The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1846-02-01

WASHINGTON, Jan. 30. 1873.


WASHINGTON, Jan. 30, l6&6
To vault John Y. Mason from the lowest to the
highest relative conventional position in the csbi-
net, would be singular, to say the least yet il may
be expedient 10 90 If, therefore, Mr.. Buchanan
goes out, and goes On the bench or to Pennsylvani
to put himself in training tor 1913, and Mr. Mason
takes the State Department, Gov. Marcy may 60 to
Russia. Then Mr.. Gille, who stands A l, with
Mr. Polk, steps into the office of the Attorney &C.
neral, which he is well calculated to fill most ably
Mr.. Trist, il he should desire il, takes the Office
OF Register OF the Treasury, SO that the nav Sec
rotary OF State may be free to choose his chief
clerk. If Judge Shields should be appointed Attor-
ney General, then Mr.. Trist takes the Land Office.
This gentleman, The grandson OF Thomas Jeder-
son, and the pTofege and friend Of Andrew Jackson,
will be taken into consideration, mark us, II any
changes are to be made. X. ]. Walker can occupy
whatever position he pleases People can talk Of
him as they please he able man, and the Pres
dent knows il, you know II, and his enemies know II,
and, what is more, they feel IT and moreover they
will continue TO feel II faster and stronger, If his
health equal to the cares and labors OF his
station Mr.. Walker will remain in the Treasury
as long as he pleases, and, when he pleases to 10
out, he will do so, aLd not before. Franklin PeaIee,
OF New Hampshire, has also been named As Attor-
ney General G Jared Ingersoll, also az Secretary
OF State. lngersoll 10 very well at the head OF to
reign affairs the House, and might get on safely
and JudiclOusly in the State Department Listen,
Genersl-there is trouble about certain nominations
before the Senate
WARRINGTON, Jan. 30, 1875.
The administration is in state Of chaos. The
democratic party 10 falling pieces by its internal
dlssens;ons, growing out Of the jealousy and ambi
ton of certain men whose motto seems to be " ra-
Their rule in hi than reign in Heaven" Mr.. Polk
10 in regular fix" between the contending par
ties tor the ascendancy tor power, out OF which
fear the e is no escape for HIM, but to
to an open rupture with party or the other to the
ISSUE He cannot take Mr.. Calhoun to his en-
braces, without abandoning his principles and his
party, and laying himself open to the charge Of per-
dy and deception to the mass OF those who brought
him into power. If he do, he will have TO unsay all
that he has said in his message on the necessity OF
giving England the notice, which Mr. Calhoun is
opposed to, and to which Mr.. Polk and the majority
of the democratic party In both Houses OF Con-
Qress are committed. II he and MIR. Calhoun do
not coalesce he isin equally as bad position a. the
that statesman, with all his pride Of character for
fidelity TO his own opinions, which ne considers at
all times correct, will never surrender them to any
one upon whom, it is probable, ne looks a. far be-
low him in intellect and IN knowledge OF the
science of diplomacy, the station Mr. Polk fills u
above that OF his porter. No one denies to Mr.
Calhoun transcendant abilities on every subject
connected with governmental affairs, out these very
qualifications are the cause Of his weakness He,
like many other men IN similar positions In our
country, are satisfied with being wrapped up - It
were in the self complacency OF their own views
and distractions Of what they think ought to pre-
vail and forgetting that the people Of this country,
| unlike the people Of foreign countries, who have
such men Mr.. Calhoun to think for them, do
! their own thinking and acting without regard 70
wha. politicians at Washington say or do to the
| contrary. Mr. Calhoun does not know the Amer-
can peope--he has never mingled among themi
knows nothing of their feelings or desires, except
| what he gathers through men who are but very lit
tie better acquainted with them than himself This
is the rock upon which he splits. and upon which he
has been often wrecked before. IL Is folly, there
fore, either tor him, or his trends, TO make ne
| should become member OF the cabinet. Mr.. Polk
will not have him there unless he surrender his In
dependence on taking his seat, which II Is not like
| " he would do. Mr. Polk holds all the power, Mr.
Calhoun believes he has all the talent for govern
ing; so that upon any single issue that might arise,
where a difference Of opinion should be entertain
ed power would not succumb to talent, and se-
paration must OF course be the consequence.
From this view OF the case, can zee no remedy
for the difficulties by which the President Is sur
rounded, but TO pursue the even tenor OF his way
with those friends that he can c0nhde in, and whom
he is bound all honor 10 support, At every hazard.
If Mr.. Calhoun and his friends choose TO tall back
upon the opposition party for support IN their efforts
70 defeat the Presidents Pre- measures ,asy 90
are aware Of But, il they see the danger which
will surround them in the event of dissolution Of
the democratic party by means Of their lncorrigibla
opposition to its great leading measures, prudence
would suggest in time to them that they ought not
to precipitate things to such CRISIS they ought,
rather to abandon forthwith their hostility to the
proposition for giving The British government the
| twelve months notice To this proposition Mr..
Polk is committed, and, if l know any thing Of the
| man. he will never abandon IT,
| Messrs. Mangum, Berrlen, and the wings gene
rally here, are astonished that you should have re-
I received information SO soon CT their unanimous
consent to run Gen. Scott tor the Presidency. II
they were sincere towards the General at the din
ner-party at the columbian" on Wednesday, the
22d instant they OF course cannot but be pleased at
the early information Of 1t which you have given to
the country; if otherwise, why, they will have TO
settle that with the gallant hero Of Chippewa Be II
as IT may, they are Irrevocsbly committed to him,
and cannot now, il they would, since you have
Heraidsd forth TO the nation, say that il only
a Joke No, no-Messrs. Mangum, Berrien, Crit
tenden, Webster, At id on1ne genus, have acknowl-
edged the corn, and they must stick to il.
ARIRL.