The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1853-10-15

reasons for beiie vng that ne would not only go into
the Cabinet but be the ruling spirit of fit-thst
the correspondent Of th>' London Times wished to
be exact in all my statements, and wished he would
refer me to any authentic skes'h Of his life In print
The following reply have:-
Bosros, Feb. 10, 1853.
MY DEAR STR,--I have received your friendly let
ter of the 17h but the book did NOS conn., 70 haad;
Notwithstanding whi,h my obligations to you are
fully agree with you to the patriotic pup loses
and brilliant prospects with which General Pierce
| enters on the Presidency.
II there should be occasion for it, will seaid yOu
the data for which you ask, and f,r the suggestion
cs which am highly indebted to you. started, as
sgu may perhaps ksiow, from the same point so FAR
as regards edreatfon, atmosphere and n'ensN
Their lees haze been Of a. more learned aud
meditatrUe cast than mine, and mine of a more 0d
rent"oas and deitoe conpler'o" than theirs. IN
the detas Of each, correspondescss and contrasts
Which may facilitate Whot ys~ propose IN sng-
gest,vexess to the n,iads of Engllshsnes.
Meanwhile, am very truly yours,
G. Edwards Lester, Esq. G. CUSHING.
When got to Washington, ten days after the in
auguration, Mr.. Gushing called on me Immediately,
at Wizards Hotel, and invited me to come to his
Office where he would explain the foreign policy OF
the administration, for me to put into the London
Times" The London Times don't keep correspon-
dents who would miss such o chance as that l
went he locked bis door, and for two hours wrote
at his dictation what he wanted published In the
London Times l subdued the matter somewhat,
and read it to him. He approved of it, and ycs
asked me to read the letter to you. Who had told
you that l wrote it? You know-I don't. l have
never seen that letter in the London Times.
You know that wrote for General Pierce as strong
as could everywhere. You know that the London
Times wrote for him as strong as 1t could You
know that in both cases. we only gave utterance to
the general feeling Of the country. You learned in
some way, afterwards, that the tone Of my cores
pondence changed. You know, too that the opinions
of the country changed. / have learned from va
riey of quarters that you got uneasy on the subject
One OF your most intimate friends and protegss
came to me last summer, (whether you sent him or
not) ard told me in SO mary words, that as the ad
minstration intended to help me, onght to help
them. II he did his daty, you got my answer. AT
two different times after this on his return from
Washington, your friend came to me again, aui
pressed me to 90 to Washington and see you, when,
he said, it ,cot,M all be made right. did not go
/ should have felt degraded If / had. There are
other men-some Of them standing very high-that
you wanted to have approach me on that subject,
know, too that your Cabine! talked about this mat
ter, and another man was sent to me, and you know
what he was told to say If you DON'T / can prove
it, and on authority which even you will not question.
You know that the Cabinet at last decided upon
those attacks upon me Of which have spoken; and,
lest you should not know it, viii inform you that
after they had appeared, M. John L. Sullivan
called on me at my lodgings at the Union Place
Hotel, October IL, and read to me long letter from
Mr.. Cushing, written the day before, in which he
avowed that his object in writing the letter was to
'ducc me not to publish any portion Of his prcats
correspondence presumed that you had nothing
to do with this alt ugh it properly appertaiaed to
your department, being Diplomatic affair. think
that it was due to me, at all events, to send differ
ent man, and if any more messages are TO come from
the Cabinet to me, hope they will come through men
for whose public career have some respect. Please
to save from any contact whatever with abolition
lists or 6lhbusters.
Governor Marcy, have for the present done.
You are now an ole man, and your political career
is rapidly drawing TO close. want to put to you
question When you were mounting up the SUBMITS
of life, and its morning WAS spread over the noun
tains without single cloud, how would yon the
husband of refined wife, and the father OF beloved
children, have liked to nave such an assault made
upon you, and laid in the morning newspaper upon
your family breakfast table? The authors and pub
hshers fthese bels viii all be held TO strict account
before legal tribunals. Your organs declare that
their motives in these attacks was ID hurt me with
the London Times. did not happen to be appoint
ed its correspondent on the recommendation Of your
Cabinet and | think it rather doubtful if you can
get me dismissed. Look sharp that you don't get
put out first. The London Times happens to be
somewhat beyond your beat.
| remain-with what kind Of senti nents can
hardly say-your obt serv't,
G. EDWARDS LESTER.