The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1853-01-03


tio~ for Fso~ssA POliticiS~s-Gsx PIERCE Met
s~g scifA SENATOR Hs~tS. - IEsss~- The Nsso
Cabima nsoy or ~soy nos havs been dscdsI os-
The Political A~rsoSs Seats ~ssi Of Rspsvs--
WHO ciN S,.bsyibe?-A nrsety Of converted Whigs
--Lsctxrs of Goo. BosSwsa- PA glarisu from the
Hoald-AIaixs Liquor LqV- Dssyerutsos Of its
Adyooates ~ the LegislatSre--List Of 4r7ivals--
Co~t,~s<d Scarcity of Office Seekers, &c.
"7smp~s fsgit" The approaching d Mise Of
another year, evsth me to quote Latin. Verify
time ayeth. And As it ayeth, the times are chang
ed and mon change in them. Yea,
Men change with fortune manners change With oimss
TeDets With books, and principles with times
In the present age of steam and electricity. things
change, too, with . rush J." Men change and
women change (The latter oven, in some cases, are
swapping pettioosts for trousers Nations change.
Their rulers change Communities become restless
and change their location. The population swollen
countries Of the Old World constsntly pouring
sorth their thousands to settle and improve the
vacant wastes Of the Now World. Politicians
change also In turning their coats they experience
more change, perhaps, than any other GLASS Of the
community in turning their pockets they find less.
EverJ body and everything is continually changing.
Why should net editors and Newspaper writer's
charge, too in the midst of all these popular and
social mutariops9 Why shouldn't thsy! While
everything else j. changing, there arc some who
appear to think that bound to remain i~
state q~o constantly, perpetuaIy And this GLASS
it is who charge tho enserprisiDg journalist With
"irconsisiency,' whenever he happens to change
an opinion The HERALD hits the mark when Ii
asks, . Were che American people inconsistent
when they elected General Taylor their President
by plur atty Of lao 600 yotss aud four years after
chose General Pierce to the same high Office"
Eavts svlu uAb fins ka
worth . straw without occasional change Of adj
ministration Pennscook was born and bred in the
democratic school of Tom Jefferson He never
seized hold OF what he believes 70 have boon tae
leading characteristics OF the late whig party, and
he has always srivon to cleave unto the pro nnent
principles in the democratic creed Still, Psnna
cook il DESTROYS to have the opposition to his
party at the head Of national affairs ut least
ono fourth Of the time. As tho health of tho
body physical ID occasionally benefited BY
dose OF castor oil, or some other nsasesus medi
eine SO i it with the body poli:o and aa 900 asiena
dose of the tincturs Of whiggsry- administered, if
you please, under the name Of federalism. national
republicsaism, or what not-promotes healthy 40
ton in the great democratic stomach. 1t causesh the
too ofentimes excited pulse fOld Tsnmany to boat
more regularly 1t dininisheth both internal and
external heat, suppresseth fever allayeth irritation,
and at length imparte.h refreshing coolnes to the
Political patient. He eventually regAils his senses
and becomes o0nvalescent Yes on the whole, DR.. I
PennacoOk is OF the opinion that four years
OF such medicine, administered during every period
Of sixteen years,more frequently i absolutely
recessary-.is good, very good. Political hsdiss
and organizations, as we'll PHYSICAL becsms
diseased and corrupted by too much rich food An
occasional Oh aDge OF air, change Of diet. s0nsemss
entire change of habit, is always good, and fire..
queLtly indis sensible. IA change Of the subject
may now be good for the reAier, and it is changea
accordingly
Since his election, Gen Pierce's business engage.
mems nave called him to Boston nearly every /
week There, no doubt he has met, at various I
times, prominent denoc; attic politicians, with whom
he has advised on the subject Of cabinet and otaer
appointments OF the number who have thus oon- /
suited with him, IL il probable that each Of t1e
large ana conspicuous Ststes which rave him /
their votes have had full hearing, in turn. New
York. Pennsylvania and Ohio-psrticaiarly the two i
frxt-have been fully represent ed several oooa-
sicrs, and listened to with great patience 1t (
would seem that the South has been very
firing, and deported Itself vita grea; msdssty In
the matter of appointments cannot learn Of any
very distn yushed politician from tina, quarter hAy-
ing vsi ed ankeed0m, on the cabinet making bus-
ness, until the advent lsst week, of Senator Hun
ter, Of Virginia He met Gen. Pierce and Hsa.
e. G. A.herton. U Senator elect from this State,
a. he fremont Hou'e, Boston on Saturday last, s.
/ have sisea0y spprsed the HsRALD by Telegraph
our special Warrington cor espondens ~as As-
taken IL saying that Gen Pierce had invited Sena
tor Hunter 80 .Jme to this town aud spend tne
Christmas holidays After visiting together Baukar
Hill Monument and other objects of interest in tho
vicinity Of Boston, o. rsesSsy last, Mr. Hunter
left for Washington, aud Gen Pierce and Mr.
beth a. this time sojoarning at she Eagle Hotel
The interview between the three ssntlensa 1t
Boston msy, or nay not, have been OF any moro
importance, in . political point Of view, than
those which have taken place with the other public
men 70 whom have alluded There 10 worry little
doubt that no one, unless it be Gen z himself,
land be has not probably yet made up bis mind dea-
ri; ey) yet knows who will fill the most pfomioent
positions under the administration II he
should delay finally settling The matter until the
4h Of March, what viii become of the ofss-seekers
in his mean tue! The anxious seats need ROY
cushions already There is chance that their
woodwork Will pc worn out before that time, and
what is 20 be done thenl Can't the HERALD call
en- the bsoeyoenty disposed for subscription
Some Of those ~hgs ia New York snd Boston, who
we're shrevd enough 20 foresee the defeat Of Scott,
ard consequently gave g~ast support 10 Pierce,
in the hopes of obtaining office, appear 70 De par
ticusTly easy just new, eDc need relief
Governor Boutwell, Of Massachusetts,, delivered
sn interesting and useful lecture lat evening, TO
large audience before our lyceum, on the best
mernsr Of obtaining education Although
self made man having been brought up 10 oosu-
TRIP store, without collegiate adyantsges-9cveroor
Il. has, by his oyn unaided Efforts, attained con-
siderable eminenoe Is literary man. he 10 more
thorough scholar than poiisctan tne practical mas,
rather than the vague thsoriss so common among
the Of !ette-s IN this nineteenth century Ii Is
unfortunate tha. there not more like hi in.
An article credited to Cincinnati papor, which
is now goir the rounds of the democratic journals
descriptive Of "tbe perscna appearance and habits
OF G eneral Pierce, is mona the because ons-
half of it was pilfered, bodily, from Istser written
by the HERALD's Concord correspondent, Nv \
lew weeka since. The description Is excellent. /
How could those Obscure newspapers, who have uot
the manlines to give proper credit get along With
out tho HERALp3 The Cincinnati editor prsfscos
his plsgisrism AZ follors-' We have pieturs OF
Prss,dsrt Isros well executed on steel, which ~
regard a. good likeness" Not having, probably, 4
ever seen the General is fortunate for shs writer
that he houid have obtained the benefit OF my ALA
- e. 49, nf "a Orma
steel engraving Of General Pierce
Our lie gislsturs has been engaged, yesterday aud
to Day in discussing the proposed sabstsuts for the
Maine Lquef bill As the prospect Of its defeat IN
the House increases, the I" Mainsaos' wax proper
tiou a.ely warm, and even furious. Their zeal ep-
pears to be of the same fanaucsl nature as that