The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1849-11-26
General Taylor and HIS Cabiuct-Light
Breaking into the White House.

General Tayl or and his cabinet will each occupy
heir proper position and receive their Just estima-
ion under due course of calm thinking and in
tellectual vegetation. We have always insisted
upon that result, and we think we now see light
beginning TO break in upon the White House
in Washington, like the first dawn Of day. A
most singular and most significant article has
just appeared in the Republic, a Washington
journal, established in that metropolis, under the
immediate auspices of Gen. Taylor himself, and
his more confidential and special friends. In its
columns, Of Friday last, we find the following Gu
nous developement of sentiments entertained some
where, Of Mr.. Clayton and his system Of letter
writers for certain journals in our large cties:-
fFrom the Washington Republic
when II was determined to announce the deficit
satisfactory TO the commercial communities which
precluded from the information until doled out through
channel. having no sympathy or Interest 10 common
with them TO have been furnished with an exhibit Of
the in which IL occurred Asi H. we are left
e. conjecture and suspense and az likely not TO
adopt false conclusions upon subject Of very large
20 those interests which have elam upon
the nhdence and respect Of the administration and
which hate harassed IL with the least demands -
Wasiinrfon Correspondent Of ne Piia North 7aerican
Let us look at this matter moment There
rous ways Of conveying information to the people IL
msy be communicated TO the Anonymous corre.pon-
dent ais published In other cities aud appear
in the shape Of mysterious hints and shrewd intims-
Dispatches, and amper details from well informed
correspondence or correspondents with peculiar adj
vantaees % information" correspou dents kno~n
10 be In the confidence Of q member Of the cabinet
IL may then be mixed with crude aud rash speculs
ton with false CLOSES and comments and turn all
business aGsrs turvy for day two till people
begin think for themselves and obtain reliable facts
from responsible sources. Meanwhile the operations
In the market briekly; and Ia end men
mud that they have been dubbed by idle clamor.
which Il raised for the purpose Of giving interest to
letter from Washington.
IL a mas wa md m mout had
way The same information may appear in journal
published in the city OF Washington In the form Of
plain statement Of facts without rhodomon-
tsde sppurtenspt jsrgon; and 20 20 the whole peo
pie az and the time, with the weight II de.
rives from official sanction and responsible authority
proper mode Of conveying such information. Then,
nobody derives undue advantage NO press Is disturb
ed because lite correspondent has failed to be
favored with exciting iDtegence;" no unnecessary
alarm IL created; business IL unsettled no stock
jobbing RACES in Chestnut street or Wall street and
no made bankrupts or millionsires.
The writer the Nsrfh .fnciccn complains that the
mercial communities we're precuded from the 10
formation, until dolsd out through channels having no
syRlratbyor interest In common with them We sd.
NIT that We have peculiar sympsthes interests
with the CONNER cial communitiesi nor under
saud che suggestion that they hare the most claim
upop tke connds and respect o. the COMMUNICATION
This iss novel and an irrational proposition. The
commercial com mites possess precisely the same
claim p and none other upon the confidence aud re-
spect Of The Administration that IL possessed By the
agricultural, mechanical lsboring and professional
init are a. broad aud general those OF the American
Ie pie; and spprehsnd thst the people will hardly
vmrafhize with the idea that they precluded
frt important en9 Interesting information until Il