The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1848-11-15

CABINET MAXINE There will be some very I'M
portant cabinet making business during the COM
ing three or four months, TO the 4th March;
and already the cabinet makers are beginning to
appear IN various quarters. One of our c0nfreres,
loco foco journal, in its dying gasp, states that
certain disreputabe evening sheet, with more debt
and disgrace upon Its back than circulation or in
huence, is the first cabinet maker In the field, and
has proposed the following team:-
Crittenden. of Kentucky, Secretary of State.
Evans, of Maine, Secretary of the Treasury.
King, Of Georgia Secretary Of the Navy.
Bell of Ten neeeee Secretary Of War.
Granger, Of New York. Postmaster General.
Cboate, of Massachusetts Attorney General.
Here, again, our amiable contemporary is little
out in his chronology, and has made as great a
mistake as some others have done, who persist in
doing so. in relation to the extraordinary who
first nominated General Taylor fOrthe Presidency.
Our own sweet, amiable confreys will have to
go before the flood to find the man who did the
first job IN cabinet making If he will look into
the columns of certain print called the NeW
Yo,l, Herald, issued several weeks before the re-
cent flood Of popularity which lifted Gen. Taylor
into the Presidency he will find there tie principal
materials Of a new cabinet tor the incoming man
of the republic. On that occasion we named a
probable cabinets but since then, we have received
additional and authentic intelligence, all the way
from up the Mississippi, which throws doubt over
the exact composition, until some day next week,
or next month, shall determine The following is
considered to present a list of the probable mate
rials or "good sticks Of wood" for the new cabi.
net
Mr.. Crittendsn. of Kentucky, Secretary Of State.
Abbott Lawrence Boston, Secretary Of the Treasury
j. NJ CLAYTON. of Delaware, do. do.
George Evans, of Maine, do. do
Mr.. Napgum. of N. c.. do do.
Tluemap Smith. Of Conn Postmaster General
Francis Granger. of New York. do. do.
Reverdy Johnson, Of Maryland, Attorney General
w Cost johnson, Of do. do. do
These are some materials from which cabinet
may be selected; but as there are yet four months
before the Inauguration Of the President, consde-
rable changes may take place IN disposition and
locality. Il
We have also heard several intindfions for 70
reign Ministers. Charges, Consuls, Collectors,
Postmasters, and so forth; but great many OF
these. no doubt, are vague and nconclusive. The
wood is cut down, but 1t wants seasoning. The
timber is elled, but II wants little sun and wind.
Time will be required for the seasoning of many
" sticks of good timber which have been thrown
up in the recent tremendous overthrow carrying
General Taylor into the White House. We have
heard no particular position assigned to Mr. Web
ster, or Tom Corwin, or John Van Buren,. John,
according to all appearances, cannot receive the
embassy to England for helping General Cass in
OHIO and Massachusetts, and having done nothing
for General Taylor. Tom Corwn and his con-
trer.s who opposed the Mexican war, also aided to
give Ohio to the democracy, and Mr. Webster pur-
sued the same course of action, by which he has
nearly dissolved his party In Massachusetts; and
he will have to take the consequences, whatever
they may be. 'Where shall 60 7" is a more im-
portant problem with Mr.. Webster, in the present
moment, than it ever was in all his preceding
life.