The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1849-03-15
WASHINGTON, March IL, lsa9.
Natter and things ~ The Capital.

Matters and Thugs ~ the Capital
The PAINFUL fact is brginni u 10 break ia upon
,hs on,,,s q, The horde of ofice.seeKcrs here that
pr, s,d,rt TAYLOR and his cabinet have no idea OF
extraordinarily cutting of the head OF every
man who may, perhaps, be democrat, but Is, a.
,be same time, an efficient and honorable official.
IL is now pretty well under stood thLt no removals
will take place unless upon the papab.e grounds
ineficiency or neglect; and when these removals
are made, the fact OF an applicant being wing,
or having supported General TaylOr's election,
will not alone be sufficient 70 insure success. Ii
this o. Ste is pursued, we hope IL wall be, its ef
iects will soon be evident in the greater efficiency
with which The public business will b- conducted,
and the much higher position which public officers
Nearly all The foreign missi ms will be changed
during the year, as II 10 considered necessary that
TIE representatives. Of The government abroad
should be me politically favorable 10 The admlnls-
tr.uon whose views they have 10 carry out.
Mr. McCi nt0ck Young, VINO, Tor tue last fifteen
Year,, Las BEEN Chief Clerk oi the Treasury De-
parlmeni lei de ed his resignation OF thai office
10 the Secretary to-day II has not, as yet, been
accepted. Mr.. Young, we believe, considers he
has been superseded by the appointment Of Mr..
Ptnrote, as Assistant Sc cretary, as the duties OF
that gentleman VIII be precisely those for years
ts aollshlpg an Assistant Secretary OF the Trea-
suiy a. $1,000 per hhnum, was really raising
the ssaiy II the Chief Clerk, and giving him ano-
tber TILE, ana Mr.. Young In all probability, con-
siGered his long services enttled him 10 the pO-
sltlon.
The Secretary Of the Interior (aot Home De-
paitn Mt, as II is generally II, ied) has removed
his Office to CorcoIan's large brick building, d.
lecUy opposite The Treasury Department The
building was leased by government sOne TIME
riace. Mr.. Samuel ID. King Is ut present act ny as
chief cltIk, but II ls understood that a Mr. Cod
dare, sOli.,n.law oi Hon. Mr. VInton, OF Ohio,
w ne uf n q Al
The Hon. J PendIelon, OF VI CANA, has infor-
nslly been offered the mission 10 Call: by the
Secretary Of Stale. 1t Is probable ne VIII accept
II, II very hsrCb pressed.
A report has been Iudustr0psy spread about
town, lhat Major Hobble, the First Assistant Post
masti General, has been removed. There Is not
the 81 "a test fouada non tor the rumOr. On the
coniisiy, we learn from uudoubtrd authority that
his REMOVAL has never Tor a moment been con-
templatsd.
Colonel Webb has incon,inenty departed to
parts unk nOwn. Ii Is whispe red and pref loudly,
loo, thai he Ii terribly disappointed al the uag
1Llness Of lei ubcs III general, and this republic
IN IarucuIar. Los k out for squalls IN tae Courier
His last performance here consisted Of a grand
melodranauc act III certain hotel, of which
nioie hereafter .a. 10
President Tayl manner is very engaging
free frLm estrntatIOn; 30 81 npe, and yet 30 dig
mhed. lie rect ives waters In the White House
with ss hte formalty us warm arted So itnern
gentleman would use in receiving the friendly
visits oI his heIehbors. Every one Is welcOm-,
and The poorest has just as much attention paid
him as The richest He locks much better than he
did on his first rival
There il good deal OF talk in consequence Of
M De ROdiscO's absence from the diplomatic corps
presented 10 The President yesterday. No expld-
matte n, that We have heard, has been made. M.
De BOdIscO, in the absence OF Mr.. Pakenham,
The late BRUSH Minister, outranks the other Legal
tons; ard it cannUt be-, therefore, that he re-
NAMED away, as usual, because he could not be
tpl,. smaD, as that duty Of right now pertains to
HIM II considered as displaying marked dis
respect to The President, as well as to the people Of
the United States.
An excltipg debate is expected upon the recep-
ton Of the report Of the conimillee the Shields
case. MIR. Webster will commence the nall to-
morrow, and from the nervous twitchery OF Mr..
Cslhouh's hands, and The uncomfortable Seat he
was IN, II We may Judge from the way he moved
his tOdy about whilst Mr.. Berrien was spe aklng,
the r,eat State rights exponent Is charged and
pinned. II is already apparent that an effort will
be msde 10 make party matter OF II, but still we
cannot see that 1t be OF much effect The
simple question lie, is Mr.. Shields qualified? And
all The Stale nights IN the world connot get over
the express provision OF the constitution in this
respect. B.