Daily evening star. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1852-1854, 1854-04-22
WASHINGTON NEWS AND GOSSIP.

"AoAAN04oA 06Wb AND GOSSIP.
Bennett on Webb-Bennett of the Herald
is throwing hot shot into Webb of the Courie,
and Enquirer, accusing him of being sort o.
secret diplomatic agent of the Pierce Admin
istration, engaged in bringing the English
Ministry to the point Of acknowledging the
soundness of American views Of the rights Of
neutrals, &c. The truth is, both H1eb5, and
diplomacy, are weak points with Bennett He
cannot think of the one without having visions
OF the other rush thick and fast upon his mind
eye, which is proverbially as distorted as that
remarkable gin.blet eye (physicaD of his. 1t
will be recollected that he supported Taylor
for a time. That is, unfft 1ayior REUSED hin,
the Chargeship to Austria, The fact of his
application for that mission, shortly after the
election Of 1913, is we'll known to many of the
confdants of the Taylor Administration. All
the world know how he tried to earn the Austria
Chargeship on that occasion. He fought faith
fully for Taylor throughout the canvass, and
claimed, of course, at its close, that he had
elected the hero of Buena Vista! Up to the
moment that Taylor rejected his application
with scorn, appointing Webb instead of him,
there was no better Taylor man in the land
than James Gordon Bennett. Secuted out of
all respectable society on this side of the At
lantic, he had set his heart on making social
position for himself sonseachere in the civilized
world, and essayed to induce General Taylor
to aid him to make it in Europe, whittier it
was then his purpose to retire on his ill-gotten
gains. 1t will be recollected that he has not a
single tie in this country. He married for
eign lady, and has neither relative nor personal
friend among Americans, though so long a So
journer in New York. Though he has made
much money, he processes not to own six pence
worth of property in the United States, of any
description, as some of those who in the course
Of business have obtained judgments against
him are, unfortunately, we'll aware. That sort
Of huni-fuggling can always be done by the
aid Of perjury. 1t will be seen from what we
write above, that his affairs have long been in
proper condition to enable him at any mo-
ment conveniently to quit country, of which,
up to this time, lie has failed to become a nat
uraiized citizen.
On Webb's appointment, he instantly be-
came bitterly hostile to the Taylor admins
tration, while his old hostility to his sue
cessful rival for that mission was redoubled
That hostility arose from the fact that Webb.
having caught him selling the columns of the
Courier and Enquirer when connected with
that journal, unceremeniously kicked him out
of the concern, as he was previously elected
from the Pennsylvania for the same cause
Ever since his disappointment through webb's
appointment to Vienna, he has pursued him
with undying virulence. Still hoping in the
end to get an endorsement from the American
Government, on which to retire to his old Eu-
ropsan associations, he turned, instantly, a
flaming supporter Of the policy of the Demo
cratic party, to that end. Thus he labored to
elect Pierce; and applied for the French
mission again, hoping at least to get the Aus
TRAN chargeship, and again claiming that he
had elected the man from whom he asked
place. Again he found that he had to deal
with Chief Magistrate who could not be
brought to insult gentlemen holding diplo-
matte positions under the Government of the
United States, by placing among them an in
dividual of such personal standing, as that, By
common consent, ell respectable people in
New York refused to sit within striking dis
lance of him at hetel tables, or to occupy
boxes at the opera in the vicinity of the tLe
in which he presumed to show himself
Feeling very sure, however, on this oecai on
that he had bagged his game, he started srly
for the Continent, to prepare himself for the
ceremonisus discharge # the duties Of al
American Foreign Minister. His ridio ulo1s
airs and antics while so engaged at W esba-
den are familiar to all American readers hay
ing rendered him the butt of all the wags Of
Europe, as we'll as in this country 1t was
bad enough to refuse hi m the mission he az
piled for; but as the refusal of Pierce was con-
nected with the exposure Of his shallow fun
keyism and impertinence while studying Ill
plomacy on the Continent, his hatred to p is
of course undying; and is being manifested in
daily TRADES Of personal blackguardism, SO
low that all who read them, recognise at a
glance that no one clothed with the panoply
VI hAAOAA0oA OleiA0uSuiP Oouio pVSSluJ nave
penned them. Boosting that he () destroyed
the Taylor Administration, he sets himself up.
avowedly, for destroyer of the present Ad-
ministration. He promised his readers its
humiliation when the House printer was
elected. Behold the result Again, he pro-
claimed that he was about to break up the
Cabinet, root and branch, in the decision upon
the nomination Of Bronson's successor Of
course, he accomplished his end on that occa-
sion, lover the left-) Still, again, he was to
smash them all to little pieces on Forney'.
election; and, subsequently, on the questions
of making the places of Assistant Secretary
"f the Treasury, and of Librarian to the House
elective! But we need follow the didoes Gu
by this mountebank no further. He promises
as wonderful things on this side of the Allan
tic, as when essaying to obtain the position Ct
a gentleman at Wiesbaden; and with precisely
similar results.
As the fame Of his personal standing in The
United States has at last made Europe too 10
to hold him, Gn the company Of people OF
character and standing he is forced to renal.
here to fight out another presidential cam
paign, in the hope that he may yet succeed il
inducing for services rendered with the Her