The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1854-02-26
AFFAIRS I'M WASHING RON.
Society ana Politics In Washington-Nos
TO THIS EDITOR OF THE HrkALD.
II q Eoh

WASHINGTON, d. c., Feb. %, 1854
In my last despatch alluded to three interviews
had had with my smiable and complaisant friend
the President but only gave an account Of two Of
them The third is yet to be told but it was about
Nebraska, and shall skip it for the present. The
President came to my room one evening, after nv
last letter was written, at the Western Hotel and
spent quiet two hours, and took his departure.
One result OF that visit was that to, had to take
my departure, which has resulted In some embar-
rassment to my writing materials. But to return
temporarily TO the Western Hotel, Of which Mr..
james Aaher is proprietor, and Of which was
guest: No sooner had the President left for she
White House than up came Mr.. Msher. As he en-
tered the room fire flashed from his eyes. He did
not remove his hat and for a moment feared that
he would have an attack Of apoplexy or burst. His
rage WAS unspsakabe. At last it came out.
"Your name Ia Green?"
Precisely"
"You, perhaps, suppose l don't know the indi
udual who came to see you on the sly2"
"Wel, what il you dor"
"What if do? I'll tel you what, Mr.. Green.
You have seen that letter General Andrew Jackson
wrote me3 Very well. He was friend Of mine
and he was no sbolitionzed free soer; and no more
.
tribe. He can't come here any more"
"Wby, man alive, that was General P, the Presl.
dent.n
Suppose it was. He can't come here to con-
ooct free soil traps. won't allow IT,"
" But, my dear sir"
"Don't dear sir me, If you want to have free
sellers about your -"
But let me explain"
al don't want any"
every well, Mr.. Maher, shall leave your house
this very night and now have the goodness to leave
my ROOM" Mr.. Maher left very dlenly. This
really is very serious business, thought to myself
but packed up in hurry, and went for porter.
On my return paid my bill and removed TO private
lodgings on z. F. g., or II street, near Sixteenth
street, and close by the White House. This really
distressing casualty in my Washington life has
quite upset me, and SO confused my memory that
scarcely retain vivid recollection Of what passed
on that occasion. l will try, however. After we
were seated ard had made the usual complimentary
remarks andquestons, such as this is quite snug
little room" burn wood, I see" :" Ia the feed
poser" where do you get your segars2" and being
duly and respectfully answered, our conversation
changed to Russia in particular and to the Or spects
OF Europe and Asia generally.
mankind generally. You must have been great
reader In your more youthful days?"
"6ome, Frank"
"where did you find books in Green valley?"
"Oh, we had two circulating Libraries there; but
then you are aware that used to spend great deal
of my time in Portsmouth, and had &C ,ess to the
library OF Levi Woodbury."
"True, Sam. Poor Levi! Lucky for me he died,
wasn't il? Do you know that have an idea that
II he had have lived should not have been Presi-
dent now?"
"You may double the idea, and bet some you would
not"
-, you know, Chareys"
"Sam. how much great things depend upon id
little ones, don't they1 There's that chap Newton,
that Newton pippins are named after. Now, if the
apple hadn't fell. he wouldn't have seen it fall
Consequently be would not have studied gravitation
and there never would have been any Newton pip
pins"
"Tbat's profound remark Of yours, Mr. President;
and to illustrate |. ucidy and more cassicaly
Il " had not have been for Helen Troy would not
have become celebrated for making large bonfire.
and never have given birth to a General Wool But
what Is the moral to be drawn from the pippins,
Mr.. PRESIDENT
"Well, III tell you: II It had mot been for Caarey
Woodbury., that pistolshooting Frenchmsn Soulc
never would have gone to Madr2d es my Minister,
as it possible? How so?'
"Open that window and let some Of this Internal
smoke escape, and will tell you. There that will
do. My weakest moments came just before the
election in 1852 At that time Charley w. came to
my place with my polite Soulc. Through Charley g
persuasion committed myself with promise that,
il elected, p. s. should have foreign mission. AZ
ter he left wrote him letter at Boston, and was
idiot enough to say in black and white that would
d. 90. Damn this letter writing in private. 1t does
very well to write letters for the public, and then
you know what you are doing"
II agree with you, Mr.. President, in every parti-
cular."
az have been trying, Sam, to recollect how many
letters have written in which might have talked
about free SOIL"
"Well, what SUGGEST"
" / believe, upon my soul. wrote about dozen.
know where six are located, and expect nothing
else but to see them in prut every time look at q
II can't kill you!"
"No, that's consolation but il is miserably
unpleasant Sam. You've been acquainted with q
great many fellows here. Do you know any of the
New Workers that are moving about here2"
Eyes, know great many. Wbene YER you see o
New Yorker, Frank, You may be sure Of one thing,
and that is that particular specimen of New York
"Forney has the most extensive acquaintance
among New Workers that ever met with. de has
introduced me b about 500, and every one OF them
was leading New York democrat, according to his
story, and held the State in his hands. He came
very getting into precious scrape with one
Of them. / actually, Sam, had ordered his appoint
ment as Navy Agent of New York, but luckily the
New York delegation stepped in and prevented it.
T" How was that Mr. PRESIDENT"
ForDey had q bosom friend Of the name OF Hart
an ex.member of Congress, that be wanted appointed
Navy Agent. He had host of other friends 70 back
him up, and we decided to give this Mr.. Hart the
appointments Dobbin was to send in the papers, and
Mr.. Hart was told he could leave and wait for the
mail in New York He did leave, and considered
the business of my hands and settled; but it was
such thing
" How Was thatf"
"I'n tell you. l am not Q natural fool, Sam; and
when learned that the New York city delegation
was down ON that appointment, re.coDsidered is,
and did not make the appointment, even after had
assured the and his friends that il was a certain
thing, and poor Dobbin had said ditto Cool-was
it net 2"
much time tell me how it happened. 1t is worth
making note Of for il begins TO appear 10 me that
. President. even, can't do as he Ikea"
"N,, indeed, Sam. This Hart. who was to be
Navy Agent In New York, went off at five o'clock.
He had been rnna half hour xhen fUn city