mr. Buchanan for his services TO said Tyler
IN the matter OF the Texas annexation. 1t Is now
| believed that the office would be acceptable TO The
Secretary of State safe and dgnied retreat from
The squabbes oil the Cabinet unsulted 70 the stad
and quiet notions ot an old bachelor But the State
| of Pennsylvania or rather Mr.. Bucharan's oracle
there, the Ha'rlsburgh Union, enters it protest
against any such arrangement Mr. Buchanan 10
not to be made "warmlng pan," tor the ac-
commodation of an "ardent Virginian," Mr..
Stevenson or Mr.. Mason, anxious tor his place
! as the prime minister of the Administration -
Even should Mr. Buchanan resign his seat in the
Cabinet, he Is not TO accept the black mantle OF a
Supreme Judge and the perpeulty attached OF a.
500 per annum, the price of the sacrifice Of the
cold OF Pennsylvania the raSscious and mer-
| CHESS little free-trader OF the Treasury Department
II he does resign, (and he Is urged not 10 bulge a
oo he s to take his place at the head OF the ranks
in Pennsy vania leading them 10 the renewal OF the
| battle against the fTee-traders In lS4S.
Here then, IS precious guam Diary tor the Secre-
tary of State to find himself in at this time OF day
He has been fairly overslaughed by Mr. Walker on
the question OF reducing the Tariff II would be I'M
| pleasant TO knock under and remain n the Cabinet
after this but If he resigns his constituents protest
| that he shall not seek the gnominous shelter OF the
Supreme Court; but that he Is bound to throw HIM
sell again into their ranks and contend tor the pro-
lection upon cold iron, while there nail In the
| box and hammer TO drive it. If Mr. Buchanan
leaves the chair Of prime minister the chances are
that he will have nothing TO rely upon except his
yards tor the Presidency in lS4s He is, in short,
| IN rather puzzllng predicament Something, how
| ever, may yet be done. Mr. Buchanan and Mr..
| Walker were closeted long while yesterday, per-
haps upon a compromise OF some sort, OF which,
however, our hopes are not very sangulne. Let us
! hope for the best, while prepare for the worst.
| Among the late arrivals in town, we notice those
| of Levi d. Slamm, of the New York Globe, Col.
tesancon, of NJ o., and Charles Fenton Mercer, Of
Florida.