The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1856-11-25

From a recent extract taken from Batavia
paper, it appears that George Law is winding
up his political affairs with a vengeance. lie
shows no mercy to his late supporters or dupes
connected with the press, and is foreclosing
mortgages, selling of old presses and old types
and making the most OF the old furniture OF his
political household. One Of the principal mas
ter-spirits OF his late political movements was
Scoyille, the proprietor and editor of the Ecaing
State Register, published in this city. We under
stand that Law is preparing to bring him under
his clutches in various ways, which are not ey-
actly justiiable in a man so much indebted to
another as he has been TO Scovile.
We know it to be the fact, as we have already
stated that Scoville was the master-spirit and
chief manager of his political career, and that it
was be who got up the famous political conven-
ton at Cincinnati, which was the first incipient
movement of the Northern Know Nothings in
reference to the Presidency. He it was who
wrote the letters which appeared in several
journals of the Western States, but more
especially in the Indiana Chronicle, giving
accounts of the efforts made for Law in that
convention. He it was also, who procured the
nomination Of Law by twenty or thirty of the
members of the Pennsylvania Legislature headed
by the Speaker-and it was he who drew out the
letter in reply to which Law had only to afix his
signature, and which was the foundation Of the
popularity Of the latter for several months SEQ
by Law during his brief campaign, and he wrote
the famous biography Of him which was published
under the signature Of Pluarch. If his advice
had been taken, Law would have been elected by
the Philadelphia Convention in place of Fillmore;
but Law, blockhead and fool that he is, listened
to Stilwell, Barker. and other similar blockheads,
who, because they had more money, he supposed
possessed more brains than poor Joe Scoville.
For all these excrtions Law loaned Scovillc about
a thousand or fifteen hundred dollars on the Sc
curity Of house and small farm in New jersey.
This mortgage he is now about to foreclose, out
Of revenge for his not being elected President Of
the United States
We understand that Scoville is still busy pub
fishing his Register in this city, which he is con-
Quoting with great spirit and success If he
would only give us full, minute and graphical
sketch OF all the secret concaves movements
and incidents connected with this famous cam
paign Of Live Oak George, it would be one Of
the most amusing episodes Of political history
which has transpired for some time, aud would
increase his circulation to an extent which would
soon enable him to pay off this paltry obligation.
We would recommend him, by way OF enhancing
its interest, to introduce into il sketches Of Va
lentine, Laws medical adviser, and of ex-senator
Westcott, his present cabinet minister and conn
sellor and the gcttcr up Of the silly and ridi,u-
lous speeches which he has lately been making.
but more especially of the famous one at the
Academy, in which he so lamentably broke
down. The truth is, that Law, who is so
profuse OF his funds TO ConHessnen, members
Of cabinets and lobbycrs--including President
Pierce, Corwine, Forney and Thurlow weed-did
not spend on his Presidential aspirations more
than about ten thousand dollars lie behaved in
the most shameful manner to all his political
agents, but more particularly to Scoville; for he
did not even pay the boarding expenses Of the
latter during the time that he was engaged in
his employment. According to all the accounts
that we have heard-for we have never inter-
changed word with him--Law seems to he a
very mean man.