The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1850-04-22
New York, Monday, April 2a,
The Cabinet Investigation I'm the House of
Representative.


AS there will be lull in the agitation Of
the great question of the day-lhat of slavery,
in connection with the new teritones-lor seve-
raj weeks, until the compromise committee
of the Senate report, the subject which will
now mostly engage the attention of the public
press and the country al large, is the progress of
the investigation which is now going on, by u
committee of the House of Representatives, on
portion of the cabinet Of General Taylor and also
| the movement, made by Mr. Richardson TO create
| another committee, with power to investigate the
conduct Of another portion OF the cabinet-the
| Ewing and abolition section. The committee GA
the other section of the cabinet, it seems, have
| examined number of Witnesses, among whom is
| Mr. Hartman, clerk in one OF the departments !;
| Mr. John G.. Clark, the head OF one of the bu-
resus and various other persons. 1t is generally
supposed that the evidence which has already been
gwen il ofa very curious and interesting character,
and that no other result can follow its publication
than the retirement of ali that portion of the cab-
net who were connected with the Galphin
claim, or had hand in il in any man
ner. The resolution proposed by Mr.. Richardson
will probably come up some day this week.
and will no doubt be passed by The House of Repre-
sentatves We should guess, however, from the tone
/
will meet with great deal of opposition. We
trust that the House of Representatives will pass ii,
and proceed without ialteIing in all these nvesti-
cations, and make them broad and general as
possible. II is our finn belief tina, atrocious,
mbccle. designing, and dangerous cabinet, have
never been in office in Washington, than the pre-
sent set Of men, who got into office by false pre-
fences, and by deceivDg' the incouupiible honesty
and generosity Of General Taylor. Months ago,
the very person whom they appointed Minister to
Austria termed them in the columns Of his paper,
the most conupi cabinet that were ever in power,
and Of perpcirating more nepoiism, fanatcism and
rsscaiiiy, IN the distribution of appointments aud
offic,s Than any other cabinet from thu commence
ment Of the government to that time. This charge
ives openly promulgated by Mr. Webb; and in the
face of ha, declaration, the same cabinet, fright
encd cut OF their senses, appointed him as Minister
.l-A.s i..- .aa-.sl.. Since
new develops nts have been made, particularly in
reference to their passing and allowing claims of
doubtful and equyocal character, which were re-
jcctcd by previous administrations. Thousands and
thousands If doars, IL seems, have been paid out
in this way, ly order Of the cabinet, for the settle
ment Of claims, in which the members OF the cabi-
net, or their connections or friends, were
ceined. Hence arose the necessity Of decreasing
the appropriations, and Of demanding additional
SUI plies, 10 the extraordinary amount OF sixteen
millions Of dollars beyond the revenue of the
COZ ntTy.
During the interval that will elapse until ,he CON-
pc u,ise committee report IN the Senate, the public
,ntion will he concentrated the action OF the
House Of Representatives, and the committee who
are investigating The charges If corruption against
the cabinet. A true, searching, and faithful inyes-
tgHiion will b, demanded; and all parties will unite
in the hope, that General Taylo eyes will be a,
lasl opcncd to the necessity oi making some mpor-
,anl changes in The lo,onnd of his cabinet
1rE Island 90 CrBA ~ EuEoiT.-Tbe island
Of Cuba occupied a great deal Of public attention in
Europe. at tlie last accounts from there, and the
government al Madrid were making every arrange
nieni 70 maintain dominion over IT, and retain 1t as
lorg az possible. With this view they were trying
hard to patch up their differences with England 80
TO secure the support Of that country in their
,iioiis to retain Cuba. They may be great deal
frightened, md they may tako many precautions
they pcase, but, ior the present, az al events,
there u danger OF Cuba being taken from Spain,
NOW outstanding all the runofs &c expeditions that
have recently appeared in the newspapers Of this
county The stories If this character that are told
entire sgRcrsiions, blundcrs and mistakes. to
great extent We doubt even il the expedition
" hioh was fitted cut last summer. aud which was
intercepted ly the government agents, al the insi-
CATION Of the cabinet at Washington. would have
accomplished anything, II It had been allowed to
proceed Il wac badly arranged, and bad men were
81 the head of it. There may, therefore, be no
alarm felt for Cuba, for there will be no attempt to
annex It to this country for some years to come
There appears to be disposition To do so. The
American people seem rather inclined TO wait
al, lke pcaI. IL becomes ripe and falls into their
hap.
But II there are no movements being made to-
wards the annexation Of Cuba, there have been
some made in reference TO the fland OF lIsyti.
liz Eac,llency u u. Green, was despatched there
with the view e making report on its present
state it, population. soil. climate, and other mat
ers, a. well A. IN its social and political condi-
ton; and he probably is now in Washington, pre-
pairing and getting ready the result Of his labors.
We should not he at all surprised, from the inior
nation which we have received, to see. before
long, an expedition fitted out in tins country, with
the sanction Of the government at Washington.
cn some of the Southern ports. for the purpose OF
aiding and assisting the Dominican. or Spanish por-
ton Of the inhabitants Of that island. against the
blacks. and ultimately to overun the whole island |
end snnex !, to the United States. A project Of |
ths hind could be openly advocated in this coun-
try. and measures taken to equip an expedition Of |
this character without obstruction from any quar-
ter. Ii would he glorious thing TO put down that |
wor. Of piratcshai worst Of charcoal pirates and |
brndi,ti-,he black population ofth so called en-
pre- Of IIayu. and to reduce Faustn the First to |
the condition fer which nature intended him.
osiss,oss-wsnt Of space prccludes the possibility