Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1850-04-20
THE ADMINISTRATION AND ITS ENEMIES.


organ in this city-which from the monotony of
attract particular attenton-the Telegraph lines and
the Mails have been put in requisition to dispense
over the country the most unfounded and unjust
representations respecting the relations which exist
between the President of the United States and the
Members of his Cabinet and between the Pres-
dent and the two Houses of Congress.
The following paragraphs, for example, form
part OF the Washington Letter Of April H. in the
journal of Commerce of Saturday; which the more
deserve notice, because of the general accuracy
10 facts of the Washington Correspondent of that
paper:
The truth is that great number of dsappoint-
. ed Wings, forming majority OF the party, In
Congress, are hostile to the Cabinet, and moving
every means of turning them and their adherents
out of Office.
They have made some progress in the scheme,
and expect to accomplish it, They have undoubt-
eddy won the President over to them; for he is
very much worried by the representations that his
own honor is implicated in the transactions which
are alleged to be of doubtful propriety.
..The President has intimated strong DISPOSE
ton to follow the suggestions of his friends, and
form new Cabinet. In that case, the old Cabi-
OF these statements, we feel authorized to say
every one is erroneous, in whole or in part.
That there are some Wings in Congress who
are unfriendly to the Cabinet we do not doubt.
NO Cabinet has ever existed, within knowledge,
which had not enemies in Congress, even among
ahose who assisted 10 place them in power. Dur
ing the pure and upright Administration of the late
President ADAMS, for example, there was always
strong opposition, in both Houses, not only to the
President but to the Members of his Cabinet. But
there is no reason, as far as we are informed, to
suppose that the adversares of the present Admin
istration constitute majority" of the Wing party
IN the two Houses, or in either House of Congress.
We trust and believe that it is not true that even
those Wings who are unfriendly to the Admins
tration are moving every means to turn the
Heads of the Executive Departments out of office.
Sure we are, that it is no part of the proper voca
sion of Members of Congress, individually or col
iectvey, to turn Members of the Cabinet :" and
their adherents" out OF Office; and not less sure
we, that, should any attempt be made to encroach
upon the functions of the Executive in that particu.
lar, it would meet with decisive and constitutional
rebuke. We should be very 10th and very sorry
TO believe that they ("the disappointed Whigs')
have made any progress in such scheme" If
ahey "expect 70 accomplish it, they surely de-
ceive themselves. .a.
1t is not true that the enemies of the Cabinet
t' have won the PRESIDENT over to them :" nor is
1t true that IS the President has intimated strong
disposition" to form anew Cabinet" There ex.
lists, we have reason to know, entire concord be-
tween him and his Cabinet: and there is not we
verify believe, single member of the Cabinet who
would not retire from his station instantaneously
on discovering that his presence in the Council
Chamber was not desired by the President Their,
is not, we are persuaded, one of them who is no
afeclionatey and deeply attached to the President
and proud that he enjoys the esteem and confidence
Of that eminent man. Nor is there in fact any
division, any want of harmony, between the
President and the members of the Cabinet
Sincere friends to the President, grateful for the
services which he has rendered, and those which
me is now performing, for his country, we are re-
joiced to be able to say, as we now do upon the
best authority, that there is not shadow of truth
IN the rumors respecting the relations between the
President and the Cabinet to which we have in
the preceding paragraphs referred.
nc = IdiisdCuoHS WHICH are represented tC
have worried" the President are, we suppose
the settlement at the Treasury, upon principles o
statute and public law, Of certain claims the amour,
of which constitutes the chief ground of objection
to them. To suppose that the "honor' of tn.
President could be in any way implicated - il
these transactions, is an assumption obviously
gratutous.
To understand ,chy these claims have been ad
Justed under the present Administration, it is suf
hcient for the reader to learn that there wer,
many claims left unsettled by the late Admnistra
ton, and thrown upon the present Administration
for adjustment; the labor devoved by which upor
different branches of the Government has greatly
embarrassed the several Departments, and the
amount of which has given rise to the clamor which
has been raised on the subject.
1t is enough further to say that the claims OBJ
ected to have been settled strictly according to law
and usage; and that, contrary TO what has been pre-
tended in some quarters, no claim upon the Govern
znent which had been settled and closed, has beer
Ee-opcned under this Administration except il
obedience 10 instructions by Congress.
TENNESSEE HISTORICAL SocIETY.-At the las
meeting of this Society, Professor Cross read ;
paper on I" The admission Of Tennessee into The
Union," in which he corrected, on the authority
of Roustone's Statutes, and other evidence, In,