The New York herald., 1845-12-11
WASHINGTON, Dec. 8. 1915


Otfi"e seeking is most miserable and un-
profitable business, at the best-and even when The
applicant is successful, nine times In len 1t is his
eventual rum.
Society in Washington is much indebted TO the
President Tor bringing on with him a quantity Of
young fellows from Tennessee-a ga liant, Intelligent
lot oi boys they are too. Previous to leaving his
STATE, Mr.. Polk would say 10 them -" John, Bill,
Ned, or Tom las the case might be) will take YOU
on with ME 10 Washington, and give you chance
to something OF The world. when we pet hire
| will give you office worth $1,000 or $500 per
annum. Behave yourself and you can remain there
as long as do; but office holding. for youn man,
IS too often the cause OF his being ruined have
resided at the Capitol several years, and have seen
great amount OF talent buried In those public off,
ces and wish you, NY lad, 10 understand dis
timely, that Qf It pleases Providence to spare my
lite) the last act OF my administration shall be- TO
CAUSE TO he turned out OF Office every Trnnessean
that take on with me, and send him home tor il
he has talent, he get honest living any where
and be OF service TO his State the ecountry-whch
he never can be while holding an office in Wash
ington.
The President had nephew who came on to see
his uncle lnaugurated-he stopped, while here, at
the Tennessee hotel, IN street, where | am STAY
ing. He wanted an office. Says The President
= can very easily give you an Office, but ! will
not. You are young, and stand very we'll at the
Tennessee bar. You must 60 home go to work In
your professIon-you have ability, and short
time yon may get INTO the Legislature, and after
wards you may be elected to Congress. love you
too well to see you destroyed by remaining here"
Mr. Polk has not particle of ambition When
ne heard that he was nominated tor the Presidency,
ne said TO a friend, /" Well, am in vein of luck.
shall beat Clay-lt is my destiny"
Under no circumstances will he again be candi-
date for the Presidency He Is very anxious to per-
form the duties OF his lofty position faithfully and
consciennously-and that II may rebound to his
own credit, and advance the prosperity and happl-
OF the nation. If he has grain Of ambition,
II Is to be loved and thought well OF in Tennessee.
He loves that State as one loves his mother. There
men in Nashville, and other parts Of 1t, who
have prosecuted him for twenty-five years, and now
when he could crush these men TO atoms us certain
and sure as does the famous OF Juggernant
he has mercy and generosity, and spares them. He
has no vlndictveness IN his composlton--wl.h HIM.
bye cones are bye cones he knows and feels that
he is The Presldent," and acts accordingly. be-
leve he has one wish that ls pear and dear 10 his
heart-he wishes to see Tennessee come out largely
democratic, and that too, under his admin stratIop
| have heard SAID here that Mr.. Buchanan
wrote such portion OF the message, Mr. Walker
that, and Mr.. Bancroft another part of it. Let me
tell these knowing gentlemen that it Is false Mr..
Polk wrote every word and line in that important
paper himself.
| am residing al the Tennessee House. kept by
most excellent man, MIR. Butler. Ii is on + street,
corner OF 18th, and one OF the very best hotels in
this city. IL Is to the public offices and Pres-
dents house, and you have all the comforts OF one
ot the avenue hotels at the very lowest and on the
most reasonable terms. ! would cordially recon-
menu my nOrtnern fTiends, VINO are coIHlDS on THIS
winter, to give 1t a trial, as am satisfied they will
never afterwards 90 TO any other place.
To-day Mr. Benton presented 4 petition in the
Senate from some OF the chief men OF the Ameri
can party In Oregon. In the House, western
member gave notice OF his intention to introduce u
bill authorizing "a territorial government in Oregon
Territory, and for other purposes" As said yes
lerday, nothing will be done by our Congress until
they hear what the English Governmentw,ll do. and
we shall hear soon enough, God knows. Your aui-
Gle IN the Sunday number the sui ject OF the ire.
,uent conferences OF the English ministers, is ap
lrsciatsd here, and considered as true statement
oi the real objects OF those interviews. Tne PreG-
tent is about the only man who understands ths
oolicy OF Great Britain. He Is fully aware that all
tie noise on the other side about scarcity OF pro-
sisions," &c, is TO great extent, Judge, yuss
te gueJre" OF the Brush mluistry. He reads of
Ia Hour and wheat, and OF millions III
value beng shipped TO England. he reads OF me
opening OF Brush ports, and OF ship alter ship
leaving our ports Oh tne Alanuc seaboard wilh car
goes oi -four gram, and provisions, and he kao,os
ihot il is tie result Of Brtist p0icy to MI the ga.
aey,es and torehouses Of England, tn proUide for
,chut ttal oovopmet ho at,stdy decide shau gTUw
ou, ~ the o. egyu yussfi ,oar; siid yet "k ise"e
ples,oent sines as compIacenlIy AZ ever, wan me
ios entire confidence Ia the resonrces and roNer,
and IN the high and glorious destiny oi the va c..
are OF which he is tor hrg eltte0 asa 6l.i
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