Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1845-03-04
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ecs or seems TO TO de,ec, IT, IL very curious one.
To begin with the regular organization Of the new pow
er. believe the Cabinet will be constituted just told
you some ten days snce that cay. Mt Buchanan
TO be PREMIER Mr. Walker occupy the next position in
dignity Greatly the higher for patronage and nnusnec)
the Treasury Cave Johnson DO Post Master General
that insxprsssbs Of unmenonabes and spois. Mar
cy, to be Secretary Of War; Mr. Mason remain in the
Navyhe only part Of tho Tyler Dynasty ,hs, has found
favor In MrPolks eyes. They old inmatssConsres
sonsl yoke.felow the Jacksonian The Attorney
Cenersshp is less positive, but Mr.. Bancroft still think
will setit. 1t 10 supposed that the Administration
will encourage therefore need much Law that
the little which he possesses probably be pu, into very
| slender requisitiou.
As tho Premier, you once, either hat the
hentc edict. published through Mr.. Folks confidential
journal he Unon) just in time arrive here with him, Il
put aside in Mr. Buchanan's favor, that he is the
selected that ALONE Of the noforoas
Prssidsniiai asprsnts, has been done the honor Of
| being looked havinRpao chance, or else TINT he
has done himself the honor Of entering by stipulation. into
regular remuneration OF the future for the present. Now
It'll very that baled long in his weak ambition, he
may have prefer" bird in the hand in tho
again he may have considered that Presidents
nowadays always promise 10 bat !srn-as the
Of being able arrive only one, but
two-so secretaries may adopt with equal morality and like
advantage the system Of pretended self denial Or
yet again, he may intend his present position las il
may be caed) better (now probably the ul
innate object Of his corrected aspratons the retiring Pen
sion las they call such things in the British Mmistry Of
the Supreme Bench with the survvonhp Of Chief
| Justice.
Meantime, as the Presidents following the example Of
the later Roman Emperon, and appointing what they call
cd Cssar, "a suecessor that you must observe
done by them except TO their power Of
them meant that the designated Caesar should reign
till they could reign no more themselves do much
suspect any OF those who belong this Dynasty of the
| "old Roman" Of knowing word Of Roman History :
but still they may have been told that the Cesars very Of
ten aspred to dethone those who had lifted them to the
second place in the Empire and that they often sup
planted their creators At any it is common in
stnc OF Princes TO be jealous of their heirs The Dukes
OF Orleans, IN France repeatedly led the party opposed
| the Crown; and in England the Prince Of Wales has
many times headed the opposition. take il for granted
then, that Mr.. Polk will, like every body else tina,
has tasted the OF supreme power soon find him.
self utterly TO giving il up that IT, therefore, he has
entered into any compact, only with the monientary
view Of inducing rival stand in his way that such
compact, matter how made will be Kept either by
him any other; nay, that he with whom made
will only. for its existence, become the strong object of
jealousy. In word, such arrangement may be made
Presidents frs well second erm but it /. ne
kept, except the latter. Il was, doubt made
between Jackson and Calhoun but the latter saw before
the first term far gone, only; that the Hero
meant to be candidate second time, but probably pre-
ferred different, suppler But Jacksons en-
gagemen for his second term, faithfully kept
he could reign longer. In spite Of this lesson
Calhoun clearly ntottki himself be u second time en-
trapped with this pie crst-rst.term promise made to be
broken, by Mr.. Van Buren,; coalcsced with him-,urned
against him. and pulled him down, when he stood up to
complete a second Now, partly because as IN older
bird, he is be caught with such chs nor vet
be taken by having salt put upon his tail and partly
his wreched Encouragement OF this Texas business
has nearly been fatal he the Polk Adj
minsaton. him that he has BEEN arrange
compacts displaced by the Buchanan interest
Enough however OF Mr.. Buchanan As Secretary Of State
he cannot well make any but very poor figure Erccp,
the good temper Of without much purpose an ame
nifty derived from Of all will courage sincerity
he has exceedingly little in him. His reputation abilities
far rs he possesses IL. will soon appearbeore the
of real difficulty leading member in that which has
'siEs 90 aeL Ia gnide-to ruansge high and often
Store larae soe- Know scare
ly any whose capacity has been more utterly over
| rated.
Mr.. Walker had upon whose fortunes have been
made by the Texas question: claims which il was mposs
bic to disregard His talents such even Mr.
Polk could take umbragc at. lie joins his rights over
the President elect, still the Vice elect
his bro,herin.law nominee. lie was, besides of that
lucky family the Bache D,lases for all of whom during
tined invarabe provision. presume it Is their violent
adhesion Rotation which has kept them always in Office
| or their hatred OF monopoly which gives them all a right
places every mothers and arly every daughters
husband of them. Moreover besides being law
TO tine Vice President and drynurse his present political
fortunes, he has with him farther complication Of kin
Repudis being the daughter OF Mr.. Dallas daughter
Miss Charta Breaking Mr.. Walker is on this side his
brother.inaw's great grandson To speak, however, as
seriously can OF such politician Mr. Walker the
| little man, among tall politicians, would stand a Tom
Thumb; butmeasured by his colleagues his magnitude will
quite respectable. His capacity is exceedingly
SMALL his principles slight Of fitness for large Affairs no
man have less for he is essentially petogger For
that lageness OF view which look through wide and
difficult subjects OF craftsmanship or finance and grasp
with strong hands great system Of interests Mr. Walker
be assured is utterly incapable oft But little while will
it take him To prove that he is another Crawford nor
another John C. Spencer But he is an Industrious little
body, with considerable faculty of fuss. great noise
will he make small things in magnfyng which, his
genius principally lies However he is a gcod.nutured
person-too complacent 10 be easily offended and moroo
he is brave: for little by know not what foick
Of nature usually Their hearts probably bigger
than other peoples in proportio TO their persons.
OF Cave. what shall tell YOU now fdy speak Of
condition Of public affairs when animal as worthless
for any high public trust he, mount to distinction
Among Demugogues themselves there is one sort narrower
"' "ueoi VIA" " o iea'' inc poverty OF whose paris d.
reefs them to but one single mode Of making themselves
agreeable to the meanes OF the many-those mean who
dedicate all their public zeal prevent any mans getting
at the Treasury right or wrong Among this Sort Cave is
one Of the most inyeorato. For God knows how MANY
years. he has made that and moving small and mean mo-
tons in Congress, his deOesisnd almost only occupation
There is against any claim however equitable nor
any public interest however capital, which Cave would no,
at any moment commit. for the sake Of seeming VIII.
liant Of the Treasury In Short Cave is thoroughly the
dirty fellow, any that il has been my fortune look upon
in public life. His abilities precise proportion 10 hi.
avorite aim and the morality with which he pursues IT, As
10 the capacity to manage Department the Post Office
has been glorious under Wickfe in comparison to VIVA,
he will make H. As to system. he ia about f to drcc,
a weazel would be manage great establishment
for hnichDg chickens. for weaver tina, had never
done any thing oil his life bat pick holes in every public
sack that ho could get lie make great hal