New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1853-03-09

idol-Henry Cisy-te out ryered John Of ,hs nk. who
only bod tears" you wl remember. He (B> made
the sscrkce Of Mr. Clay bis apparent resson for throw
ing an eutrey unexpected double clean
into the Van Buren, camp. The feat was performed
very much ss Sgnor Bli;z tarns gold watch into O
dirty pocket handkerchief II took him bu, an Instant
of time for in moment sfter leaving Mr. Clay and al
his political sstrbutes with zeal worthy Of being
x.rjed with fun foreign mission bad c. been nomi
mated and elected Mr. Barbour became the hearty par
,;san Of Martin Van Buren, Ever since. must do him
the Justice to write he has at least oat'<d shlson
with the Democratic party Gradually he has been as
Stunning 70 acquire weight In its councils. though being
utterly unable to dives, himself in his old age OF sym
pshy for Wing principles and measures, he has never
acquired the confidence Of the Democratic leaders Of
virginia nearly all of whom yet study John
aylors construction Construed" and the rsssstiens
Of % and 30 with earnestness. only second to thai
with which the Pilgrim Fathers of NewEngisni were
won't to con over the Scriptures. He presided over
popular ana deliber stive assemblies with much dignity
and grace, and possessing very venerable looking
head Of pure white hair and quite potly person. his
sox. ensensb< in the chair so sets OF occasion Of
tina, solt that he very sp; to be made the presiding
officer st all meetings and conventions in Virginia
which he attends Being, next 20 Henry A. Wise, Of
Accomac the Buchanan leader in Virginia the Bachan-
an men of the State coald do less than essay the old
trick by way Of giving him influence with the Pierce
Administration to be welded In return for their ben
eft when the Offices should come TO be divided out.
So after long drumming at Richmond, early In the
winter they got the names of very respectable list oil
members of the Legislature and others, to paper
recommending him for Cabinet place, OF which, you
VIII remember, wrote you at some length. All the
Democratic politicians in Washington and throughout
vircips were cognizsnt Of the effort during the three
or four weeks il was in progress However, shortly al
ter was presented the Democratic press OF the State
took up the subject expressing themselves IN terms
concerning it, which very clearly exposed the fact that
the party throughout Virginia were BY no means in-
clne TO be responsible that anchor. thrown QUIT
windward by the offce-seekers who, shortly be-
fore. were hi,chcd to Mr. Buchanans coattal The
result of their outcry against the &C; was. of course
letter from Mr. Barbour to General Pierce declining In
pdiruan, terms to accept place In his Cabinet. oh
tanned after any such fsyhion Shortly after all the
Democratic politicians In Washington learned that this
cisslye had gone to Concord the reply was seen by
par,ies here in which the President elect returned
heartfelt thanks for being handsomely relieved from
one of the many dilemnn In which he had oeeA
plunged by the efforts of clques OF oiiceseekers to
"psck" Cabinet ministers upon him On the whole,
this famous correspondence hghialutia on Mr. Bar
bop, mart asit was Pckwcsn on the part OF Pierce.
(whose epstle read though his tongue was In bis
cheek while penning ill., created much sport among the
knowing once proving, as il did that the President
elect was captally versed In the art very necessary
TO be unlsr.tood by in his position viz that of
outgammoning any ordinary gsmmoner
To get aleter-and sncA letter, too-from over the
hand and seal of the President elect OF course wsS
Ia Ia ,p,nA anrA
with the common herd of otice-seekers. so. we are
inst now overwhelmed with virginisns anxious for
plsee Many of them are said to base all their hopes
upon the expected influence of the Mr. Barbour afore
,sid dozen times day hear il declared that Ia
10 have this place. that place and the other place.
A. sure as-.ftlng of a log-"io for Mr.. Barbour has
promised to get them for those gentlemen am suro
am not exsggerating In writing that one can In
single day hear at the National and Browns, OF at
least fifty different gentlemen, who feel cock sure OF
getting fifty places 20 be named through the interior
| ence of Mr.. Barbour.
II seems however that he aspres to influence, con.
cusvey pot only the distribution of places, such as
the little Elbows want but Is disposed to cut aud carve
among the foreign missions with perfect looscness.
Thus learned last night that he had announced that
Henry A. Wise Is sure to 20 to Paris, and that Mr..
Harris (of Letchers Congressional Dstrict) who was
I
Is to have the mission to Chill. There could be no
mistske about it," said my green friend, at Ia fixed
and settled for Mr. Barbour had said that 1t Is to be
| So" So IL must be so.
III bet Mr. Barbour horse cake that he Is wrong In
both calculations First because 10 dispatch Mr. Wise
to the court OF Louis Napoleon will be equivalent 10
sending lighted lucifer match into powder mage
zine and next because Mr.. Harris who has been ut
terly unknown in politics for twelve years past hads
quite his share under James X. Polk and also be.
he cannot be appointed now without dissppont
ing Mr. Henry BediDger OF Jefferson, who having been
sort Of wheelhorse up in that quarter Tor a decade
or 80, prefers much more modest claim asking for
mere Chargeship draw these conclusions not from
calculations on the influence OF every set OF sefcre
sted place brokers'; but from the dictates OF common
sense alone The history aud peculiarites Of every
asprant for such prominent places destined to be
thoroughly sted by Mr. Pierce, the leading feature Of
whose character Is horse sense. Though Mr Henry
A. Wise really deserves and will probably obtain at his
| hands something handsome he will send to France
some gentleman who carries q much heavier balance
| wheel
Irepeat place has to be the ect efforts
Of almost all who strive in these times for party proml
nence It Is well to lift the curtain occasionally so that
the outside world may the working Of the wheels
within the wheels with which cliques and ambitious
gentlemen hope TO manage the spoils department of the
duties of the new Administration. MoSTaoREScI.
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