New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1853-06-13
zIatters in the CabineC ushing and Mnrcy-Col Ben
ton-IIenry A. Wise.
# The N. Y. Tribune

Correspondence Of The N. Y. Tribune.
WASHINGTON Thursday, June g. 1855
There will be change in the Unit" very soon for
while Marcy Ostensby and nOmnay Secretary of State,
Caleb Gushing is the Premier of this Administration
close observer will perceive that while the other men,
hers of the Cabinet busy about the current business
and daily details of their respective Departments Caleb
Cushing "whO rises early and takes late rest, eating
only Goldfish and potatoes and drinking only mOlasses and
water is experimenting the Presidents executive ed
ucatiOn and he cOntTve to occupy the time OF the
President in learning his lessons that he has become TO
be regarded as sort of schOOmaster and is feared and
obeyed accordingly by the President The thing works
admirably and instead OF Marcy debating instructions TO
our Foreign Minister'S Caleb Gushing, with Dudley
Mann and the temporary counsel OF Buchanan dictate
all the foreign Instructions except regards Central
America Marcy, seeing "how the cat jumps" and
how Caleb has got the hang of the President is TAX
ing lessons in French without the dancing.
There will be no change however in the Cabinet until
il is ascertaned if Mr. SOulc will be received Minis
ter TO Spain Should it turn out that Mr. SOu6 will not
be received, then Mr. Marcy, who spent the winter in
Cuba and is familiar with all the local advantages of
that island will repair TO SPAIN and Gen Dix will come
into the Cabinet and Wise of Virginia will 90 20 France
But in case SOule received then Marcy goes TO France
and Caleb Gushing comes in as his successor TO the
State Department and Dix deals out the bullion IN your
Custom House.
The ilustrious Col Benton has returned from his trip
d to Missouri from whence he started off Brulls EX-
poring Expedition, the great Atlantic and Pacific
Railroad routes, fanked by vast multitude of Mis-
sourans, who accompanied them some days journey
On their route with shouts and cheers and the flowing
Of champagne, concluded by the benedicton of Col
Benton 1t was meet and proper that Col Benton, the
FIRST great apostle (ater Jeerson) of this great
tional enterprise, connected with commerce, and
Meeting the two great oceans should be present TO give
impetus and announcement TO such exploring expe
don and add his blessing and benedicton thereto TO
20 along with it even 70 the Pacific Col Benton looks
well; hale hearty, and full of vgor, with indications
Of infTmity old age about him. May he live 20 see
this q eat work completed
Henry A. Wise Of Virginia, than whom man con-
tributed more TO the nomination of Franklin Pierce in
the Baltimore Convention, has been twice teegraphed
10 come TO Washington. He came was invited 70 dine
~ the White House and was given to understand IN
Yankee or Pickwckan way. that the President would be
very happy to meet his wishes il be would but make them
known Mr. Wise understood the matter perfectly and
would not beg Here the matter rests. The proud son
of the old Dominion Will not bend the Ance 70 son OF
he Granite State who is his junior in years and hs ine
ror in all that goes % make up The Presideet
has peculiar PickWckian way OF dong things, ana j
ne has not chosen John T,er, Of blessed memory as
model. he has selected of his hes. friends as ms
adyisers-anOng whom Caleb Gushing aud Paul X.
George rank A. No. J. The old organ under the very
able editorial charge Of Gen Armstrong has commenced
an early defence Of the Administration which looks
rather Omnous OF conscious weakness and dissatisfaction
somewhere. The Oaloa also contains and then
puff extraordinary Of Caleb Cushing the veteran hereof
the old Tyler guard. It's Dteresting-yery
KrSTuCKY-ThS PadRcah Journal understands that
Price Burlington, Esq, Of Fulton is candidate for
Coneress-making about seven Democratic candidates
in the Ist District Boyd and Burnett who we're on the
track by recent arrangement, withdrew, whereupon
DIR Burnett, Gather OF young Burnett who had with
dravp) announced himself as a candidate Mr. JEFF
Brown Of Union County says the caucus that called the
District Convention TO be held June 23) acted without
authority and insinuates that they mpertinent
set Of fellows and concludes by announcing himself
independent Democratic candidate for Congress, and
declaring that he will be candidate until the election is
over, without regard To a Convention.