The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1850-07-11

vidual impulses, il would soon be discovered that
such thing is impossible, that he must be
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governed more or less by circumstances happening
and changing from day to day. In all probability
there will be some little Diffusion at first, but
after while, the government will flow in its ac-
customed channel, and the stream will be placid
as ever.
One Of the first results of Mr.. Fillmores &C ,es-
sion will, as matter of course, be the organiza
ton of new cabinet. The old concern rendered
their designations yesterday. 1t cannot be suppos-
ed for moment, that he would continue in Office,
as his constitutional advisers, persons who have
shown themselves utterly Incompetent for their Of
fees, imbecile, corrupt and unpopular, and who,
moreover, have been tried end convicted Of those
charges by the House of Representatives. Mr..
Fillmore will gather around him cabinet compos-
ed of far different materials He is hrm wing,
but not an ultra one, and he will epdeavor, we
have doubt to select, as constitutional advisers
statesmen in whom the country at large, and the
wing party, will have confidence. The present ca
binet, may, therefore, be considered as dissolved.
Such fate, however, was in store for them, for
even had not Gen. Taylor deceased, tits net posi-
bic to suppose that they could have outlived the
condemnation pronounced on them by the House
of Representatives.
In connection with this subject, it may be as
well to state that the cabinet will not have so
much responsibility resting on them as the others
Mr.. Fillmore, as politician and statesman. can
not plead in palliation of any wrong he may COM
NIT, what the late Gen. Taylor could have DONE
Mr.. Fillmore will be held to a strict account for
his administration of the duties OF his Office, and If,
by any unfortunate accident, he should do wrong,
he, and he alone, will have to answer for it. In
this respect, the position of Mr.. Fillmore will be
different from that of General Taylor. In the
matter of removals ard appointments, we do not
anticipate that Mr.. Fillmore will make many
changes. He will probably allow those in office
to remain there, and make few new changes of
consequence.
The most important inquiry at present is, what
influence will the Accession of Mr. Fillmore have
on the great question of TIE day-the compTo Mise
bill-now before both houses of Congress! We are
disposed to believe that it will have beneficial
effect. Our reasons are these We know good
deal of Mr. Fillmore, and we have no doubt that
it will be his aim to make his administration wing,
and to act in concert, much possible, with the
leading wing statesmen in both houses of Con-
gress, of whom Mr. Clay is the recognized leader.
M. Fillmore is northern man; but from what we
know of his character, we do not think FOR mo
ment that he would, in bis capacity of President
Of the United States, encourage the fanatics Of the
North any more than lie would give the influence
of his Office to the ultras of the South. On the
contrary, We feel quite sure that he will devote
himself far he can, TO the early settlement of
the slavery question, ard to the passage of the
compromise bill now before Congress, as the best
mems of settling that egialon. Being more of a
Statesmen than General TayloT, he will not be so
much controlled by his cabinet as the late PEST
dent was. He will, in fact, be Independent Of
them; and if he seeks their advice, il will not be
with tie of blowing it implicitly but of COM
pairing their opinions with bis Own, ard rejecting
or adopting them, IN whole or in pat, as he may
think proper his cabaet, therefore, will no, have
the license which their predecessors have had;
nor will they have TIE power, should they be so
iuclred, TO the infaelce OF their Office to
keeping open an agitation which threatens the
diest consequences to this great republic that can
be mseined
NJ. Fillmore assumes the duties Of executive in
an important end critical period of our history.
Before his tenn Win have expired. The slavery
question will be setilej. the Unioa will be dis
solyed. TIE country viii rod him responsible for
the manner in winch he Pc 70 ans his dnties
great desi is expected OF bin, rnd We hope and
trust there will be TO disappointment. As far as
we a-e conce ned, he may look for firm and
indeI eadent support, whenever he is Iish,; but,
on The Other hand, an equally srong opposition
when he is w-oog We would be un ii.h.ul
10 our uust, if we had not denounced the cabi-
net Of Cenerel Taylor rs We haye-sor within
a comparatively short time ai.ef their induction
into Office, in March, 1919, we became sati-ied
that they were rothiug but political tIicksisrs,
who made the interests OF tire country, end the
fair fame OF the lamensed General Taylo, subser-
Went 10 their own individcsl views and purposes
TIE House of Representatives have concuIfed in |
these views, and so has the county. We viii be |
equally unfaithfu If we do not oppose NJ. Fillmore
10 what we see wrong in his Gdminis ration, with |
this die .ence, that we will hold him and not his
cabinet responsible But We hope for better things
from the new Presidents knowledge of public |
eairs, his good nse, and putty Of character.