The New York herald., 1865-01-02
MAJ sss vsy Il nsxiag nsss IN the world. IL b aos
aways asCsisary 70 dwell upon p4rs nrss and part

Aiways sscsssary 70 dwell upon pArs nrss and part
eovs.ssa rsarou's oonnssAsr GENERAL.
sxsvissd m references 70 the sppoIssnsns of Ceumis
gsssrily sxIkiug about person in New York CITY re.
csviss tsas Bet i UNDERSTOOD Asre among thO
win Ss coios Van Ssssn o. asrsIsr ns a. sos s.s
chaplain o. New York sssinen. asterwssds 10 csss-
voEsnv AsD raz uAvr DxPAxrnnsx.
for hi. spponsnsss Is successor q NJ wsss .So. H
net % the lthOf March There q strong couhl.
nation - work sor ferssy including sxecrstary o. War
.ss. 40 Ss.sssss s other Peansyvsns politicians
ras cnxxsr 10 N RsxopnlIsp or rss lrE or nAsCu.
The excitement over the Immediate change Of the Cabi
not has suosded But the gossip 10 sgsiu g,ng up
over tee chasgss that arc take place the commsucs
ne: .sas o. the .s.s % term o. n. Incole: s Dow s.!a
Attorney Geaerai was under consdssasisu Mr.. Lsooiu
vas s.tcd 4 hi: sppostenss msds we're % Be Goa
tinued tnrouen Ms next arm Mr.. Liucon replied that
hs would make no appointments with che understand
Ing that they should remain. He would NOT aes now
arise cn The LIST OF Maroh This has Owen Cabnss
makers new life, end they arc again q work ~.
t4 wAsuxsron, Dec. 81, 1854.
stsasorsas cos'tp-ffus Position Of Nr. Essssnd~-As
TSsasSvy Department Moo 0roasissd. a., dc.
Is nov regarded certain thss Secretary Fesssudsa
net satsdsd with bic position n the Treasury Depart
msst ana Intends getting out Of - soon = possibe.
Ihs aswspspss ia Maine, published 81 Portland. which b
regarded - speaking By hM authority announced, not
many days age hAt-vhsshsr 70 sscsed 70 the Senate
or nes - The spprosehlng sfscsIon-Ms Fssssndsa VIII
cssss 10 b Secretary o. the Treasury before NE
nsxs 4h day Of March. This declaration y doubtless,
and very prorsry, intended V bslp hs 70 election
70 the Senate, the great argumsst against which
that, being Secretary q the Treasury. hs suosnsly
preyidsd for, and should givs new sn chance sf
proving equal capacities. esf si
Tho motives whch impsl Nr. Tssscpdel 70 desire
iee from hts present duties shsf hsancis officer Of
the nation and return 70 the Ssnats OF twofold
character, and In both aspscss reflect credit On
intelligence ard patrosisu He deeply feels his nads.
quacy, both om delicate health OF sxperisncs
20 prop up tho credit or paper currency and looking
back over hs In Senate he believes be be
Of mere use to the commcnwssth Of States - msmhss
81 lnay bodv. Since hts appointment 70 bis prSsont
position he mas found himself compelled, necest.
taie r!usn, 70 Delegate an Increased trus, to
facs tna one OF the accsattoss urged Chief
justice Chase when he 10 the Treasury department.
by Mr. kessenden and his freuds too large delesa
zion OF official power to this subo dnate ofieer. =.
1ne question OF Mr. Fssseuden return 10 the Senate Is
ono which the msmbsrs Of that body are widely
dvdedeeven Senators, under the lead Mr. DoSlittc,
81 Wisconsin, eagerly hoping for that event. while the
balance Of the members adhsring TO Charles sumner
opposed thereto, and would regard his temperance
among them as calamity. This arises from the fact
tnst Mr. FessendeD. though compelled by the radical
radical measure that introduced has nevertheless
substantially approved bmse the leader the couserva
tive element IN our upper house OF uatnal eslaton
his private having bsen invariably often sue
cessu.y, directed towards producing combination be-
border state democratic members Cor the dssat Of such
proposiSsOns - the formal repeal Of the Fugitive slave
Law. ftl
IL IL believed by thcee Who enjoy Mr. Fcsssudens oou.
hdenCe that he would gladly accepted tho position
20 which Chief Justice Chase has been seysted on the
bench OF tho supreme Court Of tho United sates and
that even so late a. week subsequent 10 Mr. Chases
taxing the oath OF Office and assuming hts position,
might bs made which would accomplish bis
desires In hssespeot That arrangement ~ proposed
the Court Of st. James the rcsRnatcn OF Mr. Chase a.
Cuief Justce, and his appointment TO the vacant mis-
french ana ss o a.
all the place upon the beuch made vacant BY Mr. Chases
resIg1stien Had this arrangement succeeded should
have had the advspsgs Of far conservative and
court Of appeal; but the proposition was nippea
nsr ,ha. he desired and % would accept no place
which not the free git of the people Of Msssschu
tha himsslf, while he did not thiuk Mr. Adams would
ma better Senator hts succeesor-which was, I
sh earlier have sAd psrs Of the proposed arrange
Il may b sdAsA tAas the position of secrssary q the
sriy Welded under the present sdminissrasiou WHEN
Mr.. Lncon found Sec retAry Chase the most formidable
rival in his way TO ressc'on and that the patronage Of
the department being used to promote Mr. Chsses
ambitious hopes, the President vas compsad 70 usder.
take bmseIr lin main pars tho disposition Of al Treasury
patronage entirely etsresasding the recommendations
Mr. Chase for oil the higher offices Of the Custom Horss
and Internal Revenue and the practice thus commcncsd
agajnss Presidential rival has NOT been abapdnned
10 II likely 70 be under any succeeding management Of
the department There pleasures In powcr and
gies IN patronage which do not willingly abandon
The result Of al this b thss Mr.. Fssesndsu nnds him
sefs with broken health. the Incumbent OF moss abof
and thspkess once having t,ls rover 10 help his
fsnds, and with less 70 hurt bis sgemoA He has 20
shoulder al the evils Of the currency system eutasd
upon BY Mr.. Chase, while yet finding his recommends
tops for every important Office, nominaiy In his gft,
ovsrrued W the representations Of Senatorial and Con-
ersssonai delegations, ccmmtses made directly 10
she President who thoreupon directs such and such a
pointmeuts " be made 10 10 any wonder that, under
this state OF facte Mr Fessenden shoud earnestly long
10 throw up his present ungraeful olcs and again
his place upon the door OF the Senate the leader
and organizer or sa the conservative siemsntsboth
Union democratic In that docsely adjusted body1
IL 10 10 bs hoped In the interest Of the constitution Al
portion Of people that the 6ats of Maine will
nize ss true advantage and tho benefit Of the entire
country by restoring the present. Secretary S the Trca
sury his place In the senate Chamber for whose DO
bates hs ID admirably fitted, and oyer all the ma
chnery of which hs hand has obtained such psrieci
mastery. 4s sNA A