The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1849-06-11

WASHINGTON, u. u, June 4, lS4V.
The appointments by the Ne~ adnrinisiraton Foreign
Missions-7He Naral Court MartiaI-7ne Naval De-
partment-3feeting Of the Cabinet.
1t Is tho fault of all administrations that they are
willing to believe they can do themselves no harm
and hence the most egregious constantly
committed This is especially true Of the present
The country led to believe that Gen Taylor when
elected would prove to be the President Of the United
States-the President de facto but 80 far no has
yielded ALL nearly all, to his cabinet and = few
months will disclose how much he has erred Tho
discomfort manifested with many OF the recent ap-
pointments will be renewed when they come up for
senatorial concurrence and even with whg majority
in the Senate their combinations would DO doubtful
Colonel J. Watson Webb received his quietus
Friday last. One of his friends plainly told By
Gen. Taylor that Col. Webb might not hope Of being
the represe NATIVE of the United States abroad and
reference to his deserts However much Col Webb
may have exerted himself to procure tho nomination
yet there are "reminiscences of the past,
which In Gen. Taylors mind, far outweighs his
vicesdn the late political struggle The rule Of
action applies with equal force to Gales Seaton,
and would prevent Gen. Taylor regarding them
in favorable light The vile aud unde vitupe-
ration Of his old valued friend Gen Gaines by the
Inieigencer and the Courier and Enquirer while true
knowledge Of the secret Of those systematic
tacks upon the veteran soldier was known to Con.
Taylor has served to whet and stimulate his oppos-
ton to their prcferment have here foreshadowed the
real cause Of the Presidents feelings towards those
men and, as true as the sun revolves neither Of them
Lieut.. George II. Preutiss, Of the Navy upon whose
complaint the charges were preferred against Commo
1ore Read, has fallen into the tor his COM
mander. court has been ordered to try him. Com.
Morris Is President and it Is session at Norfolk
Va. He will doubtless be suspended.
1t Is little remarkable that these naval secretaries
from Virginia, who are generally aided by Virginia
board Of naval officers forever favoring Norfolk
with whatever Of the treasury pap they can Most Of
the mem bers Of the court that tried Com Read were
taken from the ir commands in the middle Northern
States and the accused himself and the principal wit
nesses from the same section required to 20 to
sicky southern port to crafty the whms aud prices
OF MIR. Secretary Preston and the Virginia
connected with the Navy Department.. This Navy
Department is indeed quite Virginia family con-
Germ So 1t is with the paying Off and fitting Of
our national ships Every naval job, Of Importance
must be done ut Norfolk, Cor ut Boston, when Com
Morris wills it, because two three Of the chiefs Of
naval bureaux specially Interested to have tho
government work cost two three times much at
other places 1t is high time for the Secretary Of
the Navy-and II he winks at these garing abuses Of
bis subordinaes for Congress to investigate the sub
jec. and put end tb them Ia truth, the Navy Do
partment requires a thorough revision and overhaul
ing to ascertain why it is. why it has been that the
support Of the maieriet Of navy casts than
double that ofany navy Of equal extent in the world
although the pay of its personnel is less This is
fruit full theme, upon which may hereafter dilate
The Cabinet were in session at O'Clock to-day-an
unusually long one for so warm day.