The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1846-03-21
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correspondents OF various papers from the North and
West. One is a rumor of imaginary changes In the
cabinet. The members who have.been made the SUBJ
jecs tor the idle speculations, and the rumors pro-
mulgated by these wayward gossiPs, are Mr.. Buch-
anan, the Secretary Of State Mr.. Bancroft, Secre-
rotary Of the Navy, and Mr.. Mason, the Attorney
General The members who have hitherto escaped
this species OF remark, are, first Mr. Marcy Of the
War Department, Mr. Cave Johnson of the Post
Office Department, MIR. Walker Of the Treasury
Department, and Mr.. Richie Of the Kitchen De-
parme II may be as well, once for all, to state,
that there never has been, and probably will not be-
during this session of Congress, the slightest chance,
or probability Of any change taking place in the
present cabinet. Ia fact, the position of public al
fairs-the various distractions and divisions that
have recently sprung up between the cquss of party
In this cty-renders it necessary for the present ca
bnet to hang togeher-hey can't, in fact, separate
for months to come. They are like the keystone of
the arch-which is essential for keeping the work
compactly and firmly together-and which il is Inn
possible to remove, without precpitating the whole
arch.
This being the case, 1t has been an amusing sub
ject OF enquiry tor me, to ascertain the cause of
these rumors, and the sources from whence they
spring.
The origin of all these rumors in relation to
Messrs. Buchanan, and Bancroft, and Mason, may
be traced to the ofce-seekers and aspirants for the
Presidency, operating on the various cliques in this
kind of way. Whenever any of thesSecretaries
happen to the track of any of these chquxs
ofice-seekers, they at once are-up" and circulate
that such and such Secretary going to be removed;
and thus endeavor by such course, to bring about
the change which they earnestly desire, order
to remove the impediment in their way to creeping
into office. l have the best reasons tor knowing
that Mr.. Buchanan is just as firmly in his place. as any
other member of the Cabinet 1t is equally SO with
Mr. Bancroft. 1t is possible in the course of time,
when the divisions that have taken place in pares
may cause new reconstruction, that changes
will take place in the Cabinet; but not at present,
according to appearances-and when these chang s
take place, they will be voluntary. The origin Of
the rumors respecting Mr.. Buchanan, is to be found
principally among the Presidential cliques and par
ticularly those connected with Pennsylvania 1t
will be recollected, that the democratic party in
Pennsylvania has always occupied sort of twin
postlon-composed of two distinct sections, the
one, fairly opposed to the other and, whenever an
appointment is made out Of one section, the other IS
entirely against it. This has caused the necessity
Of policy which Mr. Van Buren, prescribed-that if
any appointments are to be made IN Pennsylvania,
they must be win-appointments. In relation to Mr.
Bancroft some OF his views regarding reform in the
Navy have gwen great offence to the officers, or
portion Of them; but, in spite Of all these officers,
do not believe that there is any chance Of change in
the Cabinet, for some time to come.
The tariff is, also, subject of interest to the
country, and many enquiries have been made res
pecting the bill OF Mr.. Walker, which is now before
the Committee Of Ways and Means l understand
the probability is, that Mr. Mckay will present the
bill to the House. either at the end of this week, or
the beginning OF the next. The secret history con-
nected with his movements on the tariff bill is
amusing. It seems that Mr.. Mckay, some two years
ago, proposed bill, which he loves only child
"a big blubbering boy, Of course He has been
very much annoyed at the elaborate bill prepared
and sent in by the Secretary Of the Treasury.
Mr. Mckay, at the early part Of the session, call.
ed on the Secretary, for Bill, based upon his own
principles, as expounded in his Treasury report
This was done for the purpose Of cornering the Sec
rotary, believing he could not prepare bill on the
principles OF his report which could have any chance
of passing the House or becoming popular. BY
drawing out the Sc cretary, 80 as to nonps him, ne
thought he would thus have an opportunity to press
his own bill through the House Unfortunately fol-
Mr.. Mckay, this course has " cut his own throat y
The Secretary Of the Treasury summoned together
an intelligent body Of mon, who drew their deduc-
tons from their abors and experience. He prepar-
ed his bill principally upon the basis OF their cacula
tlons and now, when Mr.. Mckay finds that the
project is likely to succeed with Congress- he makes
an effort to excite the manufacturers against Mr..
Walkers bill, and endeavors by every means in
his power to defeat it. The very object for which
| he called upon the Secretary was, understand, to
| endeayor to induce him to procure information
from various quarters, 30 that there would be all
sorts Of objections to Mr.. Walkers policy; and by
thus endeavorng to excite objections, he would pre-
| sent his bill under such unfortunate auspices,
to the House, thereby thinking his own bill weuia
be accepted, against any objection that might be
made This is the view of several persons as to the
tactcks of Mr. Mckay; and certainly, it is plausible
enough; for If there will accumulate throughout the
country feeling in favor Of Mr.. Walkers bill, I
will have the the effect to denounce his own This
subject will not be long delayed in the House, and it
Is expected that great divisions and distractions,
among some of the parties, will be produced by it.
| One of the most important subjects now before
Congress- important to New York-ls
the plan of the Postmaster General, to establish
line of steamers between New York and Havana,
touching at Bremen, and landing at CoweN This
subject has been spoken Of during the last week, and
the practicability of establishing such line OF
communication. have heard many discuss the
feasibility Of the Postmaster Generals plan.
In his report to Congress, 1t appears he made
sort Of conditional contract to establish this line OF
steamers, with parties in New York. These parties
are-Mr. Mills, the boat-builder, to be guaranteed
by Mr.. Brown, the boat-builder; s. Jaudon Il Co.,
John /. Boyd, ship owner, and Jacob Westervelt.
There is also another plan embraced IN the Post.
Master Generals message or report. 1t sproposed
by Z. X. Collins, Eco, to establish line OF steam
ers between New York and Liverpool. It is gen.
orally supposed that the Postmaster General has