The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1846-08-28
LATKST INTELLIGENCE,
BY THE M AIL9.

WASHINGTON, August rs, lS48
Cabinet Conncil-Merico-D espatches-Ihe Door.
keeper Of the White House- Consuishps-Ihe CO.
binst Changes, &c.
meeting OF the cabinet took place to-day. All
the members were present except Mr. Postmaster
General Johnson, who is not expected to return
from Tennessee for ten days. The principal to-
pic, l have been informed, was our relations with
Mexico, although it has not transpired what was
the particular point in the conference. However
it is not unreasonable to suppose that it was the
return of Santa Anna 10 Mexico, and what should
be the course of the government in relation to the
advent.
Commander Nicholson, it is known, is to be the
bearer of dispatches, not to Commodore Sloat,
(who has, ere this, been superseded,) but to "the
commanding officer Of the Pacific squadron" He
will arrive at the Pacific probably in six weeks,
by the way of Chagres, or three or four months in
advance of the Independence, which was to have
sailed from Boston yesterday. There may be no
Mexican ports to seize by the time Com Shu-
brick arrives out, as "the commanding officer"
will not like Com. Sloat, render himself obnox-
ious to the charge of "masterly inactivity" It
would not surprlze many conversant with naval
affairs, if Com. Soat should be brought before a
court martial, and made TO answer for his do-no,
thing policy.
Poor Martin Renehan, the deor-keeper of the
Presidents mansion, is confined to his bed by
sickness. Every body who has visited Washing
ton knows him to be an indispensable appendage
to the Executive household Yesterday, instead
of seeing him responding to the bell at the door,
dressed, even on his scanty pay, as gentleman,
there was poor apology for janitor, in his shirt
sleeves, and without a vest 1t wasn't decent
The Consulship at Buenos Ayres has not, II is
sad yet been conferred. There are only twenty
seven applicants, seventeen Of whom are MEM
bers of Congress-
John p Adams, United States Consul at Laguy-
IA, is at Coleman's hotel.
G. w. Ellis, Consul to Bombay, is about to leave
the city for Maine, thence ~ Hindostan.
An intimate personal and political friend Of the
Secretary of the Navy, informed me to day that
he will positively leave the cabinet on or before the
LIST of October, but that it is not certain he will 20
to France, (Which with England, constitute tho
Tumored, has been named for the State Depart
ment; but it would be well to first ascer-
tain whether Mr.. Buchanan will resign. He
will, if the report be true that Mr.. Wood
ward, of Pennsylvania, is to take the place
of Mr.. Mason, as Attorney General. Mr.. Wood
ward, it will be recollected, was once or twice
nominated for place on the bench OF the SUI
preme Court, and rejected, IT IS now thought
that the Senate would confirm his nomination as
a member OF the Cabinet, provided he be now ap-
pointed and get warm in his seat by the meeting
favorlte with the majority Of the Democratic
party, and it is feared that he cannot be confirmed
for foreign mission. For this reason, if Mr.
Woodward be appointed to the office indicated,
MIR. Buchanan, being from the same Common
wealth, cannot remain as Secretary of State. A
few days or weeks may decide the matter
Scarcely any thing is at present known with GER
tainty by any but the President himself
During the administration of Mr.. Tyler it was
not difficult to ascertain events behind the curtain
but, Mr. Polk has no grown children.
The editor of the Union has recently, as he
says, been somewhat surprised and excted,'
on being informed "that there is a Wing organiza-
ton in full operation in this city," and that Mr..
Ramsay sis now at his posi-, Thanking away (docu-
ments) in high style, and firing his canister shot
in all directions" Without reference to the merits
OF the great parties, it is but just to say that
MIR. Ramsay, is a Quaker by education and re-
gion, and the charge OF a becose propensity is
therefore inapplicabe. FELIX.