The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1848-04-24

WASHINGTON, April %, lS4S
The merit Presidency-A Mem Scheme Discoosrsd
-Barnbmners Beware- California Oiaims-
Mr.. Polk and Col. Benton IN Stafu Quo.
The news from Mexico-the excitements of
the past week in our midst-aud, more impor-
tant than all, the stirring and ominous advces
from Europe, have absorbed the public attention.
The movements of intriguing politicians for the
Presidency, are absolutely regarded as teo insig-
nifcant for attention, when national systsms,
old as the food, are overturned by a popular
song.
Yet politicians are not idle. The friends Of
Messrs Polk, Buchanan. Csss, Woodbury., Gen
Worth, Gen Butler, Gen. Houston, &c., are
counting noses they will probably appear at
the convention at Baltimore on the 7,h proximo
We consider President Polk as holding the refine
IN his hands; but the one term principle, and the
river and harbor que etiop, will be uply-'he
usliest kind OF stu milling block in his way
There Is sort OF circumlocutory ida shcat
here, suggestive Of a compromise between the
New York hunkers and barnbnrners. Il is
thou ht the belligerent roses If York and Lam
caster 1--WE mean Secretary Marcy and Prince
John, and their cliquss) may be reconciled by
some such compromise rs thls:-
For sre,ident- JAMES X POLK Of Tenn.
For Vics P,ssidenf JOHN A DIX. ofN Y.
And the neutral course of Mr. DIX, in the Senate
for year past, would seem TO give coloripg to
the programme
Ifrhis be so, we desire to ask the barnburners
,f,hev are indeed to be bamboozl-d after this
fashion Are they like dead etock in a cou. ting
house Are they transferable at the pleasure OF
scheme intended tn secure their obsequieus
puffragrs9 M.hsmet Al, entrapped The Name
lukrs 10 side the wall OF Cairn only to DESTROY
them. Look out, oh most benign Prince John.
that there be no such treachery here. Sprise
guns and man traps Ru1rd the door to the break
fast table at the White House. The loco, barn
burner. bunker, or unwashed, greasy eubterrs.
neam-,h- loco, aristocrat,. or uusophistica'ed
loaier, whose chief glory is liberty, new wh,shey
and hai d swearing, if he be kindly admitted TO
partake OF the potluck of President Polk 8 morn
ing corn cakes and coffee, is certain TO be caught
"whst conf urstions and whst mighty magic"
are used, we know not but we have seen in
dividuals 60 no there denouncipg his excellency
pettfogger," who have come down with an ar
eument warm upon their stomachs in favor Of
the aforesaid incumbent tor term No We
have known men TO swear Mr. Polk out OF an
office-we have seen others secure one by hard
b. gginQ bu it is fact, that when man gets
Office OF Pr. sident Polk, or holds to good pros
pective vacancy, he finds James X to be a
marvellous proper man" for the succession
ton /; but as the late Beau Hickman Qor 1t lie
supposed that he is dead) was accustomed to re-
mark in his philosophical discussions IN thu
oyster cellars "the insiders may do very well !;
but the outs 'ders are bound to ring In upon the
finances" Our main object herein, however, is
To call The tt~ntlon OF Mr., John Van Buren, and
Mr. Flagg, remember that cabinet arrang"
ment, Azariah, and how 1t did not come to pass)
to the fact of scheme here, by which the barn
burners Of York State, whose motto is Sc Excel
sior," and whose resolution is "the white
mans resolution" are to be hoodwinked, CHI
zeled, and by the coalit on suggested, bambOozl-
ed Into a desertion of the Wllmot proviso.
Gen lem~n of the indignant bsrnburners, from
Troy 10 Tsghanic, from Ticonderoga to the
cheese-making Western Reserve, do you intend
TO suf-r Mr. Dix to assent to such an amalgama
ton? Do not the bones oil Silas Wright cry out
for vengeance against the Goldfish regency OF
Albany? Echo say they do. Does NOT the soli-
which our friend MARTINIQUE friend and your
friend-has been uujustly immured-do MOI
they cry out for revenge? We hear your indiR.
nan. voices exelaim,, Reuennge! pigs Ia Nagg
..'Hurrah for Prince John" Then all you
have 10 do the only resource and only recourse
left-ls, to notify Mr. DIX that he cannot DE per-
mitted to stand as Eng to Mr. Folks Chang-tha,
you will submit 10 such Siamese arrangement,
as that A stitch In time saves dime.
The bill of California claims, as modified by
the committee on Military Affairs, has become
the most harmless thing In the world. II has
been alleged that the original bill was reported
under the consent OF the Presidcpt-thaf the OBJ
ject was to conciliate Colonel Benton, by giving
a half d zen slnecure Offices to Lieut. Col FIRE.
mont. Under the best authority, We take occa-
sion TO say that the President has had nothing
TO do with the subect and that, SO lar from there
having been approaches to shaking hands be-
tween the executive and Colonel Benton, there
has been communication personally between
them g. nee October last, when Lieut. Col. FIRE.
mont was arraiened for trial That proceeding
Colonel Benton has not forgiven. He Is not YET
appeased and he wields the barnburners'
and harbor and river influence, In favor of a
northern man for the Presidency, so that the
wheel may turn out Mr.. Dix for President, just
as likely as any body else.
But it would be sheer presumption further now
to discuss this subject, when revolutions arc
shaking the civilized world to its foundations.
The DooroR
WASHINGTON, April ~, ls4S
The Taylor Men-Mr. CIay-Mr. Poik-His