The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1849-03-22

WASHINGTON, March 10, I8a9.
1ne Aresde~t AND hts Cab,met--A Ruptvys AZ
Hand.
we ADVISED you by telegraph, TODAY nj the "a
lection by the Senate of Mr.. McGauphev's nom;n,
ton, as Governor OF Minnesota. This was exp.c,.d,
The nomination took every one by surprise. 1t wa.
bad in every aspect Mr. McGaughey is a young
man of the most mediocre ability, if indeed he can
be accused of possessing such quality at all, and
IS most violent ultra whig. We are convinced
the President nominated him upon the representa-
ton of some member OF his cabinet, without in
curing into his character for we can never be-
lieve that General Taylor would countenance any
man who could get up, as Mr.. McGaughey did, in
the House of Representatives, and declare that
sooner than vote penny to the support of the brave
army which was then struggling against match
less odds in Mexico, he would let every soldier
starve ms barbareus and cowardly sentiment,
SO disgraceful to any man so unlike the spirit
which animated the whole American people, was
uttered in the session OF '46, by Nc Gaughey and
as just mark OF the detestation with which HE
conduct asregarded; his constituents indignantly
refused again 10 send HIM to Congress. suppose,
therefore, that General Taylor was aware Of this
mans character, is to imagine what cannot by any
possibility be the case The nomination was re-
Jected by considerable vote
President Taylor has declared, and daily re-
peats the declaration, that the cabinet are re-
sponsble for every appointment, and that he will
hold them TO It, People who know HIM best, de-
clare that he will bear no humbug; the moment
he finds his advisers are playing him false, he will
send them to the right about. We have no means
of knowing the truth of this, but assuredly no
greater deception can be practised upon him, than
this McGaughey's nomination. The rejection OF
person nominated by the Executive, Is always a
mortlfying act, but in the present instance 1t is
rendered douby so, from the fact that it is re-
ection of a nomination made by moderate"
administration, upon the ground of the appoint
ment being so ultra that even The wing Senator'S
themselves could not stand It..
1t has caused much dissat sfaction, and the feel
ing Is daily increasing, from the large number of
ex-members of Congress who are receiving Offices.
Men who have been laid on the shelf by their con-
stituents, are daily being picked up and comtorta-
bly, slowed away We do not accuse the Presl-
dent of doing all thls but he is responsible to the
country for it. AS friends OF Gener i Taylor--and
we have supported HIM from the frst-we con-
TESS we look with greet anxiety TO the pro-
gress of his government; not that we doubt In the
know that few false steps, unavoldably taken,
may drive from his support host OF people who
are now willing and anxious to regard him ia
vorably.
We have heard rumors of at least one member
of the cabinet pursuing already, a course of policy
anything but in keeping with the spirit which per-
vades General TaylOr's letters and speeches. We
have heard Of "family compacts," and manpu-
vrings, and Inklngs. We know not how far they
can be believed but we do know that already
feeling Of disappointment and discomfort spread
ing. There Is but one way OF putting an end to
all this that way Is clear, and We believe the
President will pursue it.
But let nothing surprise you and, least Of all, a
rupture in the cabinet as at present constituted.
Far more unlikely things have happened-and we
risk but little In the assertion that it Is more than
possible Mr.. Crittenden will be in Washington
before many months, if not weeks. B.