The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1849-04-07
TELEGBAPHIC INTELLIGENCE.

i ID.
Mr.. Polk and has Prtvats Rsiatro.s mia his
C06,~et.
The letter Of Mr.. Csute Reynolds. recently pub
sh.d, besides completely indicating the truth o(
the statements published IN the Hsrald last sum.
"er' In relation to the purchase Of Cuba. throws q
new light on the private relations that substssed
between Mr.. Polk aud his cabinet. From m, d,..
closures OF this letter. IL appears that Mr. Polk no
satisfied with the small secret waffar. h.. . .r,,d
ON against Mr.. Buchanan at home. did ..,,,,lv On
30 fa a. u Interfere with his Legitimate r,gots
and 10 destroy his power and usefulness as a r.n,
~ officer, by oring,ny han into Contempt with MS
subOr0inatts abroad. Mr.. kcyaO makes il ma
nlft 81 that, for some time, Mr.. Polk ma,slaiued a
secret correspondence with Mr.. SAmaders our
niHister 10 Madrid, relation to the Cuba ARA;
and IL quite certain that tho before aexpioAsie
statements Ut Mr.. McLane, our late m,uIsser 1t
London, IN relation u the Oregon Drgouation,
are fully borne OUT by the declaration Of Ar. ksy-
nolds that Mr.. Polk carried on q sImilar game
with the Oregon question that ne did On tho par.
This point OF history has never before been
cleared up; AID although the veracity OF Mr.. Mo-
Lane IL unquestiUnabe, yet ever SINCE the appear
ance Ut the ateniens, made by aim the dIaacr
gwen nm In New York, on his arrival, there mas
remained On the minds vi Mr. BucnauHn's frleads
the impression that he Mr.. M;Laue) was guilty
u the sraDgt 81 prevaric 1ti0n In saytng, that
entertaining the proposition 1T Great BrItaia, o.
which The treaty Was based, he had acted Ia coufor-
NIFTY with the views and wishes OF hts govern meat,
when that speech was published, a statement was
mace by me, not unadvisediy, coAttadlcuus. IN
point blank terms, the declaration Ot Mr Nc L4as.
NOW, this Is point Ut the very highest Interest.
During the whole period OF the Or~gUa negOtla-
lOn, Mr.. buchd ans arguments, IA his dosp atches
10 Mr.. McLane, went IL SHOW that Uui right 10 all
OF Oiegou, up to fifty-iOur-iOry, was clear aud
uLquestioDabie; and MS reiterated Instructions
wtre not 10 abate one Jo Of our clam ~ the whole
territory. These lnstruct,Ous were gwen To our
mn sfe-r NV nv mad rNo
II. sldeDl; and never dld the Secretary of State
pen II single line To Mr. Mel me, that could Induce
the belief, on the part OF the latter, tn At our gOver1
nt LIT would be satisfied with lees In III tue whole
Ot Oregon. Mr.. Polk had authorized the S-cre-
tary To say, over and over again, to Mr.. Mel iae,
(and he had aulhO, d hini say any tn,ny
else that NO offer, short Ut htty-fOur.t0,ty, could
possibly be satisfactory. Bat Mr.. Mel the did
t.rta'n u project, presented by Lord Ab-ldsca.
setting the question the basis ut the turty.uuth
pal ael and he not oAly enteitd!ue it, out sent Il
home and that :."vct MI. Folk, contrary t. the
advice 81 The majority Ui his Cabinet, and contrary
10 the adv &c Oi Mr. Buchanan among Otner,, SUD-
NIT. d IL the Senate, kuowlug we'll that II would
confined oy two.tu,rds u that body. NV, wat
are the iacts That appear the suacc! Mr. buchtn-
an under the dIecon OF the Prs sdent, nad feteas-
eddy INSTRUCTED Mr. Mcl.ane to accept nothing ltsS
than fit, .touriOIy Yet Mr.. McLaue did entertain
proposition based On the parable Of tory nla.
aud atterwsrds declared he had acted IN cOnsO-
nance wuh the wlsnt OF his gOveruaeat. no
could not have referred to de- ~ itcs 81 Ut Mr..
Buchanan, because every line Vt them would nave
coniIaoIceo his assertion. What Is the Key 10
this enigma? IL furnished III the revelations Of
mr.. Rt ynOlds. Mr.. Polk, while pretending to ms
cabinet 10 be an Out-and.ou, hty-iour forty uaa,
Was secretly playing leap 'rog over Me-. Buchaa-
ans Shoulders and writing pnvate INSTRUCTIONS to
Mr. M Lane u settle the question on the basis Ut
fUry.nlne. This also explains the secret Ut M.
