The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1846-11-11
THE DOCTOR.
WASHINGTON, Nov. o, 1876

WAsHiSeroS Nov. o, 1886
Pohties-The Wings aud Democrats-Mr Walker-7ae
President-His Desire for Urighrs "a. Election-Iis
Tustructionsa Belief Erprsssed-.qsfaton ofihe Pre-.
sidentidi Question rou5ies-Mr Cdihoun-The Tho.
CGse-Desth of Commodore Nicholson-Funeral
of Col Cross.
The recent from New York, and elsewhere, has
produced effect at the White House, and at the De.
partments which almost makes line to the opinion
that the for chills and evers has not entirely
passed away.
The wings Growing lustily-they haunt the teleI
graph Office catch all the little crumbs of comfort sent
by the electric shock and the events of the last week
have already instigated tell what they will do
when they shall have elected their Presidential candi
date. They are already preparing bosom with which
to sweep incumbents out OF Office.
The democrats look demure-and, though appearances
against them, they firmly bite their lips if imply.
ing determination to "do or die" in future political
combats
Mr. Walker the Secretary of the Treasury, comes in
for share Of the blame for the defeat of the New York
democracy and many who heretofore the fre nds
altogether connected with the affairs of the Treasury.
However destitute Of foundation is the malevolent ins
nuaticn thas believers and there not wanting ndi
viduas in the departments who would circulate fuch
calumny at the presentimportant juncture.
The President has enough to do with the with
Mexico, without being attacked the front and rear
and thus placed in the predicamcnt of a Major &c.
neral And in this connection, little scrap of history
wllnot be Inappropriate and explain more ullywhat
About ten days before the New York election the Pre-.
SILENT was informed that letters had been received from
that state written TO persons whose it is now
necessary TO repeat saying that il believed by GER
tain democrats that the defeat OF Mr. Wright would be
agreeable TO mr Folk. His Excellency was highly
lncensed, and having conversation with two of
the memoers of bis Cabinet essrs Walker and Johnson)
requested Them 10 write Immediately to New York and
to deny most emphaucalIy that MIR wrghts defeat
would be agreeable to him but that on the contrary
Mr. Wrights election would be to him source of ioy
And further in of these letters was written NJ tbc
dication Of MIR. Polk. that might ope ny be stated II
necessary that he was not candidate reelection to
the Presidency This was to do away with the impress.
sion that through his fundamentally MIR Wright was 70
be sacrificed for the future benefit OF Mr.. Polk
The statement from the highest authority and
is believed TO be substantially true.
As il give force TO Mr. Folks denial in the part;cu
lars stated the Union particularly strong in its feeling.
themselves in shortlived harmony against Mr. Wright
have turned even his momenary overthrow into au.
The ADMINISTRATION is abundantly able to take
OF itself, and, therefore, il is unnecessary to
say that member of the Cabinet expressed TO
friend. few days ago, his belief that the time had
come when they must, like Frank Granger, resort TO
wholesale decapitston and endeavor to pscfy the mem
bers OF Congress who had solicited In van for their
constituents, appointments to minor offices in the gov
eminent.
IT altogether true that the passage of the tariff
act and the of the harbor bill have produced re-
suits IN the recent elections which the administration de-
piore Long ago, II the files of the official journal be
consulted will be found that the editor no doubt by
authority was continually harping ABOUT asprants 10
the time" There was anticipated diaBcnltv from The
moment MIR Polk came to Washington and the osracism
Mr. Calhoun Secretary of s,ate-he rss;gna,ian Of
M Alien as Chairman Of the COMMITTEES OF Foreiyn n a.
Iauons-the appointment Of Mr. McDufie-the partition
Oh TIE Oregon Terrlory-the encounters fierce and
acrimonious OF Mr.. Benton and Mr. Cass-and Usnne
gan and Benton-the cavalier treatment of members
OF Congress by high officers OF the government
and hundred other occurrences contributed 10 create
IN the minds Of ell to one snohors honesty
AND they went homo 70 brood over their misortunss Or