The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1856-10-29


cession in this New York 81 We Of the Polytechnic
School. Why not, Bonaparte and Bennett!
They both begin with B, which is very
strong point Of circumstantial evidence in our
favor. See what fuss the demoralized demo-
cracy are making over their two BIS" Back
and Breck," or Back and Break, as the case may
be. Why, then, should there not be something
in those other two B's-Bonaparte and Bennett?
The fact is, the influence Of the Bonapartes and
the policy of the Bonapartes must have secured
this young man Of our house place in the Poly
technic School because his family name begins
with B. "Vipe pEnperer"
Terrible Steamboat Explosion-in Politics.
1t has been our painful duty to record several
horrible steamboat explosions but none more
terrible than the recent collapse of the APP
parently staunch craft, the George Law Some
year ago or more the George Law went into the
dry dock, was turned over on her beam ends,
duly scraped, coppered, and fitted out with an
entirely new set of political machinery. The
George Law then started with tremendous
head of steam on, and all her coors flying, fer the
White House. Under the American flag, and
with all her fires up, the George Law steamed
away for some time in gallant style, but untortu-
nately ran against snag at Philadelphia, on the
22d of February last. she was got off with diff
Guilty, but leaked badly, and labored for some
time in the wake Of the clipper Fremont; but
coming athwart the hawse OF several vessels
bound in the same direction, and being very
clumsily handled the George Law was
driven into Salt river, collapsed fue,
her boilers exploded with tremendous crash,
her crew blown sky high, and her fragments scat
tered in every direction.
To drop metaphor, the recent terrible break
down Of George Law and his last appearance on
any stage, at the Academy, have created degree
of nters-. and excitement much greater than his
equally pd rise. One of the most remarkable
Developments in the whole affair is found in the
conduct of Laws friends and intimate asso,
ciates, who now fall to cursing each other with
extreme junction. Each charges the other with
having been the cause of the demolition of the
great idol, aud their conduct is rich in the ex-
IRENE.
Prominent among Georges agents was ex
Senator Westcott, of Florida. Ex-senator West
colt was sort of privy councillor to Law-hs
legal adviser; Westcott prepared his speeches:
dictated his political course; gave him bon motS
and funny stories for ordinary conversation;
furnished bits Of poetry for quotation, and dealt
out homeopathic doses of historical "reminiscences
and political records. He was the DR.. Pangloss
to this modern Lord Duberly. Since the terrible
explosion, poor ex-senator Westcott has disap.
peared from the public view altogether; in fact
he is so entirely used mp that there is nohngleft
Of him but queue, which should be carefully
preserved in some museum as a great natural and
political curiosity. Then there is George Laws
spiritual adviser and chaplain-in- ordinary-thc
Reverend Joe Scoville He, too, is in great tri-
bulation. Another Of the same party is Doctor
Valentine, who is George Laws physician extra
ordinary, preserving his constitution both phys-
cally and politically, regulating his diet, pre-.
pairing prescriptions to keep him in sound order,
and fit article for fashionable consumption.
This last named individual has been thrown into
an awful state of mind by the great smashup of
his great patron, and has come out with letter
in which be threatens to demolish the chaplain
in ordinary without mercy. Here's the precious
document
Nrw YoKK, OFT 25. 1855.
Jos scovmix-I win stay my hand u opening your
transactions TO the world. and ksewse the mAnnes IN
nbeh you got Mr. Bennett 70 work the HkRAiD You
know that have all the points and can raise hell No
sooner this thing done than you commenced your
dirty operations. You who commenced nth me, star
Ing the law movement promised 70 stick n me through
thick thin, and not 10 njure the II did
succeed under these circumstances you put In
Junction win 6eorse LAW ~ me. rou commence the
wors-go on spenddy until the work 10 nearly finished,
and hen IKE COW that has given good pail OF milk,
turn round and kick il to hell.
When connected you with George Law, thought tn.
troduced = gentleman and WAS willing N stand the
responsibility You have, therefore by your dirty &C
non thrown me into embarrassing pssi,ien, which
ought TO Justify me in bio sing your COD damn brains -
the four winds OF Heaven. II IA the opinioa OF the
Florercc House that you are nrsi rate damn g. a.
George Sherman says you have broken your oath H.
him. and be therefore IL likewise &c the opuion Toe
programme of my lecture will shortly be ont IN which
will expose your Whole proceedings TO the public, AMI
you attack the HRRstD las what shalt say will be
the truth and nothing but tho uutn) viii proceed i'm
medscy 10 drpach you 10 hat bourne IRON whence NO
VIA VALENTINE, MD
Some Of the language used by the Doctor may
strike our readers as slightly unprotessional, but
we give il to show the style of conversation which
obtains in the upper circles of political life, and
how mixing in good society gives one that easy
flow OF wit, that charm OF repartee. that unc-
tuous humor, that refined courtesy. which makes
the letters Of Walpole, DE Siael. Chesterfield, De
SevignG and Valentine alike welcome in the II.
brary of the scholar or the boudoir OF The beauty
How refined must have been the political ro,aioas
OF the great statesman, George Law, when such
elevated language as that Of the above morcera
was mingled with the popping Of champagne corks
and the swallowing OF oysters in every style!
The representative OF the medical profession
charges the representative of the clergy with
perjury, with kicking good pail of milk CHATS
an elegant metaphor) to place uncomfortable,
reflects on bis character generally and threatens
to blow his--the Reverend Joscph's-brains to
the place where the Reverend Joseph kicked the
pail of milk. If that isn't nice opening for a
fght--a mighty pretty quarrel, as Sir Lucius