The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1847-11-29
WASHINGTON, Nov. rs, 1877.

WASHINGTON, Nov. rs, 1877
The Presidents Organ and the Administrotion.
The strongest proof of the ability Of the pre-
sent administration, consists in the fact that it
has not been long since ruined and undone by
the organ of the President That journal has
one great talent, distinguishing it from all other
journals of the present day; and that is, the
talent of laundering necessarily, and with per-
scvering earnestness and self-complacency,
wthal, that is truly amusing. Into nine out of
ten of the embarrassments into which the ad-
ministration has fallen, it has been dragged by
the Union but the pentence of its editor was
so ludicrously pathetic after every false step,
and his rccantation of his errors on every occa-
sion so earnest, fervent, and complete, that the
members of the cabinet were amused into for
giveness, and they at Length became somewhat ac-
customed to it, There are some instances, how
ever, in which the unfortunate mistakes Of the
Presidents organ are injurious, not only to the
character of the administration, but also to that
OF the nation. bunder Of this nature il ex-
posed in Yesterdays National fnteligcncer. Ii 10
alleged by the opposition party that the imme-
date cause of the war was General Taylor's
advance on the Rio Grande, in March, 1886.
The administration plead TO this declaration,
that the order for that advance did not issue
from the war department until aiter ~ had oeen
asccrtained that Mr.. Sldell would not be receiv-
ed by the Mexican government. The replica
lion of the InfeAigencer is TO the effect, that the
order TO General Taylor to advance TO the Rio
Grande, was given before the result Of Mr.. Sill
de IS application to be received in his diplomatic
capacity had been ascertaIned by the cabinet
and in proof of this that paper quotes passage
from a number of the Union, OF date subse-
quent To that of the order to General Taylor, in
which the editor declares, :" he (Mr. SlidelD had
not yet been received by the government in an
oflicial capacity, neither had they declined his
reception"
II lis almost unnecessary to say that they had
percmptorily declined his reception, and that
this government had been in possession Of this
fact full month before the paragraph was PEN
ned by the editor of the Union The order TO
General TAYLOR TO march TO the left bank Of the
Rio Grande, was dated January l3, 1876. Pre-
vious to this, as appears by the Presidents last
annual message, dispatches had been received
from Mr.. Sdell dated on the 18th December,
1915, apprIsng the Secretary OF State OF the de-
cision of the Council OF Government OF Mexico,
advising that he should not be received; and
other dispatches, from Mr.. Black, U. $. Consul
at the city of Mexico, informing our government
that no prospect existed of MIR. Slidclls reception
These communications the President goes on
to say" rendered IT highly probable, if not abso
lutcly certain, that our minister would not be
received by the government of Gen. Herrera"
For this bunder, the editor of the Union is not
altogether TO blame. The President and his
bInet were obliged of necessity, to keep him en-
trcly ignorant OF their views and purposes, as
well az OF the secret transactions OF the govern
ment The old gentlemans indscreiion was un-
fortunately so great il was impossible for the adj
ever since, and II will be so until the END OF Mr..
Folks term. The Union will blunder, and me
administration must bear IL, MI, Hliohle " VT.
Polk's editor, and he will doubtless remain 20
aptil the end. This fac, affords coaeIutlyc pyooi
that Nv. Polk doeS not intend 70 Ne osho'aa's