The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1853-11-19
Oar washington Correspondence.

WASHINGTON Nov. II, 1858.
The Efforts Of Gushing Scuternse The Adninsrati,-Tae
Cabinet Organs Coz. Foote's Defeat in AissiSippi-rhe
Fateo Of Gen. Cass-Appointments- Speakayhip, dc.
learn that Attorney General Cushags letter against
the Massachusetts, iton and also his opinion the
Indiana slave case t.legraphed at his the
tay of Wars expense to Mississippi and published there
smultar eously with its publication in the Union. 1t is
part OF CGshng branch Of the Cabinet policy to south
ernie the leading of with eye
to his own promotion in the event of Cabinet
structiop. The game of the Union Cuban African "a
ton is also instgated by Cushing for the article,
said to be written by him His Interior policy is to over
ride Marcy the negro question: Marcy himself being
all the time kept in the dark and deluded with the idea
that Cushing is his fast friend. In word Cushing the
Rcheeu Of the administration his ambitious schemes
though they not quite deep Richeeu's Master
Shallow, if you please.
Cushing has two organs-the Union and the Mem Yor
Times; Marcy also has full confidence in the Unson bu,
Is keen enough TO dstrust the little jokers Of the Times
and they cannot approa him But Cushing is their right
hand man and hence they play the tuns, with
same variations rs The tRton, this Afcan zstion Of
Cuba-Torriente included respect Marcy for his dgni.
fed contempt of the Neio Fork Times.
The defeat of Foote in Mississippi is not surprising
of many good qualities he but bIatherskite
Ia fact but little better than nuisance in the Senate
always on his feet always kicking up and this fact
quite Enough TO upset him; and in going the
wings they could not forget his aatecedents notwith
standing The very catering letter OF Cen Cass. JEFF
laws. OF course is delighted, and Cushing and Marcy
and Guthrie all Of whom consider the result only
triumph Foote, but also Cass and oonirma-
ton of the Baltimore amnesty to the secsssionists and
Gree solers
Marcy the other hand, assumes an air Of indirsr
srencs With regIro to the New York resslt and now
Understand that object OF John vaa Buren's late
Welt was 70 persuade him to hold fast while the Prince
attempted TO bamoooze the President with the idea
compromise might be effected without change in
the Csbiet because the election in New York turned
upon ns Canal ~ stion and the Maine Liquor law the
g at masses OF the democracy be really sound for
Marcy and the administration.
And mark you General Cas- being tied sd TO the Cab
net by having that Of his Rome the nat onaI de
nocrats now considet Dickinson their chief. The is
Is then between d. :kinson and Marcy in New York
in the Cabinet and II will be in Congress- and unless
too many members are bound hand and foot by toe
epos dist ibuted for their benefit las spring the i'm
portsnce of Dickinson in reference the campaign OF
1855 viii very appear Ia this view fear that Cen
ass has already lost his few remaining chances for
Upon this point Cushing keeps his counsel
In the meantime the President really belle res that the
Baltimore amnesty is thing which he bound 10 carry
est-mske or break lie really believe, that
his Cabinet Ia homogeneous ona for thew
all appear so before him, and the Union saws 50
he really believes tina. this New York squabbis may
be reduced TO paltry between lew unprinci.
pied spcil the spois He honestly thinks that
be was elected by the combined factions Nerth and
Cabinet and all his sppoihtnents have been properly
selsced Upon this rock, lie splits he will split for
be says he right and he IL conscientious and
generous concerning amnesty to traitors, in
eyeytl ing else He nominated spite of the Cass
men, and without the support of II Van Barren faction
Of the North and the Southern secesionss he could not
have been elected and he says that he will abide by
The Baltimore compact among the factions part Of
Sue Baltimore platform. He has cone this, and will do
1bs and leave the TO God and the country
Such ia the substance OF conversations with him last
spring and summer and such, am assured, Is his posi-
eon This very day His sympsthiss witt the hard
sses but hts pledges To the Baltimore coslition
take it, therefore, that short of some definite sction of
~ ye some uneq uv oca action in 81 ,sts as
o. vAatfe upon the appointment o aedasli, Tat Gsa