The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1845-08-17
WASHINGTON. August IA. 1916.

The Example of MachiareRi-Incidentai Misappre-
hsnson Corrected The "Seren Star Letter, and
the Editors of the Union-Fwther Disclosures
Connected rith the Movements to the Expulsion Of
Blair f. Ripes-Reasons Jphy, and the Results
thus far Uncertain and Unwop,tiO"s Prospect
for the Fatue-TAe Administration, The Organ
and the Democratic Party, all in Danger.
AS we are of the regular army Of the efficient
and enerprisng corps of the Nee York Herald, we
have read with much satisfaction specimen letter
from "Machavelli,' in your paper coming to hand
this morning. The materie however, of that letter.
are but in few particulars original-the discoveries
of the writer are by no means remarkabe-nor are
Its postuata and deductions The great recommen
datlon, In our view, is the calm, independent, and
dispasslonate temper in which the subject in hand is
discussed With the removal OF single personal
allegation of the writer, shall endeavor herein TO
pursue the subject of his able disqusition with other
and col atera topics naturally arising from the main
question. The allegation 10 which we dissent, is,
that the editors of the Constitution influence your
correspondent IN the premises, TO their own petty
lntrgues, (whatever they may be) for the dispace-
ment Of Father Richie and the organ Now. as
gentlemen, we confess TO a high regard for Messrs
harris q Heart As politicians, our predictions
are widely different from theirs and they know it
and they have shaped their conversations in their
COLLISIONS with us upon the Avenue, accordingly
We are neither the instrument of the administration
nor OF the Southern Calhoun-men, nor OF the North
en van buren, Wright men, nor Of the Western
Van Buren, len-men, nor of the sold hunkers,"
nor OF the ''yonng democracy" nor of the Union
nor OF the Constitution, of the wings the Irish
or the natives in orr capacity as correspondent of
the Nep York Herald-but we are. rs Tar as in Ms
hes, the impartial exponent Of NEE and things as
tney exist or nave existed and Of tn resalts Of the
future from the movements and indications OF the
present, with an abld ling regard for TRUTH Justice and
charity which would redeem the hypocrisy OF many
along visaged Pharlses, who stands at the church
altar, and thanks God that he is not as other men
are.
But regarding the mystery of the seven stars. the
ve or SIX stars, and their application respectively to
Msssrs. Rltchie and Heiss, the case mades out by
Mscnlaveih Is neither positively conclusive. nor
unanswerable We hear, from source entitled to
conslderatlon, that MAJOR Lewis, himself, has alb
solved Mr.. Richie and Mr.. Heiss, as the persons
1sferred to IN Jackson's letter Major l.. of April
sth last Now, il this be true, all controversy ncul-
pating the publishers of the g Union" is at once ar
rested. But, not assured of the fact we waive its
aovanages Tor the present, and shall proceed TO re-
cdpituate some further circumstances that have come
10 gnt, as connected with the transfer of the organ
of Blair and Rives i
II is asceralned that (or upon this point we have
driven Father Richie to the wall1 il Is ascertaned
beyond the possibility of refutaon that last sum
mer, Co. Folk gave certain well understood pledges
upon paper 70 ne conservatives for their
IN mis- support during the last Presidential campaign
s now intimated to u.s. thai, coupled with the condi-
tons asked by the conservatives and conceded h,
Coi Pok, was the bold and undi guised requisition
OF the unqualified expulsion of Blair and Rives from
the conduct OF the administration paper The ma.
lenant spirit OF persecution with which the conser
yatives charge they were pursued by Blair after THEN
detection.
