The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1848-05-08

Polk has a number of individuals around him-a
species of atmosphere in which he breathes-andal-
so different cliques in the various States connected
with public Office all of whom are anxious for his
denomination and reelection, in order that they
maybe continued in Office, and be enabled to feed
little longer at the public crib. Can Mr.. Richie
deny the general truth of these efforts, made by his
personal adherents, and those that will b. made at
the meeting of the conventions We doubt it,
When Mr.. Richie favors us with a reply to this
question: we wish also that he will solve another
difficulty which has laid before him for some days.
but which has not been noticed yet. We aude to
the leak through which the Trist correspondence
connected with the recent treaty with Mexico came
before the public. Mr.. Simonton, the reporter of
the Union, made his affidavit that the correspon-
dence which he offered us for two hundred dollars
first and for three hundred dollars afterwards and
on our refusal sold il to the Journal of Commerce
for about one hundred-we say Mr.. Smonton has
declared on oath, that he did not receive copy of
these letters from the Union Office, or from any
other official quarter involving breach of conf
dence. Now it is well known that Mr. Buchanan
has made the same statement to the Senate, in pri-
vate-it is well known too, that every Senator has
declared himself innocent Of divulging that cores
pondence. We are left therefore, in this dilemma,
to recur to the only source from which it could be
procured, and that is the White House itself. We,
therefore, ask Mr.. Richie to inquire and say whe
Their Mr.. Polk or Mr.. Folks private secretary, did
not furnish the original copy Of the Trist cores
pondence, from which Mr.. Simonton got it, and
sold it to the New York journal! We think it
would be prudent in Mr.. Richie to answer this
question fairly and candidly, in order to prevent
further revelations in the NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. which
we may have the means of making, beyond his ken
or knowledge.
SUIT FOR DAMAGES AGAINST THE UNITED STATES
SENATE.-We understand that Mr.. Nugent, the
correspondent of the Ne,o York Herald, has been
advised in quarter to bring suit against the
United States Senate, for damages, in consequence
of the illegal incarceration which he has suffered
at their hands. We hope this advice will be fol-
lowed Believing that the course of the Senate in
that proceeding was unconstitutional gross vio-
lation of personal rights, and an atrocious prece
dent, which ought to be set aside at once-we think
we shall advise Mr. Nugent by all means to COM
mence his action in the regular way in the United
States courts against the Senate, for violation of
personal liberty in that ridiculous investigation.
The idea of reviving in these days of liberty and
equality, the absurd and atrocous practices which
existed in the Star Chamber of England, is thing
so unheard of, and SO extraordinary, that it
ought not to be permitted to pass away
silently, but should be brought before the
highest legal authorities of the country, 80
that the public voice, as well as the law, may
be ascertained on the subject. The miserable
intrigue in which the investigation originated, was
contemplate in itself, springing simply from de-
sire in the breast of the President to make case
for the dismissal of the Secretary of State. He,
by the influence of his Office, induced u number of
the members of the Senate to forget the consti-
tuition, forget the law, and forget justice, in order
to crafty spleen and malice against secretary, at
the sacrifice of an unobrusive correspondent of a
distant newspaper. The atrocity Of this conduct,
and the motive, should not be allowed to be for
gotten, nor shall they be forgotten if we can help
it, We hope, therefore, that Mr. Nugent will COM
mence his suit for damages for the violation of the
constitution in mprsoning him.
SENATOR FOOTE AND THE NEwSPAPERS.-Mr
Foote, one of the members of the United States
Senate from the State of Mississippi, is certainly in
fair way to become great man and great states
man. In certain portion of the press throughout
the country, we observe the most prodigious efforts
making abuse, Willy, and distort the efforts and
speeches which he makes in Congress. Some of
those abusive articles are most amuslngly absurd
and interestingly malicious; but the fact of such
articles being directed against a new Senator is
proof conclusive that he must have some talent.
Now Mr.. Foote, in the exuberance of his magma
ton and w.t. may not be strictly to the taste of the
dandy politicians, or the John Donkey hterateurs,
but he is in fair way to bring out all the better
traits of his intellectual character, and to improve
his mind as he goes along. Let MIR. Foote take
things coolly, pursue his own course, pay no atten-
ton to his enemies and slanderers, look ahead with
determined spirit and there is nothing that can
prevent him from standing among the first Senators
of the land and that, too in short time.
CRoswELL AND THE BARNBURNERs.-Mr. Edwin
Croswell, of Albany, still continues his fierce hos
ity to the barnburners-a species OF hostility that
without Brandreth's pills every morning, would
make him subject for a lunatic asylum. He is
not only awfully severe on John Van Buren,, but he
even INDUCES in some very uncourteous epihets
towards one of the reporters of the Herald and by
implication, towards the Herald itself.
Now this is very ungrateful in Mr.. Edwin Cros-
well. In his various conflicts with that philosopher
Thurlow Weed, we have generally taken the side
of the old bunker in opposition to the ant-mason
and now, when we only wish to set before the pub
lie the correct facts in the negotiations going
between Mr.. Polk and the barnbuners for the vote
of New-York, Mr.. Croswell loses all sense and sa-
gacity, and blows off steam like an old cracked
CINE. Really this is bad policy, and if he do not
change his tactics, his plate on the kitchen table
may be omitted entirely, should Mr.. Polk be reno
| minated.
| The BANKING SYSTEM IMPROVED BY THE FRENCH
REvoLUTIoN.-This great revolution seems destn-
cd to exercise great an influence upon industrial
and commercial affairs as upon the mere political
condition Of the people of France and Europe in
general. In the United States men have long and
Justly complained of the unfair and unequal ope-