The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1854-01-22

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"That's honest" said he, as he seated himself
quite calmly upon an arm chair and cooked his feet
upon the table. Proceed
| "Mr. President, you know that want no Office Of
you;n
country commences addressing me with lies-like .
fiat pancake. Say something new, by way OF
variety"
every well. then, here goes short metre, as you
used to say, when you were acting chorister, some
years ago Frank started you, at least thought
| so, and that my nomination set you agoing. AT any
rate you got to be President and you made an infer
nal ass of yourself at the first otf.go."
That's plain truth said f. p.
| 81 know that, but don't interrupt me. wish !
had been President for three months. | wish could
have wrote your inaugural. would have started,
and would have crushed out y everything but
pure patriotism from the whole country"
j paused and looked at F. p Both of his orbs
were upon me, and his mouth was sufficiently wide
open to have flung down Cochin China hens egg,
without touching the edge Of the Presidential orfce.
81 will defy you or any other white man alive to
produce such another inaugural" said he.
"Or black man, eitherW asked |, wishing to touch
him on the raw about his abolition tendencies. He
WINGED little, and continued,
at was document that history will do me JUS
| tcs with
History be blamed said. It want the thing
Almost every body voted for you-didnt they,
now Z"
They did, !" said he, quite notified at the idea,
have showed it. You would have come right out fiat
looted, and in your inaugural, and said Look here,
pe0pes-you confederation OF States and millions OF
people-tbis here sort OF thing is all damned non.
sense. The whole country Is going to The devil, and
the masses are getting corrupt as blazes and all
owing to this hellisa hankerng after office. 1t has
been going en- for about thirty years aud IFS time TO
stop it; and I'm the man that's gong TO do it. A
| inrifv M no
any Office and shall carry out the will OF the ma
jorty. won't remove man. or allow man to be
removed from Office while am President, for opin.
ions sake. II he is honest and faithful, don't care
q tnker's damn whether he is q wing or democrat.
am going to carry on the business Of the country,
and not bother my head about office and those that
don't like it may lump it. Now, Frank, If you had
said that when you begun, what would have been
the result The whole country would have rose
as one man, and they would have said that you
were the greatest man, and had more moral
courage tnan any other that God ever let live 80 Pre-
sldent, savin General Washington. You would have
become immortal"
"Sam Green believe you" said the President
solemnly, but added "But what would my party have
said ~
party be hanged. There would have been but
one powerful party, and that would have been the
great party of honest patriotic and true men of the
nation. Then all opposition would have been
American statesmen who have lived and died had
wished but could scarcely hope to see done; you
would have destroyed and rooted out forever from
this glorious and growing land the curse OF Office
seeking and official plumber | was silent. The
President took down his legs from the cloth covered
table, and placed his face between his two hands,
Visiters were announced. He waived negative
with his hand, saying plainly to the servant won't
see any body now. Five minutes passed, when he
continued-"Sam, must see more Of you Now
let's talk about your WI affairs You must be near
me in some way or other. Bring that excellent wife
of yours to Washington. Intelligent virtuous
men are III demand here. They purify this tainted
atmosphere, and excite great and wholesome infu-
eDce upon the minds OF leading men and the destiny
of the nation. How about the gamblers? Is that
soy Are you really employed by one of those
hes?
"No. I was, but after victimizng one or two, l
nd 90 mp we'll dressed With nenV Of
and no o-Ien sible mode Of gaining livelihood, that
] was induced to make inquiries, and ascertained
that they were decoy ducks for different gambling
bells. am quit OF that business and am now in the
market. am in better business, where, by the bye,
can serve you"
"How is that
81 have a letter from Mr.. Jas. G. Bennett giving
me an offer TO correspond with him and keep him
posted up He Knows that an pretty thick with
"Look here Sam, Just show me the letter. want
to see his fist want to be qnite sure ths time that
/ am not deceived. know the handwriting, for
have received couple of letters from him myself,
and mace Judy of myself in not attending to
tpem, as gentleman should have done.'
Here are my credentials" said |, producing your
letters. He looked at them, stepped up to the DESK
turned the key, and from pigeonhole produced one
letter "All light said he, as he compared them.
"But you have but one letter OF Mr. Benefits
then ~ asked !, quite innocently. You said that
you had two
THAT old mud cat Marcy has got the other At the
State Department, and he has made a most rascaly
and uDgent!emanly use of it and, compromised me-"
"Ah, see,' said L, 'that was the letter in which
Mr. Bennett asked you to appoint him Minister to
France2"
nett never asked me any thing of the kind. 1t was
for some petty consulate for friend Of his"
"Why how the deuce came you to ever entertain
the idea th,t Nh. Bennett wanted the French Mis-.
versed about It at dinner Why Mr.. Bennett has
an inc 1me of $l400OO. The HERALD pays an in
terest of seven per cent on two millions. He would
laugh at q mission for himself
81 know that now, bat at the dinner to shich you
alude was completely humbugged. There was 0
funny fellow, who halls from Forida-used to be a
Senator and pretended to be Mr. Bennett's great
was acting for Mr. Bennett in the premi he hint
ed to me that he was and then that George Saunders
backed up the thing, and was completely CANNON
ed, nor was ! completely undece,ved until ascer.
tanned they were cooking their own cakes while pre-
tending to act for Mr.. B and blessed muck made
when appointed Saunders. Damn his impudence,
there he Is in London Diplomatic Consul of the
United States and writing hllibustero letters under
his own signature. If he don't stop that game will
block i: by removing him quicker than he'll would
scorch feather. But Sam, We Will talk more about
this some other time. Who really does act for Mr.
Bennett here"
~
"Do you mean to say that what tell you, and
what want made public, will be done in the HER I'D
if give it to your"
Precisely So"
"Then the devil take the Cabinet. and I'll talk to
you. Is there anything | can give you here to half
pay the fiddler, Sam"
"Nothirg.'
"By the way, Sam, that idea Of yours, about the
inaugural was rather tresh and spicy. If you want
bring 1t up with you the next time you come, and
always come before breakfast, fer then | ana more at
leisure: and nov must say bye.bye, for there must
have been quite a crowd accumulated down below.
Give my love to Mr.. Bennett ia your next letter."
baoe the President good morning, and passed
ever to the State Department 10 have a chat with
my friend Markoe, as | cont speak to Marcy, since
became officially your correspondent.