Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1853-1862, 1853-11-26
to the politician and to The public:
WAsuINGroN CITy. Oct Is. h


WAsHINGroN CRY, Oct Is, 1858.
The article in the Times of to-day has created a
stir here, and now that the question as to the
tives of the disorganizers in New York is up, some
interesting particulars will leak out-from General
James Gordon Bennett, "Sole proprietor and editor
of the Herald" who wanted 10 go to France, to
Geo Law, who wantedh his son-in-law, Col May, ap-
pointed to some high military office to say nothing
of the numerous steam line projects, &c, &c. &c,
which find no favor with the present adminlstra-
ton.
1t is my purpose this morning to give your read
ers little insight into matters IN New ork, that
they may see how elegantly the grumbers there
have themselves revived the slavery question, 1t be-
ing merely pretext, you will learn.
New York has an immense stomach-immense.
So soon as the present administration was placed
in power, great variety of schemes were started
to pluck the people through the Treasury. Steamers
to Amazon to Afiica-to Climate Oregon and
everywhere else, projected to carry the mails
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
living on enormous appropriations, would be cut
short Of their supplies as soon as possible. The
Collins line and their hackers few into q rage. Sc
did the other lines. George Law swore terribly
But, nevertheless the Administration kept its pluck
and the President kept cool.
The next move was to get hold of the surplus
The "money articles" Of the New York papers laid
the foundation for "panic." The Herald and the
National Democrat were made use OF, and aftel
the usual Encouragement a committee of the po
litical light fingered gentry was despatched here
to wheede the Secretary. "What did Western
man know of finance to be sure?' thought they
They wheedled until they tired of it. Mr.. Gu.
| thrie had his eyes open. He had been a success
full Spectator himself, and was perfectly familiar
with Wall-street affairs having had several hundred
thousand invested at different times. The commit
tee wanted the Surplus" Guthrie swore they
| should not have it. They threatened lnsubordina
tion The Secretary told them to go ahead. They
did go ahead, and he held on to the surplus.
This is the real cause of all the difficulties il
New York A set of commanding Spectator:
have failed to rob the Treasury or to get any as
surance Of public aid for private adventures anC
| consequently they turn on the Cabinet ''They
want a new Cabinet"-to be sure they do. They
want men in who will fill their contracts up to the
| sum of 100000 year to one line alone. They
want men in power who will allow them to ran
their arms in the money box at the Custom House
| They were disappointed in Guthrie-they never
expected anything from Davs-were afraid TO ap-
proach the President and most awfully disappointed
| in Marcy. Peter @. Washington sat Ike watch
dog at the door of the Treasury. He is an old fox
himself and therefore knows all the old foxes in the
| party and out of it He is never eff duty-always
| wide awake, and extremely careful In fact the
Cabinet and the principal officers are men of bust
ness, knowledge and political experience and have
defeated and will defeat every attempt of the New
York COMMANDERS to get at the public money
Hence the dissatisfaction.
Dickinson has been humbugged, and made cats
paw of, and the everlasting Niger question which
they faithfully promised never again to agtate, is
made the pretext by the disorganizers for ousting
the Cabinet, if possible l now say to you from
the very best means of information that the Cabi-
net is an unit The Presidents domestic policy is
fixed.
Harmony of the party on the Baltimore plat
form; strict construction Of the Constitution; no
encouragement to public plunderers; and independ-
ence 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 Office seekers, who
wanted mpossiblites, and those cormorants who
wanted the surplus" $4,000 ,000-think of it !!
and couldn't get ito the contrary notwithstand-
ing.