Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1849-12-15


places the highest value, il is natural enough
10 suppose that the President is on better
terms with Ewing than with any other
member of the binet But still Mr.. Ewing
is the most unpopular man in both Houses of
Congress, which makes his strength with the
President unavailable for governmental pur-
poses. The Cabinet may last two or three
months, occupying entirely negative posi-
tion before before the county; but the better
opinion seems TO be that il will resign on or
about the month of February. By that time
the pressure of Congress will become irresis-
tible and the friction among themselves so
great that. for comforts sake, they Will re-
sign their commissions.
II the administration is in a clear minority
in the House of Representatives, its position
in the Senate is truly deplorable. The fol-
lowing States are represented in the Cabinet:
Delaware, (Secretary Of S,ate)
PENNSYLVANIA, Secretary of the Treasurer,)
Ohio, (Sccretary of the lnterior.)
Vermont, General Post-oflice.)
Virginia, (Naty.)
Georgia, (War.)
Maryland, attorney Generally
Well, the following Senators are known to
be opposed TO the Administration and the
Cabinet:
Mr. Wales Of Delaware.
Mr.. Cooper, of Pennsylvania.
Mr.. Corwin, of Ohio
Messrs. Phelps aud Upham, of Vermont.
Messrs Mason and Hunter, (both Demo-
crats,) of Virginia.
Mr. John NJ. Berrien, of Georgia,
Mr. James A. Pearce, Of Maryland, (the
latter most btterly,)
In addition 10 this, Messrs. Stevens and
Toombs, the leading Whig spirits Of Georgia,
and the manufacturers Of the present Cabi-
net, are loud in their opposition to Mr.. Win
throp. the Administration candidate for Spea.
ker.
Mr.. Winthrop is now as much out of the
question as Mr.. Cobb, only in a less enviable
position. His friends are not yet released
from voting for him, and it is clear that he
cannot increase his vote.
The Democrats, after giving MIR. Potter the
highes, vote, North and South, and finding
that he cannot be elected will probably try
one or two more Northern or Northwestern
men, perhaps Mr.. William J. Brown, of Indi-
ana, or Mr. Strong, of Berks, before they will
return TO the South for new selection Linn
Boyd seems to be the last resort of the De-
mocrats and it is not unlikely that, tired with
useless opposition to a Northern man of their
own party, the Southern Wings may support
Mr. Boyd on Il compromise, giving them one
or more committees, and dividing the officers
among the two parties. In this case, as in
deed in every other, | can imagine MIR. Forney
stands the best chance Of being elected Clerk
of the Honse, by a very handsome majority.
By the by speaking of Mr.. Forncy, you
will have observed card of the correspon.
dent of 'fhe Pennsylranian," in to-day's
Union, explaining some passages in one OF
his letters which were here construed as
amounting TO a censure of the Democratic
members, who after in vain trying 10 elect
! Mr. Cobb, voted in the end for some other
Democratic candidate. This explanation
was necessary and most cheerfully made by
the able, though somewhat impetuous cor
respondent of the Pennsylvania. "Discre-
ton is the better part ofvalor," Mr Forney
himself, has canned the thanks of the men,
bers of his party for the concilatory spirit
which he has manifested throughout the Sc
/ we're trial of last week and the disinterested-
ness with which he has always been ready
to waive his own claims to secure the unon
harmony and success of his brethren in the
faith, Sum cujqae, OBSERVER.