The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1846-05-01

NO I'm not. Inc Dy-sIdnuclS are aPpeale0 TO-
"Wasn't he looking at meT "Yes, he was"
''No he wasn't" "You're IT." says one. "You're
a i'd l-r, and coward to boot" says the other;
and then commences, between principals and back
ers, regular upand-down, rough and tumble fight.
Both parties come off with discolored eyes and
bloody noses and after thus contributing to the
amusement OF ihe spectators both stink of, with the
very gratifying reflection that they have acted very
foolish part
There are two committees of the House appoint
ed-one to examine into Mr.. Ingersoll's conduct,
which may be called the bread-and butter commit
tee; and the other to investigate the truth OF the
charges against Mr..Webster, which may be called
the marbles committee. Now, it is our opinion that
the Investigations OF both committees will amount
to just nothing at all 1t impossible to change the
opinion of the public to the respectabiy or cha
racter Of either of the beligerent parties. Notwith-
standing the wholesale denuncations of the party
press opposed to him, Mr. Ingersol will still retain
the rank in the estimation OF both friends and
enemies, that he now holds The history Of his
financial concerns is too well known, to at oil affect
his standing or character. The Investigations of
the breadand-butter committee will not, therefore,
elicit any thing to that gentlemans PREJUDICE in the
estimation of his friends. 1t will not raise him a
peg higher in that of his enemies. Mr. Ingerso, az
Chairman OF the Committee of Foreign Relations,
had access to the State Department; and In looking
over the archives Of the Department, stumbled ON
those documents which he has brought forward to
eliminate Mr.. Webster. He had right to have
access to il in the discharge Of his official duty, and
consequently had no difficulty in obtaining sight
OF the documentsin question The idea that he re-
sorted to unfair means to gain possession of them,
is totally absurd. This WILL doubtless, be the purport
Of the report Of the bread-and butter committee;
and the charge against Mr. Ingersoll will thus fall
to the ground.
The main part Of the charge against Mr.. Webster
is, that he used portion of the service fund
for the settlement Of the Northeastern boundary
question II is alleged, that in order to give tone
to public opinion on the frontier he gave douceurs
from this fund to several locofoco editors in Maine,
by which they were induced to advocate the treaty
II MI. Webster did use the secret service money
IN this way, to secure the passage of the treaty we
tunk that ne converted it to legitimate purpose,
and fully IN accordance with the intentention of the
law by which the fund created The little loco
loco papers on the border could not subsst without
some sustenance. They consequently cIamored
against the treaty, on the same principle that chill
dren cry when they are hungry; and to silence this
clamor IN order to secure the passage of treaty
which he thought would be beneficial to the coun-
try, Mr.. Webster threw some OF the most ravenous
of those hungry children piece Of bread and but
ter from the secret service pantry In this we think
he was fully justified. All the party papers are sup
ported on this blackmail system. Certain indivdu-
ais, in order to obtain certain political ends contri-
butte an amount Of money to establish paper that
will advocate their interests. The editor Is the a,l-
tomaton that moves the pawns, or the knights, or
the castles, as the case may be- according to the d.
rection Of the wires underneath. But the men that
move the wires must have their daily wages, else
the wires will not move and thus black-mail is le-
WED on the wholesale. If private individuals con-
tribute blackmail for political purposes we see no
why Secretary of State should not do SO to
secure an end that appeared TO him justifable.
We have an open and papable instance of this
black-mail system, in the establishment of the
Umion-the organ Of the present administration at
Washington. This entire transaction, comprising
as it does the self extinction Of Mesrs Blair and
Rives-for consideration-the appointment Of Mr..
Richie by Mr.. Polk for ever-that is, during his
administration-also for considerahon-to wit,
that he should be allowed to fodder at the Congress
s,onal manger-forms one Of the most amusing and
interesting pages in the history Of the back-mai
system. 1t will thus be seen, that Mr. Polk as well
the supporters Of all the partizan papers through
out the country, contribute black secure their
own ends. We do not see why Mr.. Secretary
Webster should be impeached for doing privately,
what is openly done by the present administration
so that the investigation of the marbles committee
will be attended with the results as that Of the
breadaud-butter committee. Both will be obliged
return their writs endorsed nxa bona, or rather,
nuAa mala; and thus this sublime humbug, the ap-
pointment Of investigating committees, to ruin the
regulations of two distinguished who hate each
other with deadly hatred, will come to farcica
termination.
EMaRArroN.-The tide OF emigration still flows;
six fhousa nd three hnndxad nd ninet,x