The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1853-05-20
The Reported Troubles In GenersL P1erce's
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The Reported Troubles I'm General Pierce's
Sabinet-The Harus ssa the sOfts.
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The rupture ia the American Cabinet, announced
week ago with all the positiyeness Of elograph
proves 10 have quite little iounoaten as We ancpa.
ted but me impression Of ministerial disunon continues
wicey prevalent and 70 be entertained ~ the par
ssns Of the President ess generally than W his 90
yersaries Tie alleged o the schism have much
ese interest for than 10 probable consequences Ia
toe form bich the current rurnor had assumed Nj
Gushing bad displaced Mr. Marcy and bad succeeded TO
the almost certain fesut Of NJ. Marcy retirement VI
Cushing however has besn Tar the least moderate "a me
expression o. cpDion aud t'r the no, audacioa n ene
pursuit o. popularity aud Fortune Q! AL tie democratic
leaders Nth whom The President has surrounded him
s,t Shoad he he practical direction OF the Pre-
sitsnts foreign policy would oe nearly npossbt. Ior
him even were he personally inclined 10 moge sober
counssls, 10 keep bis management unaffected py the
greedy aspirations md violent antlpathies 10 which the
promotion If SO notorious Young American would
tLd the yigor they have recently lost. II Is not,
however any alteration IN the general bias Of the
administration which lie supposed 10 threaten II
with premature disruption but the mefest squabhle
about the disposal Of patronage. Taese is really SOME
which bst just proved that ia principles those Of
three hihs OF the American people, is The point Of
d.ssolvng itself the question OF the person best
fitted for the New York dictatorship We do not
trouble readers With detailed history OF the dis
pute though might be useful reading for anybody who
holds the theory that auers dknte teeutss Is pc
cnar TO repubics but few words the cirecnstan
in which i originated may to explain the tenor Of
our American CORES poDcence.
The earliest division OF the democratic party occurred
towards the c,ose OF Mr.. Folks presidency when The
democrats Of the great State Of New York split into
tons who called themselves each other b. the gro
tesque delegations Of hunkers and barnburners No
cane has ever been assigned for the except
the discomfort Of large number OF local politicians Mt
tie monopoly Of Office By q small olwsrchy OF lead
1t happened hoTever, That just at the epoch
awakening the dormant suspicious q the northern
States and tie party when had nntiuied against
the official democrats fell atuay for want OF any dece Mt
principle mo The rising ourreat Of ieens against the
encoaehmerts OF the Shareholders Tie result was the
freesoil agitation and among minor consequences the
election OF General Iay and the accession OF The wings
10 office But the which the barnb1rners had es
poused became rapidly unpopular not 50 much from any
inherent deficiency IN the materials OF appeal TO pas
through the instructive shrinking Of the Ame-
rcan people Aom the systematic contain pstion Of
the abyss which tile freeson question lad opened
TIE diesdent democrats became anxious for reconci
atiop which the more easily accomplished since
the "huDker had expiateG The ! blown pride OF their
o ekclusiyeness h the dTeary winter Of four years
opposition. Governor Marcy, the present Premier,
tie principal agen in rseopsoeatng bis party and i Is
generally believed that bat for his activity, President
Pierce NUT have lest the votes OF New York aud prob
ably his election.
at though Mr. Es1cy bad even prevailed Oh the barn.
bursrs 10 acceGe y tie capital article Of compact
which engaged that fresso discu sons should be
buried in obhyou bis did not survive the return
Of the neT President. Scarcely HAD MI Pierce been
nominated than division appeared in the RANKS Of
The New York democrats ana that most powerful de ach
nent OF the vast confeaeracy which supports Me.
Pierce ranged Itself second time anita sonstic
squadrons who have outdone the urcouhness Of their
former nicfuaues bystyling themselves the hard
shells and the sofishelf. The line OF demarcatiou
Is pretty nearly the same that of the older dis
ruption, bu. there has rotin appearance, at least
an thug like return 20 the cres Of the hankers
aud batnbuers IN fact the principles of the
are but a matter OF secondary concern the present
dispute tu,s ike the oll upon the respective claims
America the spells of Office 1t is known that each frae
ton, employing those means of action upon statesmen
which the organ of American parties atundantly
supplies had submitted TO the President by the hands
OF one of the ministers list Of applicants for the
valuable appointments disposable in the State Of
New York. Contrary to Ill expectation, the re-
Communications of Mr.. Gushing were taken
those Of Mr. Marcy proved fuiess, and hence the
port thst the latter had retired from the Premiership.
The may inadequate to the effect but there
is 10 doubt that he of the democratic party had
embarked tie zeal for which public question furnishes
requisite exctemert IN the personal Iyaries Of few of
its Leedies Spokesman IL must be born in mind thst
four years since quarrel insi niicaht is
sued IN the expulsion of the democrats frem tenure of
power which ,eered almost pescrptive and in the bit
!eret civil dSenton which bad cast its shadow the
6esnies Of the spubc since the ofts independence
Meanv ble the Cabinet or President Pierce has given
butfew signs Of the discussions which 1t may
be broojing, or OF tie tendencies which 1t o5sys Tie
treaty which il has negotiated with the pro teapore
executive Of Mexico for license 70 construct route Of
transit across the isthmus OF Iehu.ntepec, suggests
topics which may demand our attention future
OCCASION especially when viesed connection with the
recall OF Santa Anne wro viii have 7atify the engage
ment The direction which the foreign policy of Wash
ington has taken in this is sarainy satisfactory
ssnptopl and equally favorable life euces NAV perhaps
be drawn from ,as letter Of Mr. Marcy on the
subject Of foreig cansgnments for the New York Ex BIZ
ton The language of the Foreign Secretary saacks fn-
deed rather smusiny of certain oldfashioned notions
the subject OF kilgly pride, which suspect are
what characteristic Of his rarity. We afraid 1t
il 400 late convince him that European monarcis,
however reprehensibe their policy scarcely deserve
hsve il said Of them, suspciously general proposi-
tion that they caBpot be expected TO submit. ordinary
fiscal rules. But trGst that the uooeman whom tn.
English has accredited the New York Pa.
lscs az Industry something TO eradcate q few OBJ
stinae prejudices of tie untraveed American and to
prove TO him that ia the classes distinguished BY tecni
cal rank there EJsny iadiy members WHOM the
trucst democracy would sustain ia their elevation long
ii retained respect for talent for beneicence for
private worth, or for public virtue.