The Van Buren press., 1860-10-12
SONORA.


re- CLEVELAND, the Washington COR
respondent of the Cincinnati enquirer Of
the 29th ult., has the following item of
news from Washington
The news from California is very cheer
ing for the friends of Mr.. Douglas. The
Democratic candidates for the Legislature.
in most Of tho dist~;rts. were pieuguIs -
vote against Senator Gwin, if candidate
for reelection. There seemed to prevail an
almost unanimous feeling against him.
The papers opposed him for his advocacy
of the Lima Point swindle, for which the
Government was to give no less than
5000, 900, while no California jury would
award more than $40 900.
Another fiareup took place in the Cabi-
net yesterday at least warm and violent
;,,".arrel took place between Postmaster
General Holt anu .he ..,e President. The lat
ter demanded the immediate removal o.
some half-dozcn Postmasters in Virginia,
whom the Postmaster General refused to
dismiss for opinions sake. Those the
President desired to remove are ones who
hold their appointment direct from the
Postmaster General. They are warm
friends of Mr.. Douglas. The Secretary OF
War. Floyd, backs Mr.. Holt, and declares
that if Holt resigns he will do the same.
Cobb is at the bottom of the whole affair
He hates Floyd, and has been doing all in
his power to create disturbance between
him and the President ever since the organ
ization of the Administration. Slidell
Bright, Corcoran, Benjamin and Cobb have
been the real members of the Cabinet, since
| the 4th of March, 1857. They have made
he appointments and the removals so fa
in the term, and are still directors of tn,
| whole Administration. Holt has been o.
| that opinion for some time, and has taker
his stand, which has caused the present
difficulty between him and the President.
"A breakup of the Cabinet at any day
need surprise no one. 1t is hard to repres.
the bitter feuds that exist among members
Had it not been for the overwhelming de
sire to defeat Douglas, both for nomina
tion and election, Cobb would, long since
have demanded the removal of FLOYD, and
in case of the Presidents refusal, have ten
dercd his resignation. Old Metternich, a
Slidell is called. has been the perseverin:
enemy Of Floyd, but for the purposes o
beading off and defeating Douglas has beer
held somewhat in check. Old Buck ha.
but little faith in any of his Cabinet excep
Gen. Cass. They have DETAINED one an
other to him so much that he is inclined t.
believe all they say of one another.
Fresh .rumors are in circulation as to tn
withdrawal of Mr.. Breckenridge immediate
ly after the October elections. You will
remember he did not contradict the fact O
his desire to have his name Withdrawn from
the csnvass. He was advised to this cours
by leading friends in Virginia previous t
his speech in Lexington. The movement
for his withdrawal will take place in Vir
ginia. at once after the results (if good) a
the e'ections next month. Hunter, Mason
and Wise all believed. until after tho lat
Staunton convention, that Douglas friend
would not have the boldness to run a
electoral ticket. The numbers and entbu
slasm OF that convention soon convince
them that the Democracy of the Old Do
minion were in earnest, and would not h
brow beaten into terms. even at the cost q
defeat in that noble old State. Don't for
get my prediction as to his final Withdrawal
from the contest. Matters are shaping tha
way.
News from Alabama says that Senate
Fitzpatrick has fallen between two stools
as neither party will have anything ID a
witn him as their candidate for re-electio
to the Senate. Senator Clingman il in
like fix in North Carolina. Neither n
Breckinridge men nor the Douglas men WI;
trust him. Both were Douglas men an
both have deserted him.
| Beverly Tucker, the wholc-soulcd VI,
inia and late Consul to Liverpool. il or