The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1849-04-17

NEW YORK CITY APPoINTMENrS.-Ihe appoint
ments which we announced as rumored yesterday,
of j. Prescott Hall as United States District At
tomey, and Philip Hone as Naval Officer of this
Port, appear to have been correctly reported. This
is earnest of the work of revolution, as far as
this city is concerned and begets the usual min
gled tones of eXultation on the one side, and
lamentation on the other. "Forward, march,"
cries the Tribune ''Good news" shouts the
Courier and Enquirer; "Wo, wo, wo," cry the
poor locofocos, while Messrs. Bogardus and
Sheppard walking out of their offices, ''bag and
baggage, scrip and scrippage." We have no doubt
that more appointments will soon be coming
those of Collector, Postmaster, and dozens upon
dozens of others, down to the lowest tide-waiter
in the custom-house.
Thus go. The cabinet has begun its work,
and will, we suppose, go through with it without
let or hndrance. We understand the rule is to
remove all those who do not come within the plat
form of the inaugural, in relation to competency,
fahtulness and ability, and appoint proper persons
in their places, according to the same dimensions
What may be the peculiar moral and intellectual
elements of that PLATFORM the future may deveope.
So far, the removals in this city consist of tole
rably decent men. We have never heard much
against them but must also admit that
the appointments are of toerably decent men, too,
for we never heard much against them either. Mr..
| Leroy, Mr.. Ring, Mr. Hone, Mr.. Prescott Hall,
| Mr.. Matthew l.. Davis all are wings of different
stripes and dies; but not one of them, believe,
| can be convicted of being original Taylor man,
in sense of the creation Yet they are respec-
table men, and the scri plural principle of doing
| good to those who hate us, some of those appoint
ments are perfectly justifabe. Thusfar, however,
the poor originals" among whom we range our
selves, fare the worst; nor we extend to them
any sympathy, for more ill-tempered, uncompro-
missing set of men, than some of the original Tay-
lor men are we never found. We were the first
editor in the North tocome out for General Taylor
and were certainly par erceNence an original man !;
yet from that very circumstance, we have been ha-
ted and illuminated, and abused, and outraged,
personally, publicly, politically, and in every other
sort of way, by the ''origina" organs, and by the
'orgnal' clubs, without stint or moderation. The
truth is that the clubs of the original Taylor men
did not know much of human nature, and are
bad politicians. The wings of all stripes and STAN
dards, from Prescott Hall, who is about year
and-a-half-old Taylor colt, down to Matthew l..
Davis, ~ho-not to speak profanely-was willing
to go through hell up to his ankles in red-ho Gin
ueIs 10 ueleat GENERAL Taylor, nave all got good
deal of common sense and sound sagacty, and they
owe their appointments to the common sense and
sound sagacity of some of the members of the ca
| binet.
We are not, therefore, opposed to these appoint
ments, nor should we be- in our generous nature,
very angry, if the cabinet would hasten its move
ments, and relieve the suspense of our contemporary
Col Webb, and send him to Madrid as soon a possi-
bic, and the similar suspense of another contemporary
and near neghbor, who is getting very hungry
after the marshalshp. Do let them be relieved,
and let us have some peace in the great admins
traton party, that is going to support Gen. Taylor
throughout his whole term, against all the loco
foco influence of the Union, and elect him for a
second term in 1852, against the whole lot of can
didates that will be brought into the field consist
ing of VIM. ii. Seward, Martin Van Buren,, Thos.
| ii. Benton, John G.. Calhoun, Sam Houston,
Henry Clay, Daniel Webster and we don't know
how many more.
Come, Messrs. Clayton & Co., what's your next
trump card