The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1854-03-12
Society AID Politics I'm Washington.-yo, 10.
WASHINGTON, ID. c., March 10, 1854.


tiyes. The fact is, Washington, though great,
very great place in many respects, Is very duii
one, and am not sure but that SHAH leave 10
make visit home in a few days.
Frank Pierce was here this evening. came into
NV room about o'clock. He was in perfect
fury.
sWhat s the matter" said |.
Matter why, / have been waiting here for two
houls"
:" Is it possible2 However, it will do you good.
You keep Others waiting, and you know prac-
tcally how one feels when he is kept waiting"
:" Well, Sam, what have you been about tonight?
You are not often out when l call. What kept
you"
"A lady"
"a lady Come, come, Sam, this won't do"
What won't dol Never mind; lady did keep
me from returning home so soon usual. Itwasnt
any Washington lady though, Frank, you may be
suie of that"
"Who was it, then Not your wife. She has
not come, has she z"
"No; but it is near, though She is from our
native State, and my native town and between you
and me, Frank, she talked to me much about old
associations and limited that evil communication
would corrupt good manners, that am fearful, and
have half made up my mind to leave TINS town. ana
20 back to the place OF my nativity"
"Oh, nonsense. Don't think Of such thing.
What on eait tn would do without your The gov
ernment could not get on should have nobody TO
encourage me-to cheer me up. You must not
think of such thing. Come, let's talk il all over.
You are quite down in the dumps tonight"
mo, not unusually So but | feel a great dislike
the atmosphere OF this town, after breathing some
OF the pure, fresh air of our own hills, it were."
"Air of our own hills What's in the wind now p?
g You intend to die ut home, don't your"
81 should like to do SO, if amt killed here by the
have ut ahO,,tm
81 have an idea, too, that should like to die in
purer place than this. Don't you never wish you
was homer
''Wbats the use of wishing when you can't get
there. have got to stay my time out, and don't see
how can get away; but had hoped you would
have stood by me-"
you harm and not good by their advice, and the talk
have had of home tonight has made quite home
sick; and as am not obliged to stay here, and only
do so to oblige you, l think / will leave. If you
should want me badly, all You have got to do is to
change your course, and will come back to you"
"Ah, Sam, you will feel better in the morning.
That lady from your native town has started you Off
dare say if she was to stop here few days she
would get the prevalent ideas. But come, want
your ADVICE about certain matter. came here ex.
pressiy tonight to talk about Cuba. You have read
about the Black Warrior business, have you not!'
ayes, have read all that has been published.
What are you going to do about it' Send feet
there, ehl"
effect! oh, get out. Don't joke upon serious sub
jects Where to get feet?"
''Make contract with George Law or Cornell
Vanderbilt. see the latter is poking about here,
and would like job. Ifyou are determined to have
Cuba, now is your chance"
~ think so myself, and 1 told Marcy that this
Black Warrior abandonment was first rate opening
for u.s."
at could not be bettered. Send up what vessels
of war be scared up directly to Havana, and,
my word for t,.you will have war directly"
"There is no power in Havana to treat with u.s."
''We don't want any worse treatment than we have
had to bring war;"
''But can't declare have no such power
invested in me by the constitution"
'That's true enough; but you can easily get the
country into war with Spain if you will take the
management of this business out OF Marcy's hands,
He will bungle it."
Chow can do it?'
"Send young captain with mau-of-war to Ha-
sssSt nar guou WIN mar nn,..
che will kick up free fight in forty-eight hours
lngraham has got Presidential nomination for threa
tenlng to blow an Austrian vessel out of the water
in the kozsta case, and the next naval commander
that has chance to fire into anything foreign will
assuredy do it, for be is well aware now that the peo
pie of this country would sustain him. With prospect
OF the Presidency any OF our naval captains, fthey
only had small brig would fire into the Moro Castle.
That is your policy. Send out one or more vessels
with orders to settle the matter in Havana, and in
less than a month we will have righteous with
Spain. England and France have got quite enough
on their hands in looking after Russia and while
they are busy let US pyig Cuba and then pay for it
afterwards if there is any fuss made We have got
to have it, and now there is good chance"
|" II would direct public attention to something
else beside my free soilism and blunders."
To be sure it would and Nebraska would be no
where. It would kill all your opponents. They
would have to quarrel with you for doing the most
popular thing you have done. Just do as tell
you and it will work well. You can be elected again
If you will bring about war with Spain. In fact it
is about the only thing you do to regain your lost
popularity and it's so easily done-a hint-a line
Or private letter to of our naval captains to fire
into anything Spanish, win bring on war in less
than no time. Just try it on"
Egad SAN there is freshness in the idea that
like. It would answer as well as a declaration of
war from Congress-"
Congress be hanged You fired into foreign ma
naval captains do it in earnest. see your friends
are moving in New York"
(Which friends z"
"Well, the Van Buren, Office holders under your
administration"
Those are not my particular friends"
The friends of your Cabinet then, which amounts
to the same thing. If they are not, why don't you
turn them outr'
81 can't consistently. The fact is, I'm so complete
ly wool gathered that don't know who is who,
and I'm beginning not to care"
That's right. Leave small matters alone, and
strike big blow that will demolish all opposition.
Go into the Cuba business with perfect looseness
Force war with Spain. That will bring us into
collision perhaps with England and France and then
am sure you will have no further bother with small
matters.
Precisely my opinion. agree with you, Sam,
of you would only act upon any one opinion, even
II 1t was your own; but you don't. You agree with
every one that approaches you until he is gone, and
then you agree with the next conner. You try to
please all and the result is that where You make
Interested friend you disgust ten others who dis
pose d to be your disinterested friends"
"You severe tonight"
Not at all tell you plain but unpalatable truths
for man who is President; but don't care wheth
er you like it or not, going to leave this place
for find that cannot really serve you or the coun
try. for the that.you are nifty unsartain a.
q Noolly head would say"
"And you are really going, Samf"
GAS sure as the cars go tomorrow"
"1hen you will be In time to take part in the
Nebraska excitement New Hampshire. Don
forget me.v