The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1849-03-18
WAsHINGToN, March ii, 1910.


Progress of the Adam'm's'ration, Sc.---Case Of
General Shields, and Other Matters
Nominations come into the Senate slowly and
they are even more slowly acted upon. One rea-
son is, that the Senate are pre-occupied with the
case Of General Shields; another reason is, that
the Senate are disposed to act with as much deli
beratlon as Old lack.
The nomination of Sloanaker, of Philadelphia,
for Naval Officer, shows that the administration Ia
disposed to requte the services of the natives On
the other hand, while of all the nominations made
OF marshas, land officers, governors, Mexican
commissioners, &c, there are no democrats, but
while sundry democrats have. had to walk the
plank of rotation In the departments and
else where-there is yet reservation of caution
the part OF the cabinet, which ndcatesthat they
are not disposed to be too hasty in setting aside
the card of the campaign Yet il is folly to sup
pose that whlg administration can pursue any
other syste m than that of rewardmg Its friends and
Each cabinet officer has the control of his own
appointmeDts-esch has his clique OF personal
friends 10 be taken care OF, and room must be
made for them. Leading wings of Congress and
out of Congress have also their several lists of
protegfs to be ted for season. The President
aas host OF friends, whose claims he cannot well
disregard All these materials constitute that out
side pressure which cannot be resisted and already
do we apprehend that the work would have been
far more rapidly prosecuted than it Is but for the
fear OF general outcfy.
Thus far the appointmeu are scanty, and picked
up here and there, while hundreds OF the first class
places remain Incorporated But, on or before
the adjournment OF the Senate, the work must be-
gin In earnest, or the wings will revolt, and as
there is no resource to the cabinet but the wing
party, the Offices must be discussed to that party
to secure the administration strong ioot-hoidl III
the country for the democrats already CONSIDER
this wing administration TO when the wing
party alone are under obligations OF allegiance,
whatever may be the obligations OF Old Zack 10
the locoocos. M.
vide snread application of the rule OF the gulo-
,,ns iii over the country before next December.
Tbe support OF the administration must come from
,he who's: to secure that support, they must be
led and democrats must be displaced TO accom-
F'deliiv. capacity and honesty, are the rules set
down IN The inaugural as qualifications Tor office.
Col Medill. the Commissioner on Indian Affairs,
has all these qualifications In an eminent degree.
II NAV. therefore, be safely assumed, that IT Col.
MedITI Is removed, the Inaugural Is dead letter
and that the law of rotation, the law of necessity,
is the paramount law. That Gen. Taylor, with
all his honesty of purpose, mast give way to this
law in many cases, we freely believe; but the re-
moval of Col Medill will be equivalentto warn
ing to every democrat in office, however honest,
capable or faithful, to make ready to give up MS
ticket But so prominently does this case stand
out from among the rest, that despite the alleged
twenty-five wing applicants tor the bureau oil Ooi.
Medill. we believe he will stand secure.
We learn that Zachary Taylor has nominated
Com Moore, late of the Texas navy to cores
bonding post in the navy of the United states, and
that most ungenerous system OF undermined
opposltion, mean and cowardly, by one or more