New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1860-04-26
FROM WASHINGTON.
r,.,, 40 Occasional Correspondent
WASHINGTON, April %, 1860.


tspces. The expression "sOre- headed" you must
know, il applied to the members Of that very re-
spectacle portion of the Democracy who supported
the G. H. o. P. f. in 1856, but who, in consequence
Of not having been respected BY the G. H. o. P. +.
since his inauguration have lost all respect for
him. The G. II. D. P. F., considering the time is
peaIly approaching when, "a he said in his NORTH
Carolina speech, be "nust prepare for that event
(which, sooner or later, must overtske as all, mas
been used with exceeding harshness by many OF his
uuondam friends. As power ia gliding from his
hapds many of them do not hesitate to indulge IN |
omen. loud, and severe denunciat0ns OF the u. III. |
q + f. and some do not pause at the dlvulgence /
and exposure of what by the time-honored rule OF
"hOner among thieves, ought to have kept secret
n for nothing else the prevention of such pernicOus
examples as the disclosure of these secrets display
ought to have induced an honest man and good
member of society to have preserved silence.
Colonel Forney has been violently assailed. To
do him Justice every possible provOcation has been
given him by the G. II. o. p. +. The presses OF
the G. II. o. P. F., aud especially The PenHsyL-
vanian The Constitution and The Nero- York Herald
have been for months continually barking and
snaring at him and heapng up abuse and vitapera-
ton upon him. Though 1t is known this has been at
the bidding of the G. ii. o. p. F., the Colonel has
refused to use weapons of retaliation which are in
attitudes that would excite the derision aud con-
tempt Of the public doubt not that the rumOr Of
his having the handwriting of the G. II. q. +. F.
to interesting notices of the editors OF two OF the
papers named (the editor Ofthe other is the G. II.
q. p FPS nephew by marrage,) and of a certain
venerable member of his cabinet, and certain other
prouineut politicians which could cause them to
repOunce the G. II. o. 2. f., has great deal OF
foundation in truth.
Certain sore-headed Democrats here say that
has n
nation a Committee must be raised by the Repub-
lcans to elicit this and other Old-tme epistOlary
performances of the G. H. o. L. f., commencing
about the time that he joined the Washington Be-
nevOlent Society, and denounced Mr. MadisOns
Administration and the Democratic party so hereby
James NJ Porter, and other venerable Democrats
of the keystone State could, it is said, If exam
ined as witnesses relate some interesting remin-
iscences of that era. i. p. Blair and Amos Ken
dau and the person who has the papers of the late
Gen John II. Eaton, and the representative OF the
lanrented Henry Clay, could 1t is asserted produce
some RECHERCHE documents never before published,
tracking the q. III. o. p. +. volunteer proposition
to Old Hickory to buy up Mr.. Gays influence IN
1926, which Old Hickory scOrned and Harry OF the
West would have spurned if be had suspected any
MAJ would have been base enough TO have made 1t.
There was no duel fought on that occasion. SO also
it is said the papers and dar! of Judge Hemphlll,
formerly Member of Congress from Philadelphia,
Void doubtless disclose some interesting aud
.-ching incidents relating TO a somewhat tender
tCf.c with the G. H. o. p. T. / see that the pa
vls report that the G. ii. o. p. +. has declared
a ,st emyhaticaHy" that if his enemies do not let
alone so soon as he q out Of Office, he will write
ok about them. This newspaper notice has
prompted very industrious and enterprisng hterd-
teEr to set about gathering materials for supple
to said book, to contain as many OF the letters
a documents referred to as can be obtained 1t
supposed, however, here that the y. ii. U: +. Z.
does not intend TO write the book HIMSELF but the
famous and accomplished Hy. WykOf is to be his
Boswell and hence the latter has recently received
ne very handsome Office of Inspector or Waterman
nm the CustOm-HOuse. at a salary OF $500 or ~ 900
per aDnum.
The recent letter of the Boswell of the G. II. o.
r. f. about Col FOrney has OccasOned some severe
anmadversiOns. a peculiar Importance is attached
to this letter, rs it is known to have been published
on the prompting of the u. H. u. 7. r., as an
oraat courier to the book. The violation of the
seal of private confidence by the publication of a
confidential epstle of Col FPS has received pretty
general condemnation. 1t is said that Col. FOrney
denies that the letter has been truly published. l.
learn some of the "sOre-heads think that the Co
yOde Committee should inquire on the subject and
also what Henry WyckOf received for going to
England to put bundle Of papers on the China
mail ought to be found out. BY the by, saw
letter to-day from old Massachusetts friend OF
Daniel Webster, containing this remark: . How
''could he 1.-THE G. II. o. p F. have the face to
''write his protest to the House of Representatives
against the dongs of the COvOde Committee, after
chs Infamous assault upon Mr.. Webster, through
"IngeTsoll of Philadelphia and a man named
"Stbbs in the State Department, IN 1916, and the
"inqury about the disbursement of the secret SER
''vice fund by President T Ter and Mr.. Webster ~
1t is now pretty well understood that the q. H.
o. Z. +. has made up his mind 10 behead George |
N Sanders, Isaac V. Fowler, and Augustus
Sebel soon after the Charleston Convention is |
over. i will give you the particulars in q few days
Causes will be manufactured outside of the real |
reasons. Vandyke of Philadelphia has shown how |
that may be done ceverly.
Ike Cook Of Chicago will not be removed, even if |
the Little Giant should be nominated at Charles |
ton The Postmaster General, Judge Holt, has, |
learn, acQuesced in his being retained, az there Is
no sufficient evidence that he has behaved worse |
that great many others, aud besides, all these |
fellows can be prosecuted under the Sub-Ireasury
law by the next Administration. Holt at first told
the G. II. f.: IF Ike is mt out, III resign"
but when he found out that the e. ii. o. 7. +. |
would not put Ike out he changed his tune, and
said he would stay expressly to watch Ike"
Holt had NJ one time tender influences over the
G. o. p. T., but when Curry of Cincinnati pub
6sbed his letter stating what Holt told him about
the G. II. o. p. f. being sort of humbug and old
fo0y. easily managed, the g. Ii. o. Z. +. got his
dander up. -,
Surveyor Hart of your city will not be disturbed
All the stories about the purposes of his visit to
England are untrue. j know the true errand. III
is 10 hunt up evidence about certain wool recently
brought into NewYOrk and Boston by certain dis
tinRushed merchants. You can had out the par
ticulars at the CdstOm-HOuse.
learn the COvOde Committee purpose calling
upon Senators Slidel and Thomson o. New-Jersey, |
ana Caoroa NJ Sanders and AnQastus Scheu OF |