The New York herald., 1850-02-22

here just now! Some want contracts Some want GER
tain nominations rejected Others want tho same ON.
frmed. The IMPRESSION is that most OF the New York
appointments will pass through the Senate Possibly
Van Allen, the charge and Charles Delevan, the Con-
sui may be rejected There is hard pulling each vay
Charge des Afairshp will be given to eitheir Geo
Eolsom or Alderman Benson perhaps to both-sho1ll
| Old Daddy Dayezac will soon come home from ths
Hsgre lie has long been stricken down with sickness
or old sge and unable to attend to the duties Of his
mission, light as they are
Mr. Joseph r. Ipgersol is to get the mission to Bsr-
lin. MIR. Hiliard OF Alabama. who would like it, and
would grace the poet, is wanted In Congress.
The political forces here from Boston and Philade
phia to the rejection Of the collectors Of those
ports are about equal to the forces from the same
localities to urge their confirmation Rumor says both.
and all the parties. have plenty Of money { work
REFS ESFENDI
Kabslais at Washington.
wAsBINoToN, Feb. II, 1850.
The Way to Get Clerk Elected by the House Of Repe-
The way to manage such body Of men as the House
of Representatives. Is worth studying To manage the
lower House requires only majority Of its members,
in ordinary In Others 1t is only necessary to
manage plurality, provided there 10 quorum In
zion. As instance Of how the thing can be done.
the nrst dive Is TO get nomination from the party
In ordinary cases. where particular party have de-
cided majority who will stand up to the rack for
regular nomination the work done for In suoh times
latter event is to follow the former that two
and two make four. The nomination having been
effected for particular individual the next step Is to
go to work to elect him. To do this, New York
politicians are very important No class Of worthy
citizens can pull wires equal to them. But IL is
not easy matter to induce them to leave their usual
svocations unless very strong used. The
Clerk Of the Honse has great many fat things In his
gift He has under clerks to appoint and very good
share Of patronage, contracts, influence, and money
under his control II the contest to be close one,
he requires fund Of ready cssh-st least 81 eoo or
$500. leading political friend hires large and
we'll furnished parlor at central hotel This is the
meeting or committee room, for the friends Of the
would be clerk This s the spot selected for the whis
key punches, tegsrs and calculations. A chosen few
the managers. Printed snd written lists Of the
names Of the members Of the louse the States they
FROM their politics. and particular preferences. for
clerk, procured. The day Of bsoting arrives The
friends at the capitol Watching lobbying and run
ming about ballot after ballot Is taken until the
House sdjourns, when they return to their hotel to
most magnificent dinner party fe~ members. that
can be relied upon through good and evil invited.
The champagne crculates freely and With the wslnuts
the frank conversatiop chances Of
only wants seven more to .. good, spovs psr"i q.
seven votes would have elected Jones They must
be had The parties adjourn TO tn. ps,Ior
Mr.. A., Jones's particular friend is in the seventh
heaven" Only seven votes wanted my boy and
you shall have them TO morrow"
Then the door IL locked and the of every MEM
Der ~ be has voted that day, the different ballots,
sDsmn those South Csrolinisus -, ,s,s Mr.. n. Sir
Of them voted for sam; democratic votes too Why
the he'll don't Sammy back down. He knows he hasn't
THAT must be seen to- Jones 20 and have q frank
talk with Sam Tell him be is injarins you, and ths
party. Get bin to make them Carolina members to 60
tie regular ticket TO morrovn
That's the talk Go down at once; he is In the bar
room nov. Take drink With him and give him hint
that be acts right that you can't be elected your
friends will take him and put him through the
lsr.n
mo; II won't do for me to do It, Let the Colonel do
lie aud Sam are intimate "
While this business 10 being transacted In the bar
"yon,s ring that ID bell. and have M dozen
whitley punches Nov then. here is . ist Of the de-
noeratic membsrs who have stood to the rsch To-
have made list Of eleven, that will keep mp
the scratch. IL those Elk Caroline members be dra-
hunk" ="
Seat, sre now prepared. A dozen names are written
down Of friends expectsnts and those deeply Interest,"
I'd In Joness sseoess Some t~o three will get
tain contract which the clerk control that will
Uibsrs will 20 10 tie brokerage business b, IN.
