The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1856-11-29

Marcys Double Dealin9 wiA Piece AID His Succe,sor-
His Absse Of Friends and Uss o. Eaessa- His Prstew.
sows and AomasRre 20 be Ra rned-rAe CLAIMS of Ne1
Fork for The Cabsne Of Buchanan.
Ny letter oil the 2etn hit awfuiy upon son shells
You would have sAiisn 70 witness the connection
produced In the Atlas Office and especially the
psrior OF Casser Hill rter. The trouble rapidly
tended by telegraph 10 Uca reverbe-ated by post from
Washington, and affected waters that you would hardly
expect to be rul' by any gallo. 1t determined
70 purchase puron the copy Perhaps will succeed
hArcy's "best friends" you aware, have been
among the barnburpers since he carried the day
with poor Pierce the hard shells In Folks time
otherwise Tnen the banbuuers In feather with
Mr.. Buchanan. He relied upon them against Marcy
and lavished upon considerable patronage They
pretended him next TO Van Buren, against Gen.
Cass 1885, yet they ungratefu and faitness TO-
wards him in 1852 As well In 1855. In the former
year they affected Marcy but actually plotted in behalf Of
a distinguished Souiherner; in the latter they swore
eternal hostility Buchanan nominated, in behalf Of
poor Pierce, their shallow tool
General Glass; IL well Known, had other than . pollu
cal interest procuring the accession Of Marcy
Cabinet Of Polk They operators together and have
large interests in TO ths day. Marcy at that
time also made beneficial arrangements for his
immediate friends Since he had the manage
ment OF poor Pierce he has done literally
"a land Office business, his relationship with the Bu-
reau OF the Public Domain greatly facilitating such enter
prses You may easily imagine nifty thousand acres Of
the public lands located upon information contained
In the government surveys and maps at Washington,
and fcstered by special appropriations from the federal
ueasray, promising million so Of profits IN the fu-
ture; or II your Imagination fails you would advise
you TO Get your Washington correspondents upon toe
scent OF land spectators the STATE Department and
If haro n
Rome Geneva, Buffalo, sc. Bur characteristic
exhibitions OF the Secretary's ssdxhness
hbited in the elevation Of personal and family friends to
the Custom Houses and Post Offices Of this State to
nothing OF Washington and other places After conciat
ing John Van with the New York Post Office and
some Of he best places the Custom Houses aud Post
offices OF the State ne grossly outraged the sensotes
Of his old bunker friends refusing the New York Col
Iectorshp Aug Schs who tneu exclusive choice,
insultngly rendering instead TO GOV. Dickinson, and
finally Judge Bronson, who wontonly abused and
hunted down by aciie instrument NJ The head OF the
Treasury removal tor this outrage upon party SEN
for the Presidency natterDg Gov ymour As he was
deiuded before, with sight al the Vice Presidency-al
the while engineering ana plotting bis own wahrogged
cran towards the White House he was constantly MI
mastering prations OF Pierce, Douglas and Bucha
nan, wen Gutnre and Hunter, his n ore Immediate
pets ard be would have equally successful in de
ceiving them al If Old Garruhiy had not Humpeted his
own trckery.
Recurrn. 10 the allusion in my previous letter to the
made or the ambition Of Governor Seymour to dts
pose OF Marcy you, doubtless well remenper that Mar.
cy claimed the honor OF ting the Landowners Ao old
hunkexs OF this State lS4s, upon the doctrine OF free
dom u opinion the slavery question On the s,rngth
OF this be carried hs Of the delegates from Ins
State 10 Baltimore. BY similar means he concliated
other States be- pecieoy 10 the Van Borentss
became formidable candle ale IN the National Conven
pon Of 1854 The who had only been usog
NArcys . dyer, sudden y became appalled, when
assured from various quarters that whenever New YORK
shoud give him her uii vote las authorized by reeo
luton Of the BODY he should have the requisite two
THIRDS. Seymour induced TO refuse such vote
der the expectation OF conbinaon inclu ding him
self for the Vice Presidency. Mr. Corning acquesced.
and has since been under cloud WITH Macy. Tnus
Marcy used 10 kill Buchanan, aud seymour to XIII
Marcy. Marcy, however, knowing the barnburners IS
well they knew him. struck for Perces Cabinet aud
70 meet poor Pierce's vess srged Tor BacnAnAns
transportation. Poor Pierce tnoughs IN the meant ne
he could dispose u Marcy by AciDg him under his
thumb whereas the order in the end WAS entirely re
vexsed AT the nc Marcy was the tnsiru ment OF
csposing q 81. most formoAoe rival Dsl lor the "a
binet by promil him mission 10 France, after frst
incarceraiing him within the wallis ana bars o the SUB
Treasury yAu,s.
