Iowa capitol reporter. [volume] (Iowa City, Iowa) 1841-1855, 1849-12-12

JOf1N NJ. Will AkER, PreS.
| DR.. S. I. CARPENTER, Secretary.
ANsoN FonD, Ass'tSec'y.
From the Louisville Democrat.
Efforts Of the Administration to
Purchase Popularity. The Ex-
pose.
The editor of the New York Herald
promised to show that he had the
promise of the Government favors,
upon condition that he would allow
the Herald to become the organ of
the administration. He had only to
say the word to be the Magnus Apollo
of the political press. The editor
comes forth with a full development
in q series ofletters written during the
past few months. The writer, accor-
| ding to the Herald, holds a position
in one of the departments of a high
order, and is in full confidence of the
cabinet. -s-
The first letter is dated May IL,
ls49. In it the following passage
occurs:
The cabinet, Mr.. Clayton and Mr.,
Meredith, &C., are anxious to have
you for their organ, and will give
you facts and patronage to any "a
mount. 1t will be productive of
great good if you will not admit any
q VI; clos nv 1oftor, oo,Ja,,,,tor,- - E
the cabinet into the paper, until |
see you.
Again he says:
JUNE l3, ls49.
wrote you, in haste, a few lines
yesterday evening, upon the subject
of some interviews | had with Mr..
Clayton. The cabinet is extreme
ly DESTROYS of getting your cordial
support; and Mr.. Clayton has re-
quested to see you personally, and
explain exactly how matters stand.
You can, if you choose, possess more
influence with them than any man in
the United States, and get advanta-
ges, in the way of early information
and documents, Of incalculable bene-
fit to the paper, In the meantime,
till l. see you, will you suppress let,
tiers from here abusive of the cabinet?
The yannoy::Gen. Taylor very much;
and as they are destitute of any truth,
and are, in fact, merely bar-room
rumors, they can be productive of 10
good.
Again:
WAsH1NcroN, September l3, ls49.
Is there any way by which you
could be induced to think more ia
vorably of the cabinet? | know
that you do them injustice when you
say they are opposed to the spread of
republicanism, or that they are hold
ing the President back. Any drag
in the policy of the administration
arises from Gen. Tavlor's own obsti-
nacy;& if you could give the cabinet
a liberal support, you would find that
your influence would be unlimited.
| can get you the advertisements,
think, and, Unnecessary, an acknowI-
edgment of your services, and an ex-
PLANTATION of their neglect in not Civ
ing them to you before. Iconftss |
feel strong desire that the HsruN
should do the cabinet Justice; and
feel an equally. strong wish that the
cabinet should do the HsraM Justice.
You have had reason to feel ANNOYED
at their conduct; but it is not too
late to overcome those difficulties,
and proving that neither the Express
the C,"rler, or any other paper 20
sessed greater influence than YOU do.
You will, know, excuse me for
writing to you thus. l feel that you
msunderstand the cabinet, and |
desire, if possible, to remove the
impression that you entertain ofthem.
| wish to be serviceable to you in
procuring the earliest information:
but l know that it will be impossible
for me to continue to do so, if YOU
will not give the cabinet credit for
what they really deserve-integrity
OF purpose and ability.
Will you write me a confidential
letter upon the subject of the cabinet,
&c, so that | may know whether
there is any chance of a comprom-
ise.'
This correspondent gives out the
views OF the cabinet pretty fully, in
order to tempt the editor into a COM
pllance with their wishes.
On May the 18th, the cabinet had
resolved to adhere to the Allison let
ter. They would not agree either
tor free-trade or protec tion. They
would only suggest a little about
IRON and specific duties. In for
e,sn policy they would observe a
strict neutrality. They sympathised
with republicanism and would con-
nlve at anything to aid its progress, |
out when anything like the fttinn
out of a vessel in our ports occurred
they would notice it becausa tbsv