The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1843-02-05
Albany.
Correspondence of the HERALD
ALBANY, February 3, lS43.

ALBANY, February 3, l843
The Huaid-SLae of The Gove,nor's health-Position
of Paties-Patriotic Soicitude for the Spols-
Biographical Sketches of the Lives and Eminent
Services Of the respective applicants.
FRIEND BENNETT =
The Herald is the paper read here. All others
are stale and fiat. While the nominations pend
| ing, the Democratic press OF your city, and indeed
of the State at large dare not utter syllable Of
comment on the message, or in relation 10 any OF
the interesting events transpirng here. The friends
Of the respective editors are here by hundreds
hanging between life and deah-casting their elm
gerng, longing looks" at the spois shining above
their heads-hungering and thrsting for the loaves
and fishes, the oil and the wine; and raging
ously therefor. This being the case, and the impe-
netrable mystery in which the Governor wells bis
own political opinions as to the party differences
of the great Democratic family, and his individual
preferences, If he have any, places the editors of
other papers in quite Interesting condition." and
they dare not be delivered of their embryo thunders
friends, applying for executive favor. Not SO the
Herald-Its friends are every body; and none snatch
il up with greater avidity than the office seekers
themselve sure to find therein information
DESIRED some insight into the character of the Co.
vernon, the knowledge of which will enable them
the more effectually to accomplish their aim OF get
ting into some situation, to enhance his fame, and
to serve the country-and themselves
The Governors health is good. He bears boring
with an admirable grace. He would make good
editor Nothing disturbs his equanimity. Calm
unruffie conscious OF his power, with
out being vain.he is eectually guarded against its
being surprised into undue exercise, by the pulling
OF any strings" with which the applicants may be
supplied, He does every thing by system; which is
extremely annoying to yOnr haphazard and surface
politicians.
From the liberal tone of the message, and the
action of the Legislature on the Printing question:
and the consequent utterancc OF certain halt smo-
thered grumblngs In certain quarters, division of
The party In the Legislature has been anticipated by
a few more noisy than sagacious politicians. This
notion getting wind, has been OF lncalculable bene
TT TO the Governor and the country. 1t has caused
the ofhce huaters to show their hands; and besides
giving the Governor abundant sport, has convinced
him of the mutability of some mems political pro-
LESSONS and principles 1t has demonstrated 10 him
the facility with which real live radical salaman-
der can transform himself into half horse, half
alligator pOltcian-how readily dyed in the wool
subteuanean can wash away his stains of indei-
BILE democracy" and come out a conservative, pure
as the driven snow. when by doing, he fancles he
shall be more likely to find favor in the eyes Of him,
who. with the advice and consent of the Senate,
shall appoint" &c: &c. am confident that if the
Governor could only proper to hold to the Off
ces tor two years shaknglthem over the heads ofthe
thousand applicants, without the slightest ntimaon
OF preference to any of them, he would be the most
powerful and popular man In the State during the
whole time.
That confidence of hope, peculiar to every mans
own self, would lead each to suspect himselfto be
the favored one, on HON at last would descend
the long expected blessing. But Gov. Bouck lsnot
cruel man, though safe and cautious one and
when he shall have diligently collated, compared,
examined and revised" all the conflicting claims,
you will the men here, from your great Gotham,
back again. moving in their wonted spheres, the vast
multitude, with elongated countenances, and the
favored few with that peculiar smile which your old
IrIpn ND he hV of has
made immortal. The Governor will take time to
do what he considers right in the matter of appoint
ments, the Impotence Of the applicants to the con-
trary Notwithstanding.
The Governor has rather novel, but by the bye
very udiclous plan, for comparing the merits, ne
cessities, and claims Of the different applicants
Zone at time" is the rule: With all conceiva-
BILE gravity, mixed with affabe condescension, he
invites the trembling postulant to state his claim in
few words, that opportunity may be offered to others
in their turn With pen in hand, and the book OF
doom spread before him, he pens down whatever
he deems important in the case to assist him in the
selection OF person to fill the Office under applica
ton; dscouraging all generalites and cutting short
all long wlnded and elaborate declarations con-
the maintenance Of its integrity in the section where
the office Is located and all torebodings that if this or
that, or the other aspiranf be nominated, the party
will explode! All such preaching he has happy ia
imaginable. By noting down the political expe-
riences OF so many active parsans, ne gains also
knowledge OF the affairs of the democracy of the
State, which cannot but be useful to after genera.
tons, should it happen tina. by any mishap, these
biographical sketches should get into the hands OF
the publishers. A rich treat it would be though =
Boz might shear off his laures with handsaw,
and Burchard's blue book would be forgotten for
ever. Good heavens, only think! the political me-
molr of such men as Tom Carr, Slamm, Vache,
and their illustnous contemporaries What were
the, Sybne Books of old Rome, compared
with the "Record Confessional" of the office
seekers of the Empire State? Nothing. | could
give transcript Of few pages of the above record,
which would be exceedingly interesting to not few
Of the leading politicians in your city; but refrain
from the deectable task. hope none Of them will
be seized with the ague, for fear l may do So for
solemnly won't do it, Tell them so, that they
may breathe more freely. Much as ] like sport, l
spare them for the present. They will soon be put
out of their misery, poor fellows.
After all the only publication that, i'm point OF inter-
es., political, moral and religious; in point of in
structon as to what qualifications and services best
deserve the rewards of office and in point of pow
erul exhortation to the duty of submitting to, and
bearing with christian fOrttude. the disappointment
and other ills which office is heir to- excels
all other literary works, these, or any other sub
jects, not excepting even the manuscript "Record"
OF Gov Bouch-is the New York Herald.
T. r. T.