Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1849-04-02
WASHINGTON kUNORS.

The lA,er writer's at Washington are genefahy pretty
accurate in the ntimatons they give oil what Is about to
he made public through the Washington press. But we
think we observe that, since the accession Of Gen Tay
Ior they not well informed of he secret donrs of
the Cabinet and not respectively the semi official or>
gans of this or that head Of Department With respec,
TO appointments, have ceased to RELY unon their
Of information. With This preliminary remark we
proceed to that the Correspondent Of the Baltimore
Sun ntimates that Mr. CJIlamer is. ere long 10 *
change the Pos, Office Department fora Foreign Mis-
sion. The reason assigned is that Gov Criltenden-
whom 1t is the cue Of some to represent the power be-
hind the throne-s dissatisfied that Kentucky should
not have Cabinet ,ficer and that 10 please him Mr.
Letcher is 10 be provided Ur OF course we al not he
leve word of this at least far as the motive is in
volved. Gen. Taylor like Gen Jackson NAV POSSIBLY
find desirable in the outset Of his Admins ration
TO remodel in part. his Cabinet Old Hickory discov-
cred, in the first days Of his Administrations that Nh
Mclean would not lend himself To the bloody work Of
pr scrlpon, and therefore, sheed him On the Supreme
uri, and found filter tool in Map Barry II pos
slbe that old lack, by what would be curious conc-
dence. though for directly opposite reason. may think
advisable To provide retreat for Mr.. Cuamer The
New York Herald'S Asmod1us at Washington unroofs
the council chamber and tells Us that the broad Question
Of prescription, SYSTEM had been fully discussed in
the Cabinet, and that the vote showed the President
Mr.. Meredith Mr.. Crawl ford Mr. Preston and Mr. John
son, to be against, and Nlessrs C0llamer and Ewing
in tacor of the policy. MI Clayton unavoidably al
sent, but is known 10 with the majority We
doubt the accuracy Of this satement-but believe The
sentiments Of the members Of the Cabinet to be correctly
gver. We doubt not that Messrs Gun; her AMI Fv-
ing inclined than their colleague, to adopt the
Democratic policy Of turning Of office all who are not
Of The same politics with themselves
The correspondent of the Herald nails 10 the counter
silly rumor that Mr. Ewing claimed that The head, Of
bureaux and clerks transferred to the Home Department.
were virtually legisated out Of Office by the law cca-
ting the Department, and that, therefore, the appoint
ment of all would vest in him dc nor9 The writer saws
he is authorised to say that neither Mr. Ewing nor any
other member Of the Cabinet, ever held 81 absurd an
opinion.
The well Informed correspondent ofhe New York
Express thus summarlrlIy disp Of these rumors
ut may be labor lost undertake to correct the state
ments and rumors sent from Washington, but nov and
then seems to be necessary order 10 keen the public
correctly informed Of what is going On. Il Is not true
that any misunderstanding exists is likely to exist
betn cen the President and his Cabinet or amon1 the
Cabinet, independently Of the President. They meet
daily, deliberate ha Tnoniousy and with entire con
fdence
So also are some Of lie stories tol IF Mr. Fillmore.
and the President, and the Cabinet