The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1857-03-19
EST NEW 8,
BY PRINTING AND MAGNETIC TEtEGMPRs.
From Washlngton.

| THE BASIS OF NEW TREATY WITH xKxICo-P 70
| POSED ACQUISITION OF SONORA AND sINALOA.
i wAsHlseros, March 49, 1857.
Tho Cabinet will ha meeting This week 70 n Va ~
treaty with Mexico, 70 be bssed upon acesssoa OF
territory for ready cash. Mr. BuohAnan has indicated
hs own Views, ana consulted with several pY,muea-
statesmen and II 10 pretty well agreed TO prepare II
1 treaty send II back by M Dernson paying Next,
the desired amount Of money and receiving - an equivs
lent sesort and sBsoa, TO rive ~ the command
the Gulf Of California Il 10 anticipated that this treats
will be accepted b. Oononfort and will be ready for ths
Ser ate as openpg Of Congress The Cuban nbus,er
are in high spirits. They evidently in communication
| with Oomon'et
| THE NEW YORK APP0NTMkNrs-A DELICATE CUES
TION TO RE DECIDID-RELIEF FOR THE PACIFIj
| SQUADRON, ETC.
| WASHINGTON, March le, 1857
have very little 70 telegraph You about 10 day. Ap,r
from the struggles candidates there little TO disturb
The surface, and these are ascending through ali to-
grades up 10 oonvusons. Pennsylvania and Massacau-
sets IL still under discussi,n and will probably be dss
patched day. Then will follow Maryland and New Jr
sey when New York viii DO resched. Friday IL nsi
the earliest day for this last, while perhaps bette,
authority states tina; Monday next will be the day of
10 the meantime the political wheel revolvcs bringing up
now Schel now Butterworth and again turning then
beth under and presenting Isaac Townsend and ,yk
Phelps the hitting representatives or just policy
appointment for New York.
The truth that al contests for place are d~sret
ty that Collector orthe New York district The remao
der excite indefinite number Of local Interest," nAams
in successive order but this eniss the attention
mands the intere,t Of all AZ tho New York collector
ship disposed OF will study oat the political polc
Of the administration gardng the breaches n,ern
divsons OF the democratic party and tn remedy though
best to apply for reproducing unity and sreosb tut
rG Ostsd and fairly applied NJ. Buchanan viii have ss
actoIily sovsI Of the me dfsuIt problems OF h.
stEiDsnauon, and general confidence and vii
attend HIM. II, however, no scheme comprehensiv.
Of party pel'cy and party integrity be disclosed
but . result be reached ~ the faciuat.nr
strength Of the contending waves Of individual aspra
tens and personal claims shall DRIFT upon quekssni o.
rock, why then Ga long farewell to all our grtstnsss
arc the triumph Of cliquism In the elevation Of f.
partial reasons, will be the doom Of The party 10
Safe Of New York. But who cares for tbsY Hencs tn
deep inherent felt In the selection Of Collector for Ne.
York city BY the party In the STATE II has Csb'le
officer to represei II, and the Impression Is . us
that the oha soter Of the future Collector will bs
exponent OF what to the policy Of the 81
ni-HHaton respecting the Stale would have been
character Of . Cabinet onioer The fair men tai
heart Of grace when they reflect that, though sor.
besei, yet Mr.. Buchanan would not enter Nss
York for . Cabinet Minister. they believe tha, N,
Iestur-such one that the announcement Of his nam
~i be the srosg es security for the confidence Of IN
people. Sshe and Butserworth fairly matches
Neither approaches the representation OF policy or
pasy-n 10 merely spo'ls-snd both have strong ndiv
dual backers think that Butter worth stands we'll with
some o. the Cabins and pretty equally divides the on
ride huencs Yet believe that the Cabinet viii no, be-
able 10 severn the appointment The President viii hi
self decide II.
Th>va
viii accept appointed These sone.hiug akin 70
there that used 70 be sent TO you that Robert Walker
Was positively appointed Secretary Q! state, and
cuastd BY much the same men, and for kindred purposs
No one Knows how Mayor Wood goes. He evidently
yhg rvdu He seems 10 be against Schs.i
and ssaips. Buterworth Perhaps his real purpose will
net be known I'LL the cp,re city delegation splits ato o,
many parts ~ there are members Of H. when no nigh
with show fsuooess put forward . man whsss nam,
hes not yet been mentioned.
TIE applicants for The losssr places li.eal suafu
Each beams kndrsss upon his rival In presence a,a 10
absence nays him alive This, however, beir the
employ pep, Of politicians, sxci,os no surprise Taa,
were not -, would require commentary The State o.
New York by no means barren OF applicants foreg
appointments char ming pos lions among bearded
rarchs nom which crown can be approached with
publican complacs ncy. Vim kcMunsy. John b. Miller
and Benjamin Angel seek these pisces and nay per
hsps Co them There are others, however, from other
States who aspire 10 be coun,rys representatives,
and they have rolled up formidable papers. 3, our
diplomats must plane their wings engage In copals
with the spread eagles Of our sister States
forward you q iat OF officers who have been srdered
70 proceed In TIE steamer which leaves New York
10th instant for Aspnvan, N. @ and thence to Panama
70 JOIN the United stacs ship Decatur, which vessel
supposed 10 have reached the latter port having sse3
from San Francisco early In January. Ca the arivs NJ
these efces In Psrama AND jynog their vessel the cd
Gnlctn and . PORTION Of the whose time has OK
pred, will reu home thai ship having been In commits
son upwards OF forty months About twenty sssmso
will leave In The same steamer, under charge OF toe
oGiceu below named, for the Dscsiur-
Cmmando-H X. Thatcher.
Robert scott, ss,id D. Harmony Sdsrd Q. s.oci,on
SWgeox-Jsbn Ward.
Aasitont Ssvpecu-L Coepr Lane.
Pwso-Feix sspsc.
Gt0ner- James A. uIlstcp.
Ca,Isn.s-wnliam hyde
Sotmohtr-- Chevallier
The Naval ocurs Of Inquiry s,ili engaged In The
amir alton Of wuesses In the Of Lsusenass Meade
Etu,'nstt Barnett on the part Of the government,
being c,Amiped 10 day.
In rtenart James NJ FraIley has been ordered 70 du
81 tie Naval Rendezvous In Philsdslpbia,
services be chpopsed with By the Naval Court OF 10.
quhy before which he 10 . witness In the cate Of Leu,
Made
TEE BOSTON AND PHrLADKLPHn APPOINTMENTS
MARCY STILL MGusre ARoUND-fHK VALUE OF
eESkRAL TIERCE's RBC0MnxN DArroN.
wAsHrSeros March IS 1851.
The Cabinet 70 Gay made the following sppoosmeps
for Baton
For Ccuecter-A Arthur ". Austin, vice Pessiee
Dls6ioi Anorny-Charles Wood bury. viss aalles,
k~sAai-wason FREEMAN, 70 appointed. There va
no opposition 70 Mr.. y.
IL ss'htushi that Naval oac~ Charles @ Greene, or
he Boston Po ana Fletcher Webster, surveyor OF the
port a Bostop, viii be appointed. rhe Other Bostoo
appointments will be disposed Of In few days.
The Psnasylvsna sppon,mens have oil been made