The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1849-03-25
WASHINGTON, March 20, 1919.


years. N.
WASHINGTON March ~, 1919.
Ih. General Topics of the Day.
Colonel Bliss came into the Senate to-day, and
delivered frcm the President package of manu-
scripts, IN compliance with a resolution submitted
by Mr. Benton yesterday, calling for the residue Of
the correspondence on the Protocol. As soon a
this package aforesaid was handed in, ON motion
OF Mr.. Webster, old Zack's right hand man II tho
Senate, an Executive session was held, and pend
ing this secret business, 1t ID understood that Mr.
Foote informally read Mr. Benton out of tho do
mocratic party, as tlme-server and worshippor
at the ieet of Baal-as having already been bought
up by the administration, at heavy price, tho
first insta ment only OF which has been paid. We
suppose, however, that Old Bullion will live through
this excOmmunlcAllOn
Mr. Jones, appointed Secretary of the Board Of
Commissioners on Mexican Claims, is a son-in-
law OF Col Benton. He il wing and Spanish
scholar 60 that nothing has been conceded TO the
democrats in this appointment, although it is the
most natural thing ia The world to suppose that
Col Benton Will not consider II any cause Of
especial hostility to General Taylor.
The protocol, from all that we can learn, Is I'M
deTstood to amount to nothing, although it will
probably be subjected to another invest,g alton at
the next session. at the instance OF Col Benton.
We must do the Senator from Missouri the JUS
hce to sly, that his attacks upon Col. Folks ad-
ministra0n IN reference to this aforesa I'd PROTOCOL
were not from any Intention 10 curry favor with
Old Rough and Ready, but from determination
to be ave nged tor the hard judgment OF the court
martial upon Fremont, which Col Polk approved.
when It would have been just as easy to set it
aside. Tramp on the toes of any one OF Colonel
Benton's family, and .ou will pay the penalty, il
he has the power, In whole lite, to lnh,ct it, Do
any one Of them favor, and he will not forget it.
better father or a better friend does not exist,
and more determined and perseverlng enemy 10
not TO be found. He cannot do too much tor a
trend. al he cannot punish too severely enemy;
He RENE mbers both sides of the question, and
" hen the time comes for requItal, he Is ready,
without the AID Of a promPter, to do his utmost
We can only account for the nomination of Mr..
McGauehey, OF Indiana, on these grounds. He 10
agOOd wi ig, out andout even to the extent OF aid
ing and abetting the enemy In the war with Mexi-
co. Mr. Ewing liked him. The free sOilers Of
Indiana are supposed to like him. An important
election lakes place In Indiana the coming sum-
mer. The free solers muster pretty strong In that
state, and n at the same time you could satisfy
the whigs, and Mr.. Ewing and the free sOilers,
something might be gained In the election. OF
himself, Mr.. McGaughey Is a weak man, an un-
popular man, and man without tact, talents or
influence, and we see no reason why even tho
adm,nisp ausn should regret his rejection.
by the way, on the question OF tree soil, the
cabinet Is understood TO be thus divided
Fore Compromise. For Free Soil.
Old lack. Mr. Meredith.
Mr.. Clayton. MIR. Collsmer.
Mr.. johnson. MIR. Ewing.
MIR. Preston.
MIR. Crawford.
But II 10 also understood that not man of them
not one. will dissent to the proviso, If passed ny
majority II both houses. Indeed, 1t is supposed
that old lack would as cheertuy sign the provlso
as bull tor the re.establshment OF United
States Benk.
The b G offices have yet to be apport,ened-
the foreign ministers, the collectors, sub-trea-
sureTs. Iostmasters, &c. Two things have 70
be considered IN this important distribution OF the
tat places -
M r Ill
most we ght to the administration.
2 such distribution az will not produce too
sudden n reaction among the outsiders, including
all those factions andlhangers-On who are dead
weight to party IN power, but whose votes are OF
some I'M ortance in an election.
The purpose Of Mr.. Clayton Is to purge the
parry OF all the extraneous affiliations OF the
campaign, as far as consistent with safety, and a.
promise Of a wing policy is to be made, to conci-
late the factious OF the outsiders; but 1t they
would be rewarded, they must cease to be natives
or Inde. endent Taylor men, and learn TO become
Mr. Clayton, Mr.. Webster, Mr.. Cnttenden aad
Mr. Clay are understood to be the guiding spirits
of the administration. MI. Ewing Is disciple OF
Mr.: Clay, and so Is Mr. Collamer; SO is Mr. Me-
rpdith. Mr. Johnson 10 with Mr.. Crittenden Mr..
Preston and Mr.: Crawford are more attached u
Clay than to Crttenden, Clayton, or Webster,
but are disposed to be governed by circumstances
Mr.. Clayton, Mr.. Crinenden, Mr.. Webster, and
sion but at present, the policy OF the cabinet N
leaning more strongly toward the policy OF Mr.
Clay than that Of any other one Of the quartette
and we rather suspect that the presence Of Mr.
Clay In the Senate next winter, will give definis<
shape 10 the course Of the government, If 1t be mol
already sufficiently indicated as the old wing
policy.
Mr.. Clayton has succeeded IN inducing Mr.
Senate but mark us, If the whole whig party IN
the Senate, Mr.. Webster and all, do not instne-
lively, on the return OF Mr.. Clay, return to him a
their riRbttui captain, whether he may oppose OF
adopt the policy OF the administration, as indcs'eo
| In the annual message.
With the adjournment Of the Senate, II IS sus-
pected an extensive system Of appointments WIN oe
put operation; but II whatever may ., aV J,s
cret,on and intentions OF General Taylor ana nis
| cabinet. -