The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1849-05-29

WASHINGTON, May Il, 1917
The Offices and Gcs-seekers--C Cub ornia-- The
Cabinet and the Prcsident-Ine Organs and MA
Union.
The cabinet have been working like dray horses
since the Inauguration. They have been clearing
the federal Offices, great and small, from Passa-
maquoddy to the Brasos-from the Dismal Swamp
to the Rackcnsack-with all commendabe activity;
and yet the cry of the outsiders, like the vail Of
the daughter of the horse-leech, is, "Give, givei
Why don't you turn 'em out, and make room for
us? Why keep US standing here all these days,
idle -
A new demand IS made upon the cabinet. Just
before the Virginia elections, Mr.. George Loyal,
Navy Agent at Norfolk, (democrat,)
commissioned by President Taylor. Now, since
the election has gone all wrong, there are several
patriotic gentlemen here demanding the expulsion
of George Loyal, IA sort OF punishment to the
locofocos of the Dismal Swamp for disregardlng
the clemency of the administration in his case.
Ii Is demanded, on the ground that Loyal IL tho
leader Of The locoes in that benighted region, and
that, as such, he is bigotted, and npracticabe to
kind persuasions The appointment, however
having been made, We are inclined to think it will
stand good The circumstance goes to show the
extent OF the pressure upon the departments.
Since Saturday last we have bee. expecting the
official publication of certain dispatches. received
by the War and Navy Departments from illtorn'a.
are in hand, and that the cabinet have good ground
upon which 10 congratulate themselves aud tho
President on the prosp' CT a. escaping the proviso,
by the action of the people of California In esIa-
bis hing government and Slate constitution, tor
the consideration of the next Congress.
South Carolina, we understand, is the only
Stale from which there is not now, and has not
neen. an ofice-seeker here since the lth of uch.
Mr.. Harvey, Of the North Americun, is South
CaIoniaIl, and expects to receive, and Is qualified
to fill, post abroad but he has not, for III my
yeais been a resident of the State, and h ils now
more properly from Philadelphia than from
Charleston.
Ii was the plan of Mr.. Mangum, if the Wilmot
provso should he enforced, for the South to refuse
all federal Offices, and far possible to avoid all
intercourse with the federal authorities This
plan, he thought, would soon bring the North TO
their sense; but, excepting the State OF South
Carolina, the South appear to have no notion OF
giving up the flesh pots e the Treasury for
naked abstraction The wings, especially OF Vir-
plnla, North Carolina, Louisiana, Tennessee, and
Kentucky, seem to think that it is best at present
to get all the offices they can, and let the proviso
Il one uBrIl the proper time CONES round
There is great deal Of plain old COM sense In
tn S course of action
There are rumors again OF the withdrawal OF
Mr. Clayton from the cabinet. Ii he should With
! draw, it will be for the more easy position OF
minister at the Curt of ST. james. and IN that
eyeEt Mr.. Webster may be again called to the De-
! rariment Of Stale.
The war between the organs. pro tempor',
! ard The U,ton, waxeth hotter and hotter. Pro-
scrpiion is he text and mutual abuse is the staple
of their arguments. w.