Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1857-02-03
SPLRIrOF THE MORNING PRESS.
WASHINGTON NEWS AND GOSSIP.

INC AEtslueuL EltcL MI. DucDdnaH ieA'
Washington this morning on his return to his
residence at Wheatlsnd.
We feel at liberty to state, as tact IN
which the public may place entire confidence,
that he took his departure from hence without
having finally determined upon any one mem
Der Of his Cabinet During bis brief sclOurn
here, he was called on by nearly every prom
ipsnt Democrats public man now at the Fed.
eral metropolis, and listened with frank and
cordial attention to all each one of them
thought proper to say with reference to public
affairs. In that way he has obtained extern
rive information concerning the men Of his
party and the views of his political friends in
all sections of the Union, much Of which will
doubtless be Of material service to him in
leading to a ssgacious arrangement of his
government and policy The impression be
made on all was most happy That il, ell his
political friends here feel we'll assured that he
will make Cabinet bent simply on aiding
him to carry cut the letter and spirit Ct he
platform Of the Cincinnati Convention, on
which he was elected. They are satisfied that
With his experience. public history and judg.
ment, ard the spirit he has evinced in lis in
tercolrse with all Of them, his choice will fall
on gentlemen able and willing to make thor
cugh Democratic party administration, which
IS all the sincere friend f it's success can rea-
eonabiy ask
We remark abcTe that DO member cf the
Cabinet has been definitely resolved on This
IL contrary to the deelaI ations Of the worde1.
mongering press. Yeti is, nevertheless, true,
the resde; may rely on 1t. liz the course Of
his scjCurn at homo slrce TIE election, and
during lis brief visit to this point, we have
every reason u bslieYe that his viegs ~ to
his C8binet have narrowed Down TO some ST.
teen or eighteen, cut Of, perhaps, hund red
gentlemen, the propriety Of whose selection
he has bad occasion to consider While at
Wheatlsnd, now, he will doubtless choose from
among the fifteen OF eighteen, referred to
above, as far as possible without further ad.
vice, soloi;at ons or sugge.tioss from any
quarter whatever, which, 1t Il understood
among his immediate friends he is anxious to
avoid, as being likely only to enbarrass and
annoy him. As Re has certainly striven fully
and faithfully to obtain all possible light on
the subject ever since the election. all hi. real
friends will appreciate the wisdom and pro
pristy CT RETAINING from trespsssing upon
him during the brief time left him in which
to pref are his Inaugural and 20 frame his gov
eTn1snt upon the lights already before him.
His visit to Washington has been az satisfsc-
tory to al his political friends from al, sec
tioDs a, to himself, and has, therefore, resulted
in impressions which sugur well for the har-
nony ard success Of his administration, and
for the cortiruaree Of his party in power,
which 80 evidently hinges upon its success and
harmony. He is expected to return here
about the 18th inst, and On his return all will
know who are to be the Cabinet. Until then
no man but himself can possibly be the wiser
in this connection, for everything the public
may hear 70 the contrary will be mere guess
work.
The French and English Postal Treaty -
We hear that the Post Office Department. are
expecting BY each succeeding arrival 10 re-
eeIVe an answer to the amendments proposed
BY the Postmaster General to the propositions
Of the French Government made to the United
States, on the subject Of international postage
between tbs two countries il view Of the alter
alton IN the current rates of postage made
necessary By the French AID English postal
treaty referred to rot long since in the Star
1T these amendments are adopted, the new
French and English postal treaty will work
no determination against letters and parcrs
transported IL AueIicsn steam ships
Our fear lie, ard We state it frankly AMI car-
di1ly, that tie French postal department will
hardly venture rely antil it i. known
whether or not the Congress Of the United
States determine 10 decrease, permanently. II
sFesd CT the American trau7-AtIantic mail
Steamship IN which case the desire of England
to induce France to ccnsunmate With her the
proFosedi discrimination in postage rates
against u Will probably triumph Ii, r. was
formerly the case, letters and papers are &c be
cent in less time across the ocean en- the Ameri-
can than an English sbirs, or even in as short
time, France can have no reasonable excuse
icf refusing the fair propositions which the
Pcsimaster General has made TO her.
The Hive There wa ulususI bu-tle and
stir ar'und the halls &C the National hotel
last evening, caused, doubtless. BIZ the ser-
era Undertaking that Nj Buchanan mr.
posed 10 depart for WheatIand this mor,ing
A large number Il bis friends and very manv
whose curiosity alone prompted them TO seek
sn interview with hiD, svsiIed themselves O:
the occasion to pay their respects to him.
His apartment Wss thus crowded from 9 p. u
until a late hour. and many, indeed, went
away disappointed IN the wish to De Of the
number fortunate enough to get TO him in
plstoOns If dozen or twenty Thooutside
cabinet makers were very busy IL tho halls,
urging the qualifications and recommends
tons Of their respective states to little knots Of
anxious and generally dubious listeners We
beard twenty programmes thus discussed, each