The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1854-02-13

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political halucination, and without any persona
| knowIedge or idea OF the chap for whom they wen
voting, ~ tHH5hEfortfEe TO 4ect him. ITO SUI a
he eas s 20 90 1sis
The first tfpoJ&hity inthe House II hssdoe N,
lis no. shjeldef by his ans2niacance fr.A ihe'ell
merited excoriation which such unblusbing nperti
nence is 80 emiaently calculated TO invite, som'
third rate member will be very apt u give him
dseSsiAs E6ieh even ss VIII net r-riity Iesses--
Peckbam, of Albany, too, has been preparing on;
or two speeches on something; but he IL, 4 think
man OF too much judgment and intelligence to AZ
tempt them out OF place. Being pracdsed lawyer
of good standing, he may be expected to speak well
and to the purpose on any subject which he de
lberately undertakes to discuss. 80 +
The wages attac hnept law IN our reSt door neigh
disgrace to the State and age, ana "a. reader;
1t srikingy is che fact, THAI wnlc creditor eau
attach the wages Of even servant working TOR ten
or twelve dollars month the new constitution now
hundred dollars worth Of personal property, by
authorizing the passage of laws placing that amount
beyond the power Of the creditor. 80. - !.
There has been quite an effort made for many
months past, by the Penasylvanis democracy, TO Ell
feet the removal of Mr. Ashmead, the present United
States District Attorney In PHILADELPHIA but as yet
all attempts have proved fruitless. He was, when
appointed by the preceding whig administrator, and
still remains, an open, vehement aud influential
member Of the native American party; and his polit
cA friends here say they DEFY and dare the admins
tration to touch him. Both they and he unreservedy
assert that he is retained in compliance with the pro
visions Of bargain, solemnly entered into between
them and President Pierce previous to the election
Of 1852 If this be not so, 1t IL surely strange that
Small who is vastly his superior in capacity, and q
democrat of nnquestionsbe orthodoxy, has not been
able 10 obtain the appointment backed up as he has
been by Sen tor Brodhead, and such congressman
William Ii. White and others from the State. I
wonder whether /! will not yet leak out that soaae
arrangement of q similar character was made with
he Mormons and others? The whole secret history
OF the present administration unseen means by
which Franklin Pierce was brought before his
countrymen as candidate for the chief msgistracy
Of this republic and the real motives by which he
and his spesal advisers have BEN actuAed since his
elevation {, porer-w0ud II faithfully written out
and published prove both instructive, astonishing
and Illuminating to the unntAtea multitude.
There has been regular swarm OF New York
arrivals during the present week IN addition to those
already figuring about here for some time back Lge
Purdy, Dan Delavan, Froment, Fernand) Wood, and
another impairment snob named Pur6y, who is in
some way or other connected with your Common
Council, are among the "Softi;" aud Gus. 33hell,
Gen. Ward, and his gallant son-inlaw Col Bursett,
nationals, tboughl they do not seem to trouble them
selves about politics. Purdy, Wood DelagAn & Co,
appear to feel consii eraby chagroed at the worse
than cavalier treatment which they received all
sides7n0b0dy taking any more anJtice OF them thar
if they many venders of tooth picks pc ,ket
combs The other Purdy-the fellow who represents
himself as Councilman-came on here to lobby for
that most shameless and atroclous sWlnd'e, the
Woodworth patent. What benefit they could expect
from the services Of such an impertnent nambs;ull
it is difficult to con oeige He seemed sadly put out
because some members OF Congress, for whom he
sent in would not leave their seats, neglect the inn
listen to the dwelling tTaddle with which he
so eager to annoy them in reference to the Scanda
lous purpose Of his visit. H..sf 80,
EI Comptroller Wright is stil here, begging i! is
said, fer some stray spp9intmentas reward for his
New York peridy. His chaaces are, however, rather
dusty, M his day of even REASONABLE political use
fitness has passed-never to agsn return. Is is bad
enough, heaven kuows, to be poor and honest, but
10 be POOR, or disappointed and discarded, Shich is
in public life about tie same thing, with the con
sci usess that you have been base and treacherous
towards your best friends to purpose must Indeed
be ba,terly annoying TO the last degree. ea1 g
The deficiency bill to which alluded at some
length in my last was up again this week. Anun-
Der OF additional amendments, similar to those
tackled last week. were fastened on it. and it was
reported to the House ON Thursday morning. i ex-
pressed to you my doubts about the House sanction
ing this action OF the committee, If the ayes and
Does were called upon the several amendments, and
the result proves tina. was not mistaken. The ayes
an noes were called upon several OF she most obnox
,ous, and when the final question was taken on the
bill IL was lost by single vote. ...,.s
motion 20 reconsider was then laid on the table,
which efectually strsngesit This shows that some
thing be done, il honest men Will only remain q.
