The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1849-04-06

| that he has been incompetent, and unfaIthful in
| The dlscbarge OF his duties. We dont know Mr.
Mudd We know. come years age. that there was
a respe ctable old gentleman OF the name living ia
the city; but we thought that he had died good
while ago. HIS appointment, however. proves
that he Is alive and sprIghtly.
WASHING RON, April 8, lS49.
The Topics of the Day.
The topics OF the day are, as usual, tho move
| ments OF the administration. There Is promise
OF sport when the moon changes we have already
abundance OF matter tor speculation In those pre-
urinary JUNIORS and reports winch are inevitably
the precursors OF breeze of some sort on the star
board.
II John Brown, of the Euen,ng Post, Is to be
| relied upon, Gov. Seward ia worth his weight IN
gold for the disclosures which he has made to
the said John Brown, OF the forthcoming transfer RI
IN the cabinet, and from the cabinet, are valuable
TO Wall street, beyond the potato rot, or rise IN
cotton, or the establishment OF a republic IN NADIA
gascar. We suppose, however, that either the ex-
Governor, or the SAID John Brown, has IN existing
entente crd'0tc with the brokers, that the Brown
aforesaid has been successfully pumping the ex-
Governor OF all that he Knows and OF halt that he
wishes 10 come to pass. the Blown letter, at all
events, Is only valuable as speaking by the card
from the Governor, who, leaving here like Col.
Webb, with a sour stomach, aud a good deal of
INVESTIGATION, would be very apt to tell stories out
compile lOn.
Now, we suppose, 1t Is quite possible that some
| changes may be made in the cabinet before tho
summtr Is over; but thus far they appear 10 har-
mOnlze with much cordially and mutual eoncllla-
ton. Still, the navy appointments have yet to be
made; and IT, IN these appointments, the quarrels
OF the cliques are not carried into the cabinet, 1t
WIN be fortunate escape. II Is m,sto' tune to
the whg party, that its proportion OF ofice-seekers
are as ten TO one of the in the locOoco ranks,
and to this degree the difficulties It division OF
the loaves and Goldfish are augmented.
John Brown, the witness IN the box, makes the
most of the Governors disclosures; and the only
conclusion TO which we can arrive, as instgating
the Governor 10 such revelations, Is, that he has
| failed To impress himself upon the administration
as he desired.
One judicious reason for the postponement Of
the larger appointments was, that would be safer,
first, 10 let the Connecticut aad Virginia eiec-
lions blow over, aud then to graduate the eAecu-
tons on sliding scale adapted to the popular re-
suit. That, we suspect, is one OF the acute expe-
dienis OF the shrewd Secretary OF State. II the
first reports from Connecticut, however are au-
lbepuc, II would appear that neither the advice Of
MI. Truman Smith 10 General Taylor, nor the bull
OF accommodation against the free sellers by
Mr.. Clay ton, has had any very sautary effect
among the provisO party Of the nutmeg State
| We sppre bend that the election IN Virginia will
not, on The other hand, be much beneftted oy Mr..
Ciayton's Trlr""cia,nento, the question IN which
Il was more expressly Intended TO operate. Mr..
Clayton having failed to win the regard ct John
Brown, may also tail In his Overtures to the de-
scenaants of John Smith; and failing with the
Browns and the Smiths, he Is lett to the mercy of
the Thompsons, and the JoknsOns, and the Blacks
and the Wines.
Alexander Ramsay, appointed Governor of Miu-
netota, was recently wing member OF Congress-,
| and last summer The chairman OF the Wing Cen
tral Committee OF Pennsy vania; since his app oint
menf, II Is considered thar the chances OF Peter
Sken Smith tor the Phllade phia collaborating are
ten per cent improved on the rates OF yesterday
morning. Col. Smith, we learn, has gone home
| TO get more documt nts.
| We miss Colonel Webb at the departments and
at the White House to-day. and inter that ne must,
| IN consequence, be of 10 New York again. Hav
ng the difficulties upon his shoulders Of keeping
| things IN order IN Gotham as well az In Washing
| ton, Colonel Webb is necessarily employed halt
his time IN travelling between the TWO places
| But when we 70 TO work UPON the toreiga mis-
Sons, II he tails for Madrid, he has at least an
equal chance OF becoming bearer OF desoatches to
| the lmaum OF M0scot, informing his majesty OF the
robbery OF his presents OF the PEARLS, rose water,
&c, from the Patent Office. and OF the capture cf
Tom Hand, the supposed pilferer OF these oriental
donations.
We ale desired by the Washington City and Ca
liiornla Mining Association, who left here yes
terday, tor Missouri, to make the following slate
mt mt, 10 witt
First-The SAID Association yesterday, duly
| armed and equ pped tor their expedlt on, marched
up in body 10 the White House that Captain
| Bruf, their commander, and President, and Mr..
Brooke, VIce-Presldent, with one or two citizens,
VIII le the company remained outsIde went into the
Cs
company, before leaving on their OVERLAND journey
to California, had come W 10 bid hun good bye,
/ and would be pleased If he would come out to ac-
knowledge their parting salutatiOns that General
| Tay lor pleaded a want Ut time that he had not
been notified Of their coming, and asked to be
custd saying, however, that If the COMPANY, two
! or three at a time, would come in, he would be
! glad TO see them that Captain Buff said It made
| no difference, and, with polite " fare wer to the
| President, lett the House, with his friends, and
joined his company, aud proceeded down to the de-
Il
| from expressing their disapprobati0n on the spot,
OF the PRESIDENTS refusal to receive them accord
Ing to the une keep uonabe usage IN such Cases,
ard that they unable to account tor the Pest
dent thus declining to acknowledge mark OF re-
spect, which not even the most pressing engage
me hts OF official business would warrant him to de-
cline.
P,,ma fdcie, this appears TO be hard case, and
particularly with respect to GeReral Taylor, so
well acquainted with all the acquisitions Of militia
| ~ etiquette, as he must be. Yet one Cannot be-
leve that the old man could possibly In'end any Of
fence. He expected that he WI ud have to make a
speech, and being n orator. like Brutus, 1t Is tair
to presume that he did not like the idea OF attempt
ing an eatemporaneous address: And 1t Is on this
plea that we can account for his inviting two or
| three Of them In at time tor 1t the whole COM
! paDy had come 10, In a body, tn: same difh Guilty
| would have been presented as IT he had gone o. ut,
! to wit, a set speech. But he could talk To them in
parcels without being subject to critical rem 4rks
| on his powers as an orator; whereas, with the
whole company before him, he would be compelled
! to make ihep an address. We do believe that
! General Taylor intended no offence, and we az
w.