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CABINET TRoUBLEs.-It is now said that the
recent rumors about Cabinet dissensions were not
without cause.-The trouble having originated in
strong desire expressed by the Presidents SON
that the message should be done into poetry.
Judge Upshur suggested the difficulty Of finding
any rhyme for Texas, to which Mr.. Robert Tyler
promptly answered, "annex u.s." The Presi-
dents countenance lighted up with an approving
smile at this readiness, which was received with
a contemptuous ysta,o by Mr.. Spencer, to
whom Mr.. R. Tyler turned Indignantly, assuring
him that no Spencerian measure would be adopt
ed. Some sharp repartees then passed, when
the Secretary Of the Treasury turned to the Sec
retary Of the Navy and remarked that the lads
pertness was intolerable, especially as he did not
really know hawk from hernshaw." The
Secretary Of the Navy took this as personal, and
there was danger of general misunderstanding,
which, however, was happily allayed by the
Presidents calling for some more Porter, when
MIR. Robert Tyler gave as toast, I" Hon. Henry
A. Wise. The solitary remaining member Of
the Corporal's Guard, like the lone star of
Texas, shines the brighter, that he has no rival
in the political armament" The band then
played g here we meet too soon to part, and the
party broke up in the utmost good feeling.


LITERARY ISTELL1GENcE.-A writer in the
National Inteligencer promises series of articles
upon the propriety Of giving the Smithsonian be-
quest for the confusion of knowledge to the Ma
tional destitute Of science. As DR.. Kitchener's
first direction for cooking fish is, to catch them,
we would suggest to the writer the propriety Of
procuring some Arkansas catfish before be M
dertakes to make his chowder.