Hey waiH's course. when at the time Appeared 80
eAtiaUrOinaiy. IL may Or aske why did Mr..
Buchanan resign! but Mr. Buchanan Knew a.
does ev-ryb dy at ail acquainted with tour na-
u0hal position al the time, That TO Surrender the
st ais Oi Offce then would be To abandon the In
teres's Ut hts country, at that country's great
est emergency; aud, he d'd hot moreover, u0-
OF Tstund then, nor does he unde rstaud To Iuis
day, the waUl- measure OF Mr. Polk's chlc IA cry
Ill Mr.. M Lane clear up this matter bv ,bsii-
| Ing his secret correspOnde nee WIN Mr. Polk
AUD now 1t Is discovered that Mr. Polk. not
Satisfied WITH The result Of this sectrt cOrresy ond-
rbcc IN The Oregon affair, WISHED to play over the
| same part win regard To Cuba aud, acc0rdiaglv,
lhot he opened an immediate CORE spondenco wih
Mr.. Saunders, Il ere azure OF MS own, wnv, It
seems, lent himself willingly tn the scheme, aud
lie found Confusing dr"li that he is) declariug u
his Secretary Of L-gatlon that he has 40 conti-
dehce in the secretary Ut state, aud that ne snOud
lheretOfe correspond directly with the President
| question II ever, sdce the formation Oi the
government, the state department mas beea adj
MihsitIed SO ably as within tae last tour y'a's;
aid 10 hear such man as ROuinlus NJ. Saunders
(~hO is just as TIT u cOudhct d plUfna &c misstOn
OF the pine trees Ut his own State, put iuts
lacrd coat ana panta,OoDs) declare ne has no
tio. nee in such % dmes Buchnna =, and
that he will consult, Ms ene worthy Ut hts coul-
dcnce, such a man as James X. 2. Xix, ali this 10
very ludicroUs aud tuoHy
But II WIS not In these two instances alone that
Mr. Polk treated the Secretary OF State with
dignity. His hole cnurse, ouriDg his adm, tstra-
ton, was calculated to degrade the able oy
" HON he was surrounded He came Into power,
as everybody was aware, INFERIOR III intellect to
tv.Iy mt inter Of hts cabIu-t ana, c0ustau,ly
~. .~A
CIPHER III the administrator, he took every
means 10 spread the belt that he alone ruled.
To fleet his purpose. he intertered with all those
MINOR concerns which had been, since the Ong.n
Of the government, eittO the charge Ut the heads
OF depHTtnie nts 1t Is we'll known that the pre-
sebt minlLttr to France as appolntrd without the
slightest consultation with the Secretary al State
an indiguiiy never before offered by any Prrsl-
de Ut to Any cabinet mnEter. Ii ID evident that 1t
Mr. Buchanan had not been actudted by the lOfticst
MOtives, snd had wished to make personal or pO-
h'ica capital, he could have crushed Mr.. Polk.
administration to atoms, on this Issue. need
hot Say that Mr.. Saunders Was sent to Spain,
against the wishes ot Mr. BdchsaAu
There IL every re ason to believe that Mr.. Polk
endeavOIed To play, the Trst ailssion to Mexico,
a part similar 10 that he played III the Oregon ne
gOtiat,op;-ihat IL. to gave Mr.. Trist private Ia.
siIuctops over Mr.. Buchanan's mead. Has not
Mr.. Wise, too, been csjoled little, and will uo
not find, on investigation, that Mr.. Tod, foolish
enough, admit, to act the part no did without in
sruciiUBs, yet had secret authority from Mr.. Polk
to dlsavow the acts Ut his predecessor, and ie
make the abjrct apology he did to the Emoe,Or =
Il will be recolle cted that Mr.. Tod, upon his arri
val ut Rio, in a speech TO the Empetor, stigma
tZed, iepudiated and censured Mr.. Wise's very
prop r course In the DAVIS affair, and that, after
Mr. WIse's course had been avowed and jas itied
by Mr.. Buchanan his negotiation with Mr.. LIS
boa on the subject, Mr.. Wise retained home. and
demanded OF his government that repatriation due
to his character and the hOuOr OF the Usted
States That re,arati0n Involved the recall or Mr.
Tod. Mr.. Tod wes not recalled Thr question
arises, do that gent enan ceOsurc Mr.. Wise
his responsibility, or ON the secret authority
OF Mr. Polk 0r
Thus might go on multiplying instances. 1t 10
evident that man Ike Mr.. Buchanan, grave,
clear ade d. calm, -ctng, aud tarsee,ns, could
not be duped tor Sd long d time, especially after
biz attention had ben repeatedly called TO three
matters, bv ausht but the most positive and uurqu-