Cleveland morning leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1854-1865, 1859-07-30
The President In the Railroad Cars - II
Catches IA Tartar"


The President In the Railroad Cars - He
Catches II " Tartar"
The Philadelphia Press narrates the following
instance Of the manner in which Mr. Buohan-
an sometimes gets angry:
One of those rich scenes which have become
quite frequent since Mr. Buchanan was elect
ed, took place at the Washington depot on
Monday evening, prior to the departure of the
train carrying the President and his court on
their way to Bedford. ! reached the station
too late to be witness to it, but those who
were present describe it as eminently worthy
the pencil of some modern Cruikshank or IlO
garth, IL appears that in the same car with
his Majesty was Col Simeon M. johnson, ed
tor OF the New York Herald in 1856, from
which paper he was discharged by Bennett for
advocating Mr. Buchanans nomination, and
one of the editors of the Washington Union
last year, from which position he retired on
account Of Mr.. Buchinans public and nause-
Gus toadyism of Bennett
johnson started out quito patrotically with
The Press on the Leconpton question, but
patronage was too much for him, and no fell
by the way side, and became ferceiy Admins.
tration; in consideration Of which, as we'll as
his early advocacy of Mr. BuChanan's nomina-
tion, he was willing TO accept the post Of Consul
to Liverpool OF TO London Finally, the Con
sulato at Havre was Offered to him. and, / be
lieve, accepted. For some reason, however, he
has not yet entered upon the discharge of the
duties of his office, but has sojourned at Wash
ington attending to his profession as a lawyer.
When he saw the President in the car, $50 runs
the slory,) he approached to pay his respects to
the high and mighty Majesty upon which J.
b. began to catechise him before the spectators
in the rudest and most imperious manner, de-
manding to know why ho had not proceeded to
the discharge Of his duties, aud stating that he
had not appointed him to remain in the coun-
try; upon which johnson proceeded 10 explain
that the Government would be at no incohyen.
iccne as business had detained him, DC.
This apology still further aroused the ire of
Mr. Buchanan, and as he was proceeding to
renew his lecture, johnson fired up, told him
/ that he never asked for the office Of Consul at
Ilavre; that It had been voluntarily rendered to
him. and that he was not under the slightest
Obligations TO Mr. Buchanan for IT, that he had
done as much for him as he (James Bucaanan)
! had done for johnson, DC All this transpired
while Mr. Secretary Cobb, Mr. Secretary
Thompson, and the ladies of the Presidential
party, were sitting or standing by.
The inevitable Col Florence who, since HE
election in the first district, seems TO have re
solved to live in the city of Washington, was
a partial spectator Of the scene, and has made
the details Of 1t pretty generally known. Ef
forts were made TO hush the thing up, so as 10
keep il out OF the papers, but Col Florence
could not restrain himself from communicating
II eonfjonhally to every one he met.
Whether the President will remove Mr. john
son, or whether the latter will resign the con
sulship at Havre, is the next thing TO be ascer-
tanned The manner in which the President
treats his dependents and visitors i aptly illus
trated by his domineering over johnson Il ia
a common thing for a citizen who goes 10 the
receptions at the White House to be snubhed 10
the most public way, his favorte custom being
TO speak loudly inthe presence OF others Of that
which the applicant desires to be kept secret
Al intervals, however, he catches a Tartar, n
il seems he dil when he tried TO lay his asl
on the Shoulders Of the editor of the NsE Yorl
Herald