The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1850-03-04

The appointment to Office The Cabinet- The Senate-
New York Secret Border .As-~ts "A Contest for The
SpoilsSeflsment Of the Duel The Public Buiidings-
Chapter Of accidents - Bad Omsns.
oEr. TAyLoR AND THE CABINET.
We have had rumors eDoogn Of perspective re- or
gsnisstion of the cabinet to ~srsnt the conclusion
that whsn the right shall have change
that the pIeselt lunbsring concern will be dis
charged and Of substituted Of botter stamp
The President stands st present most unfortunate
position His hands ere ted Ne cannot act ne
ths wind and tide His osbiost sithout the cond-
dsnss Of the people fro" the osnnns soon ioss ,ns
in everything. And nov, having lost not only the
confidence but the r-spect of the whss or Con-
sress 1t has nothing but 10 wait dsduitvs
action the negro question: before II disbanded and
Mr. CLAYTON has dissp his friends but hshas
mot disa ppointed Crittend-n the Kentuckian knew
his he knsw the weak poats Of his character and
looking himself TO the suac-icn se foressw that the
epeedieet to pose OF Clay on to put him IN
q position where his feebls and timd cast of mind
would bring btm into contempt rh,- has bsen accom-
plished. and Mr. Cristrpdsn has allied of one comps
titcr for the Mh.a Mr. clayton leaves the
sabire et be will 50 home with very hne prospect Of
spending the evening OF nis dsys In tue shades OF pr
vate life. He 10 oonssDe1 80 the shades
MIR Mereeith IL pUzL.sd with the cumbrous ma
chinery Of ths treasury lie ha, neither the business
tact, the perception ~ the ~ars of the sse to ill
the Treasury His annual report Is ten yesrs behind
the tmes- his idsas ~ protection are soout IS vel
fitted to the present deg az tue sstablishment OF
-Bddles bank and lie branches u he remains in the
Department be x only inofsa'e the expenses Of oou-
Quoting IT, without shy mP~ ossring r~eaits lie 10
avery good sesrsts 10 spend mop-, out that Is he
amount Of his qualifications ermios' lawyer Is not
always the most ,fscsnt LA the control OF the
Mr. living is the Mssuus Apollo Of the .,tabsh-
Msnt. he HAS boaDs,s sffci-ncy and decisive
mess; but he is, TO ali ,ntes's oaten-r-odious to
the opposition unpopular to The ,ar degree 10 his o.n
State in bad odor vito tn psts Ia congress, and de-
tested by The democrs ie m.l lory Of the Senate His
lneroiess prescription have r-co'l-d upon him and,
not superseded BY lrss st .fui man, The chances
tknfn de m~ ~st q u h.
Mr. Collnnsr sort oi dee pa- "a The Secretary OF
Che Hone psrsrtmep.~ saa".l' sr"srip.vs aud psf.
notorious sboliton sontin ne
Mr.. Preston aud Mr. crssfcsd are mere clerks under
Ewing ard Clayton wittoat tsct aud nsn whose very
modest prstensioos s~car" th.ui irow criticism
Tho Attorney Gsrrr-i lohason l. ondoubtsdly the
moet respectable IA poiut of sbitiiy 10 MI ms
of General 1syioI's asvie.rs and bsing without In
tIgues schemes OF his ecu ne is tn- most disin-
trsed Of the lot h> of th. tdminitrstioa
Politically the sism.rts u this aein-. ar. 80 OBJ
wonder Is they have held s-thrr 80 long At prsssn.
Mr.. Ewing holds the reius ssa ar Iisyton sort Of
secondary position to which b. consents Ia ,iss ef
the prospect Of early diehIs.. ooa speed the day
The President 10 becoming 'avipe-i of these facss
that the cabinet hs DOT ihs sd.ees Of tns party
the respect Of hi. fiisDd. Ia the tso Houses
that he nust change it, &C hs sin,o-tFA.son falls
the ground. Yet be has -hss tns di.crstion OF
skilful general His present. csbinet sih 90 for tue
present. Under the existing -ab.rrsssmans OF tue
slavery question be could mot psosaeiy se, better
but with any decision upps he u"sTo bosiness OF any
revolution or revo,L tssu n. map command ths osst
Of the party Tue rrssarat therefore, oides his
time The present csoinet - god enough to break up
on but break up misht LEAD 70 tue necessity Of
another change the s-tt--nt or expiosion OF this
dispute Were u for considerations, the rup
turs with Mr. Cls, s.reral ago, would have
been followed By beu-si sNlor sna 80 orSsniIt-
tion made But Gen Taylor ~.s ai,cre-t he ssP, mis-
Secretary of state In .pis u bimsl his sonedsr
atss In the nutiny because the .m- fcr nrs esonst
had not come When it eons' they s,lI D. al liberty
Of the negro question Then si the criopss hon tas
shock viii be on TO the hospa toe uding the pre-
Ax.A hrs fran Inr
the Frepehmap . tobacco boass
THE APPOINTMENTS 10 ofFtes-rss eAhiSsr-rnE a-
The Senate have not yet decided upon plan Of no.
