The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1850-07-29

Taylor in private interview he forthwith laid before
the GRphin committee whereby the House in
duced by aid of Mr. CraSforda peculiar friends aud
hackers 10 vote Of upon the honest and
unsuspectipg old hero. This shoss how willing he
was 20 involve General Taylor in oensurabe matter
with himself Next et us see how willing he was 20
set President Fillmore into the category with
himself IN another matter after Mr. Fillmore had
acespted his resignation of the war Office Some two
months ago a. can be proved Mr. Crawford complain
GO OF The conduct of hi chief clerk in the matter Of
nlh uAmubicHLiohs TO captain schaumburg Captain
Tyler and others, relative to what be con sidered Mr.
Oawford ought 10 give him for his labors in getting
the Gaphin claim through Congress, &c and declared
To Georgia MEND OF HIS in of the goyernm-n ut
oces that his chief clerk not deserving OF the
place he held and that as soon a. the House should
dispose OF the Galpbn business he would dianiss him
Now, with his opinion OF his chief cerk did not Mr.
Crawford name him 10 President Fillmore as proper
person 20 be appointed Secretary War interim
These facts speak tor themselves language in regard
TO Nr Crawford, which cannot well be misunderstood
The Albany .4vgus and the Washington Uaiga
deussing the merits OF The new saoinet They think
1t better than the cid one. Indeed Quite conces-
SION: IL they had Faid thousand times better they
would not have been wide OF the mark Bat they both
take exceptions TO nr Corwin because OF his au.war
tIetch some years ago and because they aege he
fals strongly To aboiitionsm They admit his talents
aud fitness Tor the station he has been csled toaud
they may "a well admit biz patriotism his honesty aud
lis popularity Tor they viii have to do IL ere long
Tom Horwin or Black Tom, he "a called Familiarity
tie sGtne as Mr.. Webster Is sometimes called Black
Dan, Is trump wherever placed A truer patriot a
more devoted lover of the whole Union or u more
hearty eopttmner Of the abolition dsnuionists Of The
North al the multiplying disuniorsts of tse South
honest man. He. has never yet worn two faces. no.
will he two Secretary of the Treasury He is
a whig and strsight-out whg at that. He
heartily opposed Co the manner in which the
with Mexico was begun, and he did not hesitate
to condemn 1t, in bold language. The advocates
aud tbettors Of the war knew where to find him.
In the xctement of debate. he did uee some
expressions which his enemies-and what eminent
ttatesD,an has not enemes?- made the most of Per.
baps ii he had studied in advance every sentiment he
intended to utter he would have used the express
sions alluded TO- But they are after ali but figures of
nd glp him he LAS lbs NJ tha
Union. That he is man OF most excellent, aud even
laborous, business habits; that his
tentatious easy and popuar and that he aman of the
people, and tor the people. will not be denied by any
body who knows Tom Corwin, the wagon boy" As one
who heartily condemned the policy an most
OF the acts OF the late cabinet predict that Secretary
Corwin will prove to be Of the most popular, able,
and upright officers OF the government, that has pre-
sided over the Treasury Department since its creation
He has sound judgment and a discriminating ind
In the matter OF removals and appointments -the
most difficult and thankless branch of his dutitshe
will do justice alike TO the deserving aud the uude
serving. II he do not, no man For one, have
fear apprehension I'll at Tom Uorwin will 40 wrong
shall treat Of the other members Of the cabinet in
due time. and shall contribute my humble mite in
ehalkne out tho important work for Of them to
perform.
IfMr. Pearce had accepted the Interior Department
the good work there to be donesnd there il deal of
H-would have been well done May The statesman
who does take the place be much such upright and
fearless wing Is James A Pearce There Is work in
store for him. and sn Augean Stable to be cleansed
Who will I'll the vacancy in the cabinet, It is just
now, no easy matter to divine. Colonel Gentry, of
Tennessee, Ex-Governor Jones' Of Tennessee, Mr. Con-
rad of louisiana and Nh Bolts Of Virginia all have
friends who urging their respective claims Mean
time II is remotely possible that President Fillmore
will see the propriety Of pleasing pretty much the
whole country, except Georgia political by placing
Thomas Butler King at the bead Of the Navy Depart
ment, and transferring ex Governer Graham to the
DEPARTING MT Of the Interior Mr. King ia better quail
fed to be Secretary of the Navy than any other man
in the country no has been named for the post He
has done more for the wing party of Georgia, twice
over than all the wings In Congress- from that State
put together and yet the Georgia wings kept Presi-
dent Harrison from appointing him Secretary Of the
Navy, as he expressed warm wish to do they have
| since kept President Taylor from appointing him %
| that post. And they preventing President
FILLMORE from rendering to him that justice which tn,
country and the whig party generally seem to award
| him as bis due.
| President Fillmore cannot be expected to appoint
a member OF his cabinet from Georgia. in opposi
tion to the remonstrarces Of the whg Senators anc
Representatives In Congress from that State HI
Is not expected TO look behind the curtain. and SEE
whether TO Mr. King Is there to be found
not. Therefore, things now stand, the man,
friends OF Mr. King have but faint hopes OF seeing him
at present at the he ad Of the Navy Department Blu
Il otherwise; President Fillmore nj libert
to disregard the wishes OF the Georgia delegation
doubt not the country would soon how readily hi
! terminating mind would lead him TO call Thoma
| Butler King 20 the head OF the Navy Department.