clerk tbst is TO be and shave the with &C.
vernmeIt funds Others vii get bonus " Jones gets
In Minor friends need under cierkships. These
deeply interested ones most eager Their real is
ahead of Jones himself Before midnight, every msu
has his amsd lie IL TO attend TO thoee msmbsrs
and do nothing else but zee that they vote every
ballot for Jonss.
sNow We are all ready for to morrow and Let .vsrv
man be ct bis poet, and hsep hts meo close Here
cones the Colonel wsiL Colonel, what does Sam
soh, be 10 a right asa trivet-bit at once. He viii
rsqu.s, his friends TO back down"
That i ell ss 1t should be but will his friends 60
~Ah, that II horss Of another color. He don't
know any thing more than that to morrow he via
make them leave him. Now who esn We get to work
upon them,n
Tbisiss question rapidly solved Men are named
.ho supposed to b.ve influence .h the refractory
South carolin ians and their and the manner in
Witch they approach thoe. South Carolaa mem-
bers, k all cencoctsd Then the rascaliy free sosi.rs
set them straight TO vote for Jones talked over
Midnight nnds them their work In soIsnn conslsvs.
zach man has HE ~ork to do and b. doe. H. .ud
systematically too ~ the result sho~s rw-v. arrives,
on 'hs nou's e,.s sl.ss; ahs Journal Is rrsa There
tamT bell" ~ be sloey reads the tiresoms re-
core Il the day befores proceedings aud thinsas Of
the probable late ~ that unlucky vhg clerk vhoss
cay a and ofnce viii closs aud thai Joaes
viii read from that stand to morro~ Poor Campbell
r'sds ~ though be thosght too. His undertsngs,
many 81 them, think 80 too, aud sct scsorsin xiy.
hven tho,e otg.legxed imps called page. have tn-ir
E'uy nan has don. his duty Jones has ics lie
wanted but lub. spd-vhy the devil vss "a not had
Ihs irsI de meet they are hard at work every msn
V alive TO his duty tneir eyes are eagerly watchdog
at their particular members conndea 20 their rsru
cusI ,ur,,iisnce don't bolt Jones is sure TO Get s
Lovse 10 sdjoprped In. conspir.tors regulstors oc
friends 81 Jones meet agsin that night. The same
vork " done again the same csevassng 10 gone
through 9TH bot nov hey tue crisis rhs
cne vote 10 10 be looked sfsr teesrsphic despatch
decided upon TO be cent 90 Nev Nork f.toh on al
dtiersl force. s- friend. who can fx psrticular
member there plenty ~ for th. aus- Ia ,e .d-
tturt.d ever until Monday morning. Nos enters enc
enc ~ the party
"Here is muse -
eWhats the mattsrf',
"Aro,h,r d ~his member has arrived"
~ half
- chap frcn Fiofidai~
hat 10 tsd-u
Never mind, We vili get over thatD
Nthoay morning comes. All 10 ready; the balloting
ctu umsnces snd-Jopss u dows 60 81 Here IL . 20.
nemters are seen talked to; but " won't do Joness
chsi ces are Him nov be forces scattered and
cen b. brought Toto u shape They every
Which wsy. The democrats don't ksow hos they vote
ths hsmtei,es sud the Wigs ssem to be drilled. for
fhey are voting IN solid pbalsnx. aud their 10
utsipg up; aud almost in dseoair after the third
ballot, the orilsrs got some members 20 carry en- sd
jcu4nmeut.
Day ster day pss..s a. veil |. an equal number Of
nights Iones's fspds are dubious snd FAR rem be-
Ing fsrgDine Members are getting tired aud don't
think be elected The friends Of Jones rally.