The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1851-04-20

general basis suitable for great national party,
devoted to the constitution and the Union. lie is
surrounded by journals at Washington of divers hues
and characters, and must not be rash, as a glelce
at all the newspapers ut the seat OF the feder GO
Nernsnent Improve. There is the Major .lmsef
in the Caiosa, devoted to sound democratic and
tiona doctrines-thc Southern Press, devoted to
the qualification Of fire eaters and hot for the
sion of South Carolina from the coniedcracy-the
Era, brimful of spirit for the abolitonists Of the
Northern states, and bent on separating the states
on the blacklist kind of cip.s-the NatioaM IL
figcnco, kind Of private tea room for all the old
women gossips at Washington, and the Republic.
the journal Of transition, which win move until
Thullow Weed has completely Tylerized Mi. Pill
more's cabinet. when that organ will sink n Capt.
Tyler's tiadasoa,da did, and leave not wreck be-
hind. We shall more changes in newspaper
management at Washington before 1852.
TIM COLLECTOR OF PHILApELrHIA-TH SHOALS
AND QrIcKssNDs OF OFFICE IIoLnIsa Many it
tcmpts have been made to remove Mr.. William ID.
Lewis from his Office, collector Of the customs for
the district of Philadelphia and the character Of
these efforts such-thcre was sgch II rabid an
tagonsm against Mr. Lewis OF III part Of the office
seeking aud office holang gentry. mat lie has pub
lished pamphlet, exposing the nature of the at
taeks upon him. However, Mr. Fillmore examined
al the artillery brough' to bear against the collect
or, condemned it, and spiked it on the spot that
Mr.. Lewis remains at the post where he was sta-
toned by the government.
One Of the most vivid eXposit ons IN the pamphlet
relates to the conduct of Mr. senator Cooper with
respect 70 the confirmation Of Mr. Lewis appoint
ment as collector Mr.. Lewis states chat he had
reason TO believe that Mr.. Cooper would oppose his
nomination. and that he applied to have il sent to
the Senate, to try the question. twas accordingly
done on the seventh Of January, 1850. After this,
Mr. Lewis called upon Mr.. Cooper. and learned
from him that the Senator's friends dissatisfied
that he thought Mr. Lewis should have made all
the appointments he, the Senator, had asked-that
he should be opposed to Mr.. Lewis confirmation,
though only political grounds-but that he would
give the collector time to reflect Subsequently
Mr. Cooper, according to the statement made by
Mr. Lewis, told the latter that he could work the
of Senators to destroy the chances for Mr..
Lewis confirmation. Ii is also said that PROPOSE
ton was made, that if Mr.. Lewis would support
Mr.. Coorers organ, the DAILY .Neics, the opposition
| to the appointment might be withdrawn; and, in
deed, the whole story is one watch shows that the
influence Of men in the United States Senate,
can be bargained away with rcckessness that
places such characters on footing with many who
are consigned to our prisons We have never read
an exposition fpolitica bargaining that has given
more thorough disgust for the means resorted
to by politicians of peculiar stamp, to convert the
offices Of government into things of barter and sale.
When-when shall the country be purged of bad
legislators Let us have some terrible example.
An Impeachment should follow such charges that
we may have the whclc truth-and give Senator
Cooper chance to explain.