The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1854-04-16


one question without being considered impertinent"
Ask away" said General Pierce.
Away" said Colonel Forney.
81 do not doubt my own identity; pray do y you.
Do you think employ other persons to write the
letters which sent to the HERALD"
"Oh no, certainly not y replied the President
"Most certainly not" said Forney.
{" That being understood, my honor is not IN,
voved, and am curious to know who are supposed
to be my writers. You say Col. Grandin is one"
but ! don't think he is" said the President
''The President don't think he is" said Forney
"Who beside Colonel Grandma
a Mr.. Shankland," said the President
" Shankand, repeated Forney.
And pray who is Mr.. Shankland?'
"Tell him, Col Jack, !" said the President
Tell him oh ye said Forney and he Pro Tor
Sam Houston, but he couldn't write Sans letters"
a agree with you this time, Colonel Forney,"
observed the President, locking, archly at me-
"They talk Of the Senator from Key West, said
the President.
I" Yes Key West" said Forney.
'Why do people suppose it is him, sirY
ooh, | don't. Tell him, Forney, why it can't
be the senator from Key West?" said the President
Key West!" said Forney. con, no; he i TOO
much occupied in attending to the vast and varied
interests of his very large and extremely respectable
constituency. Besides, personally know that he
can't write anything for SAM sir, because his time is
wholly engrossed in writing those world widely cele
brated Russian articles in the Union"
'lou are right, Forney," said the PRESIDENT
Lester-Charles Augustus-or Charles Edward
has been mentioned he added.
Yes, the President is perfectly correct, as usual
the name of Lester has been mentioned
"Well, Mr. President have met no such man IN
Washington. never have heard of him before. have
heard Of and know Col. Grandin, then Mr.. shank
land, and the Senator from Key West: but don't
think | have met the Mr. Lester to whom you allude,
although have heard of him."
"Why, Sam, you must know all, about him.
cllmiy-fle
American author, Charles Edward Lester, who
comes here occasionally to arrange matters Tor the
NEW YORK HERALD and London Times and writes
the powerful leaders Of both those papers besides
editing the Erening Mirror owned by Hiram Full.
Ter and the Home Jou,lat # Gen. George p. Morris.
Why, you amaze me, SAM" said the President.
"You amaze Gen. Pierce, Sam ~ said Forney.
'Wel, Mr.. President, all can say is, that II am
to lose my identity in the crowd prefer it to be
Them's my private sentiments publicly expressed"
"You are light, SAM exclaimed the President
"Tbe President says you are right, sam" repeated
Fomey.
"Sam, do you know John McKeon, of New York;"
asked the President
eyes, sam, do you know John McKeon?" asked
Forney winkng at me.
al have seen him."
'What do you think Of him." said the President.
eyes, that is it!' said Forney.
al don't want to answer you, for reasons which
have"
IL am very intimate with him. He has great
deal of influence among the Hards,' said the Pre-
sident.
"Hards." said Forney.
81 saw him mere, and saw you were very thick
with him. and l should like to know what political
dead head you are not thick with. There is some
magnetic influence that attracts President without
a party to honorable dead heads. John Tyler went
to his death on dead heads. Every old used.up po-
ltical party hack that he could get into his sup
port he was after with q perfect looseness. John
McKeon counted one when he had a vote in Con-
gress.
"WeIl, upon my SOUL Sam, you do talk plain"
"Who do you call suffer-" asked the President.
eyes, who are the stuffers?" asked Forney.
"Forncy is suffer No l. could enumerate TWEEN
ty-one suffers that float in your atmosphere that
and shape. They tell you that you are what you
are not. They make you believe you have fulfilled
your high mission, when you have not. They tell
you that you will be the next President, when you
nave not living chance, and you will leave the Of
flee an overthrow man, unless you change your
tactics"
"Sam, stop. Do you know what the Bible says,
1t is great TO have giants strength but not to try
I on like giant That's the way l feel towards
you. know my power, and listen to you because
you cannot hurt me. | shall be nominated unani-
mously, and elected by reclamation in 1856" said
the President.
"lhe President has hit the nail on the head, !" said
Forney.
'Mania, by Jupiter
'.What is TINT" asked the President.
"yes, tell the President" said Fo,ney.
"YOu have got the mania-the Presidential ma
MIA, as sure as my name is Sam Green, Jr."
Explain yourself, Sam. don't understand you"
said the President.
Explain" said Forney.
"Well, will try Every President, when he gets
elected, thinks he is another Washington, Jefferson
Madison, Monroe, or jackson, and goes in for an
other term as they did. That is the first symptom.
The second is to believe every ickspttle that en-
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place the action of the government under the ind-
rect control Of these lying lickspittes Oh, you
have got it bad, and am afraid there is but one
cure; that is to witness the Inauguration of your
successor. Then look around, and try to lind Pre-
sidential suffer-"
Sam, l can convince you that my chances are
not only good but sure. Listen to what Pierce
Butler told me, and it will prove that must be
elected again.
Are you convinced ?" asked Col. Forney.
:" cave in, Mr.. President Its new idea"
:" Don't you perceive, Sam? Why, it's sure
thing. It's as certain as that two and two make
four. Then, again, you know how got my nomi-
nationf" said the President.
Sure" said COL Forney.
eyes, yes but that dodge can't be tried twice.
It's old now. You can't have no Edmund Burke
moving round, telling abolitonists that you are with
them, and free sellers that you all right, and
Southern men that you are more than right"
Oh, no."
81 am not answerable for what Ned Burke said?"
The President Is not responsible said Forney.
"You was free soiler and Burke knew it. He
stuffed the Southern men, and now he tells the
truth"
II don't care. have got rid of that horrid scar
let letter business by my course on Nebraska. I
rather think used up your HERALD lance then, ell !
took wind out of the HERALD's sails on that tack,
eh ! Mr.. Sam ~ said the President.
Exactly so, Mr. President" said Col. Forney.
And here the President laughed fit to kill himself;
at last he recovered, and says he, "Sam, NUNS the
word but ! must tell you how | come it over
these fellows from the other end occasionally. One
of the members of the House called on me few
days since, and got him to talk about Nebraska.
Says he What is your real opinion of that BILL Mr.
Presidentr We'll, sir said l. the bill Of Mr.
Douglas, as originally introduced, | regard as a
very proper bill; in fact, bill that we could all
support. The amendments, or at least portion Of
them are extremely sagacous and wise, and must
confess, and say it with great frankness, that al
though there are many and varied opinions as to
the proper course, yet ! agree with some, and in
reference to the others it requires thought and pru
d.nce. If the bill should pass and become law,
with or without some of Che amendments. nv own
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