The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1849-06-05

AS not admitted to the secrets of the caba now
ruling the people in The of the whom they
elected Tor that purpose, we are compelled TO rely for
information in relation TO coming events upon the Wash
ington correspondence OF the distant press And
know of no writers better posted up on these matters
than the two intelligent correspondents of the Baltimore
Sun and Philadelphia Ledger-"loN" and observer"
The latter, particularly, seems to have ntuitve
shrewdness in guessing the intentions OF the cabinet
and obtaining most knowledge of the mode in
which business is done in that distinguished and saga.
cous concave In his letter Of May %, after predicting
the most important diplomatic appointments, which have
since been made according to the prediction. find tn.
following vaccinations with regard to other appoint.
ments, which we have no doubt Developments yet to
take place will prove to be equally correct The letter
important in another particular. Improves that the honest
and simple minded filling the Office of President
is still aborng under the delusion which his cabinet
have thrown around him-namely, that he removes no
man except for cause The writer alluded to says:
The consular appointments will be made toward the
middle the month OF June, and the opinion prevails that
thorough sweep will be made Of the old incumben
The rush for Office great that wings of old stand
ing turned make for neophytes, the per
friends of the present cabinet has been evced
in the of the Rev Mr. Smith, the late statistical
clerk of the Patent Office who removed TO make room
for in the faith. All the chiefs of bureaus
will be removed, and, after little while, every clerk
der them. The administration is determined to show, that
though the of all parties be necessary to make
President yet themselves well without the
assistance OF any but their friends.
Mr. Ewing is playing for the mastery in the cabi
net and with the immense patronage welded by him
Secretary of the Interior his friends feel confident he will
be able make himself the "westeTn candidate Of tbs
whg party" If the President himself do take the lead
in the cabinet member of that cabinet must do it.
There be eight distinct in solar system
evidently be the CENTRE and the planets evovo
around it in less eccentric orbits Mr. Ewing is
the master spirit far the removals concerned
whether Mr. Clayton have the appointing power begins 10
be questioned.
One thing however deserves to be mentioned-vz: that
whenever General Taylor proposes candidate for office
the particular Secretary who wishes his friend appointed
invariably with the President, that the latter
stands Alone but is ouvoed and overslanghed with the
Secretary himself misfortune likes company" says
old adagc ard the General who beaen in bat
te afford be kind and generous TO his civic
queroIs
On being demonstrated with account OF the late
movals by leading democrat whose name can give you
if you desire it, "Old Zack" assured him that of lis
brethren the faith had been turned out except for
either drunkenness incapacy. So appears that po
tcal par.anshp is seldom made the preiext of removals
even by the cabinet ITSELF