The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1849-04-15
INTELLIGENCE BIZ THE MAILS.
Our Washington Correspondence,
WASHINGTON, April IL, 1919
The Cnhinek

| INC organs OIL the administration are pursuing an
'n"'se course. Except what is given out by them
Selves aione' they deny everything-as well whsk
IS uououui' as what is clear as daylight With
melodrainatic Jury they declare there Is no truth
III Oiis'eiuo'''' except IN their own especial reye-
iaiohs' ana "o 10 the luckcss wretch who attempts
10 mint 'ra' any member OF the administration ia
mortal or fallible. Such hereto is seized a, ono.
and denounced in language of magniloquen, wrath
a goddess and malicious defamer. The cabinet
they asseverate, are like seven rtle-doves-Jobn.
son fraternzes with Collamer--Meredith suffers
daily the afectionate embrace of Ewing-and Claw
ton and Crawford are as loving the babes in the
wood-indeed, that such family party has never
yet been seen-no jeaousles-no misunderstood
ngs-no difference of opinion but instead of these,
harmony, unity, and brotherly love.
Now this Is emphatcally CANNON. The cabinet
Is very good cabinet, got up, it was, on short
notice, II could be much better, and it might bs
great deal worse. II contains some men of the
greatest ability and purity of character and il con-
lalns some OF quite contrary description. If all
were like Meredith, or even Clayton, it would be
| much better If all were like Colamer and Ewing.
| It would be much worse perfect cabinet wouH
DC a miracle; Inc late one, although containing a
| greater number of able men than tn, present. was
awning but perfect portion of the present cabi-
net, have no doubt have the good of the country
| Tor Their chiet ann, and esteem the advancement of
| party mere secondary consideration but it is not
to be galnsayed that another portion of its members
at al unlikely that this strong party tie may make
| itself so obnoxious in the cabinet that the Presi-
dent may, at length be compelled to weed his coun-
Gil. Such things have happened already, and they
will happen again. II is even extremely probable
it may happen with this cabinet Its members are
absolutely Qcr,rsco retcrns) mere fa!libe mortals.
and some of them, | very much fear, not only
liable, but even prone to err.
And again, what avas it to say they all agree on
every question of public interest DO their senti-
mens accord on the avery question, the question
10 NJ fhnr
OF prescription? Not on any single one Of them;
and perhaps it is as well that there should be diff
ference OF opinion on most, fno all those questions
But 1t is not improbable that they will yet differ to
such an extent, that they cannot hold together.
The only question of Importance yet presented to
them, is that OF the distribution of executive patron
age; and on that there has has been most es-
sential disagreement: When other and grave ques-
tons press for consideration, what will be the re-
suit? It will be good augury for the stability of
| General Tayors administration, if he can hold out
against the minority of his cabinet, backed by tho
| great majority Of the wing party. But can he
Will not the result OF the recent charter election in
! New York, lu himself and the majority of his ca
binet into false security, and induce them to be-
| lleve they will be In Il majority in the country,
whatever may be their course in ..rard to the dis
tr!bulon Of olfice1 lfhy believe The wing press.
OF course ours .ney WV mink so.
his sa'r r,n :. Iomer letter that Genera Taylor on
things existing as induced hum to materially alter
the programme OF his cabinet; and this as
sertion the Courier, and Enquirer, in a strain
Of indecent and elaborate sycophancy. denies.
This denial ls wholly gratutous. General Taylor
placed any OF the cabinet Experimentation
Premier down to Attorney General-at the disposal
OF MIR. Crittenden, and would have preferred HIM
| as Secretary of State. Mr. Clayton now fills that
office. Before General Tayors arrlva -. Wash.
lng'0n, the most prominent man in his thoughts for
the Treasury Department was Horace Binney; MIR.
Meredith Is Its Secretary Mr.. Abbott Lawrence
was at first fixed upon for the Navy Department;
| MIR, Preston present head Mr. n
Tennessee, was selected to be Postmaster Generals:
Mr.. Collamer is the head of that department Mr..
Truman Smith was General Taylor's choice for
| the Department OF the Interiors Mr. Ewing is now
Home Secretary. MIR. Ballard Preston was first
fixed upon for the Attorney eneralship MIR. John
son now occupies that station. Whether MIR.
| Crawford was General Taylor's first choice for tho
War Department, shall not pretend to say-my
impression is he was not; but here are six of the
| seven members of the cabinet who were not the
original selections Of General Taylor; and vet tho
Carrier says there was no material alteration in
the programme of the cabinet Five of the six are
even from different States; Mr.. Crittenden, from
ken,uc Ky Clayton, from Delaware; Mr.Law-
gnla; Mr.. Smith, from Connecticut-Mr Ewing.
from Ohio; Mr.. Gentry, from Tennessee-Mr. Col
lamer from Vemont-Mr. Preston, from Virgins
Mr., Johnson, from Maryland;-and yet no mate
rial alteration
The Courier defends Mr.. Clayton from the inn
putaton OF owning an interest in the North Ameri-
can newspaper. Ihave never said he does butt
repeat, that such statement has been made
to the President, | have from unquestionablo
authority. If Mr.. Clayton does possess an in
erest IN that hat paper, what extraordinary crime
Is 1t! The paper Is very respectable
paper-almost, if not quite, respectable az
the Courier. !, on the contrary, think it highly
honorable in Mr. Clayton to be connected with q
respectable journal like the North american.
Some OF the greatest men in France, of the present
day--greater even than Mr.. Clayton or Colonel
Webb-respectfully. be it spoken--are contributors
to newspapers and Interested in Them pccuniarilv
and otherwise. Colonel Webb himself, if he get
the Madrid mission, (and | wish he may get IT,
would still, suppose; have a lien on the Courier
and Enquirer, Notwithstanding that he would be
in quite as delicate position as Mr.. Clayton.
And yet, with ridicuousy simulated fury (ridicu-
lousy simulated, because 1t ls well known Colonel
Webb cares nothing if Mr.; Clayton be accused Of
the North american, provided he himself get the
Spanish mssion) the statement is denounced as q
"gratuitous falschood." l care not a button
whether it is or not. | never made it, and pre-
sumo all sensible men will think just as much Of
MIR. Clayton, whether 1t be not. If it were an
improper connection would be just as ready to
dIsbelieve it as Colonel Webb.
AS for Mr. johnson, he Is exactly what set him
down-a shrewd, sharp lawyer, and nothing else.
II he has the views OF statesman, he has most
happy method of concealing them. AS to- the giu-
/ tlnous and adhesive properties assigned him by the
Courier, am unable to express an opinion. He
was pushed and forced on General Taylor at tho
! eleventh hour, by a combination of circumstances.
contrved, In great measure, by Mr. Johnson's
friends.
must do Mr. Meredith the justice to say, that be-
tween him and MIR. Blnney General Taylor's mind
ever contemplated giving the Treasury Department
TO any one but himself, can be no dsparagement Of
his eminent qualifications for his present position.
Both he and Mr.. Bnney would grace any station
in the gift of the executive and Of the people.
WASHINGTON, April IL, l84e.
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