The New York herald., 1845-03-25
z THE SOUTHERN MAIL
Washington.
Correspondence Of the Herald ]

WASHINGTON, MARCH 90, lo1o
Difficulties in The Cab,met-Ihe Run for the Nert
Presidency-OGee-Se Seekers-Ihe GutAotine tm the
State Department. is to be the Organ?
Symptoms Of dlscord in Mr. Folks cabinet be-
gin already to manifest themselves, owing, il is
said, to the efforts OF the Secretary of State, who
is an old asprant for the Presidential chair place
in office, particularly in the State of Pennsylvania,
to which he claims the sole right of giving direc-
ton, his particular friends and favorites.
The old and leading democrats of the keystone
State, have centred upon Henry Horn, Esq. of
Philadelphia as a successor to Calvin Blythe, the
present Collector of that port and Mr.. Buchanan,
VINO has voice In deciding In such selections, by
virtue OF his office member OF Mr. Polk's
cabinet, to whom he submits the names OF all APP
pcants for share of the spoils contends for the
appointment of another.
OF Mr.. Horn, or his qualifications for the post of
honor for which he has been named by his friends
of Philadelphia. shall say nothing either pro or
cen. Suffice it TO remark, that he has always been
sound democrat, and is a man and merchant OF
Market street, OF great respectability. Mr.. H. was
once in Congress from the city Of Philadelphia,
and would have been returned again by his friends,
had not circumstances Of an unexpected nature
suddenly arisen at the time he was there, to place
power In the hands of the whig party. This small
potato business of heads of departments, who are
ambitious OF reaching The highest post OF honor
that the nation can confer, planting friends in tat
and influential places, with view to their own
them at this early period Of a new administration
Should such little great men persevere in policy
OF this sort for even but short time, explosion
in the cabinet must inevitably ensue and all the
hopes and blessing Of repose and prosperity, pro-
missed by the prudent and wise debut in power OF
President Polk, will be lost ere he has time to de-
yelope the primary steps for bringing them about
Let us, therefore, have no President making for
TWO wears to come, at least within the four walls of
the White House but let the people to whom the
business Of elecing successor to James X. Polk
nFn h0I nG dnI Loot thOrp 0onAld dCfo
that place, when the proper time for doing SO shall
have come
have been credibly informed that silas Wright
and Mr.. Calhoun have already made up their
minds to be independent candidates in 1848 One
10 be northern, tie other southern candidate,
for the purpose OF bringing the election OF Pres-
dent into the House of Repre- sentatives. This you
may rely upon as fact The party proper, o.
which these two stars are among its foremost and
iercest in their race for power, already see that
they will not be content to come in on equal terms
before the national convention with others who
possess larger share of the popular confidence.
Mr.. Calhoun, in the south, has to contend against
the Van Bursn and abolition interest at the north;
and Silas Wright, or Silent Wright, as shall
christen him, in not uttering syllable on the
Texas question, cannot secure for himself single
| State south of Mason and Dixoa's line. So that
prospective, the total impossibility OF harmonizipg
| those two antagonistc interests, without either
| electing Wright andCalhouE Presidents, or joint
occupants of the White House. which is impossl-
| BILE, or of throwing both overheard at once, ere
! they sow the seeds OF dissolution in their party.
| Hence, the democratic party should denounce any
attempt at bringing it into the shambles tor sale,
where 1t would certainly be If exhibited on the
arena of the House of Representatives. shall
watch the movements Of the wire workers OF both
parties, viz: the wings and democrats, and advise
you, from time to time, OF them.
The collectorshlp OF your city is IN want OF an
incumbent, Gov. G. P. Van Ness being in state
of abeyance. The place has been already tender
ed, 1t is said. to Mr. Flagg, OF Albany, and dc
hIc Is
Four extra clerks were dismissed from the State
Department yesterday. Their names are Fletcher
Bingham, Keppe, and Stubbs-the three first are
wings, the last named is democrat.
A gentleman named Hutter, formerly the editor
of German paper at Harrisburg, Pennsylvania,
has been appointed to desk in the same depart
ment. Other changes are In contemplation, but
have not ascertained to a certainty who or what
they
The official has not as yet been announced Il
is in as dark cloud as the Cabinet was in week
before the inauguration. The Globe Is pressing
very hard for the job, but the q1d think that
it will not be precisely what itwants. The Madi-
| sontan will most probably give up the ghost next
week, the MddisonidYs. but whether it is to take
another shape after it shall have come out of the
chrysalis state in which it is row, and live for
short or long period afterwards, | cannot tell so
long beforehand The hopes OF our friend John
Jsnes'' are occasionally eated and depressed, in
proportion as the Globe appears saucy or sour at
the Executive procrasiinatlon In announcing his
preference tor one among the three democratic
subject thought to be in favor of establishing
a paper having cennexon with either, by which
means he would avoid the cashing OF cliques and
coteries, whom he would not succeed in pleasing,
were he TO adopt either Of those presses as his
peotegf.
The Cabinet was in sess on yesterday for a long
time II has met ofteAer within the last fortnight
than Cabinets have been known to do on former
occasions within the same period. No one knows
what they are at, and no is foolish enough to
believe that their time is taken up with the various
applications in the hands of the President for Office
Mr.. Polk has made-so the wise ones OF the party
say-bad selections in Marcy, Gould, and Wet
more, and 1t is said that, IN conse quence OF the
dissatisfaction which they have given, particularly
the two last, he is willing to revoke them, when
ever sufficient evidence OF 1t is laid before him.
Nous VERRoNs.
P. S.-Amos Kendall goes into the City Post
Office tomorrow morning, IN place OF Dr. Jones,
the present Postmaster.
WASHINGTON, March q, lS45
4 Chapter upon the Loapes and the Fishes, and
their Progressive and Prospective Distribmion,
Carefully compiled from the best authorities.
| This is a great day in Washington Tor eating
eggs and going to church but as our religion con-