The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1846-02-16
WASHINGTON, Feb. 9, 1876.
The Politics Of the Day-Who 10 to be the neat
presideuf2

WASHINGTON, Feb. 8, 1896
The Politics Of the Day-Who 10 to be the reat
President?
lam q retired sand discounted politician, and
have had but little opportunity, recently, of know
ing what was going on in the great world, except
by peeping through the loop-hole OF your Weekly
He,uld-a pretty wide loophole, you wi.say.
Itwas with inexpresslble pleasure that read, in
your paper received yesterday. the important letter
from washington, dated the 10Th ultimo, giving in
detail the plans Of campaign Of the two great armies
or rather OF the great coon army, for the year
ls4s To- veteran coon like myself, the announce
ment Of the name Of our intended leader, acted like
the sound OF trumpet upon war-horse put out to
grass fastened the latch Of my log.cabln, took
drink OF hard cider and posted of with all speed to
this wonderful capital, to learn the continuation OF
your special correspondents account, and gather
farther particulars
1t Is ALL an he says. sir. Cest a6aire asvangte.
Our Dalgetty's have now the satisfaction Of know
ing, two years before hand, under whose banner
they to fight, to whom they to apply for pay
and rations for their services, and pensions and
plaisters tor their wounds.
next President Colonel Webb, OF the regular ar
my, is to remove his types and traps to Washington,
and become the administration organ and govern
IL o'clock, meridian. March 4, 1919 Il will contain,
of course exposition Of the principles set forth in
General SCOTS letter of October 25 lS4l. "My
principles" says ne, IN that letter, are convc-
commend Gland Distribution Bill" and "Bank-
rupt Bill, "Qo wipe ouhe scores OF another decade)
and, as the General believes that "a Bank of the
United States is not only necessary and proper
but Indispensable the successful operations oi the
Treasury" bank will be recommended, proper
toned to the increased wants and population Of the
county-say sixty million monster to begin with
thirty-ve million, it will require more than twice
that capital to accommodate" population OF
twenty-five million in lS49. Colonel Webb--regu-
II; that t such bank would be Indispensable TO the
successful operations" of the organ. Such famous
organ as 1t will be, will require a large bellows TO
raise the wind. sA
Yes, sir, praised be the gods, we shall have another
Bourbon restoration Of it. Nothing shall be forgot
and nothing shall be learned. As for the Conser
vatves and others, who fancy that they helped TO
60 to the ID and shake themse!ves-shakc the
metaphysical cob-webs off their jackets, the. crotch
cts out OF their noodles. The sooner they are alb
stracted from our ranks the better, for they only
serve to distract and are not to be satisfied with
either pay or plumber. 4
As for Judge McLean-peace to his names, he
is politically dead and buried obsolete, beyond re-
demptlon. / had some notion OF the man once land
might lament his melancholy exit. But sir, 10 speak
the truth. he had been SO long out Of the world OF
politics. to have become quite green-horn again.
Our friends here say that he might have Jared dit
ferenty, but he was too insuferaby luke-warm-
chilly in fact dampenng their ardor like cold bath
He squeezed no hands--smiled In no faces-patted
no shoulders-met no advanccs-made no promises.
What could be done with such man Z He thought
himself bound by consistency, because, IN his letter
OF lS4l, he referred with appreciation TO the exam
pie Of Jefferson, Madison, and Monroe, az men who
"neither took nor seemed to take any agency IN
their own advancement''-and in the same letter
quoted MIR Monroe's declaration, when urged 10
bestow an office one OF his own personafriends,
whom he did not believe qualiied-"No man can
feel more grateful than tor personaacts Of kind
ness, but in making this appointment, have high
public duty to perform, and must look to the public
Now, to make such ridiculous professions as
these calculated only create distrust in those who
were disposed to be his friends, properly encour-
aged, was bad enough-but TO adhere TO them, to
endeavor to convince the knowing ones here, the
old stagcrs and managers Of the party, that they
something more than professions, was too bad. II
was hike attempting to throw dust in eyes that could
In rejecting upon this recent and admirable ar
rangement, have been forcibly struck, Mr., Bennett
with the march OF Improvement In our happy coun-
Try. The magnetic telegraph 10 q great thlng-
cutting shoe pegs. So is Coeman's Eolan attach
ment, and many Others. But regard all these as
nothing positively nothing In comparison with the
or forty years ago, the people were put to the trou
BILE Of manufacturing their own Presidents, and We
see what an awkward fist they made Of it. They
nRon such an
Ne
held the rcins of power az ii they were driving an
old family coach to church, and were afraid Of spill
ing the Insides, or making the horses sweat. To
remedy this, caucuses were Invented, which, al
though the idea did not work well IN practice, nau
rally led 10 the discovery OF the Convention, by
which more than half the labor was saved at once,
and an infinitely better article Of President was
turned out-a sprighuy, active Jehu, who made his
steeds caracole and show their meule, and was al
ways doing something to amuse and interest the
passengers their necks, 10 be sure, but still
making them feel lively. tyt eaa1m sn
But this last improvements the caucus to precede
the convention-the convention with a caucus at
tachment, as ii were-rehders the machinery per-
feet. II saves all the labor So far az President
making is concerned, the people may 60 70 sleep:
Their Presidents will be made for them hundred
years in advance, il necessary, and they will be sky
rocket Presidents, l tall ye. III
P.S-Since writing the above, have read the
correspondence communicated to Congress on Sa-
turday. You will understand il, Of course. Noses
were counted in the Senate, and IL was found that
the notice would Not pass. Calhoun 10 to bear the
responsibility Of defeating il, and ahElnking from
im maintenance of our "clear and unquestionable
rights" while the administration rcape all the glory
,f bold defiance OF Great Britain, without the
LANCER. We shall 60 on, popping Oregon by the
multiplication table and otherwise, unless. whichs
1ot improbable after such correspondence, the
British government chooses to give the notice, and
bring matters to close. T. r FrTz Coon.
RICHMOND, Feb. 5, 1876.
BaiLs and Parties = TIE NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
Law.