The New York herald., 1850-05-14
UTELLvSENSF Nv THE NAILS,
Our Washington Correspondence.

L. x.
TIE -aLs,m Of the Csbipef-- Wesd's -1,Tipai, Re.
The alarm Of the cabinet aud those few leading mes
who are for sustaining it's MEMBERS, is very great,
Thurlew waed arrived here this morning. and will 90
operate with Gov. Seward IN endeavor to prevail
upon President Taylor to hnid to his cabinet, ~
the only means of holding he whig party together.
But the exertons and wiler Of Seward, Weed q Co.
VIII avail them nothing Neither burnt brandy salt
VAL save the cabinet. Thr Developments recently
MADE before the Gphin Committe doom three OF the
members OF the cabinet beyond all poralyenture- -
the nvestigation 30 far has been made, into the
iran acuons OF Mr. Secretary Ewing dooms that func
tonary into retirement also The Investigations
which are to be had by Congress into the conduct of
Mr. Secretary Clayton relative the payment Of the
spurious De Ia Franeia aim. and into the conduct
Of Mr.. Secretary Preston relative TO the PAYMENT
OF the humbug Benson claim viii most likely add two
more 10 the list OF the do"mrd otbRt gentry. Poor
old Colamer aloue 4, maIus still dreaming of that
The defenders aud whiiesashers OF the cabinet
gravey roll their eye in molly borror and declare that
complaint is made b cause honest claims have been
attended To and paid Thu i changing the issue IL
e'auing and representing the true OF the
case II Is falsifyng The truth.
compiaiht Is not made because honest and Just
claims are attended + aud pa by this cabinet Com
plant rs made ON thu contrary that just and honest
claims about the vndty and equity of which there
is doubt pushed aside prosrs.tinated turned
OF. while doubtful old claims hitherto re,eeted or
paid and closed which pay Immense fe 10 tbose
who get them allowed are eagerly caught uo aud ap
proved.
The Galphin Committee will report sometime this
week The result OF the investigation aud the nublic
Indignation which will speed y follsw will, no doubt
force Messf Johnson Mer tn and Crawford to resign
o.
bability is that Mr Butter King will be called the
head of the Var Departmr mt until the cation
of the Cabinet when H. be placed where his tai
ents and practical knowledg will have the scope and
verge they deserve and whers the whole country wishes
to see him al the head OF the Navy Department.
The committee Gu tcretary BwiRg's conduct viii
make report. which according to what has already
been developed ought to drive The secretary Of the In
terror from public life forever will he go youn
tarily No Though the report might be as black ss
midnight. without moon stars, against him, and
though Congress might unanimously adopt it,
w nnf hIln lah
would hold On to his ofice with dcsth-ke grasp.
until impeachment or a tonaGde kick from Old Hask
should send him into retirement.
But go he must and will noiens po.ns His dreams
of riding into the Presidential chair upon his hobby Of
a union Of the Catholc sh and the fec soil vote,
The letter in the Ba more .4meriedn, proclaiming
that the cabinet will remain in power TO the end Of
President Taylor's term. and which drew from the Re
public such merited rebuke Of its writer and OF the
cabinet is understood to have been written sy the
editor of the .fmerican. q Mr. Carey, aided by Mr.
Fisher. a clerk in the State Department and under
the patronage and authority Of Mr. Clayton himself
Mr.. Fisher has recently been promoted to an once
in the gift of the President Ills name, believe is
before the Senate and Senator says his nomination.
will be unanimously rejected Mr. Darcy IL supposed
to be after Chargeship. He ssd Fisher drive all
Claytons business in the newspaper line just to his
liking He and not they, is tho real author OF the
letter which the Republic has boldly and handsomely
taken TO task The letter T'' In the Repubc's arti
Gle was misprnt 1t should have been l." There
signature TO the letter in the baltimore .1ms-
riean. The Rpu, in referring to the letter, asked
who could be the great II who wrote it!
Thai the present cabinet will 20 out Of once
there can now be no doubt. Who will take their
places! The following have been highly and warmly
spoken Otto wit
William @. Rives, Secretary Of State.
John Davis, Secretary Of the Treasury
Thomas T. McKennsn, Secretary of tho Interior.
Meredith 7. Gentry. Secretary ofwar.
T. Butler King, Secretary ofthc Navy
John q. Clarke, Postmaster General.
John J. Crittendcn, Attorney General
Mr.. Crittenden could doubt have the state De-
partment II he would prefer 1t: but It Is well known
that he does not and indeed that he desires no plsss
he on he mot an lW n