New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1857-03-23
FROM FLASHING TON.

From Our Own Correspondence
WASHINGTON March 10, l.j7.
Since the Buchanan grippe has practically
tabooed the National, Wizards has become the pO-
litcal exchange, where the claims. chances, hopes
and fears of competing patriots are run up and
down Ike fancy stocks between the bulls and bears
ExpectaDts aud incumbebts are anxious to see
themselves ID print, .and are perhaps gratlhed by
the pTuIient pllabty of those VINO are willing to
he The Instruments Of such selfish enterprises. The
sppolutipg power Just now resides az the White
U'u,e and not at Wizards Hotel, and consequent
" The daily proclauiaions from its lobbes are to be-
taken with h few grains of allowance. nOtwith-
standing the authoritative air OF special dispatches
Manufactured Ia order.
Three members of the Cabinet have said, aud
Mr.. Buchanan has quaItedly confirmed the assur-
ance that the New ork appointments will be taken
up OIL Monday. This is the general expectation,
but it may be disappointed. Until tne contrary
appears there is M harm IN receiving II as liked
foct. a good many stories have been put IN circu-
latiOn doubtless With the most dlslnJerested mo
yes, as to the recommendations OF the city deega
ton for the ColleCtorship. i have taken some
pains to inform myself this subject, and find that
The III, nbers with single exception, are uncOm-
mited. 1t is not improbable they NAV have eI-
pressed personal regard for particular candidates
which has been accepted as evidence of unqualified
support; but / mean to say there ls no tangible
coipniitta before the President or Cabinet These
gentlemen have reasons for such prudence, 10 the
future distribution OF subordinate patronage.
Hence, they are quite willing, seemingly, to inter-
pose no special objections, and to favor rather
than disparage the preten.ions of different
aspirants. The President is DESTROYS that
the members from the city and State should
agree among themselves Is to the changes.
hut when the issue was presented in that
shape it could not be satisfactorily adjusted from
direct collision of interests Outside OF the CabI-
net, that IL, among The ofice-seekers and their re-
tanners the contest is still confined 10 Butterworth
and Scheu, with a seeming prepOnderance for the
former. Inside the Cabinet the chances may be
very different by Monday morning. Opinion on
this subject is wholly speculative, because oil indl-
cations have been studlOusly withheld from the
White Hsuse.
Mr.. Fowler has been successful in magnetzng
the delegation, and fortunate enough TO secure
their Onty recommendation. Although this fact has
its influence, still it is by no means conclusive
against change Even some Of those who recon-
nended the retention are quite prepared for turn
ID the game, which may give them new deal.
Your uncontamnated Mayor is here, with Small
candidate in bis breeches pocket, if wink should
come from the White House The immortal Ryn-
ders fourshes Msrshal's baton in prospect; that
lsraeGte without guile whom Tammsny once recog.
nizcd with the familiarity of MAN Hart, looks
Naval Office has long run, the pressure 10 less
urgent at that point. The PIVOT upon which the
whole machine turns is the CollectOrshp. That
settled, The others will follow lust as easy IS roll
ing of a log.
80 tar 81 the appointments in the interior are
concerned which after sll are most influential in
political aspect the Precedent sill not displsce the
!pcumbents without cause unIil their commissions
expire. Most Of them have nearly YEAR TO prepare
for the coming decaptaon, and 10 put their house.
holds In order.
The Pennsy vsnis applicants still hang BY the
ssehds, although their late has been really settled
ky days past Yet they will believe nothing short
of.the oficsl publication, which is lor the third
time promised 10 morrow. After the Cabinet meet
iugs Yesterday and Tuesday, al Undesirable sad
ness seemed 10 come over the yisages of various
patriots who were willing 70 support the Consstu
ton in Philsdelphs, and this melancholy will nos
be much relieved when the situations are gazetted
Men OF all shades of opinion hsye had regular
rejoicing over the downfall of that inyeerse Office
holder and chronic demagOgue Benjamin F. Hal
leN. Slaughtered in the house Of his friends, he
now pronounces the ruin OF the Republic impend-
ING, aud the doom of Democracy sealed. he AID
BIS carPet-bsg left us this afternoon something in
sorrow, but More in anger. Ii was painful to see
liliar OF the church, who sspired, too TO one OF
TIE highest seats In the tempe-Astorney- General
Tor instSnee-thus cruched, with New England
neineer sittns IN council too 10 vOuch for his or
tbodoxy TO proclaim his virtues, and to attss. his
unialteripg devotion TO the South. With the leisure
Dow uPcs MS hands, he may devote himself TO the
preParauos on seros OF resolutions for tbs next
Nss'ssal C"s'eo'"s. Getting tsr.A the sAsrtesnsss