Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1853-11-18
Correspondence 81 Of the Baltimore Tin..

WARRINGTON CJTY, Oct. 49, "a
The article in the Times of to-day has created
stir here. and now that the question to the mot
tves of the disorganizsrs in New York is up SOM.
interesting particulars will leak out-from Gems
James Gordon Bennett, Sole proprietor and edit.
of the Herald who wanted to 60 to France -
George Law. who wanted his son-In-law. Col Nav,
appointed to some high military office, to say noR
inc Of the numerous steam line projects, &c, 30
&C., which ind no favor with the present admins
tration.
It is my purpose this morning to give your reader.
little insight into matters in New York, that hsv
NAV see how elegantly the grumblers there bavss
themselves revived the slavery question. it being
merely preiext a s;you will learn
New York has an immense stomach--mmense
So soon as the present administration was placed il
power a great variety of schemes were started to
pluck the people through the Treasury Steama,,
60 Amazon-to Africa-to Climate Oregon and
everywhere else, projected to carry the mail.
Now instead of getting additional aid and comfort
the various lines were given to understand, that the
Administration would not countenance any such
public robbery, and that those who were now iyiDc
on enormous appropriations, would be cut short Of
their supplies as soon rs possible. The Collins lima
and their hackers few fnio rage. So did the 9TH
err lines George Inv swore terribly. But, never
theless, the administration kept its pluck and tbs
President kept cool.
The next move was 10 get hold OF the SURPLUS
The .money articles" of the New York paperr
laid the foundation for panic" The Herald
and the National Democrat were made use of, and
after the usual pre-arrangement, committee Of
the political light fingered gentry was despatched
here, to wheede the Secretary of the Treasury
g What did Western man know of finance to be-
sure :" thought they. They wheedled until thew
tired of it. Mr. Guthrie had his eyes open. H.
had been successful Spectator himself, and was
perfectly familiar with Wall street affairs, having
had several hundred thousand invested ut different
times The committee wanted the surplus"-,
E,,fb fhcvo Of hava hpV
ened insuborlination. The Secretary told them to
go ahead. They did 60 ahead, and he held on to
the surplus.
This is the real cause of all the difficulties in New
York. set OF gormandizing spectators have fail.
ed to rob the Treasury or to get any assurance of
public aid for private adventures, and consequently
they turn on the Cabinet "They wanta new Cab.
met to be sure they do They want men in who
will fill their contracts up to the sum OF $8OOOO0
year to one line alone. They want men in power
who will allow them to ram their arms in The money
box at the Custom House. They were disappointed
in Guthre-they never expected anything from
Davis-were afraid to approach the President, and
most awfully disappointed in Marcy. Peter G.
Washington sat like watch dog at the door of the
Treasury. He is an old fox himself and therefore
knows oil the old foxes in the party and out of it,
He is never off duty-always wide awake, and ex.
tremely careful In fact the Cabinet and the prin-
cipal officers are men of business, knowledge and
political experience, and have defeated and will de-
feat every attempt of the New York COMMANDERS
to get at the public money. Hence the dssatisfac
ton.
Dickinson has been humbugged, and made cats
paw of, and the everlasting niger question which
they faithfully promised never again to agtae. is
made the pretext. by the dsorganzers, for busting
the Cabinet if possible now say to you. from the
very best of information, that the Cabinet is
an unit The Presidents domestic policy is fixed.
Harmony of the party on the Baltimore platform;
strict construction of the Constitution no
agement to public plunderers; and independence of
disappointed politicians, will form part of it
General James Gordon Bennett, of the Herald, who
wanted to go to France George Law, who wanted
many things the host of ofice-seekers, who want
ed impossbi ities and these cormorants who wanted
the surplus" S3O.OOO,0oO-t of it'll! and
couldn't get ito the contrary notwithstanding.