The New York herald., 1845-01-14
Albany.
Correspondence Of the Herald
ALBANY, Jan. IL, lS45.
Politics and Pudding.


DEAR SIR:-
1t is hardly necessary to inquire whether or not
in the course of your many far and wide journey
iags over the face Of our" great country" you
have found yourself in the classic grounds of
Lindenwald. Permit an attentive observer to re.
mark that these are great grounds Of themselves,
and doubly great, from the fact that they belong
in fee simple to man who has filed an unu-
sually large space inhe worlds vision, and theyAre
now the residence of the same distinguished man
who, whether the world believes it or not, exercises
and will continue to exercise amount OF influence
al home and abroad in the State and National Coun-
clls altogether gratifying TO his friends and adhe-
rents, and those who hone to prof bv such ipf]u
ence while it may truly be asserted aud believed
that the knowledge or suspicion of such influence
Is, TO those that hate him, a constant ANNOYANCE
and uneasiness. You have then visited Kinder
hook, or more euphoniously speaking-the manor
Of Lndenwad3 This is the home of Martin
Van Buren, emphatically his home for few men
are 80 constant In their stay Whence, as NAV
be supposed, he is able not exactly to ride the whir
wind and direct the storm, but to have something
to say with voice potential as double the Dukes
in whatsoever matter seemeth good unto him.
That such will be his prerogative, in far as he
ministration, we should suppose might be reason
ably inferred, without any undue stretch of the
Imagination, from the remarks of Mr.. Dallas made
ia your city on the Slh instant. The Vice Pfesl-
least, measurably Should it so happen that his
casting vote in the Senate may determine the
course Of events, not only. with regard TO the
then The opinions and pediiectons Of mt. MT.
Dallas will enjoy an added weight Of import
ance, not to say dignity. When, therefore, it is
considered that the above mentioned remarks OF
Mr.. Dallas. at the Tammany supper, were all about
Mr. Van Buren, and nobody but Mr. Van Buren,, is
il be supposed that all the virtue hath not vet
departed from the cedars and frtrees, and the lin
upon il, Mr. Van Buren knows and feels his
strength the bes, jeers, and infdelity of fac
tlons and cllques to the contrary notwithstanding
"Would It be IN accordance with the rule Of right
and the fitness of things quoth philosopher Square,
On all occasions and in regard TO all subjects -
You will have noticed that the matter Of our
U. States Senators Is a queM0 vexGtG very
1t becomes more perplexng from day TO day
Let no one suppose that from anything the new
Governor has said, his predictions in regard to
his may be known; but if there is reason
or truth In the homely saying about nod being as
good as wink to blind horse, then and in that
case, even Silas Wright must not be considered so
astute, shrewd, and non. .committal gentleman
as many would give him credit for. True the mat
thing to do officially in the choice of Senators
Perhaps he does not care one farthing about the
issue of the election.
In recent letter some mention was made of Mr..
sponslble station of Senator If he would accept,
or signify willingness to accept, with what ease
could he not scatter the lesser men who have been
suggested, and pushed forward here and there and
everywhere You may see what one would ad.
vance. One writer's speculations may be equally
good as those of another. Enough for the hour
1t will be necessary TO say something about The
soon to-be- vacant Judgeship in New York. Grea,
pulling OF buttons prevails. When this correspond
ent speaks, you may give his words such consde-
ration as they deserve. But regarding this vacancy
to be created BY Judge Kent, "a ducat to besgar
" denier"-the city and the inhabitants thereof
will be disappointed. When any thing tangible or
reasonable Gomez to our ear, the quill will move
Livingston & Pomeroy'sl Yours, &c. H.