Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1849-11-06
From the Philadelphia Pennsylvania.
CABINET COUNCIL.

We received the following from an unknown
Washington correspondent IL PurPorts TO be a
,rue account OF what occurred a! The last Cabine,
mcetinp held a few days since. lie writes Us
,ha, following the example of The correspondent
OF The North american, calling himself did
nendept" a particular friend and compa MON ol
The present Secretary Of The SIa'e, and who use
10 s.creIe himself behind The curtains, whenever
a Cabinet Council oil the late administration v as
neld, whereby he was enabled TO communicate
such accurate intelligence TO that paner OF its
doines; he, our correspondent, fell himself al lib
errv 10 resort TO The same means, in order to gra
uty his own curiosity, and that oi the people al
large as 10 the secrets oil the Regency prison
honse. He further states, that, in order 10 save
.nace. he gives the proceedings in dramatic
form. Not precisely following the example Of
our coemporary, which always boldly pledged
itself for Inc verariiy oil its correspondent, NO
mater how amazing were his disclosures, We
content ourselves with giving The revelation Of
ours, as We received IT.
SCENE The Whit. Houee aOsste'n room Pre-
ssnt-CLlYroN, MEREDITH, CRAyF-RD. PREs'
TON. CoLLAMER, seated rtund green cloth
table.
CLArrox- rocking himaT)-Well, gentle
men. here We are again. ain sorry Mr. JOHN
SON is SICK, aud MIR EWING has gone 10 look af>
:er Ohio. But no ma;ler-et US consider what
We have 10 say 10 The General. 1t. US FIX upon
something beforehand.
Omn.s. Cerlainly-aereed!
CLAYTON. Oh, bother lis 100 late. Here he
comes. Every one must lake care o! himself,
and make The best story he carr and we must NOT
conlradlc, each other. ! am afraid the General
finds that being President is mol what ii is gen.
crafty cracked up 10 be-he seems uneasy-bol
hush!
Enter General TlYLrR.
GEN Tavlor-(sis, )-Goud morning, gentle
menl Lei Us proceed 10 business. II is lime
CONGRESS will soon meet, and a. have trusted
everything 10 you, should like 10 know, myself
something about what is 10 be cone.
CllYT.-We will arrange lhr whole business
General.
GEN. T.-sir Urouninglp, as Henry Vlll'r
did a, Cardinal Wolsey.l II you don't arrange
matters better Than the people say you have done
abou, foreign affairs, you will be uniortnnale-
left every lhilg 10 my cabinet, because dom
understand The business myself, ard you SCI
there's The - pay. Well, les begin in INT
order OF The loves, al the Board. want al
your ideas 10 make upa message, and then II
get my son in.law 10 put Them INTO sh,pe' M
CcLLAMER. begin il you please.
CoLL.-Our first business | presume, is Il
adopt measures for The success OF TIE CABINET
the country mean. We must turn OUT fee'y
bocv tina, is 10, for u.s. respect people OF CO
lor. as much as | ha.ed the soldiers wao served
in The Mexican war-hem-l mean II Is woflh)
al consideration. whc;her we should net restore
G lforpia. | would advise cheap postage OF
newspacer were II mol that The rascally Demo
Gratis read so much, and thai turns agairs! u.s.
The Eastern States
GIN. THE Eastern States How abou
Maine, New Hampshire and Connecticut, wbiel
| though was The Bay ssa'el A pretty kes'!'