Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1861-03-09
OUR WASHINGTON CORRESPONDENCE
Re Editor 81 The Whig:
WASHINGTON. March Z, 1861.


WASHINGTON, March 2, 1861.
Despite some rumored intended changes. the new Cab
met az nominated and confirmed on the 9th, is now
fairly naugurated. Bates was sworn in az Attorney
General yesterday in the Supreme Court. Smith was in
bis Office in the Interior by o'clock yesterday, and has
since that time been almost badgered to death by place
hunters Cameron will not enter the duties OF bis
department until the 18th proximo.
Judge Campbell of the Supreme Court, resigned to-
day. The Justice is citizen OF Alabama, and is under
stood to have remarked at the time Of the secession Of
that State, that he 20 with her. Judge Campbell
will be much missed from the bench which his eminent
legal ability and pure character have so long adorned
Two seats are vacant on the bench, his own and
that of the late Judge Daniel There is but little doubt
bu. that John j. Crittendeu will be nominated to- ar
receive the seat of the latter 1t il also highly probable
that Major Anderson will receive the genealship left We.
can't by the dismissal Of Twiggs
The Russell Indiau bond) was up again today in
the district court the defense pressing trial. but the
government putting it off W. Ii. Nicolsy, of Illinois, ia
the private secretary of the President taking the place
of ilossbrenner under the late administration.
The cabinet we're in session to-day for the first time
The pcpexng questions of the times especially the pc
siion to be taken the mission of the Conederated
Safes commissioners were up before them. In the dis
trbutOn of the pois, Illinois is getting the lions share
a division which produces much hesr-puTning among
the other fellows scIambng for Office.
Douglas has fully given in his adhesion to the new
administration The little giant is of sangune nature
and has keen eye evidently TO Tie future.
The Inauguration ball, on the night OF The 4th, was
failure The hall was hardly one third full aud store
which sold one Thousand dollars worth OF tickets at tie
inauguration ball OF Buchanan only sold this year
Seward bought hundred, but in spite of all efforts
the affair, in Yankee parance, didn't pay" SIC.
APPOINTMENTS UNDER THE NEW ADMINIsTRA.
Ti0N.
WASHINGTON, March 6.--Tne President has banished
Door Judd of Illinois, TO Prussia minister to Berlin
and doomed Herman Kreisman of Illinois, German by
birth An ADLER man than Judd and late clerk under For
ncy, to keep his company AS Secretary OF Legation.
Judis success is wrongly considered triumph OF the
Illinois radicals. His nomination not determined
upon until after long consultation last night between
the President and Judge Davis the leader OF the more
moderate Republicans.
Schurz Is making vigorous strikes for the Turin mis-
sion His high talents and thorough requirements GER
tanly qualify him well as any other man for that post
But the opposition 10 hm from certain quarters will new
erheless be great Native prejudice will operate gnst
him. and the fact that he is refugee is also urged to his
disadvantage
The irrepressibe pro and antiKelogg conflict lately
raging between the Chicago organs the Journal and
Tribune is transferred Washington Three editors Of
the Tribune here battling against the chief OF
the Journal The prize of the struggle Is the Chicago
post office.
John Kasson, Of Iowa, has been nominated by the
President as First Assistant Postmaster General.
1t is humiliatng to see members of Congress, whose
terms of Office have just expired putting themselves for
ward for positions under the administration. There
is scarcely a member but is applicant. Pierce first
Initiated this miserable policy Buchanan followed it to
certain extent, but it is hoped that lincoln will avoid
the fatal blunders OF the last two administrations
1t is row understood that the Post Office in New York
will 20 the radicals and the Custom House is to c
conservatives. In Ph ladephii it will be vice
Judge Kelly OF Philadelphia was remarkably arduous
in his Efforts for Chase.
1t looks though the executive guillotine o
begin work once and not to stop until the democrat
ic heads all taken off The important appoint
meats will be rapidly made at all the courts.
The Office seekers exalted over the prospect OF a
s9tedy admission TO the federal pickings The New
Workers especially are already complacenty licking
their chops.
During the entire fore and afternoon hungry crowds
were hanging about all the apartments 10 the vain hope
Of being able to lay their wants before the CabIe
members.