The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1844-01-18

we also give likeness OF Amelia Norman appear
in entering the Court This case creates great
deal of notice and excitement
To CoRREsroNpENTs Typo" giving humorous de-
scrpon OF the sale Of the famous printing materials
Thames street, Tuesday has been received. Icor.
rect, it will be published
Rejection Of MIR. Henshaw-The Decelvers
of Captain Tyler getting Deceived them
selves.
The rejection OF David Henshaw, nominated 10
the Office OF Secretary of the Nav, by large vote
IN the United States Senate, seems 10 have opened
the eyes of the community to the peculiar STATE OF
things and peculiar relations subsslinS amongst all
the parties at Washington, towards the president,
and the President towards the other parties 1t is
not yet known what the precise vote was, but the
probability is that the great bulk Of both parties
have united in placing their ban upon Mr.. Hen
shaw and that the are both public and pr-
vats-politica and fnancial-some such reasons, in
deed as would affect the popularity of any man
who had gone through the same sort of career
1t is also that the rejection has been made
IN the face of very strong effort made by Mr..
Webster to produce the confirmation of the reec-
ted nominee, while it is probable that Mr.. Tyler
himself was perfectly Indifferent as TO his fate, as
no doubt from his knowledge of the gross decep-
ton to which he has beea subjected, he is ndihe-
rent to the fate of many others.
This rejection, indeed, is but. the commencement
of series, which will very speedily show them
selves in other quarters-and both parties will part
ly avenge the wrongs and receptions which have
been practised upon the President during the last
two years
We have now positive information from WASH
ington that Jeremiah Towle, for naval officer, Gre
CORY Dillon and John S. McKbbin for appraisers in
New York. with number of others in Boston and
elsewhere, have been sent in by the President to
the Senate for confirmation. Ii is also stated that
very little or no opposition will be made to their
confirmation, and it is highly probable that such
an event may take place We perceive also on the
ground at Washington, prepared TO take care OF
these and other nominations number Of lndlvi-
duas belonging to that particular interest through
which these persons were nominated to Office
We allude particularly to George D. Strong, iona
than D Stevenson, John L. Graham, and various
other individuals.
During the last few days we have heard good
deal Of remark in relation 10 these appointments,
and the propriey and improperly of confirming
them. We believe that this batch, so far as New
York is concerned, is the "tall'' of the great
servative anaconda, whose head is N. P. Tall
ma1ge, of the Senate-and no has contrved, by
hook or by crook, to carry away from the Webster
influence OF this city, large portion Of the spois
connected with the New York Custom House and
Post Office few brief historical deails will ex
plain our meaning, and may not be without their
interest and their moral. Listen then
1t will be recollected that Immediately after the
election of General Harrison, and before he was
naugurated at Washington what terrible contest
was originated amongst all the politicians of New
York and Washington, in relation to the dlstrbu
ton Of Offices in the gilt of the general government,
in the city of New York. These spolls were valued
at the rate Of over million of dollars per annum
creating, may readily be supposed, vast deal Of
speculation, enterprise and contention. Well, what
do we behold 1t seems that the applicants for
these offices were divided into three grand baaions
or divisions The first was headed by Mr. Web
steT, and was considered the leading New England
interest, including Mr.. Curtis, now Collector, Mr..
Hoffman, the District Attorney, and variety of
other persons appointed afterwards by General Har
rson 10 offices in the Custom House. This was the
great intellectual interest-the great New England
interest in New York-the great interest managed
and conducted by the steam-eDgne in breeches.
The next interest which commended for these spolls
was that headed by n. p Tallmadge of the Senate.
IHey called themselves conservatives anu WIN
great deal Of smoothness of manner and smiles
their faces, and all sorts OF deception which
they know so we'll how to employ, they continued
TO manage matters so az to get at least foo-hod
here by the appointment of Sas M. Stillwell as
Marshal. That all they got before General
Harrison's death In the meantime, the Clay in
terest, per SC, came into the field, and for long
period maintained vigorous warfare with the other
divisions for portion of the spolls, and at last
had TO be content with the navy agency Accord
ingly, all these appointments were made, as we
have indicated by General Harrison, in the general
conflict between Mr.. Webster's friends, Mr. Tall
madse's friends, and Mr.. Cay's particular friends.
On the death of President Harrison and the &C
cession of Mr. Tyler, new state OF things was
apparently presented, but not so new or different
a. many imagine. The " Conservative" interest,
Mr.. Tamadge, the senator at It's head, although
represented only extensive enough in numbers
10 fill an omnibus, now contrived by various ways
10 maintain their foot-hel. in the confidence OF Mr..
Tyler, and their influence in the White House,
whilst from that day Mr.. Websters power began
10 decline. Accordingly, soon after, to the asto-
nishment of every body, we saw John L. Graham
appointed post master of New York, and confirmed
by the Senate, with a number of other equally ex-
traordlnary manifestations, happening at the same
time and concurrns to indicate the same influence.
Matters stood In this way for considerable time,
aud very jealous and well maintained rivalry was
kept up between the Webster clique and the Tall
midge clique, to which should most successfully
deceive, dupe, and humbug the President Various
meetings were got up In this city-sometimes in
Wall sreet-sometmes in Canal street-sometimes
in Washington Ha-sometimes in the Park
sometimes in the street, and sometimes at the Bat
terry, but all by some means or other were defeat
c1 in consequence of the counter-operatons of the
friends of Mr.. Clay, per Sc and the movements Of
Mr. Clay himself at Washington.
At this period, Mr. Tyler, having made the dis
covery that he could not make any impression on