The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1853-04-01
AFFAIRS IN AMERICA.
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THE POLITICAL FUR0RE At WASHINGTON.
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the REGENT HUNKER TRIUMPH.
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New York 19oNnfnations Confirmed.
nessrs. DIX and Fowler Lay ever.
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More Trouble Appreciated.
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Gen. RieFce's Position Relative to his Premier.
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ANOTHER BATCH OF APPOINTMENTS,
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PROCEEDINGS IN THE N. Y. LRGISLATURE..
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PASSAGE OF A GREAT MANY BTz1A
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Oppositsen Of tho Assembly Commitfss to the
senate's Anti-Broadway Railroad Scheme,
&C., DC, DO.

II.
Sun ACCEPT 1.-THE PRESIDENT AND sKCRETARY
MARCY - NOMINATIONS AND CONFIRMATION3-
FRENCH CONsULAR TREATY RATIFIED-sALARiEs
OF FOREIGN MINISTER'S NOT RAISED, ETC.
WASHINGTON, March 31-9P. NJ.
report has been industriously circulated that Nj.
Dickinson had declined to accept the Colectorship.
learn that he has not been heard from on the subject
but shat his intimate friends here positive he will
cept Were he to resign it would throw the Office at
once into the hsads of the softs.
Several of the vhg papers greved to think Mr. Dick
inson would take such position the Collectorship
and it has been teAgraphe from here that his appoint
ment wasa bold stroke of Mr. Marcy to got him out Of
the way The absuray Of AN this is apparent Situated
rs MI Dickinson is, the ocois of consequence to
him politically, in the future than seat in the cabinet
would be. Instead of laying him the SHELF it gives him
the means Of strengthening himself in the very place he
needs it, for it win scarcely be denied that no could
have received the vote Of New Fork in the convention
no would have got the nomination for President The
whole South would have gone for him toa man. and the
only argument against him the fact Of Marcy and
the bernburners being combineda majority opposed to
him In his State. these facts are not suolent to
prove that Mr.. Marcy not suoh fool to place Mr.
Dickinson in the Collectorship, the m which
the appointment was made is sonclustvs. On Monday
durng the heated discussion in the cabinet It was
known that Mr. Marcy declaration that be would
consider Mr. schels appointment . personal affront.
Yet the old ladies Of the press affect to doubt this upon
the presumption that because they are ignorant ell the
world must be But Me- Marcy when he says thing
churl in refusing to repeat it. When the plan of
appointing Mr.. Birdsa thus compromising the mat
ter by giving the Colsctorship to Mr.. Redaeh fell
through In consequence Of BirdsaVs refusal matters
were brought to crisis and en- Tuesday morning the
Presidentdetermned to appoint Mr. Dickinson and Mr..
Marcy saw ut to resign, as he had intmated
in the case of Schel, let the issue 20 before
the country on . of national reputation.
Mr.. Marcy did not 60 to the cabinet on Tuesday
till Mr.. Dckinson's nomination had been sent to the
Senate It fell upon him like clap Of thunder for he
at eance what the saow critics fail to see that it
gave his rival tksgznc rmsy sn0, rnss An the demo-
cratic Senators are anxious that Mr. Dickinson should
accept.
large number Of nominations sent to the Senate
to day. Several Of them for prominent positions In
addition to the Baltimore appointments the following
were sent in
Mr.. Bigger, Register Of the Treasury.
Samuel "; lnge, District Attorney for the Northern
Willis A. Go,man of Indiana, Governor Of Minnesota.
Florida.
Polk refuses to take the surveyorshp of the Port of
s.... Governor Love- it appears, asked but one ap-
e. NJ DIR. the government-the post Of Naval Officer
It is asserted promised him.
So Ne". '. s"p' :. felt at the early removal of
Nathan Sergeant from the Reg,s.hn of tho treasury
BE was one Of the Webster wings who 70
In Scott's nomination. -
consular treaty with France has been ratified by Tn,
Senate. It is somewhat altered from the form in which
it was submitted to the body It extends to consus the
exemptions enjoyed by diplomatic agents instead Of re-
gardng them heretofore in the light OF Commercial
agents, subject to the liabilities of citizens In place Of
the frovsisas which Mr. Everett appears to have en-
grated in his treaties with Switzerland and other
tries giving to the citizens of each country the right to
inherit and hold property in the other 1t simply
mends that the several States adopt such provision
thus sustaining the objection raised by Mr. Petit that
1t was subject Of State regulation and not Of federal
| jurisdiction.
Avery general error ,eems to prevail that Congress- last
session. increased the foui principal missions to twenty
thousand dollars year each. On the contrary that
appropriation failed the House refusing to concur in Il
on the last night Of the session. Nine usand dollars
| is the pay of the highest mission. xY.Z.
EXCITEMENT ABOUT THE NEW YORK NOMINATIONS
MORE TROUBLE BREwING-sEcRETARY MARCY's
WHOLESALE DEFEAT-GENERAL PIERCE is PRE5I.
DENT.
WASHINGTON, March 31-1OP.M
There are symptoms of more trouble about the New
York appointments The ayes and have been de
msnded in the Senate upon the confirmation Of Mr. Dix
and the Committee Post Oces have not yet reported
upon Mr. l. " Fowlers nomination Postmaster of New
York 1t is shrewdly suspected by who consider
themselves knowing ones that the latter nomination was
sent in by mistake and will he either rejected or with
| drawn.
understood that in regard to the Coecsrshp, Mr.
Schell the programme for this post and Mr. West
for District Attorney but that when the Premier gave
out indications of purpose to make issue with the
President these appointments which might result in
organization ofthe cabinet he determined to strengthen
himself by presenting known to the whole country
true national men, and hence the sudden selection Of
Messrs. 0Conor and Dickinson. Mr. Marcy, protesting
to be bunker win be likely to lose caste II he makes the
appointment Of these men cdusus bclli. And yet 1t
puzzles people to how he pocket the dis
dan with which his opposition to them has been treated
but politicians blessed with elastic susceptbites
| and therefore are slow to take offence.
Messrs. OConor and Dickinson will accept OF this there
Is doubt they do not 1t Is settled that their sue
viii be Msssrs schsll and West. The contss.
cannot be renewed because the principles Of s appoint
msnts have been finally determined.
With Mr. Dickinson in tho custom house. to control the
patronage Of New York. Mr. Marcys chance for the sue
cession looks rather blue MR. Dix Subtreasursr can
make much hsadwsy for the United States Senate and
the way for foreign mission As for Prince Johr
Van Bursn, he will have to transfer his hcadquartsr
to the Post Office, and wait for something to turn up
Gen. Pierce has bagged all the large game in New Yorl
at one shot. He Is President, and no mistake He is .
calm summers morning, pleased with himself, an
| at peace with all the world, etc., etc. OBSERVER
THE NEW YORK AND PHILADELPHIA NOMINATION
l ALL CONFIRMED, EXCEPT MKssRs. DIX AND row
| LRR-BALTIxoRE oPFICRRs-NEv GOVERNOR o
l MINNESOTA, ETC.
Ynox REGULAR ooRxsroxnu0.
WASHINGTON, March o. 1853.
The Senate to-day in executive ssssoa two hou
J and hAf They conayusa " w Paisds'Phis aepsa