The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1850-09-20

ter appointments could scarcely be made.
II is understood that the distinguished friends in
Congress. from Tennessee, of Allen A. Hall, Esq,
the late Galphn editor of the Rcprbi,c, are urging
that gen;eman's claims for appointment equal
10 that of Charge dAiairts TO Bogota, in place of
DR. Fooie who is coming home 10 resume the editor
ship of the Buffalo ddpeyttser, or Governor Of New
Mexico. And Mr. Hall viii most likely get some
such appointment, Notwithstanding his late ad.
vocaey OF the payment OF the Gaiphin claim and
his opposition 10 the Clay and Fillmore compro-
mise for he has the most preserving and success
full hackers of any man in the country.
Mr.. Hall makes a faithful and correct public
officer. AS wing campaign editor for the meridian
of Tennessee, he has no superior. But rs the head
Of bureau al the seat of government, he could
hardly he called any wing AT ALL His aiiinities
while he occupied the latter position, see ned to
incline most decidedly i'll the opposite direction.
But perhaps this was OWING TO the Influence
welded over him by Mr.. Meredith, late Secretary
of the Treasury.
Mr. Stuart, the new Secretary of the l. erior, is
al his post, performing the arduous aud complcat-
ed duties of the office he occupies, and adding by
his department TO all, To the high reputation which
preceded his arrival at the seat of government
II is worthy Of note that President, Fillmore and
all OF his cabinet ministers now, in their new
Offices, the same ia manners and bearius that they
were a few months ago, before they dreamed Of
hlling those exalted stations. They are each and
all unchanged men. Gentlemen before, they are
gentlemen now. Exaltaton does not spoil them.
This is observed by all who zee them and note
their bearing. This was not so with the late Cd
binet ministers, though IL was with General
Taylor But comparisons odious.
Mr.. Vinton's scheme of altering the tariff is
good deal talked and laughed about. To assume
the average market price Of dutiable import atoms
in lot6, and upon that scale lay the I'D ratorem
duty upon the duuable lmpoftations OF the years
1851, 52, ard go on, because imported goods Of
various descriptions are much lower in price now,
and likely To remain so, than they were four
years ago, would be system of whipping the
devil round the stump, III order to get up high
iaiiii, which the people would never approve of or
sanction. The scheme did not take, though il
came scar being adopted. Fair play and square,
straightforward work, will always receive the
appreciation of the people. Pray, what has the
average price ofimported goods in Isl 10 do with
the average price Of goods 10 be imported in lSJl,
and thenceforward AS well might Congress go
back To the year i1g2, and take the average price
OF imported goods in those old days as criterion
for averaging the price OF imported goods III 1851,
and levyng an al raiorem duty thereon.
The object of raising the tariff 10 very high
piiCh-.oo high, perhaps would, no doubt, be
gained by the adoption OF Mr. Niaton's scheme,
becaufe almost all Imported goods in 1886 were
vastly higher in price than they are now. Iron,
for example. was SO high in price in 1916 that TO
levy the cd o0iorem duty on the present mporta.
tons of the article at the rate iron was then worth
in market, would be to enhance the duty beyond
the price of the commodity. That will never do.
WASHINGTON, Sept, II, 1850.
Nec York Politics IN Washington Southern
Morements-hngenious Method Of Staging out
ofhe Senate the Candidates torthe Presidency
A,cfd Sqalondering Of The Pubisc Lands
The coalition of the two great fragments of the
New York democracy, at Syracuse, and the prom-
neht position awarded to -" Prince John" in the
proceedings ofthat Convention, are matters of
good deal Of DISTRICT at headquarters. The
friends of Gen. Cass suspect i, to be omissions
against his re nomination for 1852, and the friends
of Mr. Dickinson are somewhat apprehensiye that
it may result in the Legislature sending John
Van Buren, to the U. S Senate by way of compro-
mise, and as the best method of roping into the
democratic ranks the late great free soil interest
of the Empire State. How Governor Seward re-
CARDS this business has no, Officially leaked out:
but the movement is well adapted TO disturb his
estimates. There is evidently u good deal of I'M
poftance IN the doings of the Syracuse Convention
or IL would not have been the leading topic of dis
cusslon among the W Washington wire pullers for the
last ten days Parties in process of re- organi-
zatlon; the New York movement appears TO be the
hIst upon the schedule, and the results of the
election will 90 tar to shape out the Northern plan
Of opt ratioxs for 1852 with respect TO both parties
IL will have, also, some bearing upon the prospects
Of The administration, It's policy, and its success.
The Washington wire-wofkers comprehend these
thines, ana the comparative silence OF the organs
beiraysa suspicious caution, sort Of misCiving
that II Is best TO let the thing alone for the present
Afitr all, there seems To be authentic adviceS
That The Georgia Convention will assemble: that
the Nashville Convention will also assemble and
while We apprthcnd nothing like revolt or seces.
sion, or any thing Of that Sort IL il quite possible
that some ultra Southern organization will be
initiated, which will Dc feat the prospect of national
C snddairs for The Presidency and throw the seve-
fal aspiring Northern gentleman upon the chances
We were amused TODAY with the statement, os +.
wkig gentleman Of the movements
IN IN the senate OF the several candidates for the
Now there Is General cass lie was m, pr...n.
upon sty Of the Southern amendments TO the slave
SeeSus. vote unop them wori co,pit Si,a pos s
or the other-whie upon the naked bill itselthe was
eemprom.c you know SsA' was all tsn'' as" matter OF
And upon all the bills voting away tho public lands
,mpI0'.meSts GA soldiers, aad other
klr.. Clay. Benton. Donglss and ss,.ri sIsays