The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1854-02-26

trying TO defeat Hart did not know such sh ame-
| full appointment Was thought Of
"'Wel, gentlemen IL 10 never too late TO 90 good
action or to coupteract bad one. Go and see Dob
bin and tell him what you have told me. and tnas
| don't want Mr. Hart 10 have the appointment ana
they ls on their mission reA. scsred out Of his
wits They told him that the only object IN giving
the Office to Hart was to throw the contracts into
the hands Of Mr. secor Who had made .no y: mos
Burep's time and that the whole thing was not to
| be thought Of You see, Sam, what dogs life .
| President has to lead. Is II not shamefulg'
Upon my soul, Frank, don't think you or the
Emperor Of Russia have either Of you very enviable
| berths; and so You broke yonr pledged word, and
| dad not give Mr.. Hart his appointment !"
could not helpit. live member Of Congress- is
| tened to. Besides, when President deals With q
voting member, he has to do with fixed facts. Now,
Forney went his death for Har-and you know
believe in Forney almost as much as do in Charley
Green Of the Boston Post-but Forney is ons thing,
member of Congress is another; and located as |
| am when member steps up To me fiatfooted, and
seems to say Look here Old Top, are You going to
appoint soand 50 in my district !? II you do, al
have to cay is Just try it ONT is time for me, as
President, TO hold up and smooth matters over, and
II here "a no other way then have 70 toss Forney
and his friend Hart, and did in this case, and APP
pointed 2 chap with Dut;h name that don't re-
member"
:. suppose you did right, Mr.. President, If Hart
lks
bridge, aside from his beinga member, is q man of
character and standing, whose veracity is not TO be
impeached. he was not alone His colleague, Mr..
Walsh, endorsed all that was said"
Hang all those appointments Plumber, PLUMBER
plumber How smoothly the government wheels
would prope if it was not for the love Of spos. 1t
curse to the country and to the great mass OF the
American people. Why don't you recommend Con-
gress TO pass law that one shall be eligible to
hold an ONCE under government unless he sgns
bond to become white slave, and reIinquishes the
rights property and hopes Of an American freemaal'
:" It is hardly necessary; you, have only to look
about you in this capital, and when you have seen
the misery, poverty, and crushing debasng slavery
Of the mind which is caused BY holding Office under
with the position Of the fat happy and saucy black
slaves in this District the last class are to be en-
We'd. To tell you the candid truth, Sam, whatever
may have been my feelings two or three years ago
about free soil, they are changed now. have seen
such misery and degradation Of humanity in refer
ence to office, among the white population, and the
freedom and happiness OF slaves, that my feelings
changed. go now for carrying slavery into every
Territory that we may acquire on this continent.
| 60 Atll further-if was member Of the New Hamp-
shire Legislature, and the question agitated to
restore slavery there would vote for it, And now
Soon alter the President left, and then followed the
scene with Jenny Msher, which have narrated in
| the commencement Of this letter.
The next morning notified the President OF my
removal in the following rote -
night anu have left Doot 70 there 70 see me I wili
TO
The white boy who carried my letter to the Pre-.
aident brought back the following reply
WHITE HousE IAN
DRA. SAM you had to q1it hAhsr'a, why did you not
sofa bed arranged for In my reception any other
room Bat you would NOT have been quiet you
probably Ae where you now are. will bs ready ~ !.
Yours, hurriecly, FP.
remained at home, reading Aarcy's report, which
was really interesting, and which contained mass
Of important information in relation to our foreign
cisely the President arrived, and came up to my
room; showed him the copy Of the HsaALD which
had just finished.
"How DO you like the report ~ he asked, smil.
1T is the greateet State paper that -''
i :" know what you are going to say, hut cut it
short. Whatever may be Marcy's other faults and
shortcomings, he can't be beat on garments. That
patchwork Of his, when he was young, when he made
the Empire State pony up the fifty cents, was aot
slow for q new beginner. He was only . Judge
them
Judge of what-torn breaches ~
Peace"
"A Judge of the piece that he inserted in his be-
hind for half dollar, Ell p
"Go along you are always making fun of grave
matters. III tell you something you don't know;
but you may rely upon it, for had it from Marcy
own lips You think somebody else did that piece OF
patchwork Oh Marcys pantaoons for which the
State W 9i N S,S Y York paid aiy cents :"
He borrowed the needle of the stage driver and paid
two cents for the thread. He cut off piece of his
own coat tail for the pstch'
"My God, yon don't tell me that! and he boasts
OF it. Now, Mr.. President don't you think you would
have done great deal better if you never had have
called Old Marcy to the Cabinet? Tell me candidy.n
"He Is queer old joker"
Joker you will find he Is no joke before you get
m an 4 Won AanN do hat
he win put you through political course OF sprouts
You may wager high on that"
Bat still he has good many splendid traits
about him. Did you ever, Sam, read anything more
concise than that report to me about our foreign rea
toDr and especially about oostumes2 Why sir, Dud-
ley Mann, who has been in Europe tells me that the
koszta letter and Marcys report viii ring in Europe,
even amidst the crush Of empires the tumbling
over Of kingdoms, the wreck Of worlds, and all that
sort OF thing"
"who the devil is Dudley Msnn?"
why he Is the Assistant Secretary Of the State
"some tailor, suppose, that Marcy picked up in
"Oh no, believe not. don't know what he used
to do before he went into the State Department but
don't think ne was ever In the clothing business =
"You must be mistaken, his looks and actions
belle him. II be has never cut out pants he certainly
has mistaken his vocation. He was cat out for
that business, and Marcy never would have had him
as an assistant in this national costume crises unless
he had been brought up to the tailoring bus1e 49,
But, seriously Mr.. PRESIDENT, what paltry, ped
ding, puny position the State Department presents
At this moment. While the nations are moving, and
vast armies are loot and the peace Of the world in
jeopardy your Secretary Of State is instructing our
foreign Ministers what breechss and coats they shs
wear, and making our country the laughing stock Of
every nation and court abroad, While every other
government In this crisis places it's most eminent men
at the head Of its foreign affairs you select Marcy.
Great Coo! can national degradation 60 down to
still lower deep!''
go away with your nonsense. Let nations,
kings emperors and sultans eight as much as they
ID please, We have got nothing TO do with it.
Ihey hve long way from US, and Marcy says II the
costumes we need not get in the muss''
Russia and England a. war! What sublime
spectacle ehi"
But Dudley Mann brought me letter from
| Tom Seymour, dated in London, and he says he has
| not the slightest question but what the Emnaro