New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1860-11-20

Of deeency Letters threatening DEATH in all It's FORMS
the penalty of his high position, abundant
still They are, Of course mainly anonymous, though
few bear real names Some signed in hier0glyph-
ies, said to be known only to the Sacred Order or
I" Southern Brotherhood which threatens Mr. Lin
coin with sudden and untinely taking-of A few
are ornamented with sketches of executions by the
2ibbe;, assassination by the s'etto or death bv n
hghnng-sroke; and IN nearly all the theology of the
writers Il indicated by rude caricatures of the Devil
ready with bis threepronged fork to receive and pitch
INTO everlasting fire tire body Of the unfortunate Lin
coin, whose Ofense consists in the belief that human
slavery is wrong. He is not | am glad 20 say. an
moved by these. Assured that no man who will write
anonymous and threatening letters il worthy of being
feared lie loses all rneh aside, he says Illustrate
at some future day. the comcs side Of bis Admnistaa-
ton.
The rush for Office has already commenced While I
was with MIR. Lincoln he handed me a noie from
sehllemah nom an adjoining State who was exceed
lhey ihponuate tor tie promise of certain place.
specimen OF many which he lie daily receiving.
may be pardoned for relating what thousands ought TO
KNOW " have made up my mind, said he, 4" not to
De badgeTed about those Places. | have promised
nothing, high nor low, and will not. By-and-by,
when cali somebody 20 me in character of an adviser
we VIII examine the claims 10 the most responsible
posts, and decide what shall be done As for The rest
shall have enough 10 do without reading recommend
atlons for country postmasterships these and all
others Of the sort will turn over to the heads of de
Pafmens and make them responsible for the good
duct OF their snbOTdina:cS, IL our new President
laying the groundwork for successful Administra-
nOn Are not the jealous patriots Whose applications
are coming here AT the rate of fifty day, wasting
their invaluable time
One thing more. TIE Cabiaet-makers who are busv
with their Conjecrures, all al fau-not that they
may not have, In all their crossings hit upon a name
or two which will figure IN the list of Secretaries but
because The real CablDet-naker has not in his own
mind determined whom he will call to his assistance
te has his own ideas Of the fitness Of things and of
bls responsibility to the country and to his pSry but
these ideas have not been expressed the choice of
prrnTnr rff-a "a NJ F,-1~
that the political consistency which would make John
Bell, himself deceased, administrator on his own
political estate, Is not known in these parts Men do
not split rails and then stick the LOG together again
with putty Spauldings glue The country i forth.
nate In one thing; Mr.. Huculn's nomination was a
spontaneous tribute TO Lis fitness and availability, n
cost no pledges-no promises hence, in selecting
Cabinet the President has the party 10 choose from
and though lie may lie embarrassed bv the claims of
die ent localities and y the ivales Of aspirans and
factions IN two Of the leading States nothing but his
great Devotion TO the public good win dictate his
Shoice. IL necessary men and States will be over
looked The necessity, in obedience to custom, of
taking certain number of Cabinet officers from the
Slave States Ii the most perplexng part of the mat
yer, as seen by ms friends To whom shall places be
rendered. Who viii accept if asked Who &C.
ceplDg, Will concur In the poll TO which the Repub-
ii's'n larty Is committed? month two NAV solve
this triple problem.
sat down to write yon a word only about the Sc
Cession movement but find am running into the
gossiping habit with which all Springfield correspon-
dents 10 be afflicted Let me add one thing: Mr.
Liucolns administration will, venture to predict be
eminenty satisfactory to all reasonable and patriotic
men. Whatever the aspect of the secession question
when he comes into power, he viii speedily solve It,
lie is The soul OF honor and a model Of brevity He
will call honest about him. he will deal fairly and
literally with bis opponents; he viii approach the
slavery question in the spirit which has always ami
mated bin in discussing il; he will uproot abuses and
bar ish corruption; he will leave none to disbeleve
that an upright man who loves his country and his
kind Is At the head Of national affairs. The back
woodsman will be known as Cincinnatus yet.