The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1853-11-27
NATIONAL AND STATE POLITICS
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Our VI Washington Cosrespo
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The Pres.dest and his IN, Nov. "a 1853.
Cc3iast-The Comtag
In spite Of the Corgrs,.
vuffersdr Waterloo defeat the administration has
cnt' New York, in spite Of Nc Donald being laid
- shelf in Georgia, in spite Of the probability Of
-JeIemiAh Clemens being returned to the United
0tates Senate from Alabama and the uncertainty OF
the Senate of Mississippi being willing to 60 into an
election Of United States Senator the President be-
heves that his Cabinet is doing wonders for his popu
hrity. and that nothing but solemn declnanon OF
being candidate for reelection in 1856. can prevent
hk serving another term. Should the President
doubt the sagacity or truthfulness OF his minister's
The kitchen cabinet with John w. Forney at their
head are ready to endorse them; and when the Pre-
dent beeias to tire of his kitchen cabinet, his minis
trs assure him that the kitchen is indispensable to
his safety. Thus placed between two sets of selfish
and unprincpled men, each of whom has his own
axe 70 grind and his purposes to General
Pierce is literally cut off from all communication and
rational intercourse with the soberminded portion OF
his fellow ctzens-the victim of low conspiracy on
the part of those who call themselves his friends.
Every election which turned out democratic has
been proclaimed as a triumph Of the Presidents
policyn-every vote that cast, act effealy
% General Pierce. system Of fulsome and degrad
ing puffery has been introduced into all the presses
subsidized by the government, while biographical
sketsAes have been published Of every man connect
I'd with the administration, from the great boar in
patched breeches, down to the political baby who
acts as private Secretary to the President While
soap has been copiously applied to the skin of the
aye," has actually been dressed in bristle, There
y no species Of humiliation and sycophancy that has
not been employed and exhausted under the present
administration kind of regeneration that has not
Been made use OF to msrepresent facts or to suppress
the truth.
Father Richie is moving about shaking his head
With cOuntenance as sad as Cassandras when she
propbesied the fall of Troy. But long as Marcy
plays the part of Pramus, and Jefferson Davis that
Of Hector, while Patrocus Foote) is slain, they fear
neither Nestor, Ulysses or Achilles. They are, how
ever actively engaged in pulling ia the wooden horse
which contains Van Buren, and his men.
Prince John is now here to enjoy quiet tete-dete
with the President and to wise with him about his
message. He has probably heard that Gen. Pierce
means TO denounce free soilism, and is afraid the
people might take it in earnest. This might destroy
The prestige which John Van Buren, and his foil overs
have acquired under the present administration.
The contest fer the Speakership is pretty brisk,
and is pretty well narrowed down to Disney and
Boyd, though, if there should be row in caucus,
Mere is no knowing who may be the Speaker. The
administration is for Boyd, who would probably
allow the Cabinet to appoint the committees; but at
his stage of the game it is difficult to say whether
the aid of the administration is Of much value
The candidates for the clerkshp wisely holding
back, not toe sold or traded off in advance. They
leave Forney to fight against his reputation for
while longer, but will slay him when he shall be eX
hanstsd from that herculan struggle Nothing can
save him but the personal friendship and intimacy of
Gen. Pierce. LYNX.
WASHINGTON, Nov. %, 1858.
The Georgia Resolutions and Congress-Alab1n,a
John Pan Buren, Back Again-Presidents
Message Pacific Railroad-Tice President King
Judge Young for Clerk-Prospects Concerning
ME Surplus Revenue-1he Slavery Question to be
Reciusd-A Case for II.
The Georgia antifree soil resolutions and the
postpontment Of the election Of Senator, give
anxiety to Guthrie & Co., including the Union. It
may give an impetus to the New York movement
that viii tend with potent effect in Congress, and
especially in the Senate.
The latest intelligence from Alabama regarding
Ne Senatorial election there of two Senators, is
Also favorable to the nationals --rr--.- ~ &c
looking after the immediate interests of Redfed
He seems to be very uneasy about something: and
Matty, pefnsys is the only man that can tell what
ms perpexities are.
The Presidents message, it is understood, will
make short work Of the Pacific Railroad scheme
cerned.
And the first thing, after the Inauguration of Con-
gress, viii be an adjournment of q day or two in
respect to the memory of the deceased Vice Presi
dent King and, in that interval we presume, the
Speaker will shape out the standing committees Of
the House,.
The dd1Dcrahc movement in behalf Of Judge
Young OF Illinois, for HouEe clerk, we understand
VIII be pushed forward in good faith and in good
earnest. In every vie Y, he is an available man.
Members slowly dropping ia. The railroad
laGlities of the country win justify the majority in
holding back until within the last three days pre-
ceaing the meeting Of the House. In the interval,
he Cabinet and the newsmongers must wait for
The moving of the waters.
nine months session is counted upon, aud a
series of sqabbes the surplus revenue. such as
we have never had before.
The slavery question will come no among the first
business of the House upon the question Of receiving
delegate from Nebraska territory not yet organ
ized; but from which two contestiag delegates have
been elected.
Our Georgia Correspondence.
AILLEDGEvILLg, Nov. 10, 1853.
Politics in Geogia-Ieeting Of the Lgi,iatre-
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