The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1848-11-24
INTELLIGENCE BIZ THE MAILS.
\VAsnTroToN Nov u roIo

Ihe Reports Of the SEQ, f"'tes-uovemeHts ~ n
Capitai-An E1csAen. Cabinet, &c. &c.
In the departments, all is bus,ie. Active pre,ars
lions are gong forward for the completion of th
reports; but with the exception of the report of s
secretary OF the Treasury which will coataln m az
ters OF much interest, the topics treated of will be ar
insipid as twlce-told tale Il 10 to be hoped the
Presidents message will contain no more brag.
gadocio, but that it will be marked by that sub
dued tone COMFORTING with his condition. which
is that OF a man upon whom both his own party
and the people at large have passed s,rong, unqua
hfed and terrible censure. Fortunes favors he
bore badly. Let hm at least ear adversely with
some show OF good sense. Brsvado will bu.
poorly hide tire bitterness of his modification.
Mr. buchanan has LETT for his home IN Lancas-
ter, and will NOT return before Monday next The
business OF the State Department Is excellent
ORDER, and whoever succeeds Mr.. Buchanan will
be relieved OF much OF the abOs the present
secretary had to undergo during his term of
office There are, unfortunately, few men in
me ,whg party capable ot filling the station
vorthlly and efficiently. Mr.. Crittendea, although
most accomplished debater, has never devoted
his attention TO affairs of state. Should a Home
department, be created, have no doubt he would
MI such Secietarys better than that CT foreign
aiiars With the latter he is not conye rsant and
1t is doubtial If he would desire to undertake it
ii services 10 the wing party be at all recognized
IN tne selection OF alaTayor's Cabinet. it
would lie easy to select from the ranks of the de-
mocratIc party a number of men who have some
by indirect efforts to elect Gen. TAYLOR and some
by bringing the democratic party into contempt bf
their own conduct, contributed IN no small degre
to effect the recent political revolution. Mr. Han
negsn, for instance, might be appointed Secretarf
tor Foreign Affairs, and would be Just as capabl.
OF filling the station he is of performing the du
ties of chairman Of the Foreign Relations Com.
made Secretary of the Home Department, and
would be extremely well qualified for the station.
from his intimate knowledge OF Indian affairs =
Mr.. Dix, out OF sheer compassion for his manifold
woes and notifications, should be made Secreta-
ryof War. For such position he would be ga
marvellous proper man. Mr. Anterior should DO
made Secretary of the Treasury. The appoint
ment would not be. more extraordinary than that
he at present hOlds-the chalrmanship of The FL
nance Committee. Mr.. Dickinson should be made
Secretary OF the Navy; not because Of any pecu-
liar qualification, but that he has helped the wing
party not little, by advocating the cause Of their
opponents. Mr. Turney should have the Post OF
flee Department, it for no other reason, because
II has thrived and flourished so admirably under
deed, think the office should be secured IN per-
pensity to Tennessee, In grateful acknowledgment
of the brilliant administration OF Postmaster Ge-
neral Cave Johnson.
But beyond all those | have mentioned Jefferson
Davis, OF Mississippi, deserves place Ia the new
Cabinet. He has the honor Of having made the most
effective Taylor speeches of the campaign. And
this IS the way he did It. He 'stumped IT. through
Mississippi, ostensibly for Mr.. Cass Every speech
he made, he commenced with the declaration that
he was for Cass, and tEen went on to descant on
the brilliant services Of General Taylor, the gores
of Buena Vista, how Taylor wae prosecuted by the
administration, and how well he deserved of his
country. These eulogles had the greater effect.
that they came from one who avOwed himself
opposed to General Taylors election; and Of
their efficacy we may Judge from the fact that the
Courier and Enquirer, of New York, had extracts
from them stereotyped at the head Of its columns:
and also that the State OF Mississippi Is still
doubtful.
7 he people of this city are making extraordinary
preparations for the coming session: The hotel
keepers are very busy. Wiland's, the principal
hotel has been thoroughly renovated and reprinted.
and the proprietors have made the most excessive
arrangements tor the reception of the many
strangers expected to soOurn here during the SEES
sion There have been very few arrivals as yet but
1t Is supposed that the city will scarcely hold tho
multiudes who will crowd here between this time
and the fourth of March.
WASHINGTON, Nov %, l3aS.
The Taylor Cabinet Makers The Cabinst-7xs
InteAigeacr upon Stocis-- Sapient Co"etusio~-
Equestr,au Statue of General Jackson-G General
SCOTS Furniture Soid-Adpanfag es of beng q
Hero, ~ Pecuntary point of riew -Appo'wt-
ment Of Hon Edmund B"rke as Minisssr to
Rome, &c.
Scarcely letter is written from this city nova
days but contains list of names which the wn
tiers assert will form General Taylor's Cabinet
and we perceive that the Cabinet making mani
has even extended to New York, Boston, Phils-
delphia, and other places. Now, whilst We mean
not to dispute but that persons living here may BIZ
able to pry into futurty, and would doubtless make
quite a sensation fortune tellers, were it not
that their fame letter writer's is already go great,
we would like to understand what outside barba-
rians, people who do not live within the ten mile
square, can possibly know OF the matter! General
Tov has eyere vp "a n a
particular individuals; he has never stated that
Mr. Greeley is to be Secretary OF State, or Colonel
Webb clerk in the Post Office Department; nay,
we are certain that only few intimate fr!neds OF
the President elect aware that General James
G.. Bennett Is TO be the head OF the Treasury.
Then how, in heavens name, can people under
these circumstances have the face to pretend they
know who will form General Tayor's Cabinet.
when the General aforesaid has made coafdants OF
no one IN the matter. Seriously, this Cabinet ma
king is contemplate business. General Taylor
professionally will enlist the services OF the
ablest men Of the whig party-but not the ex-
IRENE wing of that party-as his Cabinet; aud Il
is altogether probable that at the present moment
he can tell as little who the members OF his Cabi-
net will be as any one. II will depend pretty
much upon circumstances which time alone can
unfold.
The National Inteuigencer, of this morning, IN
abiding TO the rise which has taken place within
the last few weeks in government securities. says,
" the Secretary of the Treasury will be very un-
grateful If he do not acknowledge that the rise 10
attributable to the election OF wing PRESIDENT
and. as a consequence, the speedy adoption OF
wing measures. We have always been under tho
impression that the Mteiltgsneer has been asleep
for the last half century, but, assuredly, It IT ina
zines it can cram such utter nonsense down tho
throats OF its readers, as we have quoted above,
it must believe they are still more unenlightened
than even itself The rise in question, il Ia uni.
veisally conceded by commercial men, has been
caused by the large remittances Of United States
stocks made to Europe, and the confidence TO
reigners begin to entertain for them as invest
ments. The largest amount of stock yet issued to
foreign account in one week, was that OF tho
week before last, when the result Of the Presi-
dental election was scarcely known in this coun-
try, much less in Europe. We ar. willing TO be-
iieye a great many things We will believe that
ne rpetual motion has been discovered, or that tho
moon is made of green cheese, but we cannot
hi nre az arne sfme nfa of fOIAlgn