The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1848-12-02

uop Of the appointments Of the respective depart
ments to the respective secretaries thereof. II
may be so. There viii be a necessity tor some
arrangement OF this kind II Is customary; II Is
right But the President Is at last the high court
Of appeal. The Secretary OF the Treasury turns
out clerk. poor fellow faithfully discharg,ng
the duties OF his office of 81 200 a year. He has
an interesting wife and children. He lives up to
his income and is IN debt. If turned out he
sarves for he is disqualified for every thing else
but public clerkship. The man shows his letter
of dismission to his wife. She dresses her
self as for the opera of =" Lucrezia Borgia" She
calls upon Old lack, states the case with
tears in her eyes, and the old soldier, who never
surrenders In battle, surrenders at discretion te
woman In distress. II is IN the nature oil sol,
der TO do II. Ii was the noble sympathy OF Oid
Zack for the women and children OF Monterey
that saved the city from destruction 1he order
OF the Secretary is revoked, and the new oiilce'
holder Is requested to hold of perhaps something
may turn up by-and-by-cant say when-but
something may turn up, you know.
We take IT, that after some of the larger fish are
disposed of, Old lack will stop the wheel of exc
cutlop-that his administration Will not be pro-
scnptive-It will be wing, but not ultra wing, nor
victim any deere locoiocosh. The platform Of
his election will be easy to stand on. and he is not
the man 10 abandon his ground. We are autho-
nzed by a gentleman Just from New Orleans, who
lives there, and Is acquainted with many of the
promlne nj friends OF General Taylor, to say that
II a bill establishing territorial governments for
California and New Mexico should be passed up
MS provisions the principle OF the Wilmot provso.
He will sign il preferable TO an endless dispute
on the slavery question he will sign It for the
sake OF peace he will sign it as measure OF
Iolicy and safety for the South and the Union he
will sign il as constitutional act. This may be so.
in the meantime, there is every indication that an
attempt will be made to compromise the question,
and that that attempt will be made this session.
The strong support accorded TO General Taylor in
the South, argues, however, distinctly In support
OF the conclusion that he will veto The exclusion of
the South from California and New Mexico
Another scheme is talked Of. 1t is to cede New
Mexico TO Texas. and to admit California as a
State, when she is ready TO come IN, thus leaving
her 10 her own discretion on the question OF slave
~ If this plan can be carried out, the South will
win the game, for half a dozen active slave hold
ers In California may settle the question.
But we appreFend that scheme comes too late
ii any thing Is defeated this session, it will be a
compromised any thing is pa ssed for New Mex-
co and California, it will be the provlso-and, If
any thing is vetoed, II will be that identical thing
and the proviso will go over to the account cur
rent with Zachary Taylor. Our own impression
has been fixed that he will, In such case, veto
the bill. And yet, the late speech of Mr.. Gentry,
Tennessee, late letter said to be from Gen. Tay-
Tor, (but which, on the of the election IN Ohio
was pronounced by the wings to be forgery add
ed 10 the opinion Of our friend fron New Orleans,
lead TO a different conclusion. We shall, doubt
ess, have the truth elected if possible in the de-
bates of the approaching session.
There is some chance yet that Mr.. Evans will be
Sc cretary of the Treasury. Certainly an ADLER
man has not been named for the place. The ap-
pointment of Abbott Lawrence, so rgidly identi-
fed with high protection, would not be so popular
as that Of Evans, who is generally considered
man of more liberal principles than the great ma.
nufacturer.
Late information from Mexico speaks of a revo-
luton on foot, and Christmas Eve or New Years
Day is said to be fixed as the time for the demon
stranon. Our informant, long time resident In
Mexico, has it from passenger seventeen days
from Vera Cruz, that Christmas eve is to be the
time, and that the priesthood and military are
united TO put down the government. Nous perrons.
The President, in his message, it is said, will
recommend measures for the preservation and
benefit Of the treasury.