The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1857-01-08

GENERAL CAsS-lNFORMATIoN WANTED--The
Washington Cabinet makers, like the spOils lob
bymeD, are getting perfectly furious against the
HERALD. We are inundated with letters touching
he Cabinet, and no two of them are alike.
Among those which we consider reliable is one
from an intelligent correspondent, who says that
he has been informed by General Cass, that 80
lar from having accepted the post of Premier
IRON Mr.. Buchanan, the said General Cass has
not yet been informed by Mr. Buchanan of even
an inclination to nominate him as Premier. On
the other hand, the following letter. (Which we
also regard as entirely reliable,) from no less n
parsonage than the Hon. John Barney, tells quite
a different story -
PORTED, 27a STREET,
WAsHNGroS, Jan. 3, 1857.
informed you by Telegraph, sn The LIST Of JaouAty,
been rendered lhm now inform you, on the sane
authority, that ne has accepted the spp0ip OF
'ary OF State has cost me two dollars, which, Please
credit me III subscription to the herald.
sho forwarded Two communication, embracing
memoir
Fifty YEARS OF EVENTS:
POLITICAL, POLITICAL AND HISTORICAL,
Nuh ANAoOoTHs OF kAMAREAElS Axy,
JOHN BARNEY.
which, rot having been puoened, reqres, may be
returned u by MALL having enclosed to you the
Ief'l.He sa"Pe 10 prepay me P"ssse ! an your
obeci.nt ,ervsnt, JOHN BARNEY.
Now, if any one should ask who is this JOAN
Barney, we have TO say that he is quite a dis
tinguisbed Maryland gentleman Of the old school;
that he is a brother 1--WE beleve) of the brave
Commodore Barney, who saved the American
flag from utter disgrace at the battle of Bladens-
burg; that this John Barney many years ago
u-oe "a NJ TO D.
mole; that for many years later he was South
ern leader Of the ION at Saratoga and Newport
and that even DOW be is the pink of fashion aud
the pride OF the ladies' at Wasbington and that
his Fifty Years Of Events" win knock "Old Bdl.
lion into cooked hat as Barney's book will
cover historical margin Of twenty years greater
than the great egotistical book of Benton. Such
is our witness. John Barney, whose declaration
VIC publish that General Cas- himself told
me the premiership had been rendered him."
and who says Il now inform you, on
the same authority, [another visit that
be has accepted the appointment OF Sc
cretary OF State" We believe John Barney
ment Of his is q true statement Of the facts set
down. We believe, also that the conflicting state
mcnt reported by another correspondent as hav-
ing been made 10 him by Gen Cas-, is true.
Now, then, let US hear from Gen. Cas- himself.
l. be TO De The new Secretary Of State Or not?
Has he been offered the place Of Marcy; does he
accept; and if so, what says Marcy? Gen Cas-
is millonaire-worth four millions Of dollars
has been in Office over forty years. is getting ID,
has had bonors enough. offices enough, losses and
crosses enough and has money enough to pay his
toll to the " other side Of Jordan" and he IN
therefore afford TO speak the truth, and tel as
whether be was is, is to be. or is not to be, the
new Secretary of State, and what i the opinion
of Marcy upon the subject Prospect of pretty
sharp winter alter all