spoke also IN my ast OF the manner In which Mars
paid I Gov Sey the kedneid aud Cocnrans Con-
vegron lsbl, uicking MIN At Baltimore, and for
trying TO supp ant dim ID. Cabinet formation Of poor
Pierce Gov was Impressed with she ex Allied idea
that be would baLnnalze his po iiics AZ carry re
election be ms h be nominated for the Presdency or 81
lessi for tie Wee Presidency. There ans double ob.
lect In thu Poor Pisrcs Dad CURED OF Marcy an en
dosemepi by The party In New York OF dis Ncbrsskas
pei ally " dismissal, and be knew such an endorse
ment would put al ena to seq mour Before tnis when
Douglas out repeal Pierce aud nss ofgsu
Ftpudla the NebraSkA OIL, aDd marcy Vas nappJ AMI
tasa awe fierce 70 head OIL Douglas sudc eny veeted
round. Marcy suIged and scolaed. Here, Vac Barren
Gas sarcss'ic. Dean acanond sSore terribly and toe
Cassldys and Caggers ~gaeo bet yielded Marcy alter
openly deneunciDg Pierce Tor s,eiding 10 Docgaa snd
only lenaips mss o tue passage OF tns Nebraska blu
to save place, approved aud dorsed II he did no,
devise the famous Kapsas Nebraska resolutions Of
late eEton Of 1884 winch basey condemned Dousa
Tor starting the measure, ous pracucsly praised poor
Pierce tor mating the niqutty. Marcy aud tbs
barnburnefs actually alike made merry over the defeat
Of GOV sey and yet Marcy pretended 70 favor 8
effort foe frai Gpcn the incapacsy Of Minister Mason
hope Gen. DIX similarly deiuded while giving
in bis adhesion 10 Mr.. BucasIsn
Down very result Of the GIN sunan Cow sniion,
the so shells had denounced hArds AZ ooters ana
Know Nosnings and, including the whole ONCE holding
Tribe, they swore tney would not support Bacnansn,
nominated Yet they the arst 20 beg union vito
these wicked Know Nothing hard saells. Tue
result shows the occasion Of tneir soiciude Marcy,
Seymour 90 literally without party IN the
STATE, The barfp who bad triumpned over the whole
tribe OF soit tbels and the macbDatons OF prohsate
administration 20 boot In the nomination 81 ar bocnAeso,
had rally pahdra fro the Know Nothing An<s,
and formed pretty much the entire Buchanan strength o.
the s,aietne oarnburners las witness the oe demo
cratic couniies) voting Almost IN body for Fremont
Even Pierce aud Marcys free soil Postnassers and Gus
tom House officials generally voted against auchanan.
There no dispute that the nacns, democrats nsa nos
everywhere appealed 10 BucnAnsns Missouri compromise
principles, bis oppoxftlon 70 the Nebraska Kansas bill,
and The hatred q me Administration towards him and MS
dRgusf for II. be would net have carried Northern
state would hardly have been kno~n ~ candidate
in n North. and yet Marcy "a using niga strung but
subservept Southern journal ard netcerary spoismeu
ard ptes,e. Ia New YORK 10 second his willy efforts DC
retained IN Ito Presidenr'H Cabinst
Toe fsc, y sarcy nas been himself since he
nomination Of Buchanan. He designed 20 defeat II aud
play ed both high and 100 TO elect MS object For tue
nrst time Tho Cabinet OF poor Pierce sss "a unit when
tquandered public patronage add coerced iu on ss TO
carry the National Convention against NJ Is And 1en
they faeI they truly fen that ali vss lost Poor Pierce,
for the Brst time med have reatziug sense " his
unredceusb ociorsness Marcy suddenly rcaized the
difference between the and the defeat OF dtspera
ton. lie even went 90 ia, afbr Bnchansn's nonna-
ton a cler himself 10 party Of rcrubhcsns, sho
we're Washington just before the Pnacelpna conven
ton their candidate for the Presidency lie did not
rcrupe poor Pierce with conumeiy and his rs
socrates the Cabinet ~ith contempt and dersoa
with bis proverbial gratitude he Did not even spare
hcssrs. Guthrie Campbell and Dobbin, who had been al
va5s ready 10 AID him triumph or 10 cover his re-
treat. There republicans reckless enough 10 en-.
his advances but ninety nine one hundredhs OF
them familiar with hs life long cru'aie against
independent party sentiment and specially with his
cowardly com pEcty the passage Of the Nebraska BILL
Aichbson Kansas eonspirsces and IN the namoes
poor PIERCE 70 suDdue crush out the true
democracy Of New York 10 bs name before the
fYe~uep Of the North. "Od Patch has the reputation