The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1851-04-06
NE WIS BY THE MAILS.
Our Washington Correspondence.

WASHINGTON, April 4. 1881.
hr. Veoa1-Ife Pfsidera-Enemies of the Id
m,aah otiOn--the Presidency, Ss.
From the preparations made by Mr. Webstero,
fore leaving washington, recently, it is supposed
that he intends TO be absent six weeks, or two
months. In fact, there is very little Of Importance
to keep him here ut present; and he wisely thinks
that brief soourn at Marshfcld will recruit his
health, which has not been very good Of late. Il
would not be a matter Of surprise to those who are
in the possession of certain acts if he should resign
his post Of premier before the next fourth Of July
lie considers that the Union is now safe, that the
compromise has accomplished its purpose, and that
we now breathe "pure air.; therefore, one of the
objects-if not the prominent one-which induced
him to accept the post of Secretary Of State has
been met, and he may retire with credit, having
acted well his part.
The President is proceeding cautiously with re-
gard to the next Presidential election lie has not,
like Gen. Cas- announced that he will be q canIi-
date, nor has he said that he will not. He is opposed
to the agitation Of the question among the wings,
MS to who shall be the standard bearer, because, in
the present state Of public affairs sectional conside
ratons would largely enter into the canvass, and he
Is planted on great national basis, and pledged to
sustain the measures of compromise. Ills object is
to unite the wings first, and then leave TO conven-
ton the selection of a candidate; and that candi-
date may, by possibility, be himself.
Mr.. Webster, it is understood, does not, to say
the least, encourage Mr.. Fillmore TO aspire in fact
he does all he can, with propriety to check the de-
sire for nomination. and this is to be attributed
to the fact that Mr.. Webster is himself looking to
the occupation of the Executive mansion.
The waters Of the administration, generally, look
smooth upon the surface but some think that We
should not altogether trust to Appearances. That
there is discomfort with regard TO certain prominent
ofice-holders, there is no doubt. Mr.. Webster
opposed, it is sad to the appointment OF Mr..
Greedy as Collector of the Port Of Boston, and the
collectors conduct since has not rounded the sharp
edges Of the Secretary's dislike. The recent visit
of the Postmaster General to Boston, and the close
ties of private friendship between the President and
Mr.. Hall, lead to the belief that the latter went
thther more particularly to look after Mr. Grcely.
1t is well known that Pennsylvania wings have
been here, demanding the removal of nti-Fillmore
wings; and from the State of New York many COM
plants have up. Mr.. Seward thought that
If his friends were not touched, they would not be
uproarous against the administration; but in this
he was not n true exponent OF their feelings.
Ii is evident, if the Repudic can be viewed as the
Presidents official organ, that important changes
are meditated with regard to the public patronage;
the extent of which may be inferred from the clos
ing paragraph in this mornings paper, in which the
editor says: at would be just unreasonable for
the President 20 lend the aid and countcnaDce Of his
administration to Southern journals, which de-
nounce the compromise for abandoning an hundred
thousand square miles OF Texas to freesoil, as it
would be to continue the same aid aud countenance
to Northern journals which denounce the same COM
promise for selling the same territory to slavery.
ed from the compromise; let each section bear with
what it may consider the i'll results in consideration
Of the incalculable advantages which the whole
country derives from the termination OF dangerous
and distracting controversy" We await further
Developments, expecting to see the heads OF some OF
MIR. Stewards friends brought to the block.
About hak century ago, there was design on
the part Of the commissioners who laid out this city,
to assign prominent sites on which to erect dwell
ings for the heads of the departments and the
foreign ministers. Washington and the elder
Adams selected one for the Portuguese government,
and deed was given for it, but the Attorney-Gene-
raj at that time expressed the opinion that Con-
gress only could dispose Of the public domain, and
the subject has been suffered to rest from that
period to the present. The Portuguese Minister,
however, has recently been making inquiries about
the site, which, being in the occupancy OF the
government, he is willing to take another-if he
can get it. As the administration has shown 40
much industry in pressing claims Of American citi-
against the Portuguese government, that
government thinks it is perfectly justfaolc in look
ing after the old invalid grant OF land. CTIrAL.