The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1850-05-24
INTELLIGENCE By THE MAILS.
Our w.shingto. Correspondence.
WASHINGTON, VI y %, 1850.

WASHINGTON, NJ " p, 1850
The Cabrnet Plaftam-T'he C0nFicting Claims
Henry clay for the Presidency.
The Union of this morning lays down the Gal
phin cabinets platform, in graphic and truthful
terms, TO witt
l. A justification of the Galphin swindle, in all
il features and aspects.
2. Opposition TO the compromise and the settle
nent of the slavery question.
These are the two leading features of the plat
form. But there are others. One is to Justify the
allowance of the De la Frmcia claim, the Chicka-
saw claim, the Ewing claim, the Barron pension
claim the Benson claim, the Wnnebdgo treaty,
&c, and for the members of the cabinet 10 hold on
TO their places, during General Taylors full term,
and TO get for themse Ives and relttvrs or favoes,
all they Can out of the treasury, without caring "A
continental d. what becomes of them selves, the
President, the wing party, or he country.
1t is most Illuminating and Notifying to the early
and true friends Of General TAYLOR. TO find him
turning deaf ear 10 The counsels Of those who
have uuly loved stood by, and hitherto protected
the old hero, and surrepderng himself completely
and entirely into the keeping of his cabinet minis.
ters Never until recently has the popularity Of
General Taylor waned in the slightest degree lie
was believed to be honest and 10 he most ready TO
correct on error of judgment. But II never mas
been believed by his best frlends, unni recently,
that his obstinacy could be- of such nature AS to
induce him to persist in holding on 10 wrong,
even though it might sink himself, his friends aud
the wing party into disgrace and hopeless OBLIVION
The stand he has now taken, rs procl nined
through his chosen organ, the Republic, under the
management of It's new treasury editor, causes the
confidence of his best friends 10 be terribly shaken.
In sorrow, more than in anger. as | have bsfO re
writes, they will very generally take their leave
of him. II cannot BE- Otherwise. They would have
saved him, but he would not let them. Most of
them will now rally around Henry Clay, aud pre-
sent his towering name to the country once mare,
with Spontaneous unanimiiy, as the candid ie OF
the wings for the Presidency. And, fine lives, he
will moe, tiumI hanty be elected
Meantime, tie Gaphin cabinet will endeavor TO
hold on TO their places, aud get AL they cin for
themselves, their relatives and favories, out OF the
treasury.
But Congress will not stand this When the
Gaphin re potts are next taken up four weeks from
this assured "a vote Of ccnsuTe and reproach Of
the strongest kind will pass the House against
Crawford, Meredith, and Johnson, by an over
whelmng ma Jority. II this do not cause them 10
vacste their offices, which they every ~ dis
grazing, then the appropriation for their salaries
will be left out Of the annual civil and diplomatic
appropriation bill.
MIR. Ewing's disgrace will be stampe upon his
forehead in indelible characters, by The erYosf OF
the Richardson investigating Comnttee Enough
Is already known TO render this inevitable. The
House Will stamp It's utter coudennd ion upon him.
If then he holds to his Office, either the Depart
ment of the Interior will be abolished, thc Sc
cretary's salary will be withheld. Diseases OF
deep root require strongest remedies.
Investigation will be had iujo the conduct OF
Messrs. Clayton and Preston in allowing spurious
humbug claims and those fan ctionarles will come
under the same rule Ia be meted out 10 their col
leagues.
Nothing of much interest has transpITed in Con-
gress to-day. In the Senate, Mr.. Upham and Mr..
Downs replied 10 Mr.. SOule, upon different points.
Soule replied to Upham, and received cordial
shake Of the HAND when hr had concluded, from
Sir Henry L. Bulwer who was delighted VITA his
accent and couueou. btarng. The S-naie had an
executive session The House doll all day.
When the new editor of the Rcpubiic was about
leaving the cause Of General jackson aud ing
into the support If Judge White tor the Presidency,
against Van Buren,, he had fer his motto at the
head Of his paper, the Republican BIahsr, lhi'
quotation from Byron 'fi- all Abandonment o
reason to resign The right Of thought" l. he nov
for sustaining the Galplin swindle. md opposed Il
the compromise of the Commute Of Thirteen