The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1849-01-27

SABlNET MAKING in w AsHIN0TON.-fOI t0me
time past, cabinet making has not been so fashion
able as 1t was immediately after the election oil
General Taylor. For SIX weeks subsequent to the
seventh of November, the editors and politicians
throughout the country drove very hard business
In cabinet making, and did not cease until all their
ingenuity, fancy, and taste were completely ex'
hausted A ull then succeeded but new set OF
artiiicers has started up in Washington, whose
attempts IN this line Of handicra!I are beginning
to attract some public attention.
We al ude to the recent meeting Of the wing
me nbers Of Congress from Pennsylvania, which
was held for the purpose of nominating Secretary
of the Treasury tor General Taylor; thereby saw
ing him the trouble Of advertising for or discover
ing one for himself. The Congressional cabinet
maaers, however, con6ne themselves to single
member OF the cabinet, and feby show their
strong attachment to that invaluable principle OF
me chanical ingenuity the scientific division Of
labor. They will not make Secretary of State
or Secretary Of War, or a Secretary Of the Navy;
nor will tLey touch on Postmaster General.
They are modest, too, in estimating their own ca
pacity, and simply are endcavorIng to construct
Secretary, out of stick of Pennsylvania timber
and even this small body Of cabinet makers don't
know exactly what sort of timber to take. Accord
ing to their vote, II seems that they had three or
four sticks before them; but one Of them, labelled
Andrew Stewart, was thought the most suitable
to be put in the Treasury department. The rest
were accordingly thrown on the weod-plle, to be
used hereafter as kindling stuff.
Seriously, however, the meeting Of the Pennsyl-
vania wing members Of Congress-, recommending
Secretary Of the Treasury to General Taylor, Is
gratuitous piece of Impudence, far greater, even,
than the attempts OF the editors and small poll.
ticians In the same line OF business The latter
only endeavored to foretel who might have
chances Of being made cabinet officers; but the
Pennsy lvanla delegation expect that the President
elect will consider their resolutions as species OF
instruction for his guidance choosing his constl
tutional advisers.
The ELECTION OF SENATOR AT ALBANY.-If Mr..
Fillmore, the Vice President elect, and Mr. Fish,
the Governor of this State, and the rest of the
wings composing the government at Albany, had
any moral courage, they would not suffer them
selves to be overrued and made of no account, as
they probably will be In the coming election for
Senator, by the lntrgues Of Seward and Thurlow
Weed, tor the purpose of carrying their own
schemes into effect These persons are altogether
opposed to the election of Seward as Senator, but
are afraid to take decided ground against such
calamity. They are in the same parazed
condition as the wing journals are IN this CITY,
Each wing organ here is the centre of sundry
cques OF office beggars, who, IN their efforts to
get share of the spolls from the incoming ad-
ministraton, are afraid to move right or left, and
only try to swim with the current, which ever way
1t sets. Such position Of things presents fine
opportunity Tor the old masonic leaders to get
the whole mastery the wing party IN the State
OF New York, and re-establish a regency, even
worse than that which Mr.. Van Buren, organized,
and which equally revolving to the intelligence
and spirit Of the people throughout this great
State.
We guess we shall have to 60 to WORK ourselves,
take of our coat roll up our sleeves, and set up on
their pins Mr.. Fillmore and the other wing leaders,
pat them on the cheek. and encourage them to do
their duty. We are not afraid of the denunca-
tons that would be concentrated upon us, which
Weed or Seward could Issue from this day up to
the day Of judgment, and six hours sfter We have
a long standing account of old grievances to set.
tie with some OF these chaps, and the day is not
far distant when we shall make them stand up to
their hand, or give up the ship.
ITALIAN OPERA - SINGULAR CHANGE OF THE
TMEs-lf the recent Grand Fancy Ball given by
SIpnOr Frv n the Ooera House was oevto,o