The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1849-05-04


other day, that the Collector and other appoint
ments for this port had been made, was nothing
but trick of one of the ofiice-begging cliques.
No appointment has yet been made. Thurlow
Weed and the Seward tail have been at Washing
ton moving heaven and earth, it is said, to defeat
| John Young, Collector and appoint some other
one and having played their last trump card, they
give out that the appointments had been determined
on and that all other efforts would be fruitless.
This was mere ruse of these well-known opera
tors, and characteristic of the Mephistophiles of
the wing party
No appointments for Collector and other import
ant Offices, here or elsewhere have been yet made
by the administration /; nor will any final decision
be agreed upon for some days TO come-probably
not for week yet. The number of ofice-beggars
who have filed their petitions at Washington
is given out to be, on good authority, seven
thousand five hundred and slxty-nne. But
the great struggle, in certain Attitudes has been
for the collectorship of the principal sea ports
and more especially, above all others, that for
this great metropolis, New York. In this strug
gle, some very remarkable and curious scenes have
taken place. In the early days of General Tayor's
administration, some two months ogo, we were
certain assurances TO John Young, Ex-Governor of
this State that he should be appointed to the col
lectorship of New York, if possible. John Young
had been Governor of this great State, had come
out early IN support of Gen Taylor, and had sus-
tanned the Mexican war. In consequence of this
course, Mr.. Young encountered the deadly hostility
of Seward and Master Mephisophiles Weed. AS
it was nosed abroad that John Young was
fvoraby entertained by the President, Seward,
Weed 81 Co-who had previously started with Mr..
Bowen-abandoned him, as too weak in such con-
test ard united their forces with certain interests of
the wing party in this city, in favor of Mr. ex-Mayor
Brady. Now, the whig clique Of this city, who
have united with the old anti-masonc or Seward
clique, is what called the s'opera section of the
wing pary"-that is, the aristocracy of the wing
party, from whom, already, all the appointments
hitherto made in this city have been taken. Philip
Hone, VIM IL. Leroy, J. Prescott Hail. G. S. Sill
liman, QBrooklyn,) and variety Of others, who
wish to be appointed all belong to what is called
the 'sllk stocking opera aristocracy" which rules
the wing party in this city The rank and file have
been, thus far, entirely neglected. Mr.. Hone,
very gentlemanly man, has already, it is said, quar-
tered his whole family in his office; and others
will probably pursue similar policy. All these
opera aristocratlc interests, they are called, and
uptown exclusives, very hostile to Ohm Young,
and have united, heart and soul, with the anti-slave-
ny and antl-masonic Seward clique to defeat Gen
Taylor's wishes, by operating upon the cabinet at
Washington, in favor of ex-Mayor Brady, whom
they think they manage to better purpose in the
collectorship of New York.
Thus stand matters in relation to this important
appojptment in this citv The ouestion ia vet tn he
determined although Weed and his associates
have played their last trump. They have just
been at Washington, with whole bevy of
the newly elected whig members of Congress from
this city, endeavoring, through this influence
to persuade the cabinet to vote against John
Young, who is favored by General Taylor him
SELF and in favor of the antl-slavery clique of Sc
ward united with the old silk-stocking opera, ex-
elusive clique of this city. We are not sure but
this alliance will succeed, and carry their point.
The resources of Weed, In the way of maneuvre,
are ineXhaustible. Previous to the last general
election he frightened poor Mr. Fillmore, by getting
up meeting at Albany against Gen. Taylor, and
thus induced the Vice-PresIdent to abandon his
opposition to Seward, as the candidate for State
Senator. Mephistophiles is attempting the same
game in the present case. He is endeavoring to
carry out the same mannuvre, in order to persuade
the cabinet to go against John Young. In connec-
ton with the free soil Van Buren, men here, he is
threatening to bring up all the troublesome anti
slavery questions in Congress, and upset the ad-
ministraton next session In consequence Of all
this the Collectorship of New York has become
invested with great interest. We have much more
to say on this point