The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1857-01-03
Tire Washington Cabinet Makers Again
General Cass Still Ahead.


General CasG Still Ahead.
Az Lowell is celebrated for its factories Of
cheap cottODs, plan and printed-as Connecticut,
lie famous for her pumpkin pies, Yankee clocks an
wooden nutnegs- as Ohio takes tie lead in tbAe
great staples Of pork and whiskey-~s PennsSl
v;snia pluEes herself upon her iron manufactures,
and as Kentucky is celebrated for her large sized
mules and jackasses-- does tie City of Washing
ton at present stand pre-. eminent AVID beyond all
competition in the manufacture OF Cabinets for
Mr.. Buchanan. Every member O. Congress ct
sufficient Importance 10 have little clique around
him-every eH-memheE or estslae- considered az
possibly within the range of Mr.. Buchanan
search for Cabinet timber; in fac, every desiga-
ing Cabinet maker, great or email, at Washing
tor, saas made kew Cahi2e. for himself every
day or two since The fourth Of November. A.
last, however, as by ccmmon consent, these
Washington Cabinet makers errears to have
agreed tina, Gen. Cass shall be Mr.. Buchanan's
Secretary OF State; yes snail be and thai if odd
Buck" DON'T like IL lie Will have to lump IL, az
tie decree of his masters.
This is a very curious, very remarkable,
ard very extraordinary piece Of harmony
on the part Of these Washington Cabinet
makers We are inundated gith their des-
patches-prudently qualified upon other points OF
Bevs-but all alike emphatic, pluslp and positive
in regard to. Gen. Cas-. But they do no. s:oa
here. We have something more than tie selec
ton OF Gen. Case Tor toe State Department.
Gen. Cas- las been gppointed Premier and ac
cepts'i is our latest information frosi Pennsylya.
MIA avenue This News, too, we Rnst confess,
would be most important If we could feel satis-
fed that it were trne. Bot we cant. We GER
tainiy do feel assured that II Gen. Cses has been
appointed, he accents" He always "sc:ects"
he neyer refuses az oilice, great or small. Be
the appointment big or little, so that il pays a
dividend, abe accepts Orr aoabts, however
stick upon the first clause or the appointnen. 10
question. These Washington Cabinet mixers
are uBaniE0us bur whence their information?
l. il bnosu that M. Buchanan has appoiated
Gen. Cas- premier? No: yet We rely upOl
better authority tLsn mere conjecture wien we
say that Mr.. Buchanan has not yet determined
upon the appointment Of Gen. Cas- as his seere-
tary OF State, SD will not definitely settle upcu
his Cabinet until he shall have riS.;ed Nashiog.
ton. and returned to Wreatlaua 20 ~. the whei.
from the chafr
Aud Why shoull Gea. Cass he srp1iatea n
the State Department! Because tie lac cleo
tion In Michigan was such q disastrous revola-
tion against him? Upon that ssouui, Richard
son of Illinois, Tou:ey Of Connecticut, Gsores
Evans Of Maize, Martin and John Van Bayaa
OF New York, 10 sly nothing Of D.ekias3a
and Dix. and los. 81 Other defeated
democrats in various o.her States, have egua,
clairns to g place in the Cabinet OF NJ. Buchauao
If the President elect Is bound 10 take care OF the
killed ard wounded Of the party in al the va
rious desperate battles OF the last year, h.s admin
istraiion viii be little else than democratic hos
pital, and biz Cabinet viii be nothing more than
sort Of retired ist of supersnuua. ed politicians
and spoilsmen, laid up by The people On the shelf
We have no idea, however, that Mr.. Blcbaran
will consider II bis first or second duty 20 provide
for those unfortunate brethren whom
the people have set aside.
Let Us suppose, however, tha. there has been .
sort Of diplomatic compromise among the Cab
net making eliques a. Washington upoa Gen.
Cas-, does il follow that Mr.. Buchanan is to be
bound 10y il. Not at all. The melancholy declns
and fall OF poor Pierce will admor.st him, nigh.
and day of the dangers Of trusting to the eous-
sells Of this or tba' peddliug Clique Of CAbine.
makers and party managers 10 this view, We
suspect thst ibe-e Cabinet makers are attempting
Tie same game which they played 50 successfully
upon our foolish man Pierce; bnt we also fesl
A.. N
hey have as yet to make their frs. point in tho
game. We should suNpdse, too. that instead
Of a Premier pas; three scare years
and TIM Mr.. rachanan would nit1-
rally prefer comparatively young AMI !
active man, aud that men in the vipos aDj |
activity Of life would be feature as conspicuous
10 the new Cabinet a. tlo venerable aud dign'. /
lid appearance and bearing OF the P-esiden' |
who is 10 control it,
II any Of the Washington Cabinet makers can !
give Us any positive proof that Gen. Cas- has !
been determined upon Wy Mr.. Buchanan q, |
Secretary Of State, we viii concede the accept
aDce; but in the absence Of any satisfactory |
authority for these Washington Cabinet reports,
We may at least take The liberty 10 inquire MIA.
political principle, what domestic party quarrel,
what sectional controversy, or What foreign en-
anglement is to he settled by the appointment
If Gen Csss as Mr.. Buchanans Premier? Let
II, at least, have the reasons for this appoint
nent, if VIC canno. have the proof We have
ur reasons for believing that no such appoint
neDt has been resolved upon, and our reasons for
oping that man at least twenty years younger
han Gen. Cass will be placed under Mr.. Bu-
hanan tn charge Of our foreign Affairs Finally,
king birds eye view Of undertook, and
the writings Of Martin Van Buren,
fhe speeches Of John Van Bu-eu, 10 favor OF
r. Buchanan. after bis nomination, We can
idly beievc that be- wiz h. 50 cruel az to turn
lack upon * nderhoOs in the s0pvintm en- OF ,