The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1845-10-27
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Correspondence Of the Herald
WASHINGTON, Oct. rs, 1876.
The Oregon Trouble-Anticipated Cabinet Changss
-Appointaents, &c.
Cabinet Council to-day Long session. The Ia
riff and Oregon supposed to be under litigation The
President from his own prepossessons and his atti-
tude upon the Oregon question during the Presden-
tia campaign, is committed to the West. The In
gural further binding HIM in this matter, he has not
even subterfuge Of retreat. Mr.. Buchanan, from
prolonged controversies with the British Ambassa-
dor, has diverged from the bold position of the whole
OF Oregon, or war, to the advantages Of compro-
mise, or arbitration, for the sake OF peace. 1t
will assuredy be difficult matter to displace Great
Britain entirely from any claim whatsoever to any
portion OF the Northwest territory through negotia-
tons, after the assent of our government by the
conventions OF 1917, and 1927 to the joint occupa-
ton OF said territory, whereby the right of Great
Britain TO portion of the soil in dispute, however
indefinite and undetermined, officially con-
coded. Butthe demands of the West, and the stand
assumed by the President, admit Of mo compromise
but at the lannon's mouth" arbitration but the
sword. The West demands the whole Of the terri
tory to the Russian boundary on the North and the
Mexican territory on the South, dlspossessing Queen
Victoria Of her imaginary title to single acre. The
apparently inevitable alternative OF war, in the adop
ton of the unyieldng policy OF the West by the Pre-
sdent is an alternative tor which the nerves of Mr.
Buchanan are no more prepared, than for material
reduction of the duties upon iron but the President
is left TO no election upon this questionable
Baltimore resolut ons-the demands OF the West
the inaugural message-eave hum no oop-hole OF
escape.
Taking it as settled that Mr. Buchanan retires
from the State Department, il is current impress
sion that Mr. Walker will move up TO his place,
leaving the Treasury vacant tor some such person
age Saunders Of North Carolina, (f he cant get
off to Spain,) some tractable Pennsylvania. A.
c Flagg Of New York is on the look. out for an
opening, and Churchill G. Cambreleng would have
no objection, if Mr.. Marcy should find it convenient
to resign, TO take his place as the chief o. Military
affairs We shall find no difficulty in finding substi-
for the present ministers OF the administration
one only trouble has been the keeping the existing
Cabinet together SO long as has been done. The
NewYork Barnburners have no idea Of surrenderlng
all claim to the loaves and fishes" though they
may have consplred against the policy OF the admi-
nsiration. The pot is now boiling finely
We are apprised that 7. H Crawford, Commits
of Indian affairs is to be transferred to the
salary $4,000 per annum in perpetulty. Hon.
Thomas L. Hamrr, of Ohio. member OF Congress
contemporary with Colonel Polk, is spoken of as
the prominent man to succeed Crawford In the adj
minisraron of our Indian affairs.
Colonel VIM Medil, Second Assistant Postmas-
ter General, who has been absent weeks in
Ohio, returned last evening.
! There Is deputatlon (arrived yesterday OF a
dozen Pottawatamle Indians from Iowa territory,
AT Fuller's. They came in relation to their annul
ties, their lands, their difficulties with The whites
and their prospective transfer backward ward
| the r ocky M curtains. Some OF the Cherokees Of
Ark ansas are still remaining In the city.
Professor Hewitt repeats his oratOrio OF Jep-
thah" next week, preparatory TO an experiment
with ii in New York. And we predict you that il
will be windfa to the Tabernacle when it comes