The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1849-11-02
Oar WashingI0 ton CORES POndeness


WAsmNaroN, October 30, I84S.
Geruai Taylor end his Cabinst-- Generous CONF
denes-Appointmerts-A Great Cabinet MIMI
ter, By Telegraph.
We have reason to believe that President Tay.
lor is better friend to his cabinet officers thar
they are to him. He considers an attack upon
them as an attack upon himself Reposng the az
fairs OF the several departments TO their keeping
he never intermediates; and, by pursuing this
course, he keeps himself free from the embarrass-
ments to which previous executives were subject.
He presumes that they are competent to the dis
charge of their duties, and holds them responsible
to him. This being the case, the heads Of depart
ments make their own selections of subordlnates,
TO transact the details OF the public business. He
will not give audience to women on matters per-
tanning TO places under the governme. AT, being well
aware that their tears and earne eutredtles, either
10 appoint clerks or retain certain democrats IN OF
flee, might prevail with HIM 10 transgress the rules
which, shortly after the Inauguration, he esta-
bhshed tor his guidance.
IL is in Contemplation by the President, we are
told, 10 alter some OF the arrangements, so as to
give the bureau officers the pTivilrge of selecting
subordinate clerks bureau officers are made
responsible 10 the secretaries, and the taries
10 the President. The rule Is OBVIOUSLY proper,
that there can scarce be any objec 10 its adop-
ton. We know that heretofore, unier this adj
mnistraton, the recommendations u auditors have
been uncefemonlousy thrown aside, aud batcles
O other individuals, often uDsuted, sent 10 them.
THIS applies particularly TO Mr.. Meredith.
Mr.. Gallaher, the recently appointed Third Audi
tor, will return 10 Washington thls afternoon, from
Virginia, with his family. He was an Z" origiaaP'
Tay Tor man and hence the wonder that he was IA
vored with situation so important. The rank
and file Of the " originals" in Maplisd stroye hard
TO do something for the gallant Col. Pickell, but
the courthouse clique, IL the mead of which Is Re-
verdy Johnson, the Attorney General, interposed
their Veto
What great men cabinet ministers are in their
herald or puff their movements Ia the newspapers
We have In mlnd an illustration, with which the
public is certainly quite familiar
Near the first of August last, the newspapers, by
telegraph and otherwise, announced the arrival of
The Hon, Reyerdy Johnson, at The Aston House,
New York. The next intelligence was, that he had
arrived in Philadelphia, to conduct great law
case. Then we were told, by the telegraph, that
he made most powerful, eloquent, mastery argu-
ment, before the court in the Quaker city. Il was
next announced that General TAYLOR wished to go
North, but awaited the return of the Hon. Reverdy
Johnson TO the seat of government. Aaon, the
world were made acquainted with the fact that
the Hon. Reverdy Johnson had returned to WASH
neton, and President Taylor had left the city.
Alter while, the telegraph announced that the
Hon. Reverdy Johnson and Mr.. Interior Ewing
had gone down to Piney Point TO catch fish and
bathe. Next, thar these two worthless had returned
to Washington. Subsequently, II was telegraphed
that the Hon. Reverdy Johnson had left Washing
ton, ndsposed or sick, for his residence in Balt-
more. Then the papers, those of Baltimore espe-
cialiy, announced that ne was az his country resi-
deDce, in a convaescent condition. He has, we
believe, returned to Washington, although we do
not recoect seeing the important fact telegraphed.
We do hope that he has recovered his health as
were sick Of seeing his name and title, and
every little movement, trumpeted in The newspapers.