The New York herald., 1850-04-10
INTELLIGENCE nv THE NAILS.
O~r Washington Correspondence.
W.sutsorox, April 7. 1880
II. .1d.ini,fyatiOn-.q~r'a STATE Of Things.

WA~nvoroy April ]. 1850
IL, .7dr-inishaSOi-.4rfl STATE Of Things.
Tn. ,Srinstration exists only by default by suffe
x.nc.-b,s suspension of the sentence from public
oolnion Tho cabinet Ia mpotent, and from impoteney
II 4. descending to corruption Under ordinary
stat. of thngs il would have been disbanded at the
meeting of Congress- but n tho absorbing interest on
the slavery question II has been neglected of
eondsry consequence. In times Il great peril weak
advisers are ofcn retained from necessity and from
the dangers Of change.
Gen. Taylor is thus situated 1t is now pretty well
understood that he is convinced OF the impotency
his cabinet and the necessity Of one but he Is
also convinced Of the dangers of change just now,
and OF the difficulties Of effective re-organizat
lie waits only for The torn TO blow oyerhe desires
only to the bearings of the land this shoals
breakers before putting new set Of hands In the rig
ging II the ship is to be wrecked the present crew
are good enough; If IL Is to be saved ho must first
See through the gloon that surrounds him. before ne
can put on more sail and tack to the wind
But II appears that the recent extraordinary AMI
enormous payments Of interest claims already set
He'd by the goyernment-payments ranging from
$1,000 to 100000 interest single claim
all previous decisions, and upon the true opinion OF
the Attorney General. have created such spirit Of
mutiny In the whg ranks, such general condemna-
ton from the public press that the duty OF dscharg
President before the appointed mo Impotency may
be tolerated for time but corruption admits Of no
delay, Bluneers mag be permitted; ba. when men
Plunge their hands into the treasury which they are
appointed to guard. hey must be expelled
The payment of tho Gaphin or guping interest,
ard lot of smaer demands Of the stripe. under
similar process. however ii may be accounted for,
d never be pardonsd. The money Is gone. Ii has
been taken out Of the treasury against the intentions
OF Congross and ggainst repeated decisions OF the
accounting o3tcUr fhe SECRETARIES interested may
be sasod upon te nnicality hut they condemned
In the public judgment.
The eff ct H. already felt The dissolution Of the
cabinet ia accelerated; and the President may be
duccd To the necessity in tn midst OF tho unsettled
slavery Gucrtion Of dismi-sng LIS advisers. and Of
calling n ntW around him Of such materials as,
under the circumstances he may be able to get
Never has honest old man been grossly de-
ceiv,d Againt all influences. against all testimony,
against the elections and in spite of the undsgused
contempt Of the wings Of Congress for Clayton. Ewing
and Co. General Taylor. in good faith has believed
thom honest. capable, and popular true to his
pledges, true TO his policy and strong in the
hdoncc OF the country lie did not know of them
when lac came here. lie had never one of them
before he set out for Washington and until very lately
he has for all practical purpoecs remained in his
fd.nec. a. ignorant Of them a. Of the cabinet of
Mexico
The late disclosures have convinced him The cabi-
net has lost his corhdence il is in state OF mutny
against U-clE The wings Of Congress look with
mortitcrtCp aud the democrats with pity and regret
and Of shame. RumOrs increase Of "a speedy
dissolutioD beginning To circulate for the
cabinet that IL 40 be, and there Is probability
that the worst confusion in Congress the slavery
question VIII je mixed up with th cclfuson of coll
lopsc at the West End The Lord have mercy the
Pr,sident! brethren pray for Us