Sunbury American and Shamokin journal. [volume] (Sunbury, Northumberland Co., Pa.) 1840-1848, 1845-02-22
WASHINGTON ooRRrspoNpENcE,
From the Phil. Ledger.


Our political circles continue to be agitated by
the apprehensions and hopes of those who either
expect or desire to exercise a controlling innu-
ence during the next four years, and public anx.
ETY. appears to increase, just in the ratio that the
Presidential oracle inclnes to prudence and re.
serve. Mr.. Polk is still uncommitted as to a sim
gle Cabinet appointment, notwithstanding the
ingenious efforts of the most skilful tacticans to
elicit something OF a positive or tangible con.
struction.
Since the foundation of the Government. there
has never been manifested, perhaps, SO remarka
Polk has exercised throughout and if any man
has been trusted or counceled with as to the or.
ganization of the Cabinet, he certainly deserves
to be canonized as the political Harpocratcs O.
this ase-for no such example is to be found il
the whole history Of our Republic Heretofore
State secrets escaped in some way, through tn,
confidential repositories, whether by leakage o
otherwise, ,emains yet TO be ascertained; bu
they dill certainly take wings and circuat,
through the political atmosphere. Now, ever
thing is tight as the centre of stone is solid
and as confused and conjectural as chaos itself
TO those who enjoy the most intimate confdenc
and intercourse with Mr.. Polk he has not reveale
one syllable OF his purposes, and they who Jour
neyed with him from Tennessee are as isnoran
upon the construction of the administration
we are who have been speculating ever since IT.
result of the election. This will furnish an idc
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then,icity Of the reports that will be spread wit
complaisant solemnity and assurance
If Mr.. Polk has arrived at any determinatio
as to his Cabinet. those who are most likely
fill seats, who attract most of public attent,
and are regarded as the friends of the party al
entirely uninlormcd of the fact, and in this 10
may rcig wiH M- most Implicit confidence.
In this strange maze and doubt am unable z,
present any thing definite concerning the ne
Cabinet For the State Department, there ar
but two leading and Contendng interests. NJ
Walker and Mr. Buchanan, and tn. only serior
difficulty to the choice ofthe latter. consists
his unequivocal adhesion 10 a Tariff policy, higl
er than is acceptable to Mr.. Polk personally,
than would be countenanced in his Executive J.
Communications.
Mr.. Woodburys friends are pressing him wit
some zeal, too, for this appointment, and there
prevailing opinion that he would accept it g.
the Treasury without hesitation. NV impressao
is, however, that Mr. Polk will avoid any selec
tions from among those who have been comneC
ted with former administrations, and will pro
coed IN oC. o,,J
rous materials, and very probably, of far differ
ent character from that generally credited BY tn
public. As to all this matter the mind of tn
President i. unsettled, and will be balanced onl
! by merits.
For the second post in the Administration, II
| Treasury, there are numerous aspirants back,
by legions Of friends, who are bold in thrustr
their views upon other peoples attention, al
most assiduous in singing pnans to the merits
their candidates. In addition TO those named
a former letter, Governor Marcy. of New Yori
and Mr. Bancroft, OF Massachusetts, are mu,
spoken of They are both on the ground, and Il
latter probably AT the request of Mr.. Polk, in,
with the view TO appointment, certainly wi
that circumference. Attempts are making 10 gi'
Mr.. Robert Rantoul, the rejected Collector
Boston, som" consequence as a compctitor forf
Cabinet nomination, but his prcten,ions. whe
compared with others, are So inconsiderable, tn
they may not b- considered in any serious ligl
II the East is connected with the administrato
twill be most likely in the person of Mr.. Woo%
bury or Mr. Bancroft
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Johnson can both go into the Cabinet. They ar
from adjoining States which voted for Mr.. Cla
and such a course would be bestowing an undu
influence upon the West. From what ! can glea
OF reason amongst those surrounding msts, an
gather of the desires and prospects OF those ih
terested il strikes me that the Johnson interea
will eventually succeed for the Cabinet, and Coz
Butler be chosen for the mission TO Mexico, This
however, is only surmise, based upon Plassibl
premises. -
The nomination of Mr. Adams for the India
Agency of Michigan, wa, laid upon the table
the last Executive session of the Senate, which
tantamount TO a rejection.
The rumor of the day is that the Madisona
VIII be selected as the organ of Mr. Polk, and b.
placed under the superintcndence of Mr., Harris
late of the Union, and other competent persons
TO the exclusion ofthe present editor. am aware
that Mr. John Jones has denied the reports il
this respect on several occasions but he has left
quite room enough still for an arrangement OF
this sort, and as his paper has chiefly relied for
its support upon Government patronage and the
involuntary Fri ributa pfn ntEc | rll
ceive that he would object to a beneficial trans
fer, or hesitate to make good bargain for the
improbable glory Of writing politics with tho