The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1849-01-18
INTELLIGENCE Nv THE MAILS.
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MPOR TANT FROM LOUISIANA.
Authentic Views OF tho President Hises,
On Public Affairs.

en- Public Affairs.
New ORLEANS, Jan. 8, I8l1
Ihave received some information recently, dir
closing certain views of General Taylor, and hl
incoming administration, concerning the pubic
affairs OF this country, that WILL should think, bs
some what interesting, at the present time, to the
public at large, and more especially to the North
ern States OF the Union There has been much
mystery of late on tins subject. as we'll as ON the
composition of the new cabinet. The newspapers
| have been flooded with surmises on these points.
Cabinet after cabinet has been constructed and ro-
constructed, until no one placed any confidence IN
the lists-a ofwhich, of course, protested to como
from the most reliable sources Views of all kinds
have been attributed to the General, under the i'm
preston that if erroneous, they would soon be for
gotten but, If correct, they could afterwards be
refered to as evidence OF the accurate information
of The journals which published them. The infor-
nation which have received here, Gomez from
distinguished statesman Of this State, who has had
frequent conversations, during the last fe months,
with General Taylor, both at New Orleans and
Baton Rouge and have every reason to believe
that the representations made to me- on the various
points to which refer, are more accurate and 70
liable than any thing you have yet read or heard
on the subject.
The first point of interest to which will alluds
Is the formation of the new cabinet 1t has been
generally supposed that few of the leading poh
tlciaDs, either here or at the North, know muck
on such subject. This surmise is perfectly cor
rect. There has been mystery about the cabinet.
arising from the fact that the General has net
finished his deliberations or made up his mind de-
finltely with regard to its composition. With res
tn tha hin her re n n -
points which you may regard as settled and fixed.
As soon as the General was elected, he deter
mined, before he formed his cabinet at all, to cor
suit Mr.. Crlttenden, of Kentucky. General Tay-
lor, l believe, has already offered Mr.. Cnttendea
any position In the cabinet that he may ,nsidsr
best suited to his habits inclination. He reposss
entire confidence in Mr.. Crltteuden, and has there
fore selected him his principal adviser, or PRIME
minister, with the option of taking the first post
ton in the new cabinet Yet, although Mr.. Crit
tenden, by this offer of the President elect may BE-
considered as having the SecretaryshIp of State
at his disposal it is supposed that he will be mos
likely to prefer the office of Attorney General of
the United Staes-the same post. he occupied
during the months administration of Gen,raI
Harrison. Mr. Critenden, it is thought, wishes
to avoid the labors and cares connected with the
the Attorney -Generalsbip which is less laborious
and more copgenial to his habits; while he wiz
be enabled, in that position, to be near the
General, at Washington, and still to retain the
confidential post Of first and principal ad-
wiser to the President himself Yet, notwlth-
standing this view Of Mr.. CriItenden's probable
position. l would not be surprised If he should
change his mind before The fourth OF March, and
actually take the State Department; probably being
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him higher rank In the cabinet and the country,
and investing him with more commanding In
fiuence tor his future purposes. MI Crlttenden 10
now Governor of Kentucky, and there have beea
frequent letters and communications between the
General and him on these matters. On the journey
of the President elect for ashington. next month.
he will undoubtedly visit Mr.. Crlttenden In Kent
lucky, and will consult hun more particularly on
this and other matters.
With respect to the other members of the cabi-
net am very certain that nothing defiolte
has yet been determined on, with the exceP-
ton OF the Postmaster General. For this Of
fee there is the strongest probability that
Truman Smith. Of Connecticut, has been
offered the appointment. Bat even on this very
point there is nothing absolutely and definitely
liked, and probably will not be till the conference
OF the General with Mr.. Criftenden, on his way 70
Washington. The other members OF the cabinet
will be selected from different sections of the coun
try, according to the position aud reputation OF the
eligible andidates; but excluding from the seeo-
ion, as now understood, both theStatss OF Lo1ui-
selected from either of these States This detets,
minatIon has al Use from the circumstance Of the
one furnishing the President, and the other tho
Vice Pr, sdent, atthe Iecenteectlon and the Gene-
raj would, consequently, feel delicacy and Impro-
priety IN giving either the one or the other an add-
tional high cabinet officer. M. Berlen, OF Georgia.
Mr. Clayton, OF Delaware, and Mr.. Reverdy John
son, OF Maryland, are all veIy much esteemed BY
General Taylor; but tits very doubtful W hethsr Mr..
BerneD, of Ge0rgis, can be appointed to such
post, because, as llearn, Mr. Cnttenden entertains
no small antlpathy to the Georgian SenatOr-tor
what reason, DO not understand but this obs
bly, will prove adverse to the chances OF Mr.. Ber-
rien. Mr.. T. b. King, whom see put forward BY
the Northern journals has not been much spokea
| Of /; nor have heard much said OF Mr.. Schenck,
of OHIO although 1t is probable that these and
other distinguished men of the wing party, arc
more talked of at Washington for particular posts
than they have been at Baten Rouge. under
stand that Joseph Gnnnell of Mass has been very
earnestly recommeL ded to the General by several
correspondents In New York and New England.
tor the office Of Secretary OF the Treasury Pfoba-
! bly, MIR Moses II. Gnnnell OF New York, may knew
more Of these movements; but 1t IS, as yet, very
! doubtful whether Joseph GrInDell, Mr.. Abbot
Lawrence. or Mr.. Evans, OF Maine, may BE- tho
successful candidate Tor post in the new cabi.
net. If Truman Smith, OF New England, should
be appointed Postmaster General, which is the
only appointment after Mr.. Crttenden, that seems
rs Yet probable likely that this will be all that
New England will get In the way OF cabinet
officers.
Having disposed of the cabinet, as far as my In
formation can go, come now to the measures
and general character of the new adminIsra-
uon With regard to this point, one thing is nearly
certain that Gen Tsyors administration will DO
much stronger IN favor of wing policy In regard to
men, and probably ultimately IN regard to mear
suree, than any one has been led TO sup ose ~
the letters published from,hlm before ms election.
| am more and more convinced, from what have
heard from several gentlemen who have been rs-
Gently up the river, OF the accuracy OF this state
ment There are very few of the leading men
he he rat Ma whom
enteraius any very high opinion. Mr.. Polk, Mr..
Walker, and Mr.. Marcy are all utterly repugaant
10 his views and feelings. Secretary Marcy
stripped HIM Of his amy before the battle OF Ba-oa
Vista, for the purpose OF giving chance to Gen.
Scott 10 make the campaign he did. 1t was ny an
intrigue OF General Marcy with the trends
of General Scott in New York, that the great
body VI the regulars were taken from Gen. Taylor