tr posts, aud exercise moety OF tbs watchtulness
and perseverance exhibited, with relentless and
scrupulous peYtinacity by those seeking to pusder
the treasury. An unsuccessful attempt was how
ever, made to introduce new deficiency bill Of some
SORT on Friday, but the prompt manner in which the
proposition was secuted should serve as warning
those from whom it emanatsd to bs little causiouS
during the future, not TO trespass too far upon an
already grossly outraged House The defeat of this
bill hes created great among those who
previ usy supposed thai al they had to do TO obtain
the passage OF anything, was simply to say they de-
sired it. There is any quantity OF log rolling, and
every effort viii be made to induce weak men to stnl
tfy themselves by either voting against their honest
convictions and recent action, or at leass sy shoo
ing the pit" have seen SO much Of this sort Of dis
graceful business before bo;h here and elsewhere
that am now free TO predict that bill, similar Ia
all IFS essentials II net Identical wish that just re-
ected, rill in the course OF next week, yet pass.
Such is DISQUALIFICATION such the consistency aud
integrity Of large number OF those whom the people
select rs then personalities '..l4 80
Tx Senator Jerry Clemens, of Alabams, seems to
have been peculiarly unfortun ,te aud painfully con-
Trajectory In all his recent political move neots. We
never knew q man who lost caste So rapidly and go
thoroughly. A Few. months ago., comparatively
speaking, he stood high among the prominent and
promiaiIg Henot the land; AID now where Is he 1t
is but the other dry he published letser addressed
tea committee Of national democrats in Philsdelph
(sut they say twas never seat TO them Ia which he
somewhat sneeri-gly repuclated theft course, aud
volunteered fulsome aud disi Dgenuous defence OF
the ADMINISTRATION He was then said to have beea
o irm expectsnt Tor bead Of the Var Department,
in place Of Col Davis, who to hsve been elected
United Sta'es Senator from Mississippi, oaly he
wasn't. Clemens aud his friends were nicely guiled
in that affair and having now served the desired
purpose-hayiUg been rendered powerless by this
deserton Of his old friends, aud what III any deem his
cd principles-the intrigners al the White House
don't care q fig how soon he goes to the devil. He
is aowd down upon the administration, though as yet
not openly He told me, the other evening, that
he could stick TO them no longer they were a
poor suckste,ing set of rascals and nothing could
save them from the contempt and igaonioy whchso
deserYedly awaited them. II unfortunately happens,
Tor bis own fame, that he did not come TO this con-
clusion in tme aud 1t is equally unfortunate for the
logic Of his argument, that the administration has
done nothing since the publication of his Philsdel-
ph'a letter which could justly add TO the Contempt
which il had previously drawn down upon Itself.
Clemens late letter to John Van Buren, on the
Nebraska question, is most ptiful and contradictory
production. ! should have believed il a hoax, got up
by some unriendly disposed persons, as tire upon
his recent vaciilaioBs, had not received the &C
knoaledemeht OF its authenticity from himself before