The miners' express. (Dubuque, Iowa) 1849-1854, 1849-12-12
DUBUQUE:
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. 12, 1910.
Cabinet Secrets Leaking Out.


General Government, to desire that their policy
in the management of State affairs should re-
ceive the applause of their countrymcn; but
when that applause is put up for sale by those
who have it to bcstow; when price is offer
ed for it by those who consider it necessary to
sustain their reputation, it becomes base and
prostitutcd in proportion to the price paid, and
to the dshonorablc means by which it is procu.
red.
The present Cabinet at Washington, very soon
after the Inauguration of their chief, learnt at
| least one idca-aod that was nothing less than
that their administration of the government was
| condemned by the pcoplc-t!l1t those who rcli-
cd upon their professions of regard for honesty,
industry, and capacity, were deceived by dis
honest imbccilc, and ignorant cabaI, whose first
, act Of administration was fragrant violation Of
their oft-rcp2atcd pledges, in removing from of:
fec, without cause, honest, capable, and indus
trlous men, and in many cases placing in their
| stead the mos. worthless, irresponsible, incom-
pctent men Of the community
These acts Of the administration met the car
licst, and the most meaning rebukc that a cheat
cd people could give, without violating the laws
Of their country and The repeated blundcrs Of
the Cabinet, up to the present time, have but in
creased the indignation, or Li, gust, Of those who
assisted i'll clovating is members to the lofty
position they 50 unwortlily occupy.
The government patronage ct the disposal Of
iilc Cabinet pnrI,irs IT,. r,r,rbar,. to i,ip
! corps of hireling writers at the capital, whose
cuogcs of their masters is the only employment
which many Of them arc known to be engaged
in, and whose qualifications are in perfect keep
ing with their position. Their sentiments, (f
sentiments they may be callcd,) Of those official
adulators, echoed from ever. i,oo,1 and cor
ner where a Wing press can find readers Of their
fusomc praise, or where credulily can be still
imposed upon by the echoes Of un-cdcc,ncd
pledges. But these ol::i;l writer's, we'll as they
may be drilled III the school Of tlattcry and dis
stimulation, have nevertheless tlc weakness to
tell the truth occasionally, withvut intending,
howe yer, that it should ever be whispered AGAIN
by mortal lips Truth coming from sue, source
is not intended for general circulation. 1t could
not praise--it could not honestly aaulatc-wAcrc
praise and adulation would be deceit; and hence
it should not be heard by the masses, from whom
nothing but adulation will pass current. Truth
will sometimes conc from sources whence it is
least expected, and, as if it were intended to We
rify this assertion, we have the New York Her
aid exposing the corruption and telling the Sc
Of l,o (',hinaf 1T Nf7,.linn4o,
before us extracts from letters, which were writ
ten to the Editor of that paper, by ono who pro-
fessed to be in the confidence of the chiefs at |
Washington, and who processes to write the We
~ l"''s'"s- -'''"h was spoken at the interviews
which he had with Mr.. Secretary Clayton. I.
will be seen from these extracts, (some of which
we give belo"!,) that the Cabinet was anxious to
be praised by the New York Herald, and to Sc
cure that degree Of nat.cry, which seems to be
their greatest ambition, they offered to place at
the disposal of its editor the secrets and patron
age of the government. The first extract says:
81 have had two very important interviews with
Mr.. Clayton to-day and this evening.
The Cabinet, Cat least, Mr. Clay ton, Mr.. Meri-
dith, &c., are most anxious to have you as their
organ, and will give you facts and patronage
to any amount
The sentence Of the same letter which follows
this tempting offer, shows cleary upon what
condition ''these .f;,cts and patronage to any a
mount were intended to be bestowcd-it says
that Kit will be productive Of great good, If you
will not admit any articles or letters condemna-
tory of the Cabinet, into your paper, till see
you" 1t will be productive of great good, ifyou
prevent the laundering Cabinet from being con-
demned; and for your silence, you shall have
patronage to any amount. This is the language
of the official correspondents of the Washington
letter writer's. But Bennett was impatient. The
ides of May had already arrived and past, and
the eulogist of Taylor had not yet tasted of the
good things prepared for those who loved him.
He was impatient--indced lie must have been
on the brink of rebellion, from the anxiety which
the Cabinet letter writer manifested by the en-
dearing manner of his first epstle.
Passing over some long letters which detail
the policy of the administration, and which no
doubt was one Of the facts which the Editor
of June, on which day another letter left Wash
ington for the NJ Y. Herald, and contains the
following language .. .......
p s'The Cabinet is extremely DESTROYS of getting
your cordial support, and Mr. Clayton has re-
questcd me to see you personally, and explain
how matters stand. You can, if you choose,
possess more influence with them than any
man in the United States, and get advantages
in the way Of early information and documents
ofincalculable benefit to the paper. In the mean
time, till | see you, will you suppress letters a.
busve Of the Cabinet" s".
& Here is the same offer of bribery for SUPPRESS
ing letters abusive Of the Cabinet as was offer /
ed in a previous communication. For the "cor-
dia1 support Of the Herald, which the Cabinet
desired, the documentary secrets Of the State
Department were placed at the Editors dispo-
sal, and "patronage to any amount" to boot.
After giving some other facts detailing the poll