The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1854-04-30

Then why don't you get out Of the carl shan't
gnmbIe if you do" said l. But seriously Sid,
what is a predecessor"
Don't you really know? Why have had some
nineteen or twenty predecessors"
eco away with your nineteen or twenty prede-
cessors: Who the deuce are they?' said /.
Why. there was Washington's private secre.
tary-"
Hold on bit-now I begin to see daylight.
Your predecessors are the chaps that have CHANGED
to be private secretaries to former Presidents Ell 7"
Why, yes, that's what meant" said Sid. al
have studied their lives and actions, and am going
to write a book about them"
:" Indeed What are you going to calthe book
Lives OF the Predecessors, Ell ~
"Oh, no. l shall call the new work, Lives Of
the Presidents Private Secretaries: BY One of En-
1t will take Don't you think so ~
will be what you may call an ephemeral work,
Sid. 1t will be new and novel, decidedly 50. Going
to give your own life in tl'
Certainly, | will be obliged to, You know"
/" Yes, that portion will be rich. Now, see here,
Sid: What on earth ever induced you to leave New
Hampshire to engage in business you don't under
stands II will be your ruin. You might have risen
to be quite respectable practising lawyer in Con-
cord if you had staid at home What do you suppose
will become of you if you are so lucky as not to be
seen out OF Washington until your bosss time Is up'
"I'll make lots of money, and then run for Con-
fdnie..', anu perhaps - ''''0'A' ''' go ''''''
"Pshaw! Sid. Get all such ridiculous kinks out Of
those cramped up brains of yours I'll tell you what
out of government plumber bringing in this contract
and that bill, or this appropriation and that
scheme, you will get the President into such snar
that he won't get out Of it easy. People already
think that they see the pussy in the meal tub; and
knowing that you amt of much account on your
own hook, they think that your name is merely the
CLOAK Tor higher persons interest in this money
Punder rascaiy And look out for breakers, my boy.
lou are spotted, and so are your operations. Some
one VIII fall out one of these days, and turn States
evidence, and the least shadow of an excuse would
make Congress bring you all up by the round turn,
by impeaching the President say, Sid, if the
much would have been your shareY'
" won't tell you word about it,"
We'll, I'll tell you that you need not be so quicker
lsh about the matter. You would have pocketed
300 OOO clear of all drawbacks for your interes. in
the claims, Ell! That's pretty respectable. You
would not have had to 60 down ON the avenue and
bought any more lottery tickets of old France would
VOW y, Then you get stuck like blazes in lottery
week out of you. Own up, now, Sid"
" It's none of your business"
know it's none of my business. don't buy
lottery tickets. Perhaps you don's, Perhaps it's |
for the President you buy them"
won't say word, Mr.. Green"
certainly not don't commit yourself. III bet |
you five dollars that the President may spend TWEEN
won't get three number ticket"
" / won't bet"
i" know better. A chap that buys tickets VIII
et. It's the subject you don't like; Now, come, Sid,
cts change it and talk potics-that is your forte.
,ou see sec, am judge q character. Iappreclate
ou, although you think + don't. The President
made one great mistake when he made up his Cabi-
ct" said l.
" ! don't think so. What was the great mistake"
" He should have made ysu Attorney General in
cad of Cushing-that would have been card"
:, Why, Sam"-ana here Webster Strengthened him.
u are right. But do you really think so? l DOM
INK am quite old enough, do your"
" What you? Why, Billy Pit was only 90 years
ID months old when George the Third made him ..
lme Minister Of England, and If you don't know |
pre- than any English pup of your age then beans
n grow in New HAMPSHIRE, thst's ALL"
$ DO you know, Sam, shat General Pierce never
ended Caleb for that bsrth?'
q No. Who then ~ {
10 That's secret. He intended Cnshing for Secre-
y of State; but he was o1eruled.- ..
. That's bad Sid, for beginning. A new Pres
mt should never be overruled. Ii he makes UP his
nd to thing, he should put it through. sup i
sc Gushing has never forgot the sli gft and hates
1 Marcy with perfect devotion" Q
" Indeed does he. He is raising he'll and Ned to {
st the old thundermug."
81 VIII he succeed Sid ~
81 think he will. The President is willing, but
AIRED. He don't know what to do. he could get
'morrow; and Marcy knows it. If the papers
oud only call for Marcy's removal, it would be an
Reuse; but the democratic papers amt up to trap
ley don't understand the real game
"Mr. Webster you really are surprising me. The
sagacity and clearness displayed in
our last remarks are wonderful for one so young. !
he President is fortunate in having such Private
ecretary. If Cushing is made Secretary of State,
think you ought to be Attorney General" s
"Sam, as God is my judge always told the Presi-
ent that you had more sense in one Of them letters
{ your'n in the HERALD, than the whole kit and
oOdle of the correspondents Now if we could just
ONE to kindly understanding, every thing would
o on like clockwork. Marcy could be got out in a
fey. Now there is the HERALD"
"Who do you mean, when you say we,' Sid?"
"Wen | mean me and the President, and Cushing,
nd the leading outsiders that train under our
eadi
"That is, against Marcy; but what are You going
Q do with the rest of the Cabinet? There is JEFF.
"He is all right, too I"
But, Sid, how about Dobbin, Guthrie, Campbell,
nd McLella-"
hey are deadheads. There is only three in that
)abinet worth talking about: Marcy, whom we
must get out, and Caleb, who must step in old
iarcy's shoes, and JEFF. Davis"
"What was you going to say about the HERALD?
That has always held out against Marcy"
eyes Sam, that's true; but that amt the thing.
f you could contrive it, Sam, just that the HERALD
would hold up bit, and not give all fits-thatis is,
( it would puff Cushing, or il you get Mr. Bennett
o agree to uphold the administration, Marcy will be
made to travel quicker than forked lightning Frank
las told fifty times But that amt ALL If the
HERALD will only do this, we will make it an object,
sam
"What objectS My ears are open, Mr.. Webster, to
my thing that may e:lanate from so high source
sThe HERALD elected Frank Pierce, and we all |
NOW it but it has been treated blamed shabbily,
md that was all Marcy's doings, and Frank was de-
eived. Now, it shall all be made right. We are in
ditch. There is no Disgusting it, Sam and now
ct the HERALD help us out, which it can do in q
rice, and we will not prove ungrateful. Marcy
shall travel, to begin with. The HERALD shall be
the organ of the administration at New York. 1t
shall have all the first news. Everything that the
government propose doing shall be told to it. Copies
of all important treaties made, papers transmitted
to Congress, or nominations made to the Senate,
shall all be given to the HERALD correspondents in
advance of any other paper. Now, Sam, what say
is gospel. You know wouldn't talk to you this
way, without was fully authorized to do SO by
Frank Pierce himself; and when | left Washington
for the Baltimore depot, he came after you by the
way of Norfcfk Frank walked all the way from the
White House to the depot with me- and told me to
hurry you back as fast as possible, and to tell you
his views. When we get to Washington, he will
confirm every word have said or promised"
"Well, sir, that's coming on the square. like
that mode of doing business. But you all make one