The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1849-10-29
The Cabinet OrSans-The Game for the
Spells ana the Presidency.

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Tine Cabinet OrSans-The Game for the
Spells ana the Presidency.
A cabinet with two or three organs, each GRIND
ing different tune, upon different key, cannot
be expected 10 turn out the most harmonious
music Hence, between the several oraces of the
ministerial chques at Washington, the public are
at loss to guess what is the programme Of the
administration, and who plays the official instru-
ment
With the second advent of the wings, through
the popularity of General Taylor, 1t was thought
by the Taylorzed section of the party, that
the National Inteihgencr was too old, too hide
bound, too rieidly encased in those old federal
notions of national banks and American sys-
tens, too much identified with Clay, Webster and
the axtiquarians, TO answer the organ Of the
order Of things. 1t was intended TO pursue the
home policy of Monroe-of moderation and good
feeling-and yet to keep pace with the progressive
enerprising spirit Of the age, the general con-
duct of our public affairs The old organ, travel
ling in the same dull round of exploded abstrac-
tons and "obsoete IDEAS" since the days OF Gen.
jackson, was, therefore, not the proper medium
for this new policy. A new firm was brought for
ward, originally with the intention of building up
aTayor platform, in lieu OF the rckety scafioldng
Of the old hunkers. But it has failed. 1t has &C.
cured the especial patronage of the cabinet; but,
instead Of prescribing, it has followed the policy
which they have pursued 1t set out as the organ
Of General Taylor; il has become, by sort of adj
vertising contract, the attorney Of Thomas Ewing.
IT has received very liberal allowance Of the Of
fetal Pebulum, and is expecting good deal
more. Dul il has neither concIliated nor coerced
the old hunkers into its support, and has fallen
dreadfuly short Of tie expectations Of the ''young
'uns." So far from healing the breach between
the two branches Of the flmily, by a bold, yigor-
Gus and conservative policy-so far from taking
the post Of the central organ, from its COM
msndiug abilities, il has declined 10 the position
oi surerfuous supernumerary. The policy of
the old hunkcfs has undermined the administTa-
iion, and has utterly perverted the intentions and
the pledges Of the President. The Republic Is,
therefore no longer wanted; the objects of It's
tablishment are defeated, and its legitimate func-
tons are ended. The National Inteligencr, the
especial favoute Of Mr.. Claytoa, has recovered
its place, and the Gnte-duvians Of the party, its
sworn supporters, have the rens Of the cabinet
policy In their hands.
Until Of late, Messrs Gales and Seaton have
been chafy and costye. II they have defended
the cabinet Il was for the sake Of appearances; If
they have praised General Taylor, Il was known
10 be al gas and humhug But within few days
they have wonderfully recupcraied-ihey dotc on
the old hero Of Monterey, and they cannot suiii.
ciently barney the Secretary Of State. Never was
there such a wise and noble President-neycr has
there been such splendid cabinet. Ofcourse, al
this Is CANNON. but il has It's meaning. There is
a spirit Of discord in the party, and about the casi
net, and the Inioiiigcnop - on the strong side.
The Rsyuliic has dropped behind; Mr.. Bulllr is
too good natured to quarrel for the inside track,
and Dir. John q. Sargent like Titilebat Titmouse,
seems 10 have mistak n his vocation.
The Secretary Of State, II not a wise dplomatst,
has al the mall cunning e a smooth and oily poll
tcian. In conciliating the organ Of the old Lead
ing wings, he ought TO secure their supports aad il
would be the most natural thing in the world to
conclude that the good fat Offices gwen TO The sons
and relatives Of air. Clay and Mr.. Cnuenden,
would heal the rupture in that quarter and win
them over Jointly to bis SIDE Il was also plausi-
Bic presumption that M Webster after having
been appointed personally, the champion Of our
recretary, IN the SENATE and after having received
several very nice htte Offices, would defend Mr..
Clayton, and bis ciigus Ia the cabinet, TO the last
button on bic coat
But our beet calculations sometimes flll short
and, from certain inklings from Washington,
1t appears that Mr.. Clayton has not succeeded in
olling the palms Of the muuncers. Il is suspected
that Dir. Criiienden made the most Of his conf
dence with Gen. Taylor, ia framing cabinet for
Interior purposcs-such cabinet as the shrewd
Ksniuckian felt he could manage for his own ends.
II is suspected that Mr. Clay does not Ike this
state Of things, WREN coupled with the agency Of
Mr. Criitenden in the nomination Of Gen. Taylor,
and that there Is design on foot TO dissolve the
arrangements Of Mr.. Crttenden, by dissolvlng the
present cabinet. II is apqrehended, on the other
hand, that the friends Of Mr. Webster, headed by
cur persevering contemporary Of the Courier are a.
work layitg the underground basis Of a scheme
which is to restore Mr. Webster to the State De.
psrtment There could be no more fortunate
change for Col Webb. lie would be good yet for
Berlin, ard, perhaps, he may still count upon his
mission.
Again, It would appear that Judge Mclean still
las friends for the succession in opposition TO Crit
tenden, Clayton, Ewing, and the cabinet as 1t now
stands It is notorious that Mr.. Msngum Is Dis
Pus,,d with the proscrpve policy Of this eabal 1t
is Just es notorious that this business, and the
nepcii,m Of the cabinet and their subordnates,
have disorganHed the party in the country, and
divided il in both houses Of Congress. And what
is the neral Of this confused and perpering adj
HixiuTe Ct gues, blunders, schemes and stra-