The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1855-01-05

1920. The law fixing the value of coins is in
tended for the governance Of the mint, not the
people; it affirms fact, does not impose q
duty; and the moment the fact ceases to be,
the law becomes dead letter. AS to paper
money which is merely conventional repre-
sentative of coin, it is not, we will take leave
to inform Mr.. Clark, legal tender, and has
consequently no value affixed by law. So
much for Mr.. Clark's argument in favor of the
usury laws.
II is doubtful whether Mr.. Seward will make
much by his attack on Wall street. FILTERED
away as it has been by the foolishness of Mr..
Clark. He probably cares little about the
matter. He is gradually approaching the con-
summation of his plans, and every thing is nov
so far advanced that he can afford to quarrel
with the merchants He Is pretty sure of sue
ceeding in his scheme to cheat the Maine Liquor
law party, and all the other cliques which are
active in the Legislature. His election is to be
decided before any other leading measure, and
thus bargains will be made with the liquor in
teres. on one side, and the prohibitory interest
on the other, with the Know Nothings and the
foreign party, and every thing will be promised
to every one until Stewards triumph is secured
1t is wonderful to see how easily politicians are
deceived by a schemer like Seward.
The CABINET SQuABBLEs FOR THE SUCCESSION
MORE DIscLosuREs.-Ou Washington advices
of this morning are rich in their Cabinet dis
closures 1t appears that Cushing is the head
man of the Buchanan league in the Cabinet for
the succession, and that his conduct towards the
President and Marcy has been exceedingly
treacherous. Smooth as silk before his face,
the Attorney General, behind his masters back,
has been the most active conspirator in shelly
ing him. Pierce is considered too contemplate
to be thought of; Douglas is thought to be
stone dead, from the recoil of the Nebraska
bill Cass has had run, and losing horse
will not answer-Marcy is the only formid able
administration party man in the way Of Bu-
chanan and this discovery of Cushing's
treachery against the President is so much clear
gain to Marcy.
Forney is busy in these Buchanan move
ments; but OF all men in the Cabinet or Kitchen
Cabinet, Forney is the fellow to "make hay
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spirator for the succession; but in the mean
time he is feathering his nest most gloriously.
What with Congressional books, buying and
selling; and what with Colts pistols, Wiscon-
sin railroads, Kansas lands, and other odds and
ends picked upa Clerk of the House, manager
Of the Cabinet organs and chief of the Kitchen,
he is waxing fat-enormously fat-the prize
pig among the spoilsmen Since the George
Roberts letter (that jewel Of q letter. in the
Forrest divorce case, Forney has changed his
system of tactics in toto. Then he was every thing
for his friends and nothing for himself Now,
he is every thing for himself including all that
he can make out Of his friends. He is a sort of
Cardinal Wolsey on a small scale, in gather
ing up the fragments, that nothing may be
lost" and the leakages of this administration
flow chiefly into his pockets. Strange that
under such circumstances he should be q party
to the treachery of Cushing, in suggesting to
the Pennsylvania democracy, con6dentially,
that Pierce is mere nobody. Well, this aft sir
will probably be patched up, through the msdi-
alton of Forney himself. Thus the wrangling
between the Cabinet and the Kitchen will con-
tinue, and thus poor Mr.. Pierce will continue
to be hoodwinked and humbugged to the end
Of the chapter, while the Cabinet continues Q
unit. Such is our present Forney administra.
ton.