The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1850-08-02

TWO WEEKS NORTHERN PKNSsYIvAsiA--ro. I.
JUNCTION or THE JuNIArA, D
Fourteen miles above Harrisburg, July, 1850.
Departure from Philadelphia ogaingt o,on-- Lam
CATER DagIerrsotype PietHrss Of the Mtmbps
of the late Cabinet, By a Confdential Friend Of
General Tdyior--Arripal at the JaaStioH.
Here | am, in an unknown but surprisingly
lovely country the mingling waters Of the
Juniata and Susquehanna, dancing. glttering,
glistenng in the full rays Of the harvest moon,
while most refreshing breeze has relieved me
from the dust contracted in my just terminated I'D
miles Of railroad ride. left Philadelphia at four
o'clock this afternoon, the road for the entire dis
lance passing through just sach country as would
afford equal pleasure To the eyes OF farmers and OF
touIlsts-t0 the men of tact and OF fancy. Such
lat acres, such substantial barns, such comfortable
looking farm houses, such excellent fences, cannot
be seen in the same combination IN any other part
Of the world. MIR, Buchanan (may he get the
nomination In 1862 y told me, some years ago, that
during hts long residence abroad, he had seen no
tpot the old world TO equal Lancaster county for
quiet beauty OF scenery, fertility Of soil, and all
the substantial elements Of peace, plenty and pros
periiy. And old BUCK was night, as he always Is,
when his Judge ent Is unmf1uenced by outside or
inside pressure. AT DowniDg,own, a place where
Quakers inset do coDgregate, We stopped for sup
per, and capital one IL proved-the hostess, Mrs.
Eicholiz dong the honors of her well filled table,
with n msIopiy grace peculiar to herself
IL was nearly eight o'clock when we reached
Lancaster, once an old fashioned Dutch built town
OF 600 inhabitants, but now a spruce, go-ahead
city OF 300 souls, thanks To the example Of a few
wandering Arabs from New England who, with
some citIzens Of Lancaster, OF liberal views and
we'll filled pockets, succeeded IN establishing there
three very extensive asd prosperous cotion mills.
Here we received large accession OF passengers,
and among them | recognised a friend who had
Just arrived from Washington, by the way OF York.
lie was, as you will perceive, enclosed Is his
name, - the warm personal friend Of the late Presi-
dent. No man IN the United States was terms
Of greater intimacy with the departed hero, aud
nohe certainly, enjoyed larger share Of hts conf
dence. "Wrll," remarked, after We had taken
a seat in the Car together, show dad you leave
things IN Washington t.
The Truth H." he reped, 4" take very little in
tert Il IN the succssson. My whole hear and soul
wss bound up IN General Taylor | knew him
we'll, and ~ h. had heen left 10 the Of his
own sound judgment, and tree TO carry ont the i'm
pulses OF hts own honest heart, he would have been
alive this day. and Tar more popular than whes he
wss indicted into ufhce But, as u was, he was
betrayed BY bis cabinet; his position, and even his
reputation, was COMPROMISES by his cabinet; and
he was hurred TO HE grave BY the pTofgaie acts OF
his cabinet liz never got over the shock caused
by the GHlphin business; and you may rest assured
that his Published views m regard to that iransac-
ton, IN AN alleged iniervi,w bttween him and Mr..
Crawford, were never gwen by him. The fact Of
" wss, that the General was worried and bad
Rsud iRto rtcoll~cting observation which he
never made. You know, General, said Mr..
NihNfNfu. ana gu Know Nrtucfns cCnoru
the Tribe but the General did not recolect Of
ever having approved Of the GAlphin abstrac-
uon. 1T Is Iur.' said the General, Il might
have made the osservauon attributed TO me
~ Mt. Crawford THIS was enough for the
Crlphias. The might was speedily converted into
a CeItsinty From that moment, the General was
consistently under the surveillance Of his cabinet.
II any Of hts old and trusted friends and among
the numhsr, called upon him IN order 10 open his
syes, and 10 let him understand how matters really
stood, some Of the Gal,,hins would enter the
room and there remain, thus preventing anything
like confidential cOuvr rSalun "
"Was Clayton" ! asked, "compromi ed in
this beautiful transaction -
"Dirciy, DO; Obl'quely, yes. Clayton is a
man ~ urdnaD sbihues, good naiured, fond Of
gass Of greg, and makes promises night
which he totally fongets IN the morning. Hts
ruling sin IL vanity II the North An,ricts
should hayes ,o say that Augusta or Blangy had
a tspering arm a we'll tuiped leg, his wrath
would rise ~ uuce for he would conceive that ne
had been sighted and overlooked Asfor the SEC
rctsTy Of the Navy, he - the most splendid ~Psci
men Of forciblr weakness I ever mt with.
Ew ing was - Ter the ATTEST n,sa ~ the cihaet.
aid lew abler mrn ont 81 o. Bold. uns TupIlOos,
and intess.Iy selfish, al that Ne wanted va %
have held on w. he office f,r the whole term
A. fot Jphns,oa ant Merrdith. the public
lI,oOld no, have hesn sarfiscd ~ their scts -
Johnston, ou know, was mObbed ~ Bsltmore,
Tor y certain haak usnssctIsn and Merediih 70
snfr~~sd le have seme scq"siaisnce withib be rouea