The New York herald., 1845-03-27
BY THE SOUTHERN MAIL
washington.
Correspondence of the Herald. l


WASHINGTON, March 25, lS45.
To-day there have been some removals in the
Post Office Department Mr. Skinner, the Third
Assistant Postmaster General, formerly Postmaster
a, Baltimore, has had his head cut of, and DR..
Miller OF Ohio, the brother-in-law of Ex-Presdent
Tyler, has been removed from the Second Assist
ant Postmaster Generalshipt 10 the Third (Mr. Skin
ner's place,) while Mr.. Medill of Ohio, ex-member
of Congress from that State, has been appointed
Second Assistant Postmaster Generally and Mr..
Hobbie, the First Assistant, will remain where he
is. Reports have been quite rite, during the past
day or two, that Matthew st. Clair Clarke, late
Clerk of the House of Representatives, and now
Auditor in ias post Office Department., had been
removed this is premature, though think he will
be removed IN a day or two, and Mr.. Washington,
late Chief Clerk in the Department, will be appoint
ed in his place. There are, aso, the appointments
TO all the different chief Offices in the several de-
partmens now under consideration, and great
many candidates seeking to be appointed There
is little doubt but that all nearly all Of the pre-
sent lncumbens will be removed from these sta
tions and their positions filled by good and able
democrats, tor, as have before said, the acminis-
traton IL determined to surround itself with the
best talent 1t can command out ot the ranks of its
party, irrespective OF Office seeking endeavors; for
II men are known to the administration, they will
not need to make application, but will have the Of
hce rendered TO them for acceptance. This has
been the case In more instances than one already,
made application, Notwithstanding the applications
OF others tor the same Cffice.
One of your correspondents few days ago, said
Mr.. Cargll was appointed Consul TO Trieste or Pa
lermo, and Dr. Sparks of South Carolina attach< to
w III Polk, and they, with number of others
were going OUT IN the Princeton steamship. Dr.
Sparks, understand, wishes to be appointed Con-
sui to Naples, and w. H. Polk also wished to have
him there, as his services would be Of great
advantage, he being polished scholar and excel
lent linguist.. A brother of Dr. Hammet, member
that appointment, and he will not be removed. Mr..
Cargl will probably be appointed Consul to Tr.
este, but is not yet Whether, if appointed, they
will go out in the Princeton, Is matter OF guess
work.
noticed also a statement that Mr.. Cay's SON.
in-aw would not be removed from the office OF
Navy Agent at New Orleans. This is true, SO far
as the fact of removal goes, but this gentleman's
commission will expire in a very few months, and
and his place will then be supplied by democrat.
Il has been very generally thought heretofore,
and tree expression has been given to the opinion,
that Mr.. Van Ness would continue TO hold the OF.
fee of Collector at New York learn to-day that
the efforts which have been made and are being
made tor his dismissal are 80 strenuous and urgent
that il is probable the President and Cabinet will
not be able to resist the pressure, and that Mr. Van
Ness will have to go to the wall. This Is not an
opinion which is prevalent, but it is formed and
expressed by parties situated so as TO be likely to
know, and they say there will be no peace for the
Cabinet until he is removed, and that is almost
certain to take place soon.
There have been some rumors about of late,
that Mr.. Polk had sent messenger to Texas
after Mr.. Tyler's messenger. | have to-day as.
certained that this is a fact. Various suppositons
have also been made as the object of sending
this messenger, and while some have supposed he
sent to confirm Mr.. Tyler's proposal of the
House Resolutions, others have thought that he
sent TO tell Mr.. Donelson, our Charge, TO take
the other horn, to wit, Benton's Bill. | believe
from the information have gained that there was
dissatisfaction expressed by portion OF the Cabi.
net that Mr. Tyler had made the selection, and
sent on the House Resolutions, and that there was
division in the Cabinet to the proprlety there
of, in order to heal which, and to carry out the
spirit OF compromise in which this measure was
carried through the Senate, it was resolved to de-
spatch a messenger to Major Donelson with the
resolutions amended as they passed Congress, com
prsing both the House Resolution and Benton's
Bill, so that the whole concern might be laid be.
fore the Texans for their choice, and thus put an
end 10 the difficulty. Thus the Texan Congress
will have to be convened Gas is supposed here)
and the resolutions passed laid before them for
their action, and it they choose to accept the terms
of Milton Browns resolutions, they will then be
urged by the agents of the southern politicians OF
the United States to act as / indicated in former
letter, namely, call convention, form state con-
stitution, elect their congressman, and their own
legislature, and choose senators, and send their
congressman and senators on TO Washington next
winter TO claim their seats. Ii, the contrary,
they should choose tC have a treaty made, they
must begin de novo and take their chance Of com
ing into the Union, and the advocates of annexa-
ton here think and say the Texans are too wide
awake not to clinch with the terms of the House
Resolutions at once. Nous rerrons.