New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1845-03-10
Things In ws.h,nrton.
Correspondence Of The Ner-YOrk Tribune.

The Senate Will meet again on Monday nsxf.
when Il is believed large number OF appointments
will be submitted 10 ;hemby the President for con
irnlation The Senate will also have 10 &C, mon
the nomination of George Bancroft as Secretary of
The Navy hardly know what to think sbou, This
nomination think it VIII be confirmed. and W,
he will meet with much opposition. The opposition
NAV Lot show rs strength openly, as thew would
rot wish TO take position and then be defeated
on that position If they were certain that they
could GET enough of the Wings 10 Join Them 10
defeat him, have no doubt that they would show
their hands Immediately | shall not make any
predictions abou; 1t Til Monday. Then l think 1t
viii be definitely settled.
John c. Calhoun leaves this CITY on Tuesday
evening next for home IN South Carolina. There
IS talk OF his going 10 England, returning 10 the
Senate. &c. These rumors are without foundation.
He will not leave home. least Tor time vel
10 come he Il not very well pleased with The
course Of passing events-yet he means 70 give Mr..
Polk hearty support
Mr. Calhoun Is engaged on a work which will
attract good deal OF attention when published. II
will be review OF events with which he has been
conyersanr Ct quorum pQrs fHif. II he only deals
with parties during the period OF his public HE.
with an impartial hand, the work Will De valuable
ADDITION 10 our political history. At all events II
Will attract much attention.
The Calhoun men have not been the only oReS
dspeased with Mr.. Folks movements since he
came 10 Washington The Kentucky g Democra-
cy'' are IN perfect fury against him W.O. But
Ter. who as Loco-FOco candidate Tor Governor, al
the August election ran Tar ahead OF every other can
didaie on that ticket and who fought so CALAMITY
during the last war with England. net James h.
Polk at Louisville on his way 10 Washington
The kentucky Loco-Focos had requested that MIR.
Butler should have place in the Cabinet. As he
had received no promise, however, he only brought
few things with him IN his sadd!e-bags: When
he arrived al Cincinnati. Mr. Butler pro-
posed 10 return home, hoping thereby, 1t may
be, 10 draw out Mr.. Polk on the subject.
Mr.. Polk made no promise OF any place IN The Ca
bnet, but insisted on Mr.. Buffers company 70
Washington Mr. Butler then came on, thinking
that the matter was all arranged. The letter
writer's and every person conversant with Inc pOll
teal gossip of the city, put Mr.. Butler down as SEC
retary of War He was the only person who
vas certain What was the disappointment Is
himself and his numerous friends, when he was
LEFT out OF the Cabinet This disappointment rose
to wrath when the President offered TO make
him Charge at Venezuela. | am informed that
verv sharp words passed between the parties
References were made 10 terms which some
times have meaning, In Southern clmes, OF a serl-
Gus character. ! do not mean 10 say that any such
sleaning was attached In this instance but the ex-
preston OF disappointment and want OF gentiemanig
treatment was strong. believe an effort has been
that the rumor Of Mr.. Butler being appointed Mn
ister TO Mexico an atterihough to this fisre-up.
ii the matter can be settled with foreign embassy,
suppose 1t is all right. a few days may determine
this as well other matters OF interest. He leaves
Tor nome tomorrow. believe he has some con-
soling promise.
Cave Johnson has taken his post at the head OF
the Post Office Department, and Gov. Marcy at the
head OF the War Department, both being, believe,
sworn into office. George Bancroft has not yet
entered on the discharge OF his duties, though there
mas been as much Srcdring about this as about all
the others put together Senator Walker and SEN
aor Buchanan will not take their places I'll Mon
day, and it may be not even then.
There may be reason for their holding on.
though /; scarcely lnsltes their conduct III being
Cabinet Ministers and United States Senators al
the same time. The reason may be through fear
of the Senate choosing officers of Wing politics.
The Senate now stands without them, and 1t ought
10 De without them II they mean 10 accept seats 10
The Cabinet, 81 Wings 10 % Loco-Focos With
them II stands p Loco. Eocos 10 81 Wings SO
their holding on makes Loco-Foco majority
You never catch a LocO-Foco asleep when
said that they Will be sworn in on Monday. We
shall see The military officers have called on
Mr.. Marcy in tul uniform, and the Clerks, nc. IN
the Department have gone through the same eere-
mony with Nlr. Johnson. The Clerks IN the T. q.
Department have also paid their parting respects TO
Mr.. Wlchle, whose sun Is soon 10 go down IN the
West.
We have all kinds of reports about new nemiua-
tons. but they are not much to be depended on. II
has been rumored that Mr. Miller and Mr.. Skinner,
% and Sd Assistan; Postmasters General, to be
turned out TO make room for Col. Gardner, of this
city, and Mr. HAnt, Of Chic. thInk these are
rather premature reports No doubt such changes
may yet be made
Senator Bates of Massachusetts, has been very i'll
at his lodgings. believe he is slightly better to-
day.
4 great number of strangers have left under the
impression that Mr. Polk Is not going 10 make any
very sweeping change for the present There are
others who are sill arriving, and among them
notice Col. Hathaway, Speaker pro tenn OF The New
York Legislature, year or two since, aad d. Il.
F Jones OF your Stale, whilome State Senator
Of course they don't come after any thing. They
are too modest to ask
There is struggle here for the Marshal and Dis
trict ArorneyshiP of the Southern District OF New
Yor.-ior the former Captain Rynders, Ganseyoor
Melville, L. d. Slamm. and others are competitors
tor the A,tornevship. Mayor Morris, Robt En-
net and John Mckeon are the principal sladaor5.
We night perhaps add James T. Brady
Yours, RICHELiEC.