Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1841-1853, 1850-08-01
washington Correspondence.

Cabinet making to raw hand like President Fill
more, is troublesome business. Materials are
plenty, but the selection must be made from the
great mass presented, of uniform texture, so that
the beauty and harmony of the work, when put to-
gether, may not be marred. The whig party is so
split up, and divided into cques and factions, that
it is difficult to find seven wise among them,
who, in policy and counsel viii be unit One thing
is settled:
The old cabinet, and their hangers on and depend
ants will all have to walk Spanish. President Fill
desired them to retain their places for month,
to enable him to consult his friends and make proper
selections. This they refused; thinking thereby to
force him at once to re-appont them Unfortunately
for them, but fortunately for the country Mr. Fill
more not to be driven from his fixed determina-
ton to wash his hands of Gaphinism Their resig-
nations accepted and they retire next Monday.
Peace to their ashes! They have had short but
merry life. They have danced but the people have
paid the fiddler.
Now, word for Millard Fillmore, who occupies
the white house, and sleeps in old Zack's bed, =
which is said about this time to be thorny couch.
He is stout, robust fine looking man, fifty years
of age, in the enjoyment of good health. decided
RADICAL but do not think very proscriptive whig.
His administration will be whig, out and out; no
democrat need atter himself that there will be any
thing Tylerish in it, Henry Clay, Daniel Webster,
and such old school wings will be his private advi
sers. Seward, and his abolition hgher-law follow
ers will make him. There will be no free
soil abolitonism in his cabinet-no Wimot, as Web
ster says. He will recommend the settlement of the
slavery question upon the principles recommended
by Mr.. Clay; and, mark my word for il, in six
months from this time such thing as Wilmot
will follow the course of Truman Smith, who says
he has always been for the Presidents plan and he
is noto for The Presidents plan.
Barnum of the New York Museum, who collects
all sorts of curiosities is here and offers large
premium for Fillmore whig who is in favor of the
Proviso; but | understand will not be able to find
such one among the Office seekers in Washing
ton.
Webster, | think, will be made Secretary of State.
He being the head, all the remaining members will
be of the same stamp. Then will commence the
war of the roses.
! The omnibus bill is still under consideration in
the Senate think it will be defeated. The Nash
vile Convention having made the Missouri Com
promise their utimatum, several timid southern
Senators have Withdrawn their support and will vote
against it. The enemies who have been delaying
the measure, are now pressing for vote, for fear
the influence of President Fillmore may secure its
passage Webster made most powerful and elo-
quent speech in favor of the bill, on yesterday, in
which he with great force characterized the motley
mongrel opposition, made up and led on by aboii-
tionists and disunionists. Gen. Foote made to-day
of his happiest efforts, in which he denounced
the southern diSunonists in no measured terms, and
| from this time, henceforth, he has declared wal
against them. This brought out his gallant colleague
Col Davis who uttered strong disunion sentiments
opposed every thing but the Missouri compromise
and the express establishment of slavery south o
that line, and avowed his willingness to fight fol
southern rights Foote is fighting a gallant battle
but he will be defeated. The next session of the
Legislature will instruct him out of his seat in the
Senate, unless he untes with his colleagues in favor
of dsunon. Mississippi is disunion State, and
regret to say that the sentiment is increasing They
admit the evils of disunion but say it is better thar
an eternal and never ending quarrel, and that the
loss of their slave property would bankrupt them
God only knows where this matter is to end I'm
less it is managed with master hand Millard Fill
more will be the last President of this great, united
and once happy Republic. XAVIER.