The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1848-09-24

PHILADELPHIA, SEPT. q, 1915.
Political Reconnaissance of the Key Stone Com
nponueatth.
As far as we can understand the present deter
limitations of Mr.. Bolts, the junior embodiment Of
the wing party, he has, firstly, relinqushed all
hope of any enterprise by which Henry Clay could
be carried to the House of Representatives., In
company with Cass, Taylor, and Van Buren,. The
last faint, delusive, gIimmering glow-worm of a
hope has died away, and the senior Is gwen up by
the junior as absolutely, and for all time to come,
entirely, out of the question Secondly, we UNDER
stand Mr.. Bolts has resolved to go to Canada; and
thirdly, and lastly, that if he gets back to Vir-
night wrong, for General Taylor, the only al
tentative between him and General Cass.
In the interval to this sagaclous conclu-
zion, it will have been observed that the Cow
rtr and Enquirer, with the graceful assurance
of an emJ error, reads Mr. Bolts reprimand
seemingly, perhaps justified by his defection; but
which we think can be explained as emanatlng
from quite another idea than dislnterested at
tachment to Gen. Taylor. AS saving clause in
the outset, we will admit that Col. Webb is the
most patriotic politician OF the day, IT such a
charge can be produced against him. 1t is fact
as notorious the circumstance of the mahogany
stocked pistols that winter before last, at Wash
ington, he became ardent supporter OF the war
with Mexico, that he wrote and published good
many first rate articles" OF the movements on
the Rio Grande; and it was understood about the
same time, that this Colonel Of the regular army
would have had no very particular objection to be-
coming brgadier general Of the volunteers pro-
yided, always, that he could get the appointment.
But il 80 happened that he did not get 1t. The re-
suit was, a most unmercitul castigation of tho
administration and Father Richie, from day
to day, through the columns of his journal.
a commodious dgK printed in Wall street, much
to the amusemehtdlthe chifonnirs at Washington;
who know exactly,<he staple of the Colonel's in
dIgnation. AT about the same time that the Colo
mel was so disinterestedy occupied in putting the
warlike proclivities Of the cabinet into something
of respectable standing before the public, it 10
known that Mr.. Bolts had a conversation or two
with Colonel Webb, IN which the former deduced
to the latter substantially, that il he wished in
reality and bona fde, to be of any service to the
wing party, he had better 60 overto the loco focos
and the sooner, the better There is at once
solution to the saccharlne fluid in the cocoa nut
II twas through this door that the bull entered into
the China shop. Hence il is that Col. Webb
considers Mr. Bolts as the most indiscrect of all
political advisers. IL might after all, be difficult
TO determine which has done most service to
Gen. Taylor, Col. Webb, by the jealous advocacy
OF his cause, or Mr. Bolts, by his uncompromisinc
hostility to the no-party non est wing nomination
AT all events having stated the primary facts lead
Ing to the fraternnl affection between these two
celebrated expounders of the wing ticket, we leave
them 10 settle the verdict of accommodation be-
tween themselves.
Mr.. John G. Rives, lote Of the official organic
HIM VI Blair u Riyes, Yves here last night. We