The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1850-02-04
INTELLIGENCE BY THE MAILS.
Our Washington Correspondence e.
wAssiNeros, Feb. 2, 1850.

Our Washington Correspondents.
wAsniNeroS, Feb. 2, 1850.
The Cabinet Senator's and the CABINET.
The administration has nov two champions in the
Senate viz: Governor Seward who represents the So
ber serious bypocritical piety Of Mr. Ewing and Mr.
Truman Smith, who peropstes the coarse, vulgar
bosted buIoonery Of MIR Clayton The two together
reflect the Ewing Clayton cabinet in Its double sero
comical aspect.
Mr.. Seward found It rather hard task TO stand up
In the Senate and receive whipping every day go
Mr.. Truman Smith called in to divert the audi
ence with his broad humor. While the Senate may be
convulsed with laughter ct MIR Truman Smith, Gov.
Seward may recruit his strength for another melo-
dramatic performance; but doubt much whether the
administration win be able to nnd another Senator
willing to form trio with those worthless
MIR. Ewing is man Of parts. He undsrstsnds how
to make people work for him, and he has will to
make himself obeyed. lie lie rot much Of a man OF
talent as he has shown by his blunders during the
short period Of his administration Of the treasury de-
psrtment under General Harrison but he has enough
boldness even TO dictate to General TAYLOR and the
man Of action always governs the Of talent.
Hence Clayton and Meredith both holding commits
sions under him, while Governor Seward has yet
decided in his mind whether he is follow ng leading
Ewing in his present political enterprise. There
ambition more erasping and soul small, Ia
any man, as are DAILY exhibited by Governor Seward;
there never was Opposition 40 reckless and con-
science so unclouded by moral perceptions those OF
Mr Ewing But the day Of reckoning is at hand;
and the Home DepaItment-that cosy branch OF tho
government, from which the Secretary put his
finger into every pie and keep II there IL he likes has
seen its pslmiest days The carpenters are now at
work to down the piles which it stands and in
q thort time, Mr. Ewing who has made his arrange
ments for long invasion Of hington. will be left
without house or home. The different departments
will 90 in mourning on the occasion but. secretly,
they will rejoice for Mr. Ewing is the terror of friend
and foe, and has acquired that ascendancy the
mind OF General Taylor which gives him the direction
public affairs. Mr. Ewing in fact perfect night
mare Mt. ClsytoD's chest and equally oppressive
and offensive to all his other colleagues He sb'orbs
all the valuable patronage Of the government, while
MIR. Meredith has to dismiss his friends and MIR Clay
ton to send his out Of the country The Home Depart
ment absorbs everything: 1t Is the most effectual
means Capitalization and, such, ten times
dangerous to the liberty Of the people and the States
than any other institution, this Bank OF the United
States not excepted The case IL no being
in committee and will seon be brought before the
House.
rsgua question shows degree Of negligence fear and
downright incapsciy, Of which one would have
pscted him when q Senator. He dees not
what Sir Henry is driving at and that England has
object whatever In having canal established across
the Isthmus. He obtained everything he wanted but
when England became alarmed at our progress Mr..
Clayton doubt slim uated by the timid cotton lord
who now represents our counery In England became
alarmed with IT, The mere idea Of quarrellpg with
England while scolding France, troubled his aud
water and he accordingly put himself back half dozen
pegs to gain the appearance Of advancing again
on the British lion He never forgot his village pot
tics in the gravest diplomatic question; so that he
could make himself appear In the right, he cared not
how much he was practically in the wrong
The Monroe doctrine was fine thing and he might
have taken credit for asserting it. the will Of
the country but the lion growed and Mr.. Clayton put
himself back another half dozen pegs, to make
furious dssh at him Then he conceived that triing
shift Of commissioning Mr. Lawrence to manufsctur
public opinion for In his easy and gracious
Scotch table talks. "We neither wanted would we
content that others should enjoy the exclusive navgs
ion OF the canal across the shnus OF Nicaragua As
If any body had asked such thing IL such thing
had been granted to any nation but ourselves Mr..
Clayton Is very like the good natured husband who
neither insists nor allows others to enjoy exclusive
privileges and this sort Of proDscuons he
proclaimed In advance and In positive contradiction Of
existing treaty stpulations through minister in
London. How delighted England must be with Mr..
Lawrencss toadysm How convenient IL must be to
have o minister 1T the Court Of st James, who may,
glass OF sherry, fitter away the effects Of the
labor Of our diplomatic agents In distant quarters Of
the world. Depend on It, the whole object Of Great
Britain Ia to have such treaty made In regard to
company to construct . caual across the Isthmus.
That once accomplished she will rest on her She
does not want the canal constructed which would be
everything to our commerce, and scarcely any sdyan-
tage to hersef che merely wants hands tied The
Nicaraugs route every other across the Isthmus.
England and the rest Of Europe which the discovery
Of America and the Cspee to the Atlantic states
Of Europe those bordering the Mediterranean
We shall have revival Of the old jeslouses between
Venice and Portugal But what does Mr.. Clayton carel
Rather than himself and show some dignity .
dozen pegs TO meet Sir Henry's proposition =
Indeed. Il is . strange disposed time;
But men may oonstrue things after their fashion.
Clean from the purpose Of the things thense.ves.