tiou with regard 60 the tnon-spds q apPointusnts
made by the cabinet during the Ia, t-elss nsains
some plan Is he adopted t. Tue ciass q be con-
nrmed, and the class 10 be rejected The reJ-chons
will probsbiy cover isrse clsrs la the m-sntme the
senate have simply r,Jsst.d such ~
they believed 60 te conclusive sae way or the other
change in the oaoir,t MAJ ,esur aui IN that event
many the sppoir tuaept oi the pres mt
may be superseded BY new seseoEr a. nv sesso ~
fh OF applicants viii press 'n ior theis .hAr. sf 70.
Ioaves and nsaes In t.s r-p-ct ~ AL th- ouees are
hled except struggling vacancy mere 400 tosrs ths
nephews aud couins OF tn. ps.sent caoset nnss sx-
pect 70 suffer In The event of chsoge As well ~
from the r-jectiops q the senate
Pending all theee doubts aud spprehensons, toe city
IL hed with the lobby m.mb.rs u the csoinet rect
pients as also with the sxpss.snt. Ia sss 81 ne :
here in NUMBERS suthci.nt for battalion % youn-
tssrs in the event of vsr vnh tne South Wsexesct
the senate do something in executive session TO dAy
sscKrr AcESrs FuE ssw fosS
Under the late democratic administration, there
were some ELK secret Of the gps.ranrat osten
sbly assigned 20 duty along the h-rn oorisrs II
New York officers OF the customs for the deteotion
Of smugslrrs but whose r-sl auy wast tske care o
the party that quarter, by constantly advising tbs
cabinet OF the state ~ AFFAIRS and th~movenrns of th'
politicians The present cabinet are followpztns ssm.
have put in Elk wbgs. But hers the aihcuity ssios
The seward eliqae, by the igsDey Of hEinr arr al
men. or are TO have them. rns rilnore etlus ca,
rtsnd it and they have told r Neteiithi ssat unless
they have thr~s sf the secret committee q ak thy
vii move in Congress tor abolition Of ths- sshiss,
spies entirely Probably this val effect onproniss
but the revolution IL coming which -i coon tsar
root ssd branch, both these ciiqa.s ana ali other
cbques In every section Of the U.iOn Tbs position OF
sou.,sn him TO the Toro OF the aea.ss ssd The sI.
more sst occupying scarcely better fooung <,ii %
swallo~ed up With he rest ia tue gsa.rs revasion
ssTrIFNsNr gHE puNt.
Niaht before last there va' every prepArstion 'or
duel at BladensOus at tfteea paee- snd ssvaacs -
percussion lock muskets bali ca ffridsr snd dupont
best porder. The c0rrs.p ppudtuc nsh wrought up
both Jsl Bissell. OF the iuiouis rss'msnt aaa o.
susns Vista 20 the ash,isS poiet Dsvis hsd ossl.
lensed. Bsssu had accepted aud muskets sers TO
be used Bisseil wToss oa, his will sud .s sappo.s
Dayi. did the same bot lste in tns evening, lsty
boarding at The SAME house -'th Bissel got hnt o.
the affair ana vita TREND che posted on 10 Bsuerai
Taylor and dclosed the plot against tue pubs peace
Old Zaek sent for Cspt Goddard ,hiei OF fonoe ana
Cautioned q sunicisnt numb-r Of his sr,und the
houses where the battle-ground ooardea 20 cut "u th-ir
.eate Biss-Il "a, kspt Ia but Davis eiua-d the po-
ucs hv asruminr = woman's dress caiico gown ezra
bonnet aud shawl To pi.ts ths Disguise % is
saii. he also provided WITH hustle We ws, In
terceptsd however by ois friends and the whole su D.
jec. matter IN dispute d.msLd.d by the President
IL was laid before him. He declared thai they we're
both right aud bcth ~rusg that both resiusents hal
done their duty and that there must be no hghhng
Mr.. Davis induced 70 witndrsw his chzt-pge and
Mr. Bisse dsclsimed the intention GO give oeose and
at two O'Clock yesterday morning the affair smi
-ssby adjusted. The corr-spontence va. published
snd Mr.. b. made the necessary explansttoo 60 ths
House An right One compromise At least, ns, sue
ceeded.
CHAPTER sccrDnSrs-naD oasSs.
n vss but the day before yesterday that the door
trgs OF the central building Of the sm,thsonso iosu
caved into the cellar the supporting brick psri
being too feeble 20 sustain them Had the accident
occurred few minutes sooner fon. lives would have
been endangered for about seventy persons had usi
that from the ectsre la the east ving
ioss 20 the contractors about $1,000