The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1845-04-04
BY THE SOUTHERN MAIL.
Correspondence OF the Herald
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ton -Beat0n Buren, ITiightisDa-Y ounp
Democracis pery Wroth-Ritchie, Mr. Calhoun
and Isras- Dissatisfaction and Erasperation-
Mr. Polk and the Iarif-The Bank in Pe,,nsM.
sania and The Turf in the same State-lhr Blu.
cha'ldn and Iron in Pennsyluania-IAe Free Ira
ders and Mr.. IVaLksr-Mr. Walker, Peansytpa-
ma and Mr.. Ddilas-Ihe Free Trade Men about
70 come out for Property Iar, &c, &C., &c.
There were four removals of clerks last evening
III the Sixth Auditors Office in the Post Office De-
partment Messrs. Evans, Moncure, Rose and
West were the sufferers, and of course Mr.. WASH
ington will take care 10 supply their places with
democrats OF these four, Mr.. Rose was an ap-
pointee of Mr. Tylef's, who removed Mr. Whar-
ton of Tennessee without consulting Mr. Whittel.
sey the then Sixth Auditor, and Mr.. Whittelsey
was 50 much affronted thereat, that he rendered
his resignation, and declared his resolution not TO
be an office holder under government at the head
of responsible Office, if his clerks were to be re-
meved without cause or application to him. and
others put IN their places OF whom he knew nothing
Malicious persons however say he would never
have rendered his resignation if he had not expect
ed Mr.. Clay would be elected President, and would
renstate nm in his office.
The restoration OF Van Burenism In the official
appointments by the Cabinet, is creating still fur
tner and more deeply seated discomfort and dissa-
tisfaction among the young democratic. and al
though 1t Is said that Col Benton's influence has
no effect at the White House, yet there are certain
proofs that he possesses great influence with the re-
cent appointees of the Cabinet. Col. Gardiner the
recently appointed Postmaster in this CITY, ia a
most intimate friend of Col, Benton's, and have
learned that he has refused 10 appoint any person
to any ct the subordinate posts in his gift, without
the applicant Is specially endorsed by Mr. Benton
and the seli-constituted clique club this city,
which has undertaken to dictate to the President
the disposition he shall make of the offices in the
District, 10 which they caini to have a right to no.
inmate their friends, Cor rather members of their
ciuo,) and Col. Folk has only TO appoint those
recommended. Then Mr.. Gillett, of ST. Lawrence
county, New York, the recently appointed Regis.
ter OF the Treasurer, Is one OF the same breed-a
regular Benton-Van BurenWright clique man
lar restoration of the old clique to power, which
produced the state OF affairs evenuating in the de-
feat OF the democratic party in lS4O
The young democracie are very wroth at this
state OF affairs, and at the appearances of things
Then learn that Mr.. Richie is said to have re-
commended to Mr. Polk and the Cabinet to send
Mr. Calhoun to Texas, on account of the apparent
difhculties IN the way OF annexation This is look
ed upon insidious attempt on the part OF Mr.
Richie and others to destroy Mr. Calhoun If he
be nominated, 1t would appear to be very ungra.
clous IN him to reuse to accept such mission, and
advantage would be taken OF such a refusal 10 at
tempt 10 injure him, by the many misrepresenta-
tons and ISLANDERS which would be circulated by
those, hostile to him, and who desire to crush
MN II possible Ii he were TO accept and go to
Texas,as mlniserhe could not do any thing to fur
thcr The annexatlon-he could not address himself
the people of Texas-he could not address him.
self 10 the Legislature-he could only address him.
self to the powers that be; and if they be opposed
TO annexation, the causes can be well OWNED for
their course; and those causes are such, that
40 weight OF character or talents which
Mr.. Calhoun possesses, land would bring to
the accomplishment OF his mission, would
IN the least avail to change their feelings of
opposition. Then if Mr.. Calhoun should fail, who
cannot foresee the hulabulloo which would be
raised against him, and the efforts which would
be made by the Benton-Van Buren, Wright clique,
10 make II appear that Mr.. Calhoun had caused
the failure OF annexatlon-and that it was because
he had been sent the object was not accomplished.
