The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1856-12-13

puSBcaa instituuea upon free and unwilling people
may q anosher time dsscrise particularly the per
sons 70 10 LEFT by Pierce upon the hands OF mis-
SUCCESSOR In this 10 show tins necessity for general
application Of tho doosrDe Of rotation; also necessity
for reversal Of public policy for the political reoIams
One OF your correspondents Il this capita, has voun
teered sentiment Of sympathy for an Albany pctmas
TER suppose he has some reason for this satisfactory
makes between this incumbent United Stats Msrsha
Mott True the latter made professions that secured
hard shell support In bis appointment while ever since
he has been guilty Of the most miscellaneous political
performances. But ser all he did not achieve his
cess through the hard shells but purely by humbuggng
Marcy and TO Marcy he derded poor Pierce which
the favor OF both To the public no scrupled to
hold both in contempt which was generally satisfactory
far they were ntere sted-s0 far he himself 10
concerned ID still an open question. The Marshal sas
against Buchanan until he nominated snce VIII h
tin and especially since his election, he has ade
bones Of openly procsimng poor opinion OF this adj
m,nistration. II Fremont bad been elected have no
doubt would have been still worse As 70 our post.
master he bitterly against Marcy until his accession
to the Cabinet and he became deeply enanored
him until Reynolds proved intrsctabis, and his politics
pronounced unsound. must do MIN the istice to
add that he found that he the choice OF
Marcy be preferred Pierce and did conceal the latter
fact from the President But don't see how he 70 bs
retained He has been accused or Know kothings and
worse yet, minds his own business nope he vii not
consent TO ocate as spy upon this CORES pondeaca
perceive reports 'svast deal Of speculation and
pecialy hard knocks about the STATE Department
the occasion Of these letter. and proclams that aaothe.
Premier" Why, the one half that Is known were toll
Of Aarcys mastery management of Buchausns destiny
down TO Cincinnati and Of his trials and trumphs with
poor Pierce he would again LOOK either Of them In
the face. No who does not love and cling 10
s
duged upon Marcy for the first three years Of his
It was all the Same, Philip sitter breskfast or Philip ser
submission the broad ground Of patriotism but
member Of hts family In this domestic, and another
the sate Department in the Post ONCE in the Treasury
and In the Customs abundanty demonstrates that his
soicitude was not absorbed by Sound dues, British
man stauds in his own light Marcy absouti ~ squared
the CIRCLE to encompass Buchanan ana now BY bis next
friend suing a S feet hs s.orcsa his pest friends
gust Of both. He has submitted TO indignies that would
not have failed TO drive him from his place II he
TO punish his enemies and not 'deny the faith" 70
his family, he would seek 70 retain his placel
troic ana unsedsh man 70 DO hoaor 70 himself aud good
70 his countryl II, 'nstead Of sending Mr. John Van
Buren, 70 poor Pierce with The sinister Indigestion that he
bad better thro the entire responsibility OF the New York
appointments upon Marcy he had offered the President
gcod names and fair sdvce and then let him 60 to-hs
turned abort corner from anti Nebraska 70 pro slavery
subusaon and insisted that the Cabinet should wheel
about with him-if then Governor Marcy had planted
himself In firm and u1waverng position fnstesd OF sui
esng himself to DO led by the into the halls Of Con-
insist upon the back track Of his friends likewise,
COmpfOm0o
ntr the democratic party Of the nation secuonaIzed,
ruined and degraded; yet the country rreoaraby
injured and disgreced By the egszed swas Of ruAnsm
and the horrors OF civil aud frAtrcide. On the con-
trary although be might have been fortunately driven
from the Cabinet With In unessental compensation TOR
salons wsud have been freely ioisivsn and he would
have been carried with honor, enthusiasm and nnanimy
by Union loving compscs keeping nation into the Pre-
sidentsl ohA But such contradiction OF the Of
life time was not to be. TO him - bird n the hand
worth two in tho BUSH" With becoming submission
oicia If not the social society Of poor Pierce, with
his friends around him. fattenipg at home in
livery abroad. When was Il otherwise with hi M
In the sartr revelations OF these letters, the whole
OF the truth has not been and could not be unfoded.
Ard yet you have failed 10 be astonisn he'd with
hypocrisy OF the admnistrson leaders Of this state
Politicians protesting the utmost devotion and seeming
to have the strongest interests IN common, ponirg and
contemplating each others dscomhture Public A.
hes private foes candidates nominated ouy 10 be do
fsaSc-'Afesds" rejoicing over the success OF their
terprispg and enlightened Empire state whi,h oourbut
ed TO tue elevation Of standardization by thirty thou
sand msjory sgains, united opposi,oo, should COW,
against the same party, professcdly harmonious aud
united, roll up eighty thousand majority Indeed, who
does not understand that either tho chief or the pre-
Dicr OF this administration had been presented to the
electors OF New York, instead OF James Buchanan, he
would have been almost unanimously rejccted This was
well understood when the regular democrsHc organiza
ton OF tho State absndoued to the depsudeng Of
corrupt ADMINISTRATION. who although deied, dare no
revive the candidacy even Of Mr.. Marcy. And yet n
10 punbh Mr.. b for making terms with this afmcisira
after being nominated In defiance well as In spite
or tn AID measures. would commend 70 him the
ability. coupled With the ueacnery opoor Pierces Secre
sry df State But have such desire the hand
expectation the other On another occasion may
open your inspection OF the schemes OF
colt shell leaders for their further political and personal
Acknowledgement.
Mona Bxsa-Ths sasscous old Secretary having OBJ
tanned Tho upper hand Of poor Pierce he deter
mined 70 maintain Il until the end he had been true
friend OF I" the President" he would have taken him
aSide In his better moments and talked hun out OF tho
oouh fAsehoods transparent sbsurdes OF tho cleo
and Kansas portions Of his aud also helped
him paichv up the slAme halt and bnd sentences q
mpotent conclusion. Instead OF swing him constu
uona and sober advice, no seems TO have gored In 500
Ing the Bgadier arraycd and strutne out In gauay trap
pings and trashy hnse rejoicing In the contrast Of his
own hard hammered Damascus steel apparent at the
fors Ign side OF The antng General were ediesa for
the ambitious Premier to vite attention TO such closing
triumph Nor will II aid him In his new aspirations.
Old Buck win not ooly compose, but he VIII have the
credit the foreign well tho domestic portions OF
his constitutional COMMUNICATIONS. Ths last dodge, thai
II Marcy 10 not retained Ia btcausc would nos do 70
make distinction 10 shallow subscvfuge depend upoa
e. a. the President and tho Promcr have lived togsher
tho lilo OF this adm ,nsa lin Its death they arc not
10 DO separated They dread much ~ they could the
old age. the cold reception they arc 70 have.
alike New Hampshire and New York. but there Il no
discharge this may take the liberty, hereafter,
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