The New York herald., 1850-05-03

clerk drudsery not the thing for Harvey rs,,us
he neglected It, and got turned once therefor
After this, be became the toady Of John Tylsrs ad-
ninstration and partc ulariy OF Mr. Secretary Spcn-
Ger He did wonders In thore days. lie got into
fourteen hundred dollar crrkshp in the Treasury De-
psrtmsnt and sdmittance into the Wsshinyton ssssm
bly, parties! But he was indiscrset- Harvey Was lie
attempted to get into newspaper controversy with
Mr. John q. Rves. then Of the Glese newspaper and
what he would chsstise, &c, kc The valiant bearing
OF Bob Acres when he felt that nobody wss Qoux to
a nsim MN, was nothing to usrsey's. But Rives
ACout these days description Of one Of ths assem-
y parties appeared In print, contrary to the rules
and regulations Of the management which gave much
offence Among other porsons ut the party described
was Dir james X. Harvey. who was represented as the
handsome and sllectual seutleman an with pale face
ihoicsiing much study over the midnight lamp Cir
cnmstsnces led to the suspicion that Harvey himself
was the author Of the article He denied IT, Of
but fnvestisaton fastened IL upon him, and when he
made hr appearance for admission into the next
sembly there adrnittancei He rayed and swore
he would have satisfaction if he had TO challenge
every member Of the committee Of arrangements.
He was politely referred TO C. j., Esq, one of the
nsgers, for any explanation he might desire. IL
known that 4. j.. Esq. could do some fighting. Har-
neglected to call on him
Aft.r Polk had been nominated for President, and
the fact fixed that the Tyler administration
out Of power there ppsared ia the Ssw World
then publsled la New York. a scorching and maiig
letter from Washington against Tyler and his ad-
ministration. 1t created ssnration who wrote it.
Who ras the author! 1t charged upon Mr.. S-cre-
tary spencer In a card in the usdisoada that gen
y
charged upon Harvey, lie. too issued card. aud in
bis own peculiar style. dsuied the authorship But
this was not satisfactory. SO DR.. Miller. President
Ty'rs hrotheriD law went to Now York aud obtain IA
the manuscript OF the Oensivs article. when To- 10
found To be in Harvey hand writing For this Tyler
whirled hun Cnt Of office.
Put Harvey despGirs Of finding somebody to
play the tosdy TO- lie fawncd about Mr. Clay until ho
got that great statesman show him. in confidence
letter which WAS soon paraded TO The world through
tho columns Of the Philadelphia No,th .4aer,ca, Mr.
Clay has not forgotten it,
tor d long time Harvey fswned alb )ut Mr. Senator
Msi gum. who induced to imp part to him inforIua-
uon which occasionally went before the public lie
vss found In the eud, to be OF advantage, aad
cAst OF
Since the advent Of this nnistration he has play
cd general toady to all the members OF the cabinet
ana particular tosdy to Mr.. Secretary Clayton His
object il understocd 10 be two fold oneo indulge
In his pompous propensity in putting mock airs of
rcsiettaLiliy aud consequence. aud speaking cIss
d. for the cabinet in all its official actions. and to
procure tor himself the appointment Of Charge das AZ
tair,s to some place or other abroad.
just at this time the tone Of his letters in the Phi
Ind lpbia North .frst'cca. signed Independent - in
the New York CoarSr and Eaq Hier. signed Eeritas "
in the IL cstcn Mercantile journal signed Viator :; aud
In the Cincinnstti Gazetfee, signed Argus" shows
that he Is under bodily fear that tho "buitics' and
"as-assins" who write for the Union and other uews
papers against him about to murder his iuisite
self Dah