The New York herald., 1845-04-18
Policy or the Adminiss ation--Appoi It's
Ia this City.


Policy OF the ppointmcnts
Ia this City.
Prodieous Efforts have been made by certain
portions of the democratic party, to produce a
change in the custom house and other government
offices IN this city, and it has been bruited abou,
for many days, that such and such changes have
taken place. According to the best accounts no
thing whatever has been determined, and from al
appearances il is not al all likely that the Collector
will be removed. The whole matter, however
presents very curious and interesting subject o
examination and inquiry, not only as it concerns
those who fill the offices and those who wan,
them, but in more especial manner as connected
with the general movements and policy of the ad.
mnistration. This very question of the New York
appointments, may enable US 10 form a tolerably
correct opinion as to the success of MIR. Polks ad
ministra,ion itself.
Since Mr. Polk was elected, he has discovered
boIh by protessed principles Of action and by hi
conduct, that ne meant to introduce a new era il
political affairs in this country. The first important
movement of the new President was the selection
OF his Cabinet In making that selection, he Topped
OH the heads of the great leaders of the democratic
party, by overlooking them entirely, and made
up Cabinet of men who had never occupied the
position of extraordinary leaders or ever supposed
to have welded great influence beyond that of
some personal friendships which they had formed
IN the various States. Cass, Calhoun, Van Buren,,
Benton, and all their chief satellites were thus al
together set aside. The next movement of the
President was that in relation to some of the very
particular friends of Gen. jackson who were placed
IN office by him and constituted what was called
the "old Kitchen Cabinet" At one fell sweop Mr..
Polk an1ihilated the influence of that clique BY re.
moving its heads in Washington from office at the
very time when they were in full and close COM
munion with General Jackson himself Thus we
saw VIM. B. Lewis--who since his removal has
published letters for the purpose of showing that he
enjoyed the active confidence and friendship of
General Jackson.-Dr. Jones, and others, removed
without the slightest compunction on the part Of
Mr.. Polk. This was most significant movement.
1t at once discovered that Mr.. Polk meant to break
up and destroy all the old tlques and factions that
have fattened on the democratic party in past years.
and which sought to seek its life-blood from the
present administration.
Another decided and significant movement o
Mr.. Polk has been the revolution in the newspa.
pers at Washington. The retirement OF Blair IL
klves and the substitution OF Ritchie & Heiss have
been the work Of Mr.. Polk himself. His energy and
determinaton--hsi fixed resolve to conduct his adm:-
nisration on perfectly independent principles have
been the causes Of this movement. 1t shows in
the most Ineligible manner that Mr.. Polk is de-
termined to reconstruct entirely the old machinery
of the party and to revoutonize it's action, con-
trolling and directing it in mode altogether difie-
ferent from that adopted under the Jackson and
Van Buren administrations
On looking at these acts ol Mr.. Polk, and after
investigating the causes and the principles which
are thus discovered as governing his actions we
begin to doubt very much whether any number of
committees or begging cigues from this city,
who are now in Washington, will succeed in per-
suading the President and his Cabinet to do their
bidding In relation to the Custom House and other
oiices here. The old bunker cliqses here have been
all along proceeding on the supposition that the
same influences were at work in Washington that
swayed the movements during the administration
of Jackson and Van Buren, aud SO they have been
seeking removals and appointments on the old plan
organized by the defunct Kitchen Cabinet. But
every intelligent man sees that the whole course
and policy of the President, thus far is in direct op.
position to these ctques and to this mode of action
1t s not very likely that Mr.. Polk will stultify
himself-that he will build up with one hand and
pull down with the other-by restoring rapacious
and scheming clique in the metropolis of the
country. The great mass of Independent and
honest men throughout the Union, sustain Mr.
Polk thus far in his bold, determined and effectua
opposition to the old corrupt and intriguing eliques.
1t is very doubtful therefore whether any of these
cltques will be able to succeed by any importantly,
or any committee, or any endorsements, or any
representations in inducing the President to make
the changes which they desire. The same sagacity
and firmness which enabled Mr. Polk to annihiIate
the old Kitchen Cabinet, and to revolutionize the
press at Washington, will probably enable him to
refuse the demands of wandering ctig,es from New
York and elsewhere.
The New PosT OFFICE SYSTEM AND CAVE JOHN