The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1853-03-16

from the highest sufficient If
reliable to qualify them for the Office of President of the
United States are returning home sadly dsap pointed
ing met little or no encouragement probably not having
obtained oven an audience and their papers left at the
mercy OF tAe wing clerks OF departments perhaps
to appear again. or to appear in . very questionable
shape And when these Of consideration in their own
locality fortunate enough to obtain nm audience from
the President or the heads of departments they are
limited 10 minute or two of time and are surrounded
by pack OF hungry hounds impatient for the prey In
such state Of things the most deserving are most
likely to come of second best for IL they are men Of
spirit and honest PRIDE they must feel humilated at
their position and retire abashed, while the impudent
and the bainess rush and take the prize Some very
estmabie men have gone home, vowing that they will
never look for place aga in. There is one curious
ground urged for Office namely the fact Of having had
monopoly OF 1t when the democrats power before
The whole thing appears to be in pi to use printers
term The President and cabinet sadly puzzled a. to
the course they ought to pursue amidst the rival claims
oil so many candidates for each Office and the conflicting
interests and passions of different sections Of the same
party the cabinet were all Of the political prin
cpes, IN other words if 1t unit and in complete
harmony with the President the difficulty would be con-
siderably reduced. But General Pierce has his own
character to maintain before the country and each mem
Der of his administration however patriotic has an axe
and designs Of his neghbor. This is probably the
case, in an especial degree, with Marcy and Cushing
VINO are both very able men, and both ambitious All
the trouble about the New York appointments arises
from the position of Marcy In the cabinet The barn.
supported him for the nomination at BALTIMORE
they now claim the equivalent and he is anxious to
Keep them on his side But the President it is said
wants 70 give the Leading appointments especially those
commanding patronage to men whose views are known
To y;
says he prefers hunkers for Offices but the bunke
DO Lot think him sncerehey say the kind Of hunkers
ne means are those whose political principles are doubt
iu and VINO would throw the patronage all into the
hands OF the Van Buren, party by whom they are sup
ported The hard shells repudiate with scorn the doc
trine that quiet men best entitled Office for they
| say this would be premium for inactivity, dsssr-
tion, and Hypocrisy while II would strike heavy blow
and sore dscouagement at OF principle and action
This they contend would prove ruinous to the party
There is also some grumbling among them at that Dor
ton Of the inaugural in which General Pierce saws he is
not indebted to the politicians for his nomination and
election They hold, on the contrary that Of all other
men he is indebted to the politicians; for the masses
never thought Of him till he was nominated bv the
MANAGEMENT OF politicians upon the strength Of the
PLATFORM which such master stroke of policy that
the wings had to initiate 1.-THE copy, hsweyer IS usual
not having the force Of the original They also per-
csiye Indications of extensive Tylersaton which for
bode not only the restoration Of the BOurbons but Of the
Tyler men, and the appointment of men Of the same
at skies and When the tanied sLein shall be
unrayclled remains to be
The larger and m ore i'm fOrtant Offices will bc distrbu
tod by the President hin SELF with he advice of his cabi
net All tine minor Offices will be left with the heads OF
dent wants appointment made undsr any Of these
heads he will ask It rather favor than control il by
command som raISL Such il Is the understanding.
For Collector of the port of New York the hard shell
hankers nave but one candidate and that is Mr. scheu
VINO pSSertny S.a supported By the leading men Of the
as would iSSnsss satisfy shsn 'sTssi Tssl
strength Ia thus dused ard greatly weakened while
Of the hunkers is consolidated Not only from the
complication Of New York politics. but from other quar-.
ters there are symptoms Of storm brewing that will
probably shake the cabinet its centre unless
is bound together BY foreign war Mike Walsh, who
and has been sent for recently in Washington acting
political Cerberus in reference the New York ID.
integrity and told him, in the presence another gen
tienan that all parties agreed In regarding him
hone incorruptble man. and therefore he consulted
him have reason TO know that General Walbrdge is
also treated with much consideration by General Pierce
As for Mike Walsh everyone, high and low, courts his
acquaintance and he knows everybody. The most dis
tnguished officers Of the army and navy Senator's and
Repre entave may constantly be cordially shaking
him by The hand aud drinking with him.
Governor Seymour, OF Connecticut is to be Minister to
Mexico.
August Rcmont Of your city who is so strongly sun
ported by all sections o democrats and from part
Of The county and who 1t is known, has spent large
of money in the democratic cause appointed
Charge either to Naples Sardinia He Is a wealthy
man, and only for tho honor He is by birth a
PrusSan and is sixteen years in this country He
able man, and thorough democrat though he is Consul
to Austria, which is mere commercial Office This is
good appointment, and there is little doubt that it is
settled.
James Buchanan is almost sure to be Minister to Eng
lond
General Dix has every chancc of France and sou of
sran,
Nathaniel A. Hawthorne, author of Ii e Of General
Pierce, viii probably be Consul Liverpool This Office
which the best OF hips has generally been given
to personal friends Mr. Hawthorne school fellow
and personal friend Of Pierce
General Peaslee who is TO get the Coectorship Of Bo
ton not only personal friend of the President but
Mrs Peasee is the aunt Of Ar. Webster the President
Sergeant o'Nei, it is said will get an Office worth
sl5Co ler annum, and will to be the body
For the Office Of Marshal OF the Southern district Of
New fok there eleven candidates. including Ulysses
d. French and MIR. Vultee
General Pierce has been made present Of beautiful
dressing gown by lady in this city Presents OF all
kinds made to him. Of course from the patriotic
and disiDerested motives. One of the most
saddle of mutton the arges, and fatest it is believed
that was ever seen in the United states II for exhi
ton today at Willards Hotel, and attracted much
attention.
The rush for the Herald here is tremendous One Of
the men who sell it, amened he had few copies the
other evening He said he could have sold five thousand
The politicians or the people, don't fg for any
missioner tod gentleman few days ago, In my hear
ing that in the Widest districts ioinng the boundary
h ne MheIever there were human habatOns he found
here and there copy of the London Times the only
paper he could find in those distant desert and un.
irequented regions and the sight OF HERALD was
to the commissioner ard all his party like oasis
in the desert He remarked il was just like the case
of Fliny Miles in Iceland, who made the same state
in his recent lecture before the historical society
New York. ARGUS
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idle to disguise the fact that while the conf
dence which the Presdcnts inaugural has inspired
remains still undmnished there is much uneasness felt
to what extent the President influence will be suffer.
ed to prevail in the deliberations and resolves of the
binet. Gov Marcy is distrused He is supposed to have
carried along with him into the State Department, bit
ter hostility against all those who had the least agency in