The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1846-11-23
PINCKNEY,

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his efforts TO prevent the war, &c.
PINCKNEY.
WAsHiSoToN, Nov 81, 1886
The Day-Progress ofthe Pan Ness Case-7Ae Office of
Third .assistantP General and the History of TIT
Disnni,sai of Dr. MiierThe tcay the Tyierifes were
handled, aud the necessity Of the erpomded-7he
Cabinet Meriean affairs s. Mr. Jenkins - Dea'h of
Capt Ridgeley Capt. Deweys hshtdrcft Steamer and
.atparado- Loss Browne's Book - Flowers from
the Public Grounds Meeting called for the Relief of
Irelaad-.q good beginning.
The week cleses with day surprisingly brilliant and
charming for the season.
The Van Ness trial is progressing steadily in its dis
closures The testimony Of yesterday and to-day makes
very strong circumstanal for the plaintiff in the
absence of direct evidence OF the alleged marriage Of
late Gen Van Ness to Mrs Conner the plaintiff aforesaid
The material witness of yesterday, Miss Serena Con.
nor, daughter of the plaintiff, subjected day to
most rigid and searching examination by Mr. Brad
ley; but her sefposssssion for forsook
her Before the mixed multitude of spectators she sus.
tanned herself with remarkable equanimy while the
grace and nodesty of her manner was never for
interrupted by any indications of impotence per-
plexiy annoyance. As to the purport Of her est-
mony, your reporters report The trial is expected
TO last yet for several days
Some six months after the advent OF the existing admins
ttaraiion DR.. N M Miller Third Assistant Postmaster
General dischared from his office that is not ex
acy discharged but in polite phrase his services were
dispensed with the plea that it the purpose of
Cave johnson TO contrive to get along with assist
ants instead of three thus saving the extraordinary
OF to the government in abolishiug the
enjoyed by DR.. Miller. We all know that President Polk
greatly indebted TO the Tylerites for his election
They could have turned the scales against him. and
would perhaps have done IT, had not been for the
TO Fog Smith, which promised that the
should not be ostraced in the of Col Folks cleo
howl tho howl for the loaves and fishes from the
subterraneans the Empires the Bntenders, the Barn
East, nd West compeis him to sacriace the TylsI
as the only alternative Of self preservation.
Tyler with the new President, he appealed that his
brotherinaw the third assistant Postmaster General be
at least retained fpossibie said Col Polk, he shall
John Tyler goes home, when, 10 rapid succession he
hears of the discharge OF his brother nlaw Mai Cooper
from the navy yard at Philadelphia of his brother
Dr. Miller, from the post Office al Columbus Ohio and
of his brothsrn.law DR.. Miller also the GENERAL
post Office in addition to the friends OF John T ler
shutting the bone and sinew of the Tyler party from
Maine 70 Texas turned out by dozens and by scores
with perhaps some computations OF Icmorse, but from
the nexorabe law OF necessity which knows no excep-
tons and keeps promises 1t the rec by ena.
like and terrific and sepuchral howl for the osl
scutive patronage that did the business Nothing could
resist that fearful and unearthly hewl horde Of
vampires that infested the pulsus of power for six
months after the guraion The men OF The south
with their hands raised aloft in unGs missed horror 10
their credit STOOD aloo indignant spectators of the de-
morazing scramble the sw tub OF the sdmaistra.
ton. Have you ever seen in farmers field choice
COLLECTION oil fat and saucy little pigs lu,t
left by their master with trough full of de.
breakfast, and while yet in well behaved manner they
discussing their grateful ree hnents whole horde
of slabsded, wry haired, will hogs from tbs W ods
descend With rush upon the trough expelns the small
fly aud gooons up he ents OF the vessel at mouth
iu ou,u "ss He uesS1u' upoh " dsnhB'on when
John Tyler left the White House. and his unior
tanae recipients rooted cut
But there was saving clause for Dr. Miller The
President under sort of bond TO Ietain him. IL
could not be done. The opportunities for that twenty.
i've hundred dollars too troublesome and the
only way of preserving his ,aith vita John Tyler,
OF quisung the ella OF The orthodox outsiders who
we've Inpatient to RUG in" the President uismses
cor not to accommodate regular and. outer but
because he fads it necessary to abolish the office or
cave Johnson does, which is the same thing.
cannot get along without a third assistant. NOBODY
asked him TO do Somebody expected him But does he
not be- tainted with Tylersm The regulars would no,
stand that We leave out the doctor now that he
is out and thank our stars that we got him out so deli
What we cannot do in an open movement may ac-
complish by stratagemI,we may keep the word of
promise thing, and perform another, and find album
dant apology in plea of necessity There
apology in this One more outsider accommoda-
ted and there twenty visitors less in consequence
among the beggars at the ootstool Of the Executive
II that worthy and faithful functionary, the p NJ Ge.
neral thinks we have been scrbbng too tarty let him
refer his appeal = Father Richie, and the able
editor does not discover that il is wisest the iud
ment OF the court go by default shall cheerfuliy
cross lance with the old cavalier, have had the
innnite pleasure OF doing frequently heretofore; which
encounters the organic scribe doubtless from his bro
ken bones, too well remembers We owe John TYLER
notning-he owes us nothing; but do say that the
dispensing with the services Of the tbird assistant NJ
was adeyice by which escape the responsibility of
a direct discharge Of DR.. Miller.
This IS cabinet day, aud suppose tho Execntivs
Council engaged upon the programme of the Mexican
war, which appears TO grow more dubiousIy romnex
and intricate every day in the week
Mr. Jenkins OF this city, late of the Netropolis or,s
who went down with the Baltimore battalion to The Rio
Grande their suer has returned after accomnanvng
them them far as Ceralvo. He abounds in anecdoe
Of the wild aud savage barbarsns of Mexico and the
horrible climate of the rainy season. We are daily en-
pectng Captain Walker OF the Rangers.
The melancholy end of Captain Randolph Ri5gelsv
that brave and sterling soldier among the very braves
of the brave at Pao Alto, Rosaca and Monterey brings
with the sad intelligence the deepest sympathy and re-
gret Enggolt, Watson and Ridgely are now to be
counted with the loss which Baltimore sustans in this
war with Mexico, unless the report of Ridgeys death
be premature, as we inclined to believe il to be
We learn that Captain Dewey, OF Coleman's Hotel,
the s. Coleman, to the government for active
in crossing the shallow bars such places as Tabasco
and Avarado aud Tampico all Of which places are yet
TO be taken, the Official reports OF Com Conner
pe relied upon. IL is thought that, with half dozen
such steamers, Avsrado might be ta%en without any
oody being hurt provided the Mexcans could be
caught mapping at their afternoon siesta.
our thanks are due to MIR. j. Ross Browne of the Trea
department. Tor copy Of his "whsling cruize ~
IT'S cook very we'll gotten up and elegantly printed
ana aoouds Ia the richest scenes of the life
OF whaier while the appendix Is made 10 of compi.
laton OF tAe most valuable historical and satistiosI mat
ter relating TO the whale fisheries W. MIR nnr Lee
fellow in the Senate most prosnsraus crn1e
with his book. e
We find, also, upon our table November 2is choice
bouquet oil flowers from the open ground at the Pres
dents House, for which indebted 10 ths nina "a
membranco of the public gardner.
A meeting has been called for Monday svenin- noxt
IN this city, for the purpose of getting up subscription
Of provisions for the starving people Of ireland. This is