The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1853-11-19
WASHINGTON, Nov. II, 1853
The Herald and the Administrations Marcy and

WASHINGTON, Nov. II, 1858
The Herald and the Administration-Marcy and
the President-Ihe Cierkshp, &C., &c, &c.
The HERALD continues to give the administration
deal Of trouble yet, strange to say, they will read
it, and can hardly wait patiently for the arrival o
the evening train, when the newsboys deliver 1t like
mama to the hungry Jews in the wilderness. Is it
vanity which makes them thus look into the mirror
from which their several persons and coun.enances
ale truthfully reflected?
If you think, however, that the Cabinet, and espe-
caly its premier is likely to retire into private fe'
you place higher estimate on their humanity than
any one intimately acquainted with them. Governor
Marcy will sooner fgh. fs,cuffs with Tom Hyer or
Yankee Sullivan, than surrender the State Depart
ment. He has not come all the way from Albany to
60 back in hurry. 1t was he who laid the plan Of
uniting the extremists against the national men, and
submitted it to the President elect, at Concord. 1t
was he who represented General Cass as an old dri-
weller, who could hate nobody, and was therefore
wholly incspacitated to make o show Of opposition;
that the Union men, North and South, were but
handful and that the success of his administration
depended entirely upon the skill with which he
could unite the extremes in his support. For all
this, he now claims his reward.
knowing the generosity OF General Pierce's cha
racter, Governor Marcy has had o care to submit
every one Of his plans first to the President, not
merely to obtain his sanction, but to make him father
it; SO that it would now appear that General Pierce
himself is tie author Of all the mischief, and he,
Marcy, God save the mark y the innocent victim.
What meeting there was between Marcy and
Prince John! What a comment on the human heart!
Marcy hates John, and John contemns Marcy; yet
they know that the world hates and despises them
both more than either Of them the other. There
they Stood leaning against each other, amidst the
storm which their own treachery has raised, and
smiling at the good nature Of Gen. Pierce, who has
afforded them port Of refuge.
The death Of Mr. Atherton is stunning blow to
the administration. He was singled olt as the ad
minstration leader In the Senate Tor there is no 9th
er Senator who the entire confidence of the
President. Yet his place will be taken by Wells, the
man whom Atherton had defeated and the adminstra-
ton ill be more than glad Edmund Burke himself
is not returned to the Senate.
COL Forney feels perfectly certain Of being reflect
ed Clerk in spite OF the republication Of his Roberts
letter. He informs members that the President
wishes him to be reelected and what the President
wishes must be done. Yet Notwithstanding all this,
Forney will be opposed by members from his own
delegation, who are Determined to give him no quar-
ter. His relations with the President however,
Of the most intimate kind and Gen. Pierce is fire.
quent viser at Col. ForIey's house. Forney is sup
posed to be the pillar of Buchansnsm in Pennsylva
MIA. II MADE to support some other structure, the
PeDnsy lvanis temple must come down. Forney how
ever plays bis own game. LYNN.