The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1853-12-03

and fro, like one swinging In the air at holy festival
doest: this is sheep but unclean curo 'sOh Brah
min" said the now conner, 'thou art drunk or mad"
At this ii ue the third confederate drew near sst us
ask this man. said the Brahmin what the ere ature is
agreed and the Brahmin called out oa stranger
said the knave: 'it fine Sheep" Tnen the Brahmn
sad sureIy the gods have taken away my senses and
ne asked pardon Of him who carried the dog bought
at very extortionats price, and offered up to the
gods who, being wroth at his uncan sacrifice fmote
him with ssre disease in AL his joints"
The meaning Of this fable is apparent the surfaces
1t intended to caution against IL gross and IRA
tona impositions of purs 1t reveals the psrncious
system under which bad books bad morals, bad mea
sures, and bad men, raised into public favor.
This system is rife and working vast evil in the
moral an political world. II is almost exclusively
Hned in its application to meretrcious pretsnsion. Stsr
ling merit works lis way into favor without its aid So
general is its adoption, that excessive putting OF
nostrum book or man, may be taken as prina face
evidence that they utterly worthlessthat the asc
ted sheep is nothing but miserable blind dog.
To return to Fornsy. He has probably written more
puns than any living and may be said to owe his
in life entirely to promiscuous aiuaton He has
nstnctvey chosen his fields Of action where this art
in most demand and his ards have been proper
tionate As speculator in legislation he stands at the
head of the entire class Too many lawgvers can be
ieacnoo ny professors ol Inc lODpyng art
look to him their accomplished head and all who wish
to obtain improper legislation his services Thu
tie league of champions who assisted last elections
and strainpg elect him again powerful and rerva
ding At writing and talking the public into absurd
errors, playing curious and diAeult TRICKS ring
son. the rogues who played upon the deuded Brahmin
were not their equals Papers ~ all quarters speak a.
they bid correspondents write they dictate and thus
aBy amount of public opinion is manufactured In favor
OF Nh. Forney. But Heaven be praised Congressman
have learEed to know more than Brahmin, and will not
sgan be convinced by lying cat in the teeth of their
senses, that dog is sheep.
These ingenious champions in making out, they do,
perfect character for Forney pervert the whole code of
honor and morals BY common received notions Forney
very dams erous man for one to associate with who Ia
sond Of glass;; for whilst thus put Gin convivial
ood" in his company, =. would draw from him his
secrets and afterwards betray them to others. This
looks atrocous to honorable Forney deliberate
y pennsd request to friend to perpetrate such in
famous treachery precisely.
He is known In Harrisburg well Wash ngton
habereasher Of small legislation and bold operator In
getting through large appropriations for those who give
liberal per centsge to the lobby.
He IL especially lauded for having stood by the South
True he did but that he did owing the acci
dental fact that his interest lay that side of the ques
ton. If more money could have been made, or better
cerkships obtained, ftabie laws passed. by advo
eating the abolition side of the question Forney would
have been there Those who have noticed his
towards men, and upon banks tariffs special Appropria-
ticns &c know that he is always where most menoy is
to be gathered.
NotwhstaIdi ding such is his established character, he
is foised upon Congress Immaculate in reputation,
god in talents irresistible in influence His bombastic
erar dest efforts Of genius and he styled the
in Per syvania where he in reality got
high second fiddler, and is generally regarded as
fckle, empty, conceited pretender