The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1853-11-26

possesses from again asking high position Of honor
once more on the chase, in full cry AFTER the Clerk
his back-the same respectable troop whose leader
he has been in lobbying bulls Tor pay aud who as
sisted might and main IN procuring his last election
His pretensions surely cannot be received with favor
by men imbued with that proper seifrespect, that
high sense Of honor, those incorporating princi.
pies of Integrity which belong TO the character OF
members of the American Congress.
Lest there may be some who have not seen the
letter referred to- here repubsh it from the, pro-
ceedings in the Forrest divorce case in the city OF
New York. We do this under the obligation resting
upon all to hinder the progress OF an unworthy ad
yenturer; and we trust this obligation will be &C.
cepted by our readers at large as sufficient apology
for laying before them vile production. The ex
tract from the proceedings Of Jan. TO- 1852
Mr. O'Conor offered deposition Of John W. Forney
editor Of the Pesnyranian, Of Philadelphia, taken By
commission. The deponent that he has known Mr.
Forrest for the last fifteen and then continues
follows II have seen copy Of letter written BY me to
read beie sent, but told Of afterwards
we spoke of such letter together and it written BY
piled in letter. ling with my views, but the reply
is lost
after argument by Mr.. Van Buren, against its ad
instability he allowed 10 do He then read the
following letter -
PnIIApK1pHIA, Jan rs 1850
Our friend Forrest is here, and is about to apply
for divorce from his wife. He has had for eighteen
months the proofs of her infdey, but has chosen to
keep them quiet and uould done still but for hs
folly in censurDg him for leaving her, 1t is really
tenshDg how he kept these proofs himselc-from all
his frends-for all that time but it is nevertheless
The facts briefly these Eighteen months ago,
while playing in Cincinnati, he caught Mrs f. in
equivocal position with young man in his own parlor
her az he did most profoundly They passed en- to New
Orleans and so ho ne to New York. After they had reach
ed home and had been there for some time he found one
evening his wfs's table, bile dour in the handwrit
ing Of though not signed by this young man, in whi
she alluded to in terms the most and unmis
taksabie.
Tie language alluded to her "white that wound
about his neck" ITO the bliss hous they had spent
until it quite well Upon this evidence, with
other confrmstory proofs he intends applying to our
But you now in position to him in manner
he never viii forget The person who wrote to Mrs For
Jameson now playing in New oreant If you don't
know him. you as the editor of leading paper soon
What Forrest desires clnch the nail is to obtain,
in some way admission from Jameson. named you
win forget whatever you do for him in this to
| him. n OFT vital matter.
j. and then induce him ehc in your presence or in com
pony admit thing TO te proud Of, has come aion c
Mrs HE'S fond Of glass and possibly in conpsr1al
mood, might be communicative.
No harm will to him; he is game too nall for
Forrest, and any admission he may make may be i'm
por,an only aiding injured nan in getting ieved
from hateful bond. Can you manage this thing,
my friend? 1t will require skill and caution, and, if
cessful, Will Warmly endear you to Forrest
He nearly crazy at the idea OF being placed in mis-
present position but he viii spend he he worth to
relieved from it, This be kept Above
all 10 not rame in connection with it. Excuse
for troubling you regard to it. Ny ardaut attachment
to glor Forrest must be my excuse Now, won't you
help to relieve him?
1t would help in the matter, probably, to know
that John Green the actor, in New Orleans, is
the warm friend Of Forrest and may know Jaui. son we'll
You can use your own discretion in letting him know
the facts, ard invoking his aid.
This letter is adore to you with the knowledge of
Forrest
Please write after receipt you End oppor
unity To 1nnk ohnrt Ind rfa
dear Roberts, yours, very truly. JOHN w. FORNEY.
Geo. Role IS, Esq.
TIE reading of this letter ruined Mr.. Forests
cause Ii revealed an unmanly conspiracy to destroy
the reputation OF defenceless woman, far from her
native home. 1t exhibited in real life one Of the
worst traits Of Iago, fancisul conception. in whom
is assembled the oasest qualities that ever entered
the imagiuati Of poet II exposed All attempt to
procure suboraa ion OF perjury Tor consideration.
Immediately after the letter was written, the au-
thor came to Harrisburg with Mr.. Forrest to carry
his divorce through the legislature Half fortune,
4 known to be at least 100000, was a prize worth
struggling for. He wrought manfully for short
time, but finding his influence here Of a negative
kind, he left aud sent up others not as we'll known,
to assist Mr.. Forrest Mr.. Forney had been here be-
fcIe, divers occasions assisting to procure the pas
sage of all manner OF bills that would pay. FIRE.
queny he was lobbying for banks, oil. aud ne "
whilst biz paper was radically anti bank. Daring the
session Of 1s46 he was here in his vocation amoUg
the objects Of his socitnde was tina: Of procuring
wlite washing report CT the Lehigh County Bank,
hauled 10 for 1T misdeeds before com nitee of the
House. The attempt Of agent OF the back to
bribe the chairman Of the committee was exposed,
the money laid upon the Speakers desk, aud Mr..
Forney left in the first train His next appearance
in Harrisburg was four years later with Mr. Forrest
But recoections still too fresh for his influence,
and be has not SINCE to our knowledge, been seen in
Harrisburg.
When he turned his back upon US, in ls46, he
I turned his face towards Washington. His genius,
1 like Count Fathom's in early lite, expanding.
i Washington he thought a better stage for the ex-
II commanding
tious too No place but Madrid met bis soaring
views-the provincial cities were too inspid- As
amid courtiers, the heads and legislators of govern
ment, that he wrought his way upward. He under.
stood fattery too well his successor; and had
he had newspaper, he " Juld, doubtless, have been
great an adept at ra pun and at reaching
Forney By sycophancy Gil Bias wormed himself
into the affections Of the Duke Of Lerms and became
the confidential adviser of the man who ruled Spain
and her vast territories. He wrote addresses and
mem0fials-made governors Of provinces, and be-
sto ved Offices Of all grades, high and low, upon
those who paid him the most money or gave him
enacted the pander-was dubbed Don which may
he the Spanish for Colonel-he lived sumptuo1sly,
kept his carriage and retinue of servants-was vi
sed at bis residence by his master BY grandees and
by officers of government. II Washington news can
be relied upon, Mr.. Forney, too, has been eDacting
Gil Bias with the Duke Of Lerma ever since the ad.
| journment Of Congress.
Now we ask, in candor-is such man suitable for
the responsible situation of Clerk Of the House Of Re-
representatives.? Weuld not his presence and bis
voice be offensive to honorable men VINO will vote
for him Will the heightened chivalry of the South?
! VIII the stad men from the land Of steady habits
/ VIII the generous and candid members from the
middle States Will the straight forward represen-
tatves Of the great West who partake the character
scs of all other sections? The picture of the man
is presented as drawn by his own hand He is
\ Pennsy lvaDisn and tor the honor of the State we
wish bad been less odous. AS it is, proorety and
justice require he Il oud sufr the consequences Of
his misdeeds: and the dgnitv of the House fuToids
that lie should be its clerk.
Georgia Politics.
THE SENATORIAL PROC EEDINGs ~ THE LEdIsLATURE-
TIE UNION REVOLUTIONS.
From the savannah KEEP iplicsn
MILLEDGEvmLE, Nov Is. 1853.
There have been stirripg times in she Senate to.
day. The sceGe opened by Mr.. Singleton, Of
LrnnI kin, friend Of Mr.. COBB, who offered