The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1845-11-19

therefore, fully due In the anxiety TO receive her
news, the spectators think her passage long one
Position and Policy OF the Administrations
Views OF the Future.
In some of the ancient chronicles of Greece sin.
gular and amusing accounts are sometimes furnish
ed, illustrating the peculiar characteristics of the
oraces, during the latter stages or their existence,
and before Christianity had driven the devil and al
his oraces out of the world "Once on a time,'
as the story OF Cinderella has it, great king and
potentate visited of these oracles; whether 1t
was the oracle of Apollo or not, we cannot tell His
majesty wanted to discover what would be the re-
suit of campaign, which he had projected against
certain nation of barbarians to the North, and he
accordingly applied TO the Pythoness, to ascertain
what she could unridde of the future, with regard
to that great expedition. The Pythoness was not
exactly young, but singular mixture of age-youth
-capricious temper-and lucid intervals He al
tempted TO coax the future out of her but happen
ing to be IN bad humor on the day when he an
preached the temple, she did nothing but scold and
scold, and rate his majesty-find fault with the tie
of his kerchlef, and ridicue the cut of his hair
The willy potentate finding that coaxing and good
humor would not have an effect upon the oracle
then began another system of punishment and
vexaton OF the moment, and the fury of the present
annoyance, the Pythoness broke forth full of predlc
tons OF all kinds, disclosing the future as broad and
as clear as the discloses the landscape at noon
day, with the clear sky, and not cloud to mar the
face OF heaven
Such is the position OF Mr.. Richie, the printer TO
President Polk, both residing at Washington. the
one in the White House, and the other in the old
house belonging to the Globe, which is sort of
Delphos TO the Capitol. Mr. Richie is the oracle
the he-Pythoness of the Administration. In former
days, MI. Blair, whose amabllity was, to wonder
lextent and beautiful indeed as prophetess of old
occupied the same positions bat he having fulfilled
his destiny has retired to enjoy the oti,.n cum dig
nfate at Silver Creek, and to taste the blessings Of
well spent life and well boarded spos MIR
hichle Is the printer and Pythoness now, and when
we could not find oNt the secrets OF the Cabinet and
the Administration, nor the mysteries of the White
House from HIM, by coaxing and gentle means, by
tickling hlm under the chin. or comphmenting him
on his venerable wisdom, and the sanctlty of the
Jefiersonlan democracy, and the profundity of the
resolutions OF l79S-when we could not ACCOMPLISH
our intentions IN this way we thought il best TO TAX
zeal out OF ancient history, and TO approach him as
the KING did IN the story we have Just told, taken
from one OF the ancient chronicles of Greece-pnch
nm ana lease HIM TILL at last he bursts forth dscos-
ing the future-the Intentions of the Cabnet-the
wishes OF the Presldent-the mysteries of the White
douse-every thing that politician can want or
dlsciose IN the greatest fulness, and with the most
compete elaboration IN his columns, as we have
given IN another portion OF this days Herald
MI Ritche is touchy and tender, and exceeding
ysensitlve and wonderfully caprcious, Just as were
the ancient oracles OF the old world But he must
earn noderatien and keep his temper. and try to
meet ms destiny with tortitude and calmness We
wish 10 DO nm no harm-but if he gets too touchy.
we must administer little medicine to him in his
own way. lie berates contemporary and also the
NeW f@k Herald, tor supposing that Mr. Benton
mas any influence In the columns of the organ rela
i've 10 me oregon position, taken up by the admin
istraton Well, we have no wish to mis-, epresen,
either MIR. Polk Mr.. Richie, and we will take If
Tor granted that the opinions put forth by the
on the Oregon question, the opinions of the ad.
ministraton without reference to Mr. Benton or any
other individual fetwe will affirm positively. that
We nave right, IN ascertaning the position on anv
public measure taken by the administration, to spe-
cuate on the tendencies of such position and such
policy on the fortunes and destiny of politicians
sectlonso OF the country, and the administration tses
Now we do affirm positively, that bold, naked and
uncompromlslng position in the whole of the Ore
gon territory, at all hazards will have the effect en-
trey to PROSTATE Mr.. Calhoun as promin ept man
IN the Democratic party, unless he abandon his own
ground, and come out that popular side OF the cues
ton, for we believe it to be now at the hazard of
losing the support of his section of the country
VI this tendency, there can be no doubt
Of the other developments of these curious and
touchy articles we have only few brief words TO
say We are assured that Mr. Polk Is not a canoi
date Tor the succession-that he will not enter into
any contest for that end, and will conduct his admit
nistration fearlessy, for the general good of the
country, and tor the purpose of carving out the
principles which were so well set forth in the Ba-
more Convention. We are also assured that he
VIII treat all portions OF the party that carried him
INTO power with equal justice and impar.lality We
nave no doubt these are the Intentions of the Presi-
dent but will be very difficult, under the conflict
OF various interests, for any administration to carry
OUT these principles with perfect impartiality and
discrimination. Mr.. Polk and his administration
can assume no peculiar and positive ground on any
question, without affecting the interests of some o
the leading candidates for the succession, either
more or less favorably. An independent press has
perfect right TO speculate these points, without
being taken to task by the public printer at Wash
lhgton, or scoded by distinguished iocum tenens
~ the Ex-Globe office, who may wish the votes
NE next Congress. We never, as an Independent
journalist can give up our liberty of thought and ext
preston, whether 1t is pleasing the government or
gan or not and we have every reason to believe tina,
me President himself is more pleased with these
discussions on the tendency of his policy, both for
elgn ana domestic, than the organ itself And we
would advise Mr. Richie hereafter to regulate his
temper-to control his sensitive feelings, and 10
pursue more dignifed course, than to be always
bouncing up at every correspondent who NAV han.
pen TO drop casual remark or scold at eyerv ,our
nal disposed to speculate and philosophse on the
of the administration
This advice is meant well, and the more that Mr..
Rltche takes of the dose, he will find IL conducvs