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tions, the latter has an efficient ally in General

ions, the latter has an efficient ally in General
Davis Ii 10 also believed that Gushing and
Davis ore more intimately favored with the
condolences Of the President than the Premier,
which ii is quite natural should be the case,
without exacting OF General Pierce any very
extraordinary amount of reaching sasacity.
In the event, therefore, OF reconstruction OF
the Cabinet, it would not be surprising if Marcy
through the joint influence Of Gushing anr ia.
Wis, were let down to the Treasury Department,
with the advancement OF Gushing TO the post vi
Premier. Nor would this transposition be dis
advantageous to The government, coispareA
with the present arrangement; for while CuAh-
ing has proved his attainments to seine extent,
in matters of international law, Marcy has abu,-
dainty shown that his diplomacy is not that Of
Webster nor Everett, but rather that he IL the
stumpng spokesman for Brnconbe in his high
est efforts at great State paper. ON the
other band, Marcy has taste for the finances.
The jingle of the sroils is music to lis cars
always has been--and his anteceaents. even
to the small item of fifty cents, have
established his precision n settling up
his accounts. He is in his element among
the spoils; but an old Jack Tar on horse
back sits not more awkwarily than Marcy
in the State Department He may prescribe
the fashion of the coats and breaches of our dplo
mats with the precision OF tailor; he may make
out special case of citizenship for Koszta good
enough till after the election, and then show
most conclusively that it was all CANNON; but
our foreign relations at this juncture require
other patching than the patching OF breeches or
stump speech for pending election. We re-
reat then, that with a change in the Cabinet we
should not be surprised were Marcy transferred
to the Treasury and Gushing promoted to the
office of Premier, with passport to Master
Guthrie to resume the fat boat navigation Of
the rivers OF Kentucky. Perhaps some such
notifications are contemplated and we should
like to see them tried for two or three months.
There might be something of success in the ex-
pertinent. Who knows?
There is yet another individual in the back
ground patiently waiting his turn of the wheel
John AsOiX. of New York-frst superseded by
Marcy in the Cabinet, and secondly, to appease
the Virginia junta of the Richmond ENQUIRER,
overslaughed by Judge Mason for the mission to
France-has yet his chances for reward equal
to his patience, forbearance and fidelity. If,
therefore, in change of the Cabinet, Marcy
can otherwise be disposed Of Mr.. Dix may sue
coed him as the member from New York. Norris
Charles C'Conor past hoping for. Consuming
for the sake of democratic harmony, to remain
in his present office, while Bronson was thrown
overheard, we think it possible that O'Conor
may expect to be promoted to the post of
Cushing. when the latter is advanced to the
great object of his immediate ambition-the
Department of State.
We must be content however, to wait the
Developments of the day. That public opinion
demands reconstruction of the Cabinet is quite
certain-that the administration is impressed
with this conviction is manifest that the
Senate is disposed to press it home cannot be
doubted, and that there may be some radical
changes in the Cabinet in the event of the
return Of General Davis to the Senate, there
is reason to hope. 1t is also known that Mr.
Dix and Mr.. O'Conor are quiet and patient un-
der the promises and prospects of rewards yet
in store for them of the first magnitude. How
fer these expectations may be realized time will
determine. We are not sanguine. however, in
behalf of any such aoticipations. They are de-
lusive. Promises Of cabinet places depend upon
contingC ncies; and as far as the promises of
President Pierce are concerned, according to
his New Hampshire confederates. "they are not
near so reliable as those of his venerable father"
But let all aspiring expectants keep quiet.
When the country has ceased to be anxious,
they should cease to be inquisitive. We must
have change in the moon by-and-by.