The miners' express. (Dubuque, Iowa) 1849-1854, 1849-12-05
From the Pennsylvania.

We received the following from an unknown
Washington correspondent. 1t purports to be a
true account of what occurred in the last Cabinet
meeting, held a few days since. He writes us
that, following the example OF the correspondent
Of the North american, calling himself "lnde-
pendent, particular friend and companion of
the present Secretary of State, and who used to
secrete himself behind the curtains, whenever
Cabinet Council of the late Administration was
held, whereby he was enabled to communicate
such accurate intelligence to that paper of its
doings he, our correspondence, felt himself at
liberty to resort to the same means, in order to
gratfy his curiosity, and that efthe people at
large, as to the secrets of the Regency prison
house. He further states, that, in order to save
space, he gives the proceedings in dramatic form.
Not exactly following the example of our cotem-
porary, which always boldly pledged itselffor the
reracity of its correspondent, no matter how a
mazng were his disclosures, we content ourselves
with giving the revelation of ours, as we receiv-
ed it:
ScEsE-Tae White House Wcstern Room
Present CLAYTON, MEREDITH, CRAWFORD,
PREsToN, CoLLAMER, seated round green
cloth table.
CLAYroN.-(rocking himsc!f,)-Well, gentle
men, here we again l am sorry Mr.. John
son is sick, and Mr.. Ewing is gone to look after
Ohio. But no matter. Let US consider what
we have to say to the General. Letus fix upon
something beforehand.
acknowledgement!
CLAYToN.-Oh, bother! it's too late. Here
he comes Every one must take of himself
and make the best story he can; and we must not
contradict each other. am afraid the General
finds that being President is not what it is gener-
ally cracked up to be-he seems uneasy-but
hush!
Enter General TAYLOR.
Gen. TAYLoR.-(sIs,)- Good morning, gen
tlemen. Letus proceed to business. It time
Congress will soon meet, and as have trusted
everything to you, should ike to know, myself
something about what is to be done.
CLAYT.-We will arrange the whole business,
General.
Gen. T-Sir, (frowniagly, as Henry With
did at Cardinal Wolsey,) if you don't arrange
matters better than the people say you have done
about foreign affairs, you will be unfortunate.
left everything to my Cabinet, because | don't
understand the business myself, and you see
there's tho to pay. Well, let's begin in the
order of the lowest at the Board. | want all
your ideas to make up Message, and then I'll
getmy son-in-law to put them into shape. Mr.
Collamer, begin if you please.
Colour first business, presume, is to a.
dept measures for the success of the Cabinet
the country mean. We must turn out every
body that is not for US. | respect people of col
or, as much as l hated the soldiers who served
IN the Mexican war-hem-I mean it isl brthy
of consideration, whether or not we should re-
store California | would advise cheap postage
on newspapers, were it not that the rascally Dem
ocrats read so much, and that turns against US
The Eastern States
Gen THE Eastern States! How about
Maine, New Hampshire, and Connecticut which
Thought was the Bay State! A pretty kettle of
Goldfish truly! Even Massachusetts, is kicking
up ils heels. You have cut off more heads in
your department than | killed Mexicans. And
as to your Abolition, what's to become Of mn
nlggers in Lousiana-hey? But come, Mr..
Secretary of the Navy, what have you to sayo
(btoacing his nose,)-I have an idea.
Gen. T.-Bless US! really? that's a novelty.
Let's have it. hope it's good, for burnt bran
dy will hardly save u.s.
fREsr.-The Navy is the thing-it's popular
See what credit we got abroad for promising to
look tor Sir John Franklin, and in the late Round
Island affair. Now (sneezing) l am up to snuff
Zen. bless me! hey-are you indeed?
PREsT.-You see that Dr.. .Justo Sahnuraurira
the seventh and ltneal descendant of Hunynaac.
eapao, the great lea of Peru, depending upon an
ancient prophecy, that the people of Isgiatarra-
Gen. T.-What hard names
PREsT.-Woud free his country, has address
ed you letter calling youthe &C the possessor OF
my Profoundest respect and veneraton"
Gen. T.-(Gratifed)-Didh he say so?
PREsT.-And places himself and his country
under your protection. Now, how popular we
shall become, if we send our whole navy to the
racine, and conquer and annex PERU snee--
ing)-that's my idea.
Gen. my stars that IS an idea-(p1us-
tngty)-but | don't exactly see that we are the
people of Inglatarra, | believe you call it,
which, | suppose, is French for England-now,
now how are we going to annex Peru, when we
nave set our face against having Cuba, and de-
ny the title of the King of the Mosquitoes, and
all that muss-it makes me itch to think of it.
However, I'll talk to my son-n-law about it.
CLAYTON foreign policy, if you please,
Mr. President.
Gen. To Testay)-It don't please me, sir,
and it don't please anybody else, sir and please
to stop talking and rocking till your turn comes,
Mr.. Clayton. Let's 60 on. We will hear from
the War Department, Mr. Crawford.
CRAwFoRD.-My humble opinion is a-a-a,
backed by my friends a.a-a in Georgia
Gen. T.-(-angry)-Gc- Ge- Georgia, sir; if
your friends can give no better opinions than
they did votes, to help US along, we had better
not have them. Ge-Ge- Georgia, indeed |
wouldn't give three hairs of old Whitey's tail
for it. 1t is as bad as Ohio, and Tennessee, and
Maryland, and-Pennsy lvania--( looking hart at
Meredith, aoho takes a. Big chc,o Of toJacco) Geor-
gia, to be sure
CaAw.--I will prepare a-a-a my views il, a.a-a
writing, sir.
Gen. T.-vsry vel, Isr. Nos< M. Mere.
dith, before We talk about
help statiny That think your State treated me
very sllablli a. h not ang win ron. iii. /
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