The New York herald., 1845-04-04

The Ueekiy Illustrated Herald, 10 be issued to-
morrow morning. will contain an engraving Illus
tratlve OF select party Of the supper ten theu-
sand " witnessing the performance of Mrs. Now
at's new comedy at the Park. Also, view OF
he Great Iron Steamer, in process OF build
iag at Hoboken Price only O. cents.
The New xyAdlninfstratIon--Its Recent Extra
ordinary Movements and Present Position.
We have received a very important and curious
letter from private correspondent at Washington,
disclosing some peculiar events in the history of
the administration of Mr.. Polk, which explains a
number Of the recent removals ard appoin,mentsin
more accurate and satisfactory manner than any
thing we have yet seen in any quarter. We must
confess that, until read this letter, we were
sorely puzzled to account for the decapita,ion OF
Wm B. Lewis, Thomas l.. Smith, and Dr. Jones
at Washington, all of whom were members Of the
old Kitchen Cabinet" under the Jackson regime,
and who had managed, amid all the varying events
of the last four years 10 retain their position, in
spite of all changes and revolutions. The letter
winch we give this morning at once explains all
these matters.
We always believed that Mr. Polk would en-.
counter great deal OF difficulty in the formation
Of his new administration from the various interests
ard cifques which existed in the party that elected
him TO office, and each of whom would struggle
for the mastery. 1t seems that he is beginning to
awake 10 the realities OF his difficult position, and,
what is yet more worthy, that he is calling up
from the resources his own mind, courage enough
and force enough TO resist all such attemps-to re-
volt at the influence Of cid Jackson himself, and
obe ahis own length and breadth the President of
she United States. We certainly must give Mr..
Bnil preat rro6it this ned ~ nd
thus far,with some few exceptions, we think he has
succeeded to a remarkable extent in realizing the
idea of an independent President. We think we
may now safely regard the old Kitchen Cabinet and
the Globe, which was its organ-its steady, un-
scrupulous, wel-pald organ-asA pretty nearly an
initiated. We are glad to be able to announce
that there is now no doubt that new paper will be
established at w Washington on much more compre-
hensive, liberal and sound principles than those
which have characterized the action of the Globe
during the last few years. 1t is supposed that Mr.
Blairis worth $500 OOO made out of the pckings of
Congress, administered to him by the members
both of the Senate and the House, who wanted him
for their own purposes and used him to serve their
own interests.
In another point of view, we think the determine
tion OF the new administration to cut loose from
the Globe and send it adri, and with it all the old
chsuss, will be of great advantage. We aIlude to
the settlement of the tariff question on national
aud judcious basls-lhe acquisition of Texas, if it
ever is to be acqulred-and to the arrangement OF
difficulties with England in relation to Oregon.
1t generally supposed tha; Mr.. buchanan will not
long remain in the State Department, in conse-
quence offis extreme views on the tariff and the
difficulties which now surround the Texas question
II seems that since Mr.. Calhoun left, every thing
ID state OF great confusion in the department OF
State the subject Of annexation, and should not
be surprised to that important measure entirely
lost by the difficulties which have accumulated
aroundit, bothin Texas and in Mexico. and also, and
more particularly, the administration Of the demo-
cratic party itself We do verify believe that the only
possible mode of accomplishing the annexation OF
Texas at this late, day. and in view of the Difficult.
ties which have come to environ it, would be the
appointment of Mr.. Calhoun on special mission
10 Texas. If any man can bring that republic into
the territory of the United Staes by removing the
obstacles to that result which exist in the Texan
government, he is the man.
Thus much, however, for the first month of the
new administration of Mr.. Polk In the space OF
thirty days he has travelled more changes and
transitions-more difficulties with ciiques and cote
ries, than ordinary administrations encounter in
their four years. He has committed some errors
IN his appointments and in other matters and some
oi his cabinet ministers are committing greater er-
rors, as we already perceive in some of their acts,
but we trust that when these matters are pointed
out to the new administration, the errors will be
retrieved, and tack tax en- as soon as posi-.
bic. We. have no doubt that Mr. Polk is one Of
the most honest men that we have had in the office
of Chief Magistrate, and that whatever he does,ys
done with pure intentions. We sincerely hope that
he may succeed, and make popular President in
spite of all difficulties.
But let us give the letter of our private cerrec-
pondent. Here it is and it will, we are we'll assu.
red, be read with the greatest INTEREST,"
Peep behind the Curtain.
WASHINGTON, lst April, lS45.
have no doubt that you IN the METROPOLIS have
been very much puzzled of late AT many of The
removals and appointments made by the new ad-
mlnisTation during the last few weeks IN this re-
gion Indeed, those who are not in the secret and
do not understand the real springs of action are as
much puzzled here as people can be In any part OF
the country. We have witnessed with equal aston
lshment, the removal of some of the most noted
wings from Office here, announced in the samr
breath with that of some of the very bed-fellows OF
old hickory" comprising removals made lnds
flmlnately amongst the wings, the Tyler men, the
4ld Jackson, and all sorts of men, at jump
The action OF The new President and his Cabinet
has indeed puzzled many, but think can unrave
the mystery TO you. There has been a series of in.
trlgues amongst those philosophers who formed the
original Kitchen Cabinet Of General Jackson
Tor the purpose of getting COMPLETELY under
their thumb Mr. Polk and the new administration
In the ccarse of affairs, Mr. Polk discovered these
lnIrIgues In all their ramlticatons, and became 81
lncensed at the attempt made to dupe him. that he
immediately went to work, and had all the chief
actors 10 the plot decapitated at once, comprising
Wm. B Lewis,who was formerly bed-felIow of
JACKSON. hp nj
ms Kitchen cabinet, and Thomas L. Smith of the
treasury Department, besides various other per
sons sons VINO expected to get office, but who never
VII, including Amos Kendall and others Incu
ded ia this conspiracy and indeed one of its prpc
pal instruments, was Blair of the Globe Indeed
lnat organ was The very pivot of the movement
oy wnlcn II was sought to control Mr. Polk and 10
Ri eR,ps,usre & me Dynasty which destroyed Mr.. Van