New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1853-02-10
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WASHINGTON, Tuesday,

WASHINGTON, Tuesday, Feb. 8, 1853.
Cabinet matters are rapidly settling down
The purposes Of the incoming Chief Magistrate in that
connection being ct length developed TO the salts
inction far ofthose ftbe Democratic party in Con
gress who have particular to grind in procuring
the appointment of particular individuals TO places in
the Cabinet The class, however, who have ends per
sona to Themselves TO attain in this connection not
satisfied Of course and would be satisfied except in
having the Council Of Pierce made up to suit their
purpofes James Buchanan it s very generally under
stood TO be Secretary Of State despite hs sincere
wishes TO the contrary, and VIM. L. Marcy is TO have
the portfolio Of the Treasury Department while the
chances decidedly in favor of our having Governor
McCleand Of Mich for Postmaster General The only
drawback TO the propnety Of Mr.. Buchsnans appoint
rnent Ia mmateral except 20 the Office seeking horde
mean the fact that he has tail long that all the
places to be in his gift will not suffice to satisfy half
those who will claim Office at his hands, as a reward for
devotion to bis fortunes In the recent canvass for
the nomination. As his previous administrative history
shows that be invariably takes due care of his own
household first it is to be expected that all the consul
letes &C. in the gift of the Secretary of State will 90 to
buchanan men, Of whom there were thousands before
the nomination in almost every State In the Union So
the anti buchanan ofceeekers may expect little in
decd from that branch of the Government after the 4h
Of March next The country at large TO judge from the
manifestations among the members Of Congress, with
out distinction of party will receive Mr. Be appoint.
nentvery fsyorably for he Is emphatcalya safe man.
being In tinctured with the spirit of Fbus
tersm the great evil to be dreaded in essayng 10 com
NIT tho portfolio Of the State Department the present
time in the hands ofany untried gentleman.
With Mr. Marcy in the Treasury Department ii is
understood that the New. York Custom-House will be
handed over to "hard." And, further, that that
"hnrd" is to be Mr. John j. Cisco who while faithful
to the unkor organization Is nevertheless conceived
20 be eminently fair man. According TO the cacula
tons Of the Democratic Congressional leaders the
administration will seek as an object Of prime import
ance, to give permanency to the ascendancy of the
Democratic party in the Empire State. The distribu
ton Of patronage s to be the of accomplishing
this SO desirable cnd and John Cisco is to BIO the
selected to make that distribution far the New
York Custom House is concerned it being understood
that he possesses both the and the discretion
dispose Of the patronage of the position without sue
cunbing to the influence Of the Sckos Dllons Harris,
and gentlemen Of that ik in New.York, who sup
posed to be seeking build themselves W at the
pence Of the harmony Of the party and to the certain
destruction of all chance for its permanent asccndancy,
II the Cuaom House (New. York; patronage is to be
doed according to their dictation 1t seems to
th6t the Vi
political fortunes OF those the southern mem
bers Who notwithstanding their vehement pretensions
to ultra prosavery predictions, far less willing to
trust them than to trust the ultra barnburners. Poor
fellows. their day has departed This is one of the few
results Of the nomination and election OF Franklin
Pierce go far clearly discernable at Washington.
The friends of the appointment of Senator Bright TO
be Secretary Of the Interior have very recently made
another tremepdousr at General Pierce they think
now, with triumphant success doubt X, however.
The idea that he il the choice for that position, of
majority OF the Democracy Of Indiana, completely
reuted in the election Of John Petit be his colleague
1s all the Democrats of Congress realize His claim to
the position was founded alone on that plea That s
except go far the desire of General Cas- to have him
In that position ia concerned Cas- would doubtless
prefer his appointment to that of Mcclellan, though
he hcsitates to intimate much 10 Gen Pierce. The
present colleague of Cass Governor Fech would I'll
Cabne, place better than either of them As while no
is more talented than either he is decidedly of the
beet informed end most prudent statesmen in the DEM
ocratic party. However he has failed TO be very
noisy partisan Of Gen. c.. though always his friend
The General still cngs the idea that he may yet be
President and therefore desires friend in the Cabinet
in position with very extensive patronage in his gift
who viii administer it more directly for his CO adj
vancemen, than with his knowledge of Feieh he can
reasonably hope +. would do. NEw-foRK.