70 Tppecanoe and Tyler too,
IN lS4l, and which your own recollection. General
D., VIII substantiate, gives TO this disclosure the
strongest crcumstantlal evidence OF authenticity
Assuming the indictment al its full yalue Here
then, we lind Col. Polk, from the day of his elec.
non, situated as chip between Seylla and Charib-
as IN high wind and dark night lfhe dischag ed
n,alr hves, ne would incur the ire of Gen. Jack
son; II ne retained them he would as surely meet the
vengeance OF the conservatives, the Tyler men, and
the Calhoun men, and perhaps the Young democracy
!or not knowing who they are, we know not whai
tney are. But, independent of this-indep enden OF
the tear OF the conservatives. of pledges TO them
the new President was impeled by another and
very natural motive to the turning out' of Blair
q hlves from the executive organ Blair was
savage cut and thrust, vindlcve party bipot in the
estlmatIon OF many men, and perhaps in the estima-
non OF the Presbyterian church,to which Mr. andMrs
70 rok are i9ndy attached, particularly the ,tter)
TOO decidedly agrarian. blasphemous, and vulgar
Inc odor OF nationality" attached to the Globe |
must necessarily, ty identification attach itself n
Ine administration with which il was associated = |
BESIDES, II was not inludciousy apprehended tina,
Dair would become, ut encouraged IN his dictate
ai career by his retention in pace) the despot and
not tne Wiling instrument Of the administration
Inc necessyior the superceding of Blair was there
tore, strongly and boldly defined and fortnight
after the Inauguration we have the matter formally
i iaia before the cabinet We have Mr.. Buchanan
OF the dstrust OF the attev of the ancient
imputed to the former. The supposed partialitv OF
BLAIR to Col Benton in the publication of his speech
e. IN tne senate, added not little to the Hon
oecre'arys prejudice against the handsome Ken
tuckian, leading, II Is said, the orthodox Pennsyl-
vsnian, SO far from his eqanmty of forbearance as
20 cause nun 20 pronounce the Globe "not the organ
OF the party, but of one man-the prostitute of Col
benton But, without further pursuing the causes
OF the obnoxlousness of the Globe, to the majority
OF the Cabinet, which doomed it TO the guillotine
axe OF rotation, come we TO the movements in
tennessee contemperanously with the action OF the
Cabinet. - ~
On the 9Th of April last the day on which Gen
Jackson wrote the seven star letter to Major Lewis
ne also wrote to the President You will discover
III the outset OF his letter to Major Lewis On the
next day ne wrote to Messrs Blair IL Rives, urginp
ing lhem IN them IN them In the strongest terms moi
10 give up the Globe, If million were offered for
tnaf II Was contract of conpusion The letter writ
ten at the Hermitage sent over to Nashville The |
same evening, and duly mailed. Gen Armstrong. |
Inc rqstmaster discovering the destiny of the letter
ana the bold autograph Of Gen. Jackson IN the |
Ilgn. hana upper corner, and being duly and fully
ADVISED from the powers at Washington of the |
movement IN contemplation with regard to the or.
gan, ahu pelng under bonds to concsie General |
Jackson at all hazards, TO the dreadful but ndis
Pensaole alternative about to he assumed and sus
p,,h, .ae uqe import of the letter, and that il |
might confirm the obsiinacy of Blair in resistno his
impeachment to the last did not trans,oi, The l,,
70 asnington, but held it in reserve uni, he had
naa consultation with Old Hickory on The aub |
Ject, through which he prevailed on the old Here
10 countermand the lnunctons in said letter toElsr
and under all the circumstances to recommend I'm
TO sell the Globe: This last letter, it is suonosed
was mailed with the first, written two DAYS ors. |
wously, the two arriving simultaneously in Wash |
lngton. We have it indirectly from Mr. Rives. that
had the first letter Of the General reached them IN
q K IN Its order, their minds would have been
made up TO the sacrifice OF their last dollar rather
than yield the wall to their enemies Gen. Arm
strong IS now our Consul at Liverpool, at ten thou
vices. -
y General Jackson apprised of the overtures Of
n,,cn,e telss, from the first-he remembered the
auclenI declaraton OF Mr.. Richie. that .the tl.c