The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1849-01-23
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important Disclosures or the Views ~
Principles OF 0eas ~ Tsylsr.
WASHINGTON, Jan. -, I8a9
gentleman nigh IN the whIg party, has recelv
GU from airiend at Baton Rouge, some hlghiy
important Information Of the views of Genera
1ay'or, wh'cn may De OF use to be made public.
ihese 'e'1ers were written near Baton Rouge, but
at different times, during the present month Hor.
they are:--
There Is absolutely nothing of interest to com.
municate, and the old General seems afraid even
to touch upon anything like politics. except In the
most guarded manner
One thing become every day more and more
| convinced of-the Generals administration will be
as ultra wing, with regard to men, and in all preba-
bllty with regard to measures, as any the country
has yet seen: There Is not man of the democra-
tic party whom the general entertalns any opn-
ION OF. The Mexican war he does not hesitate to
pronounce open robbery-wholly unwarrantable
and unnecessary. Cass, he detests. Polk, he de-
spises Walker, ne detests. Marcy he cannot for
1--WE iGr stripping him Of his army. Buchanan IS
me only man tor whom he has any respect. Joseph
o,ihnen, OF Massachusetts, has been recommend
ca 10 MN Tor Secretary of the Treasury. should
not won9eI IL Butler King were to be made Sec
tainty. - - -
You have heard much of invitations passing be.
tween General Taylor and MIR. Clay. The truth
Is, mr.. Clay was not invited here by the General;
but he wrote to the latter about ten days since that
| ne was coming to spend the winter in New Or
| leans all that on his way, If possible he would
stop to pay Ms respects. am inclined to think the
GeDeial is not veiy anxious 'or the visit. | am
confident CiaX wants to sound him. 70 zee aun NOV
Ing his enemies, as the old KentuckiSn's resent
me nts never die out.
think neither New York nor Louisiana will be
The General will visit Cincinnati, Louisville,
Nashville, PittsbuIg, and several other towns ON
the route. Atsome Of them he will not stay longer
than few hours. At Louisville he will stay some
days, as he says he has business to transact. He
has so many places TO go that he thinks now he
wiil not get to Washington before the 25th Of
February. MOS IN \
| have at length discovered the cause of tho
mystery about the Generals cabinet appointments.
lie has hxed on none as yet, and will not till he
consults Crttenden. The way of it is this: The
General has offered Crlttenden any position no
may select. AS have said IN one of nv former
letters, he will probably take the Attorney General
ship, although he may be induced, by spirit of
rivalry at the eleventh hour to take the Secretary
snip OF State. With the exception of Truman
Smith, who is almost determined on for the Post
Ofce, there IS nothing else fixed, and nothing will
be until the General gets to Louisville, where he
IL to meet and confer with Crttendeu. Either
compose his inaugural. Webb has asked for
some foreign mission, and believe has signiGed
his preference for Berlin He is to go; still hold.
ing his interest IN the paper, and merely raising
The announcement OF this arrangement is doubt
less made 10 the General for the purpose of show
ing that Webb will still be in a condition to con-
troll the tone OF the paper in such way as to
show his gratitude for his appointment by q
uniform support Of the Generals administration.
He has written General Taylor letter lately, ad-
visng that he should not let any one know who
are 10 compose his cabinet, yet containing an lnt
nation that he Ihe ColoneD would very much
Ike TO know. The General has replied that tho
advice OF the Colonel is excellent, and he means
no idea OF Who will be the members of the caoi-
net The only enc determined upon fully Is Crit
tenden. Spencer OF New York has no chance
whatever Berrien, Clayton, and Reverdy John
detess Berren, doubt il he will have place.
find, as told you before, that the General is
stronger wing than had any idea Of He says
In his intercourse with his fellow citizens he Is,
uDqnestionably, the most thoroughly democratic
public man have yet seen IN the country. He hates
all parade and ceremony. and police officer Of
New York puts on vastly more dignity. HIS
manner Is very winning, being wohlly devoid Of
aflectation Now for his political opinions.
he discountenances altogether the annexation
California and New Mexico he would. He Looks
upon the acquisition OF those countries rob-
berry. Il negotiations are pending when he comes
into office, tor the purchase Of Cuba, he Will
OF decency. He Is not tor purchasing Cuba, ex-
cept In the last extremity. and that last extremity
being the well authenticated efforts of the English
government TO obtain possession of the island
The occurrence OF such contingency he wholly
REJECTS as Improbable and almost impossible as he
believes England is not and cannot be In position
to needlessy aft ont this nation.
The tariff, he thinks, should be partially modi-
fled In some of the details which have been point
ed out to him as wanting mendltion But he
does not favor The restitution of the tariff of lS41.
He attaches great Importance to the slavery ques-
non, believing that the popular mind OF the North
Is more strongly agitated with the subject than It
really is. The OF this that he is constant
ly receiving letters on the subject. He agrees
with Mr.. Buchanan, that the institution of slavery
cannot be introduced into California aud New
Mexico until the laws OF those countries be re-
pealed by act OF Congress. MIR. CalhOun's doc
trine he utterly rejects. He would acquiesce IN
II cannot be carried through Congress. He is for
letting the whole matter Test as il Is. and thinks
the Southern men wrong in the violent measures
they threaten. His views on this subject are SEN
sible, just, and national 1t is little curious that
he gives the Csm,er and Enquirer credit for the
doctrine that the fundamental laws of conquered
country remain IN operation until they be expressly
changed by the legislature of the country by which
II Ii acquired. This doctrine applied to Calif0r-
MIA, was given in the Herald more than two years
ago, when the Wilmot proviso was first agitated.
The General Is now OF opinion that he will net
get TO Washington before the 18th February, as he
has accepted gre at many invitations to visit
places ON the way, and be Is also determined that
he shall not be worried to death before the fourth
OF March by the Office seekers. The weather hero
has been very bad ever since came. The cholera
has reached this place at last. There were four
de aths by that disease yesterday.
WASHING Ton, Jan Fl, 1870.
Mr.. Caih0nn-Soptherm COMMITTEE Preparations
of another Report Jor the nert Caucus-Polstss
of the day.
Mr.. Calhoun continues In a feeble condition.
but we are gra,lfed to learn that his debility, the
result of the extreme anxeties and constant occu-