The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1849-11-28
INTELLIGENCE BY THE MAILS.



wAsHIsoros, Nov. 70, 1s<o.
1S Effort TO pat Clay in the Cssinet-Tas Course 5
Clovfon The appointment Of Web5 10 .dosfr'a-
TIE way IL uss done The Increment for Bsrton &c.
The practice under this very curious administration
sesms to be every himself for the party
which places every thing at sixes and sevens. 1t Is
totally impossible 10 make any reasonable conjecture
of what may may not take place, In any given case
Those you depend upon day are wholly unreliable
TO morrow. Two three members Of the cabinet
have been accused 10 tn. President, by stsunch mem
beers Of the whig party Of being the most fashionable
liars sxtant and they have plenty Of imitAtors from
top to bottom.
l do not know how much political tact may be dis
played this winter; but if the cabinet continues
on under it's present political management nothing
save it. The old heads venting their curses
without stint You may rest assured that there was
are to create oil that smoke about Gays going
into the cabinet The movement failed. Clayton Is
not SO much TO blame for the party blundsrs that
OCCUR as Others He IL willing build up the whig
psrty though he equally DESTROYS OF building up
of ceur,, while Others in the futile attempt to
build themselves up, do not hesitate occasionally to
sacrifice The party There Ia little real and efficient
concert Of action, Of coarse; and though they have
managed things tulsraby la one or two instances 1t
was more by good luck Than good management The
TACT Is that clayton is rot sckuowsdged as leader;
and though sincerely believe he tries to do rs we'll ss
he under the circumstances everybody sees that 1t
won't do. Few sonirisJst,ops stand the dissolution
OF cabiptt IL IL true but bold stroke and powerful
reorganization might succeed, as did In JAcksons
time.
Webbs appointment, taking 1t altogether, was
fun ny affair Il. VA orposed TO TIE last tooth ana
nail There WAS q trenie ndous demonstration from
New York last sprss but General Taylor raid up and
down that be ~Oul0 not make the appointment After
he left for home friend in the cabinet advised him
20 hold n. ADD keep co'l-something would turn
up-sfter the 6rst thuit on OF disappointment.
Matters and thug remained IA sfau qua until just
upon II Il the c'mmencenebt OF the session 10
give little lims Tor any comments from the press pre-.
Two three day since, With list OF names,
and urged the app'in ut of full mission One 81
the arguments used that the Uhg party NeW lsrk
scanted 10 get Of h,s (Vebbl and get hi cat ot The
country The c,,.id then be made rstrGfe man
Of uar The pres. ur- strong The committees hung
like bull dogs and General Taylor was obliged To
give in when the cabinet as previously arranged be-
gan TO give way. but he said he'd be "d-dn II Webb
should have full miss,ou he might have the charge
chip to Austria o. course they were glad to get 1t,
AID Webb tatisfl.d Harvey INN diatey sent in-
tslligerce to New ork that the mission was to he
changed 10 full n fact. 1t had been given ost SO
before0 and this mad. In anticipation
of such = change sc W.bb's appointment then Dame
out No such sob has been rrceiy ed ~ the State
Its late minister Baron MsreschA think Resigned
leaving Affairs In thu haud OF his Secretary OF legation
who authorized To act until the appoint
mept Of a successor rnAt WAS i've years since. OF
course, wbsb be,.nds bst.r II will be time TO raise
the rank II representative ut that court III Webb
gets through the sensts 1t will be much he
msnsge Without trying for an appropriation OF the
other s4 SEQ and the creation Of . full mission.
With regard 10 the southern move, oapnot esectly
make out what IL means One thing Is certain how
evsr-tbat A. 10 nothing or Foote would not
have been selected head it. As nearly AZ can make
1t out it sprat thro~p TO catch whale and must
help the wbgs IN any care
There IL . deep the chess board In conuee-
tioD with Benton II has not yet developed itself to
any tangible extent but must before long II am not
mistaken, parties deceived with reference 30
the course he 10 hkeir TO purdue.