The New York herald., 1850-06-07
Our Washington correspondence.

WAsHISGros, June =, 1850.
The Secretasy Of State and The Heraid-Whst viii Mr..
Clayton do ?
Inerceiye that the Courier and Enquirer in noticing
the rumor OF Mr. Secretary Claytons contemplated
tircment Office, finds it necessary to couple the
Ne,o York Herald with the movement and to pour out
upon that paper the best abuse il has at its command
Ofcourse the Courier aud Enquirer insists that nothing
which the Herald has done has caused Mr.. Clayton to
take the contemplated step in question. But tell you
that is precisely that quarter that the shoe pnches
No dreams of Richard the Third brought IN orc
terrors to the soul of that bad character the Ne
York Herald has brought to the soul of John NJ Clay
ton 1t disturbs his repose night and day and
him.
need not defend the Herald 1t is amply able to
defend itself But know things relative to John
NJ. Clayton's and William NJ Mercdith's conduct to-
wards it, and towards its former Washington cores
pondent, Geo W Brega which have some bearing upon
this subject
When Clayton entered upon the duties of the office
he now holds he very wei knew, ana Meredith knew
influence of any political newspaper in New York had
been the frat journal in the country to and sup
mort General Taylor for the Presidency They would
have been willing at that time to have gnised it
such far as it within their sphere OF official ac
tion TO recognise any newspaper had ii not been for
the desire they ndulged to crafty certain editors Of
other New York journals, of less Independent charac
ter than the Herald
To crafty the small minds of the editors referred to-
Messrs. Clayton and Meredith pointedly paid slight
to the Herald and got paid back with interest rms
reused the ire Of Clayton. It upset him, made him
mad and he resolved to show his power one por-
ton of the press at least lie got up the quarrel with
Poussin. knowing that that minister unpopular
with his own government, and soon to be callei
home lie positively kicked Poussin out of the
try. lie wanted tremendous noise made about it in
the newspapers so he instructed Brega what to do,
and Brega first sent arti.e to the Baltimore Sun,
which appeared in that paper of a Monday morning,
editorial preparing the way for something
The next day, Tuesday, the San had letter from
Brega referring to ana approving of the editorial of
tau and civ AN nj of fha
ture with the French minister. War certainly to
follow, SC. Stocks were to depress. sc.
In giving these instructions to Brega, Clayton laid
down the imperative rule that he should not impart
word to the Herald on the subject, although he
the HeIGlds well paid Washington correspondent
at the time. In justice TO his employer, Brega felt
compelled inform the editor of the Herald of this
fact his reason for not fret sending to him the news
of the hare-up between Clayton and Poussin The re-
suit that the editor of the Herald came down upon
Mr. Clayton harder than ever. Brega stopped his
respondence with the Herald, and was promised we'll
by Clayton and Meredith. The Office he at the time
held in the General Land Office he TO hold on to
and be protected in, and Mr. Meredith agreed give,
also Office to Bregas brother.in-law. The business
of putting Claytons exploit with Poussn and of crying
war war depressing stocks was entrusted spe-
ciay Caytons correspondent for the Philadei-
phia North .ime,ican and New Y ork Courier and En-
surer. How he blowed the trumpet and cavorted,
10 not forgotten. Who made fortunes in the stocks
and who lost, is not SO clearly known.
when the Herald published in self defence, the
Brega correspondence, of private character, poor
Brega hauled up in Claytons house, and made to
stutfy him self and to do what he would have
done but Tor the exercise OF power. lie made to
sign card for publication. depying the averments he
had made in the afore said private correspondence
They promised most faithfully to stand by him and
take care of him. And yet Ewing took offence at
OF Bregas letters subseq published and turned
him out Of Office. Being out and having been made
rtutify himself and put down in advance any tale he
might tell against them, he has found no helping
hand from Meredith and Clayton, who earnestly
promised to stand by him. We're he a little more in
dependent and courageous, he could q tale unfold
which, il Is possible light make Meredith and Clayton
blush But that Is his business.
The charge Of the Courier and Enquirer that the
Herald wrote letters that its editor wrote letters by
his hand by the hand Of another to the
departments, asking patronage, which refused,
and that that the Of the papers oppos
10 the cabinet will be believed when II Is aimed
and made good by the production of the proof-not
before Let the proof be produced is willing
TO furnish It, IL IL exits and the Courier and Enquirer
would rejoice TO publish IT, Now. let 1t forth or
let the lie be stamped upon the forehead where be-
longs-either upon the Courier and Enquirer. upon
that member Of the cabinet who authorized IL TO make
the charge. ifeither one did authorize IL.
The belief that the compromise will pass both houses
and become the law Of the land is growing ger
every day. The measure will pass the Senate after
some proper amendments. by decisive majority. and
fhe moral force with which 1t will come to the House
will carry IL through that body is believed by
many experienced and dis s,ernirg statesmen
Congress will not get TO work before Thursday next
The Calphin business comes up in order the fourth
Tuesdsy this month to be then considered until dis
posed OF see that the Miners journal. influential
Pennsylvania whig journal is out pe nell sgains the
Galphin swinde. Good Most Of the whig journals
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