Daily Richmond times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1849-1850, 1850-04-18
THE CARINFT.

LII Is not wonderful that the opposition press
should be using all exertions to create disaffec-
ton in the Wing party towards Gen. Taylors adj
ministration, and one obvious mode of doing so is
to scatter observation-disclosures against the members
of the Cabinet. But we must confess our sur
prise to see that prominent Wing papers in the
North are giving currency to injurious imputations
made by anonymous and irresponsible letter.
writers against the advisers whom the President
has called around him. In view of the palpable
injustice and unfairness of this course on the part
of such journals, we can conceive no creditable
explanation of its being adopted We think we
can detect in the procedure, a certain malign in
fuence which may be appreciated by those who
have narrowly observed the evidences that the
radical abolition doctrines of prominent North
ern Senator found no favour in the eyes of Gen.
Taylor or his Cabinet. Covert assaults upon the
gentlemen of the Cabinet may quite possibly be
the recourse of an unprincipled intriguer who
seeks to avenge himself for Sights most worthy
extended to him.
The National lntelligencer adverts, in an article
of some length, to ''the most unfounded and I'M
just representations (Which have been dispersed
over the country respecting the relations which
exist between the President of the United States
and the members of his Cabinet, and between the
President and the two Houses of Congress -
And taking as text certain statements of cor
respondent of the Journal of Commerce, to the eff
feet that great number of disappointed Wings il
Congress forming majority, are hostile to the
Cabinet, and have moved against it so efficiently
that the President is much worried, and has re-
solved to form new Cabinet, the Inegencer
says: "Of these statements, we feel authorized to
say, every one is erroneous, in whole or in part %
And proceeding to answer them more specially,
the editors say
Sure that it part Of the proper vocation of
members OF Congress, Individually collectively, to
turn members Of the Cabinet "and their adherents out
OF office and not less sure we, that should any
tempt be made TO encroach upon the functions of the
Executive in that particular, would meet with deci-
sve and constitutional rebuke. We should be very 10th
and very sorry TO believe that they the disappointed
Whigs) have made any progress in such Scheme" If
they "expect TO accomplish it, they surely deceive
themselves
It's not true that the enemies of the Cabinet have
won the President over to them " is it that
the President has intimated strong disposition" to
" form new Cabinet" There exists we have reason
TO know, entire concord between him and his Cabinet
and there not, verify believe single member of
the CaDlnet VINO would not retire from his station IN
simultaneously on discovering that his presence in the
Council Chamber not desired by the President
There is not, persuaded, OF them who not
afectonaey and deeply attached to the President and
proud that he enjoys the esteem and confidence of that
eminent man. Nor is there, in fact, any DIVISION or
any want OF harmony, between the President and the
members of his Cabinet.
Sincere friends of the President grateful for the SER
vices which he has rendered and those which he is
performing, Tor his country rejoced to be able
10 say do upon the best authority that there
is not shadow OF truth in the respecting the
relations between the President and the Cabinet to
which we have in the preceding paragraphs referred
The " transactions which represented 10 have
worried the President are we suppose the settlement
at the Treasury, upon principles of statute and public
law, OF certain claims, the amount OF which constitutes
the chief ground of objection to them. To suppose
that the honor of the President could be in any way
implicated in these transactions is an assumption OBJ
yiously gratuitous.
To understand aohy these claims have been adjusted
under the present administration it is sufficient for the
reader to learn that there were many claims left un-
settled by the late Administrations and thrown upon
the present Administration for adjustment; the labor
devoived, by which upon different branches of the
Government has greatly embarrassed the several Depart
ments, and the amount of which has given rise to the
clamor which has been raised on the subject.
IS enough further say that the claims objected to
have been settled strictly according to law and usage
and that contrary to what has been pretended in some
quarters, no claim upon the Government which had
been settled and closed has been opened under this
Administration, except in obedience to instructions by
COnuress