The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1856-06-26


Mr. Mathew, late British Consul ct Phila aelpha, |
sails from that port for Europe in the City Of Balt
more to-day.
In another column we give the proceedings and |
reioicings of the citizens of Green Bay Wisconsin,
on the occasion Of the passage of the FIRST steamer
from the Mississippi through the Fox river improve
ment into Lake Michigan. This Is most impor-
tant work of internal Improvement connecting It
does the great lakes of the North with the Gulf of
Mexico and the Southwestern rivers with the North
ern Atlantic by the aid of the weAand canal. The
connection of Fox river, which emPties into Lake
Michigan at Green Bay, with the Wisconsin river,
which flows into the Mississippi, is made by ship
canal, which has been cut from Portage city, in Co
lumbia county, Wisconsin, to Lake Winnebago.
The holders of cotton continned firm yesterday,
which restricted sales to about 600 800 bales,
chiefly to spnners, without change in prices Deal
ers were disposed 10 await later and more decisive
news from abroad. Flour was on active demand for
export and advanced about l8c per barrel, especial
ly on the medium and better class of brands.
Wheat was also active, with free sales, chiefly Of
the middling and lower qualities, at prices given in
another column. Choice lots continued to be scarce
and quite firm. Corn sold freely without change of
importance in quotations. Rye was firm, with sales
Northern ct s5c..a $50. Pork again advanced Csc. q
SOC. per barrel, and saaes Of mess were made at
$40 rs a $40 so, and $40 was offered for
1000 barrels, contract lot, to arrive, and
refused. Lard was also firm, as well as provisions
generally. Sugars continued firm, with sales of
about l, 200 hhds., at full prices Coffee was in
fair request and rather more doing at steady prices
Freights were irmer for English ports. Wheat
- lr1r- Ir<Hl 4
3d., in bulk and bags, with engagements Of about
$4,000 10000 bushels; flour was pretty freely
taken at %. 3d. -four and grain were also firm, for
London. A fair amount was also offering for
HavN at steady rates.
Mr.. Buchanan and his Incoming Adminis-
tration.
There can be no doubt from the confident tone
of the democratic journals, that they consider the
election Of Mr.. Buchanan a fOregone conclusion
that, in fact, he has but to pass through the
mere form of an election in order to secure the
honors, the responsibilities, and, above all, the
spoils of the Presidency In this view we are in
formed that those vino believe themselves most
in the confidence of the sage of Wheatland are
arranging, in quiet way, the distribution of his
Cabinet and foreign appointments. The Kitchen
Cabinet and the administration organ par ercel-
lence, for 1857, are already appointed-Ar. John
w. Eorney being chairman of the one, and the
Pe,assylsaaicn, of which he is still doubtless the
manager, beingthe other. In that paper Of June
20, we find the following call
DEMOCRATIC STATE CENTRAL COMMITTEE.
The Members OF the Democratic State Central Commit
tee will AT Henry Onits Hotel Harrisburg, Wed
JOHN " FORNEY, Chairman.
This was perhaps, meeting to arrange the
business of the campaign perhaps it may have
dipped into more important matters. 1t is enough
for the democracy to know that the Pennsylvania
is the prna donna of Mr.. Buchanan's organs, and
that Mr. Forney holds the delicate and confden-
ial relations to the democratic nominee of Mr..
Boswell to DR.. johnson. Under Mr.. Pierces pc
culiar dispensation the Boston Post has been the
fountain of all excellencies, and the source of all
favors-the Lniaa, at Washington, being mere
shadow of an organ and the Peaasylcanian having
fallen into positive disgrace with the discovery of
Mr. Forney's cool ingratitude to Mr.. Pierce. Now,
since the nomination of Mr.. Buchanan, the Bos-
ton Post sinks into the Insignificant character of
a provincial satellite; and the Washington Union
is simply retained under the statute of limta-
tons, which expires on the 4th of March next.
The P1nsylsan,da is the true oracle, and Mr. For
ney is the high priest of the sanctuary for the
new democratic dispensation.
Doubtless Mr.. Forney will hold under Mr.
Buchanan, the same important position Of Chair
man Of the Kitchen Cabinet that he has occupied
till within month of the Cincinnati Conven-
tionN tbrouobouf tbis ovaptfnl ond aycitnr oil
minisration Of Mr.. Pierce. Indeed, we learn
that already, in consultation with the favored
few Of the inside council, Mr.. Forney has been at
work upon Cabinet and foreign appointments,
and upon some incipient arrangements deemed to
be necessary in view of securing democratic
House of Representatives of the right stripe with
which to open the administration Of Mr.. Bucha-
nan. To this end for example, we are informed
that orders have been received from Harrisburg
to the Custom House democracy Of this city,
that the district represented by Gen. Walbridge
in the last Congress, must this time be given to
Hon. Daniel +. Sickes Mr.. Buchanan's Secreta-
ny Of Legation at London and an Ostend flibus-
ter tried and trusty We leave this matter to
the digestion of our affectionate hardshels and
softshells and turn to larger branch Of our sub
ject.
Who is to be Mr.. Buchanan's Secretary of
State, is still mooted question. Some suppose
that it will be Mr.. Soule, some say Mr.. Douglas,
some say Mr. Hunter, and others that it will be
no other man than Governor Wise, of Virginia, pro-
vided John Van Buren, has no objection on ac-
count Of old scores. We shrewdly suspect, how
ever from chain of curious facts and circum-
stances, that for Secretary of the Treasury Hon.
August Belmont, Mr.. Picrce's Minister at the
Hague, is the man in the eye of Mr.. Forney. Mr..
Bclmont's recommendations for this post, under
high pressure flibusterng Kitchen Cabinet, are
just the thing. He is prince among good fell
lows, filibusters and fnanciers. He bleeds freely
in a good cause. He is one of that imperial