The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1844-06-11

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here and elsewhere, we have engaged, as usual,
very fast express, to enable us to put il before
them in anticipation of every other establishment
in this city.
DUFF GREEN, THE WARWICK OF THE DEMOCRACY
We have been very much amused of late by the
various theories which have been offered, account
ing for the recent defeat of Mr.. Van Buren, before
the Baltimore Convenon-the nomination of Mr..
Polk-and variety of changes which have re-
Gently taken place within the bosom of the demo-
cratic party. Many attribute these movements and
changes to this man and to that handsome TO
Captain Tyler-some to this accdent-and some
TO that accdent-some even to Mr.. Buffers con-
duct and that of Mr.. Van Buren's friends Our
own opinions, based on no little personal know
ledge of the matter, is that Duff Green has had
more finger in this extraordinary pie, than any
other man in the country. And if we were TO
draw aside the curtain and give a real history OF
his movements during the last few years, every
person would be satsfed-in spite of all his modes
~, retiring disposition and imperturbabe spirits,
that he has been the perfect Warwick of the de-
mocratic party-setng up and pulling down their
great men at pleasure.
We may as well give few gmpses of the facts
on which this opinion is founded It is well known
that Duff made a good deal of noise in En-
gland during his last visit, in relation to certain
commercial negotiations which he was conduct
ing, and the object of which was the establishment,
of commercial treaty between this country and
England for the admission of our bread.stuffs and
other productions at certain rate of duty, in ex-
change for the admission of British manufactured
goods. The most important of these negotiations
was conducted during the last summer, and it was
then that Duff was engaged in very remarkable
correspondence with the President and great men
OF this country, and also in visiting the great me
the other side, out of which events the singular
state OF things was produced which we have seen
result in the rejection of Mr. Van Buren,, the
elevation of the Texas and Oregon questions into
the leading political topics of the day, and the pre-
ponderance OF the Southern politicians in the nom-
ination of Mr.. Polk. We know il to be fact, that
last summer while Duff was in London he was very
busy in this private correspondence with the
President and Mr.. Calhoun, in urging the neces-
sity of taking that very ground recently assumed
in regard to Texas, and pointing out the position
in which it would place the country-how it would
form great weapon of control and power over
the British government-and that, in the end, it
would lead to the overthrow of Mr.. Van Buren,
and all the Northern set of politicians. 1t was
coveres of certain movements OF Andrews, and
other abolitionists in England, on which he wrote
the letter to Mr.. Upshur, which originated the
whole OF the Texas movement by Mr. Tyler; that
letter being the one communicated by Mr. Upshur
TO Congress, under the name of distinguished
citizen of Maryand"-Duf hailing from Maryland
at that time; and the writer of which letter, Mr.
Calhoun recently in his correspondence to the Sc
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by any record in the Department of State.
While Duff was in London he had frequent in
tervicws with Sir Robert Peel, Lord John Russell.
Sir John Easthope, and other distinguished states
men, and in his communications to them, gene
rally gave the same views of the position of the
democratic party in this country, and what their
movements would be, that we have recently seen
realized in the preponderance of the Texas
and Oregon questions, and the defeat of Mr. Van
Buren, a candidate for the Presidency We
have no doubt that those statesmen and news
paper writer's, who ridiculed Duff while in London,
and making those revelations, will now be disposed
to regard hun with great deal more respect and
look upon him one who yields wand almost as
powerful that of the enchanter in the Eastern
fable.
We might 60 into the detail of number of facts
some of them highly amusing too-showing how
Duff played his cards in London-how he got ac-
quainted with all the great men there-how he
talked with them-how he picked up one WIkof'
how he made arrangements with him to start
new paper-how they quarrelled-and how since
that time Duff has been very busy in Washington
and has at last completed the project which he
commenced IN London, in giving new direction
TO the action of the government on the Texas and
Oregon questions, and by the aid of a curious COM
binauon OF circumstances, prostrang Mr.. Van
Buren,, and putting in his place Mr.. Polk, of Ten
nessee, under whose Presidency (should he be
eIected)-Duf Green will be one OF the most ex-
traordinary men of the day. and have more infu-
ence than any other politician in the field But we
let the curtain fall for the present.
THE IDA.-This little steam yacht made dftour
through the upper bay Saturday afternoon, touch
ing at Castle Garden, the u. s. ship North Caro-
lima, and Governors Island, at which places she
was visited by the officers and citizens generally.
She is well worth visit, and will be anchored of
the Battery 10 day two, where she can be seen.
This afternoon she is to convey General Almonte,
the Mexican Ambassador, and suite, to the North
Carolina, where he will be received with the usual
honors.
MUsIcAL.-Signor De Begins had good benefit
last night. Borghese was in capital voice Korpo.