The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1855-11-22

All the world knows, OF ought TO know that
the administration Of Mr.. Pierce has been, and
continues to be, blest with two Cabinets re-
gular Cabinet and Kitchen Cabinet-and that
William L. Marcy is at the head Of the one,
that Caleb Cushing Is the chief Of the other,
and that the casting vote between the Premier
and the Kitchen is subject to the csprices and
vacillations Of the President, whose oificial pc
sition makes him supreme over both the
action of the premier and the coansels Of the
Kitchen. 1t is also well known that these two
Cabinets are rs hostile 10 each other NJ the
Watchdog and the wolf-that the regular Ca
binet is indolently pacific and conciliatory.
while the Kitchen is as full Of the free flibns-
tering spirit as General William Walker that
Marcy, in brief is an old fogy." while cash-
ing is a young thunderbolt Of " manifest des.
tiny
This brings us to the upshot Of the existing
paper war between John Bull and Brother
Jonathan. II has happened "a mere accident)
that in reference to this Champion enlisting
business, the President has sided with the Kit
chen; and so Cushing, instead Of Marcy, has
spoken for the administration that's all The
Kitchen has been faster than the PremIer-it
has got ahead Of him, secured the ear OF the
President, and on the spur Of the moment he
has given this subject over to Gushing,
and requested Marcy to keep quiet till
his official Interpolation should be requlr-
ed The position of Marcy, in some re-
poets, resembles that of Mr.. Webster In
the Tyler Cabinet. Mr.. Webster gave dignity
and stability to the Tyler administration, and
he remained lit accordingly till he thought
he could safely retire. So with Marcy, to some
extent, in this administration. True, he is not
the great man that Webster was; but still
he is the conservative main pillar Of Mr..
Pierce's mixed free soil and secession Cabinet
con mission, such as it is. We shall not deny
that Marcy is attached to his eight thousand a
year. He is the author of that party maxim
that "to the victors belong the spoils," but
still, we dare say that it has required q large
exercise, on his part, of patriotism, forbear-
ance, resignation and perseverance to keep his
post under the constant humiliations and an
noyances to which he has been subjected from
Cushing, Forney and the Kitchen Cabinet.
He has probably cherished malicious plea
sure in combating and thwarting their
schemes to Dust him, and take the filibustering
whip-hand of the government for the success
sion. 1t has been continuous battle between
the doctrines Of cold fogyism" and "Young
America the regular and the
Kitchen Cabinet-between Marcy and Cush.
ing, Tor the next Presidency.
All the old peace men, "old fogies" and old
ladies in the country have high respect for
the quiet pacific, respectable and highly con-
ciliatory diplomatic character and principles
of Marcy--all the manifest destiny democ-
racy, the Cuba democracy-the war democra.
cy Of the Young American tJpe-are dis
gusted with Marcy and side with Cushing
and FOrney. And they have kept the old
Premier on the defensive from the first ncep-
ton of the Ostend Presidential plot down to
this day. The mission of Soule is striking
illustration Of the conflict of jurisdiction be-
tween the official and the Kitchen Cabinet. The
instructions from Marcy were official; but SoulG
had other instructions from "the power behind
the throne" in the Kitchen, which he doubtless
thought the President would stick to if brought
to the scratch; and SO Mr.. Soule accepted his
private suggestions, rather than his public in
structions for his guidance. his own inclinations
lying exactly in the war channel. Can anybody
suppose that that Aix-la Chapelle-O stend mani
festo was blind venture, resting upon chance
for the support of the administration No;
it was the Kitchen Cabinet programme, which
was to turn Marcy out and give "Young Anne
rica" the helm. But the President failed to
stick; and the forthcoming revelations of Mr..
Soule will probably tell the rest of the story.
This British enlistment imbroglio is chip of
the same block. The warlke instructions of
Cushing are the result of violent effort of
the Kitchen to supplant the sleepy foreign po.
Icy of Marcy. The President has been fasci-
mated with the temptations Of little war CAPT
tai against John Bull. Cushing has instilledi it
into his head while Marcy was asleep; Forney
has seconded the motion, and nice breeze is
the consequence. But there will be no war. Mar
cy is roused-he is indignant-he has doubtless
had round talk with Mr.. Pierce, and given
Gushing piece of his mind about these saucy
letters of his, justly deserved, but not alto
subject. Mark, too, our prediction
will write no more letters on the subject.
Marcy will take hold, has taken hold, has
walked up, and will drive the Kitchen Cabinet
down stairs again. He will patch up peace,
"a diplomatic compromise and if Champion
has to 60, he will perhaps dine with him on
the eve of his departure, to show that there is
nothing in it.
Cushing, having made some capital at home,
and considerable noise abroad, will still be
available, upon pinch, for the second place
ON the ticket Of the Cincinnati Conventions
and he may be satisfed-Marcy having restored
peace, retains the affections of the old fogies,
and he may be satisfied; Mr.. Pierce will be
satisfied John Bull, recovering from his fright
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