The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1855-03-30
Our Philadelphia Correspondence.

PHILADELPHIA, March %, 1856.
ne NsW Cabinet Rumors-r Dallas Objects to Joining
he Administration in Philadelphia Xove-
Rents for Buchanan in Pennsylvania, DC.
Your Phladelpha correspondent the other day quite
surprised the quiet and peaceful inhabitants of this our
good Quaker City, by publishing list Of the members
Of the new Cabinet about to be formed in washin
can assure you from very excellent authority, that
yeur correspondent is entirely out Of his reckoning
when he supposes, for single moment that the Hon.
George NJ Dallas has the slightest idea Of accepting office
snder the administration of Franklin Pierce.
No man who respects himself will now take place
IN Perce's cabinet and who has mics apprecia-
lion Of his reputation and honor will remain in it.
Those already damned need of course have scrupes
as 70 receiving little longer the emoluments of office.
year two spent in the dep artments in Wash
isgton is nothing compared to the everlasting degra
daton that awaits their exit.
But TO suppose that such Dallas, Howell Cobb,
Of Georgia. and other of unsulled and substantial
rpntatinn should play second parts on that stage
.hsre John W. Forney Sid Webster, Hoover, &C. per
formed the parts of heroes and first lovers is simply
ridiculous. When Commissioners to Spain were spoken
" as likely to be appointed, the names of Howell Coob
but Mr. dallas treated the at with supreme
contempt and Cobb swore he would be id rather than
serve unc er Pierce.
As to Mr.. soule there is no doubt but that General
Pierce with his usual dupcty and cunning, is trying
70 stuff and gag him At the time, and may that
auped In order thereby TO his fall but lie may as
well declare against the administration at
endeavor to patch up peace at the price OF his nd
souIe is the victim of special confidence reposed in
the President Of the United STAGES, whom he sup
posed equal to his position, and man OF worth
and courage. He relied on that man against the
Secretary Of stateforgetting the law of universal
gravitation, by which Aller bodies compelled
10 move round the larger ones. He thought the
Secretary Of State would be made to move round the
Prssdent but Pierce being the smaller body was COM
moved round Pierce it simply to circumvent him.
The gang OF smal politicians who have heretofore
tsn Of tavern licenses and the good Offices Of priests
s holding with grim tenacity to the federal Offices
'sThem hundred and ninety, the chaterng monkey
Of the Custom House jocosey called Westcot the APP
praiser the Yankee navy agent Zone of Gus solders
and the who shovels dung for the Pennsylvania,
are still imagining they represent party in Pennsyl'
vania, and that they have political calling They
not form idea OF the detestaton in which they
hold by the public not because that deestation is not
publicly manfested-God knows the of Chas Bro
has grown into bywordbut because they are too stu
pd to realize the progress Of public opinion in its effects
upon themselves They still hope for resurrection OF
their democratic party with such pges they at
its head They believe being In Office Is being in power
Forney il in town, trying to organise the Buchanan
men His friends here believe that the Ostend confer
ences and the official report of its CONCLUSIONS will unite
Ne fbusers IN "0ld Bucks favor but what will they
say when they shall learn that the cold Buck (whata
mispomer has written private letter to Marcy, thank
ing HIM for helping him ont OF the scrape into which his
colleagues Mason and soule, had led him. OF the Penn
yyana triumyirate, buchanan, Bigler and Campbell,
merely ghost while "old Buck Ia the exploded and lost
aiplonate at the Court Of st James Why does he
sons retire TO his farm lancaster It
better TO raise wheat at wneatland than to thrash
straw in London. Mr. Buchanan's mission to England
b not even brilliant failure, like that Of soul6 The
words quoted BY Juniu' do do, not apply to him
vieux tem6rare. aura ga recompense.n
There anything brilliant in Mr.. Buchanan or
some Of his friends would have reflected the lustre.
PENN.