The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1849-10-30
INTELLIGENCE By TIE MAILS.
Our Wsshing ton CorrssPOndenoe'

WASHINGTON, d. c., Oct. Is, 1919.
The DiSsv~r of the Locofoco ~ Disg"i"
N,,cspsyer Editors in Ogsce-WM there be Var
ruth Portugal?
The correspondent OF the Nos York Tribune,
whs uses Alpha az a nonrme de plume, happens to
be no less nor more Of a parsonage than that same
Oliver Oldscbool, whilom oil the PHILADELPHIA Ga
zstts Mr.. Nathan Sargent may very properly deny
that he Is in the State Department, and consequently
ewes no fealty the Secretary of State-but he
hardly deny that he is Recorder of the General Land
Office, and that Mr. Clayton was essentially active
and influential in securing the sinecure for him.
The dsties of his Office not so onerous or null
tifarous as TO occupy all the small hours. Plenty
Of leisure 10 at the disposal of the Recorder, which
he can use as interest," convenience or policy may
incue. 1t 10 very certain thing, that Oliver Old
school has assumed new Signature, bat the char
scteristlcs "stck out feet and nall " TOO tar to
mislead any body.
For reasons 4" too numerous to MENTION" AlphG
was shoskingly axious that Mr. Waddell, of Old
Rip Van Wrinkle, sboald succeed Mr.. Gillett as So
Alpha and the Tribune did not carry quite as many
guns az the Pittsburgh clipper Walter Forward
hence Mr. Naddell has been compelled to yield
his claims TO an ex-secretary of one John TYLER,
whilom President Of the United States. alpha
insists upon absurd,ty; for it may be safely set
down that the Herald has never demanded any
sinecure position for any of Its employees, from
this or any other administration. 1t Is generally
understood that The patronage OF the people, and
the universally WIDE sresd circulation Of this news
paper, render IT wholly unnecessary TO have any
such ldzdroat about the establishment, or as cor
respondents in any part OF the world. Not so some
other papers that might be named. Several news
paper editors and writers are at the present time
chartered upon The government. You have some
hall dozen sitting al your receipt OF customs. Ii
was go under President Polk. undsr Presidents
oh Van nd al I'm
under the "earlier Presidents" Why should 1t
not be SO under President Taylor!
The trouble now Is The same that Dlogenes en-
countered-the trouble 10 fluid honest men, men of
Judgment and good, hard, common sense, who can
enjoy the patronage and pay of the government,
and not explode IN such manner Tor hire and sa-
larry, as 10 subject themselves 10 the charge OF be-
ing " Swiss or Hrsslan corps" Probably the ma
jority OF those put into position on account OF literary
or political accomplishments, may be set down as
not worthy the price they cost. Instances might
be given.
Will there be war with Portugall Will Portu-
gal give answer by the lat of November, that the
debt due the Unl,ed States shall be paid N0us
Terrous. Meantime, Poussin has been repudi-
ated, and MI Rlvts. ON his way to Pans, has me
gotIaled" with Palmriston on the subject OF Mica
rsgua and Mosquitoes generaly-as England and
France have full hands 10 help the Sublime Porte
in counier=cfng the ambitious and grasplng Czal
of all the Russas-these free aud independent
United States, through the general government
occupy lofty and proud position. AT any nome mt
we, the people fud ourselves at liberty to demand
categorical answers 10 any interrogatories we may
think fit 10 PROFOUND, rs the payment of our Jus
dues for money loaned, work and labor done o
materials furnished, ~ behalf Of any such haf-and
half sort of nation as Portugal We are progress
sve people, and in order Ia keep up WHOLESOME
circulation of the vIialiries il is rgidly incumben
upon o her nations 10 give us something TO do
Otherwise, our faculties must 'rust in us unused
Portugal would furnish tine field for active, en-
terprising spirits. and " il war must come, let
come ~ The more the merrler. Z.