The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1847-12-21
INTELLi6ENCE BY TnE MAILS.

WARRINGTON, Dec,

WARRINGTON, Dec ~, lo4d.
From Neto Corr s.pond.nt
Look you now here In this abominsble city of Wash.
ngton there be pots and oounterpots and buying and
selling and cunning and reaching, and double.
dealing and oil manner Of deceit, and snares aud
treachsry sufficient &, make the devil split his sides
With laughter that Is, II the old scouEdrel have any
sidss, or do laugh, Of both which facts piousy
hope to DO eternally ignorant.
The cabinet 10 sohening the senators are scheming,
the members are schsmng, democrats are schempg,
wings scheming, abotionists sohsmipg Calhoun
scheming But the most mastery scheme of
all. Is that Of Mr. Polk himself! for the next presidency
Now you may pooh" and shrug your shoulders long
you psase-so did month ago but the fact Is So
Mr.. Polk has moro shrewdueas than You Give him
credit for He has the ehrewdness Of rombs attor.
ney whose craft enables him often to defeat lawyers
commanding ability He Is Ia q fair way
overrssch all his competitors although each Of them Is
treaty superior TO himself In poiut Of talent The
prevail upon NJ batter man to @ccepti but they very
plainly gave him to understand it merely u make
second term Mr. Polk understands hi position
II h. shew the slightest indisatoa OF wish to be
hat consideration whatever es crpt the saivstoo
ttas which n. is det.rmin-d nevertheless shall depend
bim,j will Induce him to sgsn assume ths burth-b
IT Office" Ihis ia his fixed purposeh his fem resolve;
not To be shaken. though III. nation bese-ch
MIN, Blended knees and with streaming eyes.
for four longer to honor it with his rule
Mr. Pols's u-xt AIM IL co balance trti-s nicely
hat none Of tho candidates will bs pre-eminpntly
strong in tho ton to the pomiI alton
Accordingly he favored each party so much "A 10
it adv ance TO equality with the others. The
Van Buren, party would strength. but that
No tost-red it through Mr. Benton, whom he threw
from him like empty bottl. ne had used
MIN bis purposs-so silly, however. to make him
believe that be is sill his very good friend One of his
tho party through their respective heads He wDks
buchanan sniieoon Cas- bows to Dallas shakes hands
couv~rs-s coufd-n,aliy with Walker. At this very
Mt, and for the past two month Mr. Cass Is,
d-ssns support him tho neIt Pr. sdenoy at the
same time every member OF the cabinet has reason
believe differently
Some weeks bufore Congress met MIR. Polk wrote to
Cas- to Mchtasn praying his sccep OF the post OF
cbsirma~ OF the military committee adding such nu-
rndos calculated to make him believe that he
will not have more ardent supporter in tho country
than himself Mr. P,lx About The same time hints
were thrown out from another quarter, prof,ss+d 10
Mr Pok'r confidence, that the delegates to
be eleottd on the 6th OF January n-xt would be In
structed through Mr. Folks to vote for Csss
ershp Of the administration party In Senate and
Polk will doubt his inf have the rtnns.
dsrg stes nstru ted to for him in
WY do this p? you " II say, IL he has aspirations
for hims.if!n will tell you
Buchanan wss becoming too prominent. PsnnsJlvs
MA viii go Tor Buch anan, Daes having strength,
except In the CITY Of Philadelphia, apd there the
present indications In favor OF Buchanan AT
Mt election Of President Of the Young Mems Democrs
tic Association Of the oity Of Phil 4delpha friend Of
Mr.. Buchanan elected Dallas man, by a
oftwoto ono Mr Polk Is fully aware that Mr.. Dallas
will not neutraliss Mr. Buchanan's strength and &C
cordpgiy he Ia determined to raise up Cass
purpose The Dallas schism favored by Mr. Polk
loog as possible, but at last he Vt would
The custom house force OF PhilHd-phia assailed
dr. Buchanan with the most determined inv.teraoy
bnt Dir Polk, although cognisant of tlo To-
te.fered His object to weaken Mr. BuchAnan's
chances az much ~ pc, sibe, as he was becoming
powerful
Whether the letter to Csss was written before MIR
Benton had sguiAed his del srmnstion to wthdrxS
from the cbairmaDehip Of the m ihtary committee,
know not Most prob .oly not, Mr. Polk glands too
much In ave OF ,nton to put such slight upon him
The result he calculates upon In this wise each VI
he candidates will be powerful IN ths convention
compot y 10 Leutrsizs zach Others strength Not be-
nole To agree upon any Candidate, the convention
will be Obliged TO TALL back on MIR Polk, whose name,
uotl the last moment, IL to be studiousy kept
-ign, At the eleventh hour tceyrsphio despatch is
70 Dc sent u Washington, praying him TO suffer h-
name TO b. used for the pal ty to which
prayer he will, with much show Of dosy
assent.
There two small facts that 20 to make up the sum
OF evidence Of the exrteoce OF this deep laid schco
Ark any democratic ofhce-holder whom he vii, support
AMI be will answer, that situated he % he cxunot
give bis support away from Mr. Folk ,lr Ritchio IL
King extensive improve msnts In his ONCE he would
not do 90 old he not anticipate a second term as he
Rnows that no other President than Poz would re-
cain him twenty hours his position;
to continue the Uaiop except as the executive organ
would be cher madness, 10 said its ,tIon has
fallen OF Immensely OF late do not know this fact
out It Is asserted BY thoss likely to bs we'll informed
Mr. folk does noe conhde his scheme Richie, ex.
cept go FAR ~ 10 TO make m Of
ca confederate He Knows the old man could not keep
the secret fJr single hour.
You will perceive that perfect secrecy is necessary
the succees OF Mr. Folks plot 30 that OF will
not publish this IL would spoil his game com pletely
Will have another budget curious develop u-nts to
s-nd you In few days. ToNy LuMrKtr