The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1846-09-06
WASHINGTON, September 3, lSA6.

WASHINGTON, September 3, lSA6.
General Gaines-Mr. Marcy-7hc Cabinst-1he
Changes-Attorney General-Mr. Pierce of Nep
Hampshire, rendered the Appointment-Afove-
ments of Mr.. Bmchanan-A fa0 facts intuspersed.
General Gaines again visited the President OF
the United States this morning. He came out of
the executive mansion about two minutes after
Governor Marcy went in, and therefore could not
have had any conversation with him. He SUBJ
mits to the order from the War Department, to
take command of the Eastern Division, with
much grace, and iutters no complaint, though he
says that he would have preferred return to the
Western Division; and in this, his friends, almost
YORK h1d fix b: head m % shortly be in New
The Cabinet is with barely an active quo
rum for the transaction of business, or for consul
tation, as follows Present, Mr.. Polk, Mr. Mason,
Mr. Walker, and Mr. Marcy. Absent, Mr.. John
son, Mr.. Buchanan, (who has gone 10 Pennsyl-
vana or New York; and MIR. Bancroft, sick. ]
believe that Mr.. Polk has always reserved TO hlm-
self the casting vote-at least he did when his
cabinet was first formed. He could always de-
pend on Messrs. Walker, Mason, and Johnson;
and his vote, if the board were equally divided
turned the scale. Messrs. Marcy, Bancroft and
Buchanan could not be SO certainly relied on,
though it is not known that they often differed
from the President. The personal relations OF all
have on an average, been of apeasant character.
But the best of friends must part-it is an incident
Of life.
Mr.. Bancroft has not vet resigned He would
have vacated on Monday, the first of the month,
il he had not been taken sick. He will draw the
salary, am informed, until he RECEIVERS; when
Mr. Mason will assume the duties of the Navy
Department. Among his first acts will be to re-
woke some of the appointments OF Mr.. Bancroft,
and Mr.. Appleton, the chief clerk, must &c.
When Judge Mason left the department to take tho
Office of Attorney Gen .ral, on the incoming of Mr..
Folks administration, he left chief clerk, DIR.
o. A. Browns, of Virginia, and at salary OF two
thousand dollars. Mr. Bancroft did not directly
dismiss him. but rendered the situation SO I'M
pleasant that the Doctor could not, consistently
with his feelings, remain. ] had from his own
lips at the time, the attendant circumstances,
which need not be recapitulated Mr.. Homan's,
a wing, and at present an auctioneer did the bust
ness OF the office until Mr.. Appleton, a lawyer
from New England, arrived. This gave dissatis-
faction to the radical democracy in the city and
the departments and is now mentioned, to show
that Mr.. Bancroft, at the commencement, en-
countered opposition. DR.. Browne is pracucing
medicine in Virginia or Florida, and may not be
recalled as il is said Mr.. Jones, of Petersburg,
who was lately through the direct personal in
huence of MIR. Mason, placed in the office of the
First Auditor, Or. Collins, OF Virginia,) will fol-
low Mr.. Mason. at his request, and occupy the
seat i'm which Mr.. Appleton is now quaking.
But who will take Mr.. Mason's place as Attor-
ney General? What section OF the country will
be honored Not Oho-for Mr.. Moorehesd, Of
that State, has just been appointed consul at
Brnkerhoh Mr.. Sawyer (of gastronon memo
ry), and other of that deegation-yes,e ST. John
himself among them--made too much noise in
COM ress and at the departments, and thds killed
all hopes of obtaining cabinet appointment. 1t
is true Hamsr was offered the commssonership OF
Indian affairs, whichshe declined, and Merrill was
appointed to succeed Crawford but this was not
a secretaryship. Ohio didn't vote right, with her
other sins, which are not SO many If you honest
ly scrunnize the premises. New Hampshire,
however, was true TO the granite hills ana 10 the
democracy--that is, to Mr.. Polk. Burke, hIst-
rate man, was appointed to the patents, ana II
was a super-excellent selection. Ii was not as
much as the democracy of New Hampshire de-
manded, and she was put on win promise,
Notwithstanding Fairfield, OF Name, was $40 ,oo ss
to the department that has the care ei the shps
and the eage-buttoned salts. Now, however, the
time has come, and the Hon. Franklin rierce mas
been rendered the Attorney GeneraishlP. Inns
!. not runor for there u.s. as yet, no ruinor ABOUT
!, hut fact Mr. Pierce's response has not yet
been received. 1t is daily expected, however
when if he accepts, the reformation OF the caoi-
net will be announced, notwitr standing Mr..
r ;,chie said the other day, g If there are to be
changes. we have heard nothing OF Them" Mr..
Pierce Is well leaned in the laws" is the son
of a former governor oil New Hampshire, VINO
served in the war of the Revolution was in the
House of Representatives six years, then elected
a Senator of the United States for six years, but
served only about four, and resigned his seat to
in Congress, he may be pronounced an able man,
honest and patriotic, with great deal OF hrm-
ness. 1t is not positive that Mr.. Pierce will accept
of the Office. II he should, we have the ioiiow-
Ing cabinet, viz. =
Secretary Of state Mr. Buchanan, of Pennsylv
Secretary Of the Treasury, Mr. Walker, OF Miss
Secretary of the Navy, Mr. Mason o. Virginia n
Pestma, ter General MIR Johnson Of Tennessee.
Attorney General, Mr.. Pierce, Of New Hampshire
A ru,nor prevailed to some extent this morning
that Mr.. Marcy was to go into the Navy Depart
,nent and Mr. Mason INTO the War Department;
nd eoflem