The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1853-11-03
The News from washington.

The News from Washington.
SPECIAL CORRESPONDENTS YORK HERAlD
QUEER POSITION OF ATFAIRs-THE PRESIDENT, THE
CABINET, AND THE KITCHEN CABINET-A PEEP sE.
HIND THE SCENES TACTICS OF GEN. CUSHING
MARCY AND GUTHRIE IN BAD ODOR-MANAGEMENr
OF THE SOUTHERN PREss-THE APPOINTMENT OF
MEssRs. BELMONT AND sANDHRs-AUsTRIA's REA.
Sons FOR QUIETLY SETTLING THE KoszrA AFFAIR,
ETC.
WASHINGTON Nov. O. 1856.
do not think that your Washington correspondents
are fully behind the curtain here or give you all the
singular movements which are now taking place inside
the Cabinet and outside, inside the White House and
outside, inside the departm ents and outside The Cab
net far from being unit, although they pretend out
wardly to be perfectly in unison h each other aud
with the President Caleb Cushing is the great Mephis
tophes OF the 1t is well known that he be
longed to the famous oorporas Capain Tyler
He intimate associate Of Henry A. Wise during
that memorable administration. Cushing dslkcs Marcy
and Guthrie "a vulgar commonplace politicians and
wants get rid Of them both possible Cush
aspres to be Secretary of State and expects to be
able to break up the Cabinet sometime in January
February March next, or a! least as soon as the
Senate shall have rejected of the bad appoint.
ments recommended by Marcy to the President.
1ou nave seen Cushing's lester to some person
In massachusetts,, recommending the prescription of
the free soers there and making the declaration OF
eternal fidelity to the South That is the game he means
play 70 break down Marcy and Guthrie in tha;-
soil tendencies in New York Cushs-e just gone to
Virginia TO be groomsA his old associate in the Ty-
Ter administration, Henry A. Wise, whom he wants to
make Attorney Geueral in his place. when he shall have
oNsted Marcy and Guthrie and put himself and some
other Of his friends in their places in February next
Cushing is member Of the Cabinet it is true, but he
is also the head Of the kitchen cabinet which meets every
other evening in certain in the White House,
where they have glorious time their oysters and
toddy Cushing the writer insprer of those violent
personal articles against the HERALD in the Richmond
Enqantv, and other Southern papers He entirely
manages through his agents. the Southern press the
edters Of the Richmond Enquirer of the present day
very gentlsnanly nincompoops, and nothing else
Gushing is smart, quick witted fellow, and wants
to use everybody; but sometimes gets used himself
He preends great learning and refinement and he 'a
knows anything Of foreign affairs he wishes 10 be
sidered the level with Everett Bancroft and
though he is not great literary subjects he is
tanly their superior in political tact AMI political
roguery. There be doubt he will ruin Marcy and
Guthrie and get them out Of the Cabinet in than
three months for he diskes their policy and their
ners and their antecedents, and all about them very
| much.
is very curious that Marcy was opposed TO Bemonts
appointment, and aso-though that is not curious
to George Sanders 1t is believed that his secret in
other appointments rejected. But Cushing, and the
kitchen Cabinet Mt his TAIL will make this the ground
work of his removal from the Cabinet, at least his
resignation in company with Guthrie and perhaps Camp
| bell, the Postmaster General. Belmont singulary
enough recommended by oswell, Sanders Forney,
Buchanan, and Dickinson, OF New York. How Belmont
came to have much influence with all these old
politicians-he being young man, agent OF
Rohschild, connected with the Austrian government,
be accounted for by the vast influence Of the Rohschis
in Europe and his agency for them in the United States
The appointment of Belmont its history both
this country and Europe will reveal amusing tale
that OF the old United States Bank and their intrgues
with the whig party You ought to give Marcy some
little credit for opposing Belmont appointment and also
that of George N. Sanders. These appointments were
made through the influence of Cushing the President
more than of any other person.
1t is very curious too that the President while he
surrounded by Cushing and his kitchen cabinet generally
thinks very lightly of his regular cabinet and believes
that he and regulates them himself He thinks he
playing the role Of old Hickory and tkat he be
elected under the force Of party discipline and the inu
of his inaugural just the Gen. Jackson was
There will be terrible opposition however in the approach
ing Congress against the President and violent personal
charges viii be made against him in every form and shape
To-day Mr.. Cramptsn, the British Minister, had long
interview with the President, which particularly in
reference to the recent savage and ridiculous attacks
the British and British policy in relation
Cuba Mr.. Champion denied positively that the British
had any idea of authorizing the slave trade
in Cuba for any length Of tne in fact had any oer
designs that dependency Of Spain than those which
guided by philanthropy and humanity. At the Brit
ish legation declared positively that not the
sghest truth in any Of the dreadful descriptions OF Brit
ish inrgues in Cuba which have been recently put forth
in the Union and other Journals and the British Minister
is very indignant at the mpuatons cast his govern
ment through the organ It that that movement
Of the Union which has been partly followed by the Rich
mond Enquirer started by Cushing, in kitchen cabi
net, in conjunction with Dudley Mann, the Assistant
Secretary Of State Dudley Mann is red republican who
ny knows that section Of the democracy Europe that
ruined the great revolution Of ls4s in that quarter
Dudley Manu. it supposed furnished Of the writers
to the Jon with the materials from the correspondence
Of the Department, while Caleb Cushing gave general
direction to the whole matter capital to
the South for that portion Of the Cabinet which
apres to Lead and by way of contrast to the free
soiism Of Marcy and Guthrie in New York. thereby help
ing his intrigue to oust that portion Of the Cabinet and
seat himself and friends In their places.
To-day also, Chevalier Hulssmann called Secretary
Marcy, and had lorg conversation with him. Last
night a government courier from Vienna arrived in
town. and Immediately proceeded to the residence OF tn,
Russian Minister before going to bed have not thu
slightest doubt but that the recent in
to Koszta, between the American and Austrian gov
ornaments, has been induced BY spirit Of policy
both Austria and Russia towards the United States
in order to detach The latter from the great mari
tine confcderacy OF Western Europe in fayo
| Of Turkey. In the Austrian and Russian EN-
bassiss here have heard frequent intinations, that
the American government and its influence were throw
into neutral position in favor Of Russia in the East
question: they would not for al the dongs Of tn
English and French governments In that matter 1t