Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1848-11-24
Correspondence of the Baltimore Sun.

The question as TO who will form "Old
Zack's'' Cabinet, is already seriously discus
sed in the political circles of the Metropolis !;
but il is done with so much moderation and
coyness as to lead merely to the expression OF
su,mses an! guesses. Will Gen. Taylor have
an ultra Wing Cabinet is the question first
propounde,i, to which the uniform answer is
given, " / think not.'
Will he have nothing but Wings in his
Cabinet? On this question the vote is divi
dei some pretending that he will, AMI others
who profess 10 speak from the carls. stoutly
denying it, MIR Holmes, OF South Carolina.
Is mentioned in connection with the Navy
Col. Jefferson Davis, in connection with the
Department of War; although the better opn-
ion seems to be that the latter will decline the
honor
All seem to agree that Mr.. Critt"nden will
be offered the Secre'ary$hp OF State, with
scarcely doubt expressed as 10 his accep-
lance of the same
The Treasury seems 10 have already three
different can lJa,es, 10 wit Abbot Lawrence,
of Boston and Lowell, Mass; George Evans,
OF Maine anhJohn NJ Clayton. of Delaware
A Philadelphia is spoken of as Attorney
General of the United States. The Po~tmas-
ter GeneraIship still remains vacant, though
quite number Of names is proposed for the
office
1t is pretty we'll conceded all round. that
the old Wing leaders-C'ay AMI Webster
will receive the go, by ; hut on the other hand
it is rumored that Mr. Clay may return to the
Senate of the United States.
| 1t is quite clear, even from these few fore
! shalowngs, that General Tay or. by his own
! parliZans, is expected to be a tolerant, impair
tial, national President, and that so far from
strengthening either of the two prominent par
ties, his administration will tend toward tbs
establishment Of a juSfe miiien, attempted by
Captain Tyler, but defeated then from the
wan, Of Gener0ishp. If General Taylor sue
ceeds in keeping the hostile wings of the two
great parties from coming into violent COLI
sion. he will gather more laureIs than he Won
at the battle of Duena Vista
The Free Soil movement is spoken of by
most of the Taylor men here as I" an expo
ded humbug," to go along with Anti Mason
ry, NatviSm. &C., but the millennium, opine
is not vet at hand. and other humhugs. no
thought of now, may yet disturb the quie
reason of man There are those who, wher
the sun shines, are ready 10 throw away the
umbrellas, thinking that it will never rain a
gain.
Among the amusing incidents, cannot re
fraln from mentioning the following: Som
of the clerks in the Treasury Department feel
ing rather despondent at the gloomy prospec
before them, and the Secretary, in spite of hi
intense application to his next report, and TIL
current business of the Department, perceiv
ing their low spirits, the latter informed then
that, on leaving the Department, he would, OF
a great Black Board, over his own signature
Robert J Walker" write these WORKS:
my grounded are behind me, and | acil
not pass them al've."
1t is said that this humorous sally of Mr.
Secretary Walker hal the effect of kindlin:
quite ray of hope in the eyes OF his devoted
subordinates. K.