And 1t he succeeded, supposng he was to frame a
treaty which would be acceded to by Texas then
the same efforts would be used TO defeat the treaty;
and if they succeeded, its defeat would likewise
be charged upon Mr.. Calhoun, and it would be
said that II was his having been employed to make
treaty, which he had caused TO DE drawn up so
AS to ensure rejection. Every way in which they
leok at 1t, the friends OF the great Southerner see
evil intent towards Mr.. Calhoun, and hence their
evaporation at his dismissal from the cabinet,
their dissatisfaction with subsequent events, their
olsrust OF the Presidents tariff views in his inau
gural, and the composition of his cabinet are all
heightened and Increased, and the mutterings are
heard growing louder and fercer as the denoue-
ment draws higher, and shortly the thunder cloud
will burst with fury which can be imagined but
not described 1t the war once breaks out, it will
be :. war 10 the knife.''
All these things, however, tend to exasperate all
the classes which fought against Mr.. Van Buren,,
and thought in his overthrow they had accomplish
ed the destruction OF the Clique which under him
had SO long controlled the government and posses.
sed al the offices; and TO see that very clique rem
stated IN power, and to learn of this rumored ad-
wee OF Mr.. Rltchies to send Mr. Calhoun to Tex
as, and TO see the consequences which they per-
ceiye woad flow thereirom, makes them exceed
lngly bitter, and 1t Will easily be seen that this
feeling with respect TO Mr.. Ritchie's advice will
make his position anything but an easy one if he
should come here as is now expected to edit " the
organ Nine tenlhs OF all the active men in the
virginia canvass-the great majority OF the can
dldaes Tor Congress In that State-the leaders
OF public opinion there, and those by whose
exertions 80 large majority was secured for Polk,
are Calhoun men, ana If they find Mr. Richie
Is thus uniting with the open and concealed enc
mics OF Mr.. Calhoun In Counselling or effectng
measures which are meant, will tend, to ipjure
MIN, ne had better retire at once while he can do
so win nonor, and notwalt to be defeated, and to
prove the predictions that are now freely made of
his certain failure as organ EDITOR to be true
these feelings here are also working In another
way, which promises trouble for the adminstra-
ton. Since the appointments of the Cabinet have
appeared TO indicate restoration, complete, and
more so than they think Van Buren, would have
ga. dared TO makeLmore attention has been paid by
the tree trade democrats to that part of Mr. Folks
inaugural concerning The tariff. The more they
investigate 1t, the more they are dissatisfied. They
nov feel that. Mr. Folks letter TO Mr.. Kane, and
which has been termed by them free trade senti-
ments In tariff language" was more tariff than they
wished, and they say of his inaugural that il Is
" tariff doctrine in tree trade language" In TRUTH
they suspect they have been deceived oA this point
also, and that Mr.. Polk will desert all his long ex-
pressed principles on free trade, and give up the
point to Mr.. Buchanan's views, who goes for pro-
tectng under the name of &C incidental to an ex-
tent the free traders say)wlth the
wishes oil the protecflonlss. How can a Cabinet
they argue, composed Mr.. Folks is, be expected
10 do justice to the south, which has been SO long
oppressedl Why, too, say they, should the tariff
n in fha Cahi Inf
any morslthan the Bank1 Why, when they made
that question test question in the recent contest
for the Presidency, should not a Cabinet be ap.
pointed which comes up the standard of the Bal
tlmore Convention resolutionsi II il be urged 10
them that Pennsylvania 10 in favor of q tariff, they
reply, not so-the wings are In favor of a tariff.
and they make all the noise about il; but let il be
made party question, a. the Bank question was,