The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1855-11-01
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SPECIAL CORRESPONDENTS OF THE NEW YoRs HERALD

SPECIAL CORRESPONDENCE OF THE NEW
WASHINGTON, Oct 30, 1855.
Ns1o Tosk Polnict-John Cochraae Up John Van Buysn
Doun-Democrdtic Tntrgues for the Presidency Very
Cnrious-No Chance for Pierce-Buchanan Leodiaq he
Wcy-Harcy bringing Up he Redr-7he Daaish Qaes-
tion--Saata Annals Acknowledgement Scoas Pay
S1cdSd's Yi and It's Object Extraordinary Necs rom
!Spaia--Ar. Do0gc'S Instructions de-, dc.
John Coshrane may be considered az the admins.
ration fugleman Of New York. He has the car the
Kitchen Cabinet, while The Prince has only the good
wishes OF Mr.. Pierce which, detached from the Kitchen
amounts to nothing The Prince, in fact is considered
hoored. This is what Marcy has striving TO ac-
compish and he console himself that the last
OF the Van Burens is overheard. His great difficulty
is to get Dickinson Of the way his next move
to bring the soits upon the hard platform WILL he ex-
poets, make clean job Of il. Marcy wiu swear any
thing for hold upon the plumber Meantime John Coc
rane has The duty assigned him IL wedding out Of your
Custom House all the Van Buren, soft shells who cannot
sing the shibboeth Of squatter sovereignty for Kansas
slavery slavery, ard two appraisers least are
already marked out for execution BY way OF beginning
BE i. further understood that Cohrsna IL The agent Of
Marcy in this business while afFe ting to carry the
President IN his armsn man with two strings 10 his
bow is oompaI atiycly safe.
Among the Presidential cliques here, there are three
four in other respects deserving Of notice Just now
the Pierce clique, tho Buchanan clique ans the
DALLAS clique. Pierce is doing his very best
to carry water both shoulders, and to keep
himself and his Van Buren, followers within reach
Of the Cincinnati Convcndcn-the Buchanan clique are
working the half shell movement in New York and tho
Jeu Davis Senatorial movement, In Mississippi their
ticket is buchanan ard Jeg. Davis Or Buchanan ana
Wise, but Davis lrst for Wise Il very singular fellow
and apt to take his own coarse-so they are little
afraid Of him. The Dallas movement Is in opposition 10
Buchanan; but the latter clique are strong while p,,.
Is weak, aud the Kitchen have dxcd upon comprom.e
which the transfer Of Dallas Englaad on the return
OF Buchanan This, il Is supposed wi satisfy Dallas
and get him completely out OF the way.
remarkable feature Of the Pierce movement for
second term is this lit is supported by the deocra
ohcehoiders here under his eye, while the outsiders
from all parts Of the country, are f,r new shuttle and
deal Of the cards from the President down to the DEPUTY
posimastcrs Of Eve hund ed year And this thing alone
will swamp Mr. Pierce at Cincinnati though in The
meantime he should acquire Cuba and annex he whole
Of Mexico ard Central America; sr the outside deme
cracy, including the old national hunkes af all sections
intend 10 have share in the division Of the snoa Ia
1907 The outsiders, any day can beat the insiders
ten to one and they have failed 10 do Ii since the
death OF Gen. Jaekson Old Hickory In 1870 procured
second nominsuon Of Van Buren,; but what the
suitf Precisely the same that would follow another
nomination Ct Mr.. Pierce Hence the confidence Or
the Buchanan men, and tho hopes Of old
Mr. Marcy. Cen. Cass, Douglas, Bright, Hunter aud
such, seem to be among the tide walters Of the bonr
the Virginia and Pennsylvania elections having placed
Wise and Buchanan head and shoulders above them all
The only other OF the old set that holds anything
like chance at present Il Di:kinson but he has yet 10
vanoush or TO conciiac Marcy before he can see day.
light for the Cincinnati Convention win take some ont
slider as in ls44 and 1852, rather than risk the expert
ment Of sacrificing New York In 1913. Here again
Pierce faiis and Marcy and cass aud Douglas volun
tsrily retire.
understand that the Cabinet have virtually decided TO
reject the Congress Of Nations the Danish sound
question, but TO accept the mediation Of Russia Marcy
says. am informed that the Congress Nations bu
device for patching up peace with Russia and tina,