The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1853-03-25
INTERESTING POLITICAL INTELLIGENCE
Progress Of Business in Washington.
APPOINTMENTS AND COMPUTATIONS.
Secretary Marcy and tho New Workers,
&C., &C., &c.
T Ell G II A PH HIC.

HON. JOHN sLIDELL GOING TO CENTRAL AMERICA
SENATOR soULE PROBABLY CUT OFF FROM
sPAlN-THE NEW YORK APPOINTMENTS AGREED
UP0N-sECRETARY MARCY HAS HIS HANDS FULL-
THE CALIFORSIANS AND PINNsyLvANIANs-FoR
EIGN MIssIoNs-THE PRESIDENTS LEyEE, ETC.
WASHINGTON March 24-9 p NJ.
Mr.. John Slden of New Orleans was nominated to-
day as Minister to Central America. This nomination
rules of Mr.. Soule for Spain Louisiana will scarcely
get two full missions But then there is apart from
this handed justice in the appointment Mr.. Sli
dell is Unionist and Mr.. Campbell the new Judge of
The Supreme Court for the Louisiana and Alabama dis
trct fire eaer-a streak of fat aud streak Of lean
Mr.. HUMPHREYS, 1t is announced, is be the United
States District Judge for Tennessee. The other
tons made to-day were unimportant
Another bunker Is to be desaptated C. A. Mott, an
adamantpe hunker-a clerk in tho Comp psroiicrs Office
has had notice to quit.
The sessions Of the cabinet pro'ractcd daily till
late hour So far the result OF all this industry has not
been very apparent in the nominations sent to the
Senate which have been nearly exclusively for minor and
unimportant Offices 1t is however, confidently asserted
by The best informed, rather those whose position
gives them opportunities Of being informed that the ap
pointments in New York, Philadelphia, and California
the principal disputed pontshave been decided upon.
In New York. the plan Of redistribution to give the sofs
big sce and taper of to fine point the hards Mr..
OSuivan in this connection Is indicated for Sub Trea
surer. Mr. Marcy is supposed to have devoted his par
cuar attention to this branch of tho executive duties
and this may account in degree for his dsiHclna
ton to with any of the distinguished gentlemen
who have waited upon him upon the subject of our
foreign affairs. Like good American the Governor un-
denbtedly believes own country should first be at
tended to- When the appointments made in New
York and Sche and other hards have been left
ments OF his prowess the Secretary State viii his
Of Central Anne tha
nexaGen OF Japan.
BY the Way in the absence of the Assistant Secretary
Of State and the mmersemcnt OF Mr. Marcy in the duties
alluded to above Mr.. Hunter, the Chief Clerk to
consider himself the rcp sentative Of tho dignity and
old fcgy sn or the departments, and admit. persons by
caro- ut long intervals TO his august rrcscncc-oing
far to copy all the courcousness for which the Go.
ve,nor sso remarkable.
The Philadelphia appointments spoken Of indicate tina.
Mr. Buchanan and Governor Bglcr have influence Mt the
White House, Mr.. Westcott got the Post Office and Mr..
Brown the Custom House.
The California nominations give the Assistant Trea-
surership to Hon. George w. Wright tho Marshaship to
General Richardson and the Post Office to Major seover
These, with the appointments already made would
te be compromise between the friends of Senators
Gwin and Weller.
The foreign missions, except where there
ces-and believe there now-will not be acted
posed will occur some time next week.
Old Bullion is hand herenot much to take care
Of his friends punish his enemies BE has already
been felt in OF two
The rush OF Office seekers the Presidents leyee to
night is appalling They to think if they only
see the President they are SAFE
The rowing commits ioa sue gested in the Senate this
morning, TO inquire into the charges against Governor
Ramsey, will not be granted The experience of the ira
yel committee CT the Senate to investigate the frauds
the revenue, hast summer quite sufficient for the
present. eanme the President and the able Secrc-
tary OF the Interior Mr.. McClcand will sec that full
Justice done both to Governor Ramsey and the Indians
X.Y.Z
NEW APPLICANT FOR THE NEW YORK COLLECTOR
SHIP.
WASHINGTON March 24-1l p. N.
Wilson G. Hunt was today proposed to the President
for the collectorship Of New York. The struggle
lies between him and Augustus schell-sure. JUMP.
FOR oFFICE-woRK IN TIE CENSUS OFFICE, ETC.
A REGULAR CORRESPONDENT
WAsHIsGroS, March "a, 1853
The President to-day nominated John Sde, of Lou.
,siana Minister to Central America Joseph Iairc as
Collector at Penaacya and Mr. Humphries, of Tennes-
see, as Judge of that State.
The Senate confirmed Mr.. Moneypcnny, Of Ohio,
Commissioner of Indian Affairs, and Judge Mason, of
Iowa, as Commissioner OF Patents considerable
Der postmasers registers and receivers of land offices
were also confirmed.
We Of several removals Of clerks in the different
departments.
Major Edward Cantwell, of Wilmington, is prominent
candidate for District Attorney of north Carolina There
is but other candidate Gen. McRae the former in.
cumbent.
1t now said Col German win be nominated to tho
II nd Office this session.
The five examiners appointed to investigate the affairs
Of the Census Office have reported work enough yet to
employ fifty clerks until the next session of Congress-
least.
The Presidents last public levee, this evening" is
thropged, and Is brilliant affair.