The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1851-04-25
ORIGINAL ARTICLES.

The signs Of The times are unmlstaksbls they
ere ominous Of dsjuncton before lone in the stars
Of Mr. Fillmore's cabinet Any body who will read
he wing political slmsnscs-the North ADNrican,
che Courier and E~qxur, the TI6sne, the Erens"g
J0swvol tho Nanswa! EuoAigeaesr, the RcpHHle, It ID
gss~s-cannot but SEQ il. The whig party dis
eased-the whig organs just named are most psrtsu-
larly diseased-the whg cabinet are diseased, and
thedisesse is spreading rapidly. Il is becoming
ssrt OF political cholera. The patient is threatened
with delirum. The organs particularly named
have the political jaundice very bad, and every
thing. ~ Sally Dllard said, awful yaler." What
Is 70 be done ? What physic shall be admins
tcred Shall Brandreth's pills. Townsend's sarss-
pAria Kelinger's IMMINENT, or SWANS psnaces, or
Libby's ointment, be tried, or what! The doctors
should consult and decide.
Cabinets, and organs, and parties very often get
disesed in this country Sometimes it is owing to
high iiving-sometimes to low living. Old Hick-
ory's first cabinet affected wonderfully. Some
ofthen stoutly denied that they had any complaint
in the world, except chastity, morality and virtue,
and u repugnance the part of certain pious mem
bers Of the cabinet to associate with certain ladies'
The old chieftain knew better-and he was a capital
doctor-and SO he fogcod down the threats Of each
one Of them a dose OF ~ ra. DRAFTED "unit pills,
invented expressly 10 ta.iu aud sent them all off
from Washington to 7 ,lue the fresh air aad get
well Van Buren, he be. 5. IN errsnd TO London;
Barry he despatched Jain; Branch went 10
North Carolina, Bern lt Georgia, and ingham
10 Doylestown, Bucks, PcnnSy lyania, 70 get
little rest and restor, ri their nervous system.
Young Duane, some IT, y wards, got the noodles
because lie wanted Il u.d Mr.. Duane and old
Hickory give him d pill that cured him
offhand.
Lyler's cabinet b, alacased in q very few
weeks. The compl4 called the simples,"
caused by g fscalii! s., and it pretty nearly
ruined them for life = II. vetoed the wing fiscal
ity bank bill The pa :, aine uproarious. They
denounced him as n tiaftora ad renegade and the
Lord only knows what. va be party organs in
sisted that his cabinet should abandon him forth
with John Fell was cttary of War, was snug
ly fixed at Washingtcr With ais family in St Clair
Clarke fine palace, and - ANed his place wonder
fully, and il went awful, gainst the grain to alb
dieate lie and his fo.ls Laid il al TO Mr.. Clay,
and they never have ana will forgive him.
Hence Bell course since Tom Ewing liked his
larry as Secretary Of IT, Tr.asury, and he dsliked
most wefully to give i -p. Frank Granger was
fond ef cutting of ,b hcaa. 4 loco foco post mas
tors; but he had got Getty iesrly through, and did
not care great deal ,tout turning his office.
But Ewing and Grange. well as Bell, rather
thought Mr.. Clsy's plgsn too strong for their
sioinachs. Badger not .uite so much affected,
or al least he did no, expose his feelings Crtten
don hated being forced e - back to Kentucky on
three days notice, ar,l r. blamed MIR. Clay
and thereby hangs atals
Daniel Webster wa thon ~ecretary Of state, and,
ss once upon u time ia England, the Secretary
stood sloner' The "JegeGerary" of Others had not
reached him" He h. no. any idea of gstng out
or his ofico TO please the sutiers-no not he; and
he was right. lie had tnc ! =. boundary question
10 settle with the British Tie clouds ofwar lower
ID over that frontier New 2ngland was interest /
ca-Niaine, Massaehu-etts srd New Hampshire, /
were particularly Interested The whig policy and /
vhir marty were in>o'- he issue. Peace or |
wsr,wss the quest,l democrats wanted a
brush with the BI't- 'iuu They were pokns
etiels and THROWN neka 4. the aforesaid lion,
70 poster, and annoy sna .>., him. Webster saw
Che danger, and kn, ia rs Gould avert il, il any
man in the Union t.d do i. 30 he concluded
MOTTO resign unless tst,f nyPressly signihed his
wish'that be should oaTe. us colleagues all de-
cidedt 10 back out in ~. jcnse 10 the mandate OF
secrc, wing caucus h. -9nsidcr the "crisis.
Uho .yening Of thu da. u, resolution was taken'
ard Tie day before H., loIa, did resign, Webster
lad = private Official iat.r,ew on business with
IT., =, Inc Wuitr s.. Tyler greatly
,..;,.a end worried l4 .lt.e scared at his pros
.,no,s - there was " u.. flr him TO be. lie had
~ .on6dentially 81 .-eI a all that hal taken
v,aoe and agreed ur3n IN the mutineers.
The ladies will fnd 80 ,f.s ning; and when they
40 discover secret Ills vH Mind souls, disclose II