The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1852-05-23
NEWS BY THE MAILS
Our Washington Correspondence.

WAsnSoroS, D G., LAY 10, 1879
John Minor Bolts Threats If he SCOT Leascys
Masnantmity Q The Present .9d,anis,retioa-Gsa soa
on-ChiC Clerk Department Of ne Interim.
You will, doubt, like many Of your readers, 10
amused at the Head him or.die" man u,akng his sp-
pearance once more in of his periodical letters He
Is now trying to play the game with Milard Fill
moro that he attempted with John Tyler nnd with about
as much prospect Of success then lie was duap-
pointed in not being made Secretary Of War by the pre-
sent chief magistrate be thinks there IL one ,or.
chance for him, and that Is by going 70. CEN scott,
who has doubt by his friends promised the Immortal
Bolts promotion in Of his (scott y success Which Ia
doubtful II he is nominated and doubtful st.H
he win not get tho nomination Bolts letter win d.
any good his friends few and far between he
has by his Inconsistency lost ali the popularity he
had
1t he is wiling to take Gen. Scott without
pledges when necessary the future safety Of
country. lie went against DEN Taylor bccauec he
would not make pledges when noe necessary Your
readers will readily what dependence to place upon
the opinions Of the immortal Bolts. Bolts dies hard; his
fate politically, Is sealed In the good oil Dominion. Us
has not corporal guard left.
The leaders of the Scott party here swear vengeance
upon all occholders who dare oppose the nom ton Of
Gen scott They have made threats that they will make
q clean sweep of all.
understand from a entitled great credit that
some OF the Scott cmissaries approached certain head
Of bureau In this city (whosc family three
four whg newspapers in ncghboring state to get his
influence (Which is acknowledged to be great in favor
Of General Scott. lie refused and they told him ne
would BE- the first TO be decapitaed He told them that
he deserted his friends and that If the present able
head Of the administration fell he willing to fall aiso
rather than desert his principles, and 30 for
who has been taken by the seward clique for the pur.
pose Of carrying out their paltry purposes.
The Scott party have majority Of the occholdcrs IN
their favor which IL owing to the magnanimty Of the
present administration, who refuse to turn out who
opposed to them. SO the olceolders know they
safe under the present administration and know thoy
will be turned out In Of Scott's election il they OPP
pose him. II few Of the ms put out and friends
Of the administration put in you would differ
cn state Of feeling among the ocehoders. IL Is great
pity for the administration that they do not take ot
their friends in preference to their enemies.
Some prolific WRITER has out with life Of the hero
of San Jacinto.' II Is well written md viii doubt
add greatly to the popularity 81 I he General
Captain X. Harper. If Nirginn WHO commanded VI
the companies Of Virginia volunteers, in the Mexican
will be appointed chief clerk of the Department OF
the Interior in place Of ID G. Goddard resigned No
has been named yet for the post to be vacated by Col
Warren pit supposed New Yorker will get the place
the chief magistrate IL good for taking oi his per-
sona1 friends in preErence to his political UNDER
stand that Col Warren will to Iowa and start Scott
paper 1t ia thought that Goddard will return TO Ohio
and do likewise. H.