The New York herald., 1849-05-06
INTELLIGENCE BIZ THE MAua
Our Washington Corrcspondence


WASHINGTON, May I, 1873.
Politics Of the Day-Gov. Sercard-1he Ipaixs-
The administration.
We caught long string of yellow perch TO-DAY.
and return from that pastime to relate an anecdots
o' Governor Seward less elegant than the tomb
| stone stratagem, but equally Characteristic of the
active character of the man.
Shortly after the arrival of Governor Seward /,
Washington, as Senator elect, he wrote letter u
Hamilton Fish and others of the executive hoard
of directors for York State, setting forth that said
Governor Seward was satisfied he could wind Old
Zack and his cabinet around his thumb but that.
to do it effectively, the said Ex-Governor must have
the endorsement of the whig directors of the go
vernment at Albany-their full and unconditional
assent, request and confidence, in whatever appoint
ments the said Ex-Governor might recommend,
and their approval in whatever he might dlsapprove.
Such letter was written to and received by Mr.
Seward
That was enough for the commencement Of
operations. 1t was cabinet day-the cabinet were
IN session but that was no estoppel to the Cover
nor lie went up to the White House, and went
INTO the room where the cabinet were assembled,
the business of the sitting having Just that moment
been concluded. The cabinet were in the act Of
dispensing. Governor Seward seized the golden
moment, as bold man seiZes the bull by the horns
lie requested the cabinet to pause moment no
desired to read them a document. The members
oi ue cablnet took their seats, possibly expecting
information OF a descent by foragng party of Ca
nadians into the sovereign State of New York
possibly clue to the protocol possibly an extract
OF OF letter giving the details Of host'lities among
the gold dlggers. But what did the document turn
out to be Why, the document turned out to be
the official letter from Albany to the Governor,
creating Senator Seward the official agent in be-
half of the whig party of New York in the matter
of appointments.
After reading the letter. Mr.. Seward apologzed
for his detention of the cabinet-thanked them for
their attention. and said to the President, 'hat is
all, General but ! held it as first duty to tho
wings of New York that their wishes should be
made known to the administration" Mr.. Seward
then pocketed the letter. bowed himself out, and
came down to dinner.
Such is the testimony of whig. We suppose
it, in the MAN, to be correct, and may perhaps be
able to give further particulars upon cross-exami-
nation.
If the story correct, illustrates the activity
of Governor Seward to charm, and shows that
they who would circumvent him must be up and
at work early in the morning, for, if they wait till
after breakfast, their coffee is cold.
1t is expected that the result of the Virginia
election will turn the cabinet from the exclusive
consideration of the ultra wings to the claims of
those original Taylor men through whose agency
Gen. Taylor was carried into and carried through
the whig convention. Gen. Taylor is certainly
disposed to remember all his friends as far as pos
sbe but il is the vote of the cabinet which de-
cdes the appointments, in many cases, against the
wishes Of the General, if we are not mistaken.
The Virginia election will operate, therefore, to
his advantage, if it has any effect upon the cabi-
net. If it has not, we may expect to see some Gu
rious sport before the summer is over. w.