The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1871-04-28

High Commisslou.
After all, 1t appears, we are to have . re-
construction of the Cabinet. Mr.. Fish is POSI-
lively to retire from the State Department
about the LIST Of June. He has made all his
arrangements to pack up and leave Washing
ton about the LIST of June. The house there
in which he resides, and which belongs to
Governor Morgan, has been leased to another
party, possession to be given about the LIST of
June. This, then, settles the question SO far
as Mr.. Fish Is concerned. In the early part
OF the last winter it was understood that on or
about the 4th of March, with the assembling
OF the new Congress, there would be recon-
struction of the Cabinet, beginning with the
State Department, from which Mr.. Fish was
anxious to retire. Then came the propositions
between Queen Victoria and President Grant
which led to the appointment of the Joint
High Commission, including Mr.. Fish, in his
capacity as Secretary of State, as chief of the
five American Commissioners. Hence his de-
tention and the postponement of the contem-
plated reorganization.
We infer from his positive arrangements to
retire on the lst of June that it is morally
certain that the labors of the High Commission
will be wound up by that time in a treaty Of
peace, covering all the questions in conro-
versy between England and the United States.
From the Presidents call of an extra session
of the Senate on the 10th of May he evidently
expects that by that date the forthcoming
treaty will be ready for submission to the
Senate. Against the reported settlement
agreed upon in the matter of the Alabama
claims it has been binted that Mr.. Sumner
will take strong ground, following up the gene
raj line Of his argument in opposition to the
Rsverdy Johnson treaty. We think, however,
that treaty agreed upon by the five Ameri-
can Commissioners Fish, Schenck, Nelson,
Hoar and Williams-will be acceptable to the
Senate.
Assuming, then, that with the retirement Of
Mr.. Fish a treaty will have been ratified
establishing new entente c0rdiale between
the United States and England, we may next
assume that the Cabinet will be rec. instructed
particularly in view of the execution of the
engagements involved in the treaty, and also
in view Of the claims of New York to high
Cabinet position. In both views we think
it not unlikely that ex-senator Morgan will
take the place OF Mr.. Fish. His appointment,
from these considerations, would be eminently
satisfactory to the State and country. In an
other respect it might prove good thing. We
refer to the reconciliation of the Fenton and
Inorganic onkling republican factions of New
York. The election of Fenton over Morgan
to the Senate, instead of creating harmony,
widened the breach between them and their
respective friends. General Grant has tried
at last to rectify this feud by turning oil the
Fenton men out of the Custom House. But
even this experiment has failed to produce
harmony in the New York party camp. Put
Mr.. Morgan in the State Department and he
will be compensated for the taking of his
place in the Senate by Mr.. Fenton, and there
will be peace, for, with this arrangement, we
are sure that Senator Conkling will consent to
share with Senator Fenton the Custom House
spous. We think 1t probable that Mr.. Morgan
will take the place Of Secretary Fish, and in
the interval to June we hope to hear that two
or three other Cabinet changes have been
agreed upon by General Grant, in view of
new departure for 1872.