New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1853-01-29
Er. Badger-srr. Hunter and Gen. Pierce
The New Cabinet, &c.

Correspondence % ine " u hpN"'
WAsurNGroN CRY, Thursday Jan. "a, 1853
Every passing hour strengthens the prooa-
bility that Mr. Badgers nomination viii be confirmed
the esprit du corps prevailing in the Senate being likely
TO prove stronger than the combined EFFORTS Oh inc
Wings and Democrats OF Alabama and Louisiana IL
his friends coud by any means stop debate on tho SUD
iect he would soon be confirmed. But the Senate
rules afford no opportunity enforce the will Of ma
orty 80 lorg as the minority choose TO talk AZ the
latter are now aware that they will be defeated on d.
rec, vote, they are playing prevent the putting Of
the question until Franklin Pierce may have an oppor-
tunity 20 withdraw the nomination.
Mr. r. NJ 7. Hunter is again in correspondence with
Gen Pierce the subject Of his going Into the CabE
net believe that he Is sware that ho committed
a favr pas-a most egrcgious blunder-in refusing TO
bow to the maurely formed and plainly expressed Will
OF the whole Democratic party In the matter OF the
state Department lie Is after the nomination In 1886,
and hns got It into his head tina. be s strong enough to
disshge bis repds In this connection In these days.
however half of any mans Immediate supporters for
political advancement are selfish, | not 10 which
psrty be may belong Their great solicitude for his
promotion arises for the most part from the hope that
il may result IN profit to themselves. To find Mr..
Hunter deliberately declining position in which he
might have il in his power to pay them for former de-
Fef1Oh 10 OhS5 hR'o tho tutNt W
In their minds the impression that the game Of building
him up does not prove likely to psy-that !. ia not
worth the candle Mark what write, In declaring
that If he falls to be Of tho CsbIne, Of Gen PIERCE
he Is az dead as herring hereafter far hls Prs.
Dental prospects concerned
His own nre-eating friends not more incensed
against his declension than tie immediate premon
tories Of the President elect who attribute 30 that act
the whole Of the troubles and snnoyances from which
Gen Pierce has suffered since commencing the work
OF making up Cabinet The "papers" In favor Of
Mr. d. g. Diekensons appointment to place In tho
Cabinet Che Treasury Portfolio being desired for
him by his baeerB who fancy that his appointment to
would afford e1 the best possible opportunities for
clu;ehing "pickings and s,ealings } which have been
to Concord signed by nine Of the sixteen De-
| mocrstc members Of the NewYork Senate and forty
seven OF the eightysi Democratic members OF the
New. York Assembly; by seventy three Of the one
hundred and twenty eight delegates to the ast Demo
cratic On " State Convention by seventeen ~ Y
Pierce Electors and by majority of the Delegates Il
the State Convention from Of the ElsctoYs
Districts represented in the State Convention sboy,
Toferredto.
This formidable backing has greatly inspinted tn,
drummers for the appointment Of Mr.. Dickinson TO
Cabinet place. Yet among the knowing ones here, 1
| 10 conceived 70 amount 10 very Little indeed as
brings TO their minds the old joke which Cave johnson
IL said to have been in the habit Of telling when gentle
men would call on him with similarly signed expires
s.ons of party opinion in favor Of their appointment
isi Post ofiees Some wag in Indianapolis for wager
obtained In lsi5 paper signed BY every Democrats
member Of the Indiana Legislature, positively request
ing him (Johnson) to hang James X. Polk IL wa
signed Of course, without knowledge Of its contents
having been taken round for signatures under the pre-
tense that il was Q Recommendation of o well know
Democrat for ofsee which one else wanted. Co
Johnson Ia said to have considered il the most valsabl
paper ever sent to him IN connection with applies
ton for oEce srording him, il did fair opportu
nifty BY resorrDg TO IL, TO squash up oil the fre spu
deductions from the high character" Of drummer
for pieces under hIn. II was decidedly tia: stern an
honest cid msn's elab Of Hercules He bears Dickir
con no love, and really, should not be surprised
learn ha. he has neiosed 10 Pierce, 70 be 6sd wi,
the Dickinson testimonials, 70 In st The tail
the lat, ss sort OF synopsis Of the vsizs Of all sac
esTis the part Of seekers seT minor oes 70 secul
The advancement, Of friend at court. oUIDDIrrEs.