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

IMPORTANT SECRET MOVEMENT OF WHIa POLL
rIcIANs-NEw KITCHEN CABINET. The election
of General Taylor Is now certain. The next I'M
portant step among the wing leaders, and those
who are after the spclls and honors of Office will
be an organization at all the ImI Ortant central
points. IN order to give direction to the new ad.
minlstration, as we'll as to the movements of the
new wing party hereafter. Accordingly, we found
few days ago, the following curious call IN the
Courier aud Enquirer, which may be considered
the organ of the new organization OF the whig
leaders who will come into power and expecta
ton. by the recent revolution which will carry
Gen Taylor into office:
The MEMBER ofth. original Taylor Committee of Ar.
rapeepe nts under whose drestions the Taylor meet
ings 10 this city took place prior TO the BY
onsrteIs La Fayette Hall this evening at y O'clock
preparatory to nal settlement or their accounts
Punctual ate ndance Is S.sred
HUH MAXWELL,
Nj. H. GRINNELL,
j. p HALL,
FRANCIS GRIFFIN,
SIMEON DRAPER JusR.
WATSON WEBB,
GEO w. BLUNT,
HENRY r. DUNHAM.
These are the names forming the special sub
committee OF direction for the new organization of
the wing party this city and State. All of the old
leaders who favored the exclusive nomination Of
Mr.. Clay by the Philadelphia Convention, are
thrown aside, and broken into pieces. These are
the new menof the new day Mr.. MosesH Grinnel
was formerly member of Congress, and is high.
" respectable, wealthy, and intelligent merchant,
and probably mana ges the financial concerns OF the
new party. Hugh Maxwell and Prescott Hall have
been The orators of the recent campaign, and, of
course, will come In for their expectations The
others are not of much account.
In Philadelphia, a similar coterie exists, formed
of Joseph r. Ingersoll, Josiah Randall, and John
Sergeant. In Boston, Abbott Lawrence and several
others, occupy similar position.
These men and these committees will, with their
associates IN the different States, aspire to form
some new regime, which will endeavor to give
political direction to the measures and appoint
ments Of Gen. Taylor. We understand that
Moses II. Grinnell has already been named In
connection with the collectorship Of New York,
Mr.. Maxwell or Mr.. Hall for United States Dis
trict Attorneyship, and Mr. Webb for Postmaster
of this city. These would no doubt be very good
appointmenta, provided the general principle Of
removing from office for opinions sake should
become one of the ualts of the new admins.
tration.
The changes, however, which the recent revolu-
ton will bring about in the personnel OF the wing
party, will be very great in this region OF country
Mr.. Webster we believe, is looked upon as ont OF
the line Of safe precedent. His reluctant move
ments in iavcr CT Gen. Taylor, and the strange
speeches pronounced by HIM on the Subject, have
caused, 1t is believed, the dsorganizatlon OF the
wing party in the State of Massachusetts and
several other Of the New England States dis
organization which, but for the election OF the pre-
ceaing legislature, might have endangered the
success OF Gen. Taylor himself. 1t is generally
considered that both Mr. Clay and Mr.. Webster
are out of the present movement and the nfd-
ences which may shape the new administration
Mr.. Ciy has written letters to persons In this
peighborhood, denouncing the nomination OF Gen
TAYLOR as "dsgraceiul TO the country" TINS Is
SAID to be fact, since the election terminated
All these various secret movements OF the lead =
ing politicians end journals who contributed to.
wards the election of General Taylor, may not,
however, reach that point Of success which their
authors look for. II was by a similar system, and
by like inf renee, springiug from individual
coteries and ciigns, that originated the measures
and the appointments 10 Office by which General
IIarrison's administration was almost broken to
pieces, even before The old man died aud gave up
The reins to Captain Tyler. Who has forgotten
the "KItchen Cabinet" of General Jackson In.
foreground worknes and secret influences, when
sdolttd by even nhuennal and important men,
will not prevail 10 any extent In thus en 4h'eard
dsy. when all measures can be openly discussed
and debated by ne, and independent newspaper
press new era has broken IN on tins country
within the last few years. Mere pirty orgth'zt
lions md party Journalists, or kltchen caoiuets,
cannot work 10 The dark, as they did a few years
ego. The independent press Will bring them lorth
10 the light seen their purposes and motives give
them to the public at large, Az make public oP'n
! ion bea' on appointments and measures long be-
fcIe hey can be depstrd by any cebinei IA Wash
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