The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1860-01-07

height Of folly. Some of our contemporaries
encourage the idea, and suggest that election
days should be made holidays. This would
not compel any one to vote who did not wan
to vote, and the man who desires to 90 to the
ballot box can always find time from sunset 70
sunrise. To compel men to vote would be i'm.
practicable, for no machinery could be devised
that would accomplish it. To vote is a mans
privilege-aright which the constitution confers
upon him, to be exercised at his own discretion.
Perhaps he may not approve of any of the
candidates set up for Office. Would it not be
| tyranny to force him to vote for one of them?
Better to let well enough alone.
FoRNEY, WEED AND THE SPEAKERsHIP AGAIN.
The great problems of the day-who shall be
| Speaker? and how shall the House be organ
ized?-are creating the most extraordinary in
terest all over the country. In the metropolis
the Speakership is almost the only vital ques-
ton, and 1t has even stirred up Wall street to q
high pitch of excitement We hear of project
| ed indignation meetings in Mr.. Horace f.
Clark's district, and various other demonstra-
ant-Lecompton men who decline to vote for
Mr.. Sherman. Still the House is no nearer to
organization than 1t was month ago. Now,
in view Of this desperate state of things, we
have brought forward competent remedy,
and practical solution Of the whole difficulty
through the adoption of the programme laid
down by the Chevalier Forney in the celebrat-
ed Forrest divorce Casa programme founded
upon such an accurate and thorough knowledge
Of human nature, with all its frailtes and its
weaknesses, that it could not fail to work well
in political affairs, especially as they are ma
naged in Washington.
Our readers will remember that, in the be-
nevolence of our heart, we went so far yester-
day as to suggest to the Chevalier Forney the
draft of letter upon the celebrated Forrest
Jamison model. In our draft, the Nestor of
the lobby, Thurlow Weed, was appealed to by
the Chevalier Forney to come up to the re-
lief of Sherman, who is surrounded by the
anti-Lecompton Philistines. AS Mr. Thur
low Weed is, without doubt, very busy at
Albany getting the Legislature into work
ing order, and, therefore, may not be able to
find time to answer the Chevalier Forney's let
ter by return mail, we have extended our
kind Offices to the former, and present draft
of what we consider should be
TnURLow WEEDS REPLY TO THE CHEvALIER FoRNEY.
[Pritdte and confidential
MY DxAR FogYEY-I am in receipt Of your kind favor
Of the 4th which have obtained through the kindness
mutual friend the editor Of the New YoRx HERALD
n mar
made last summer and how dLgusted am at the damage
done to slate, the statistics upon which gave so
much trouble. And now they are almost entirely rub
bed out and the slate badly crackcd all through the pig
headed oostinacy OF OF those anti Lecompton men,
I am very sorry, my dear Chevaler, for friend
hand his disappointment must be terrible But have
been too long In the political world not TO know that my
ssn are matters Oh NC Se more
will deain me just now at Albany Our State Legislature
has met OF course, control both branches There is
nonsense, such they have at Washington. say to
the majority do this and they do II 90 there, and they
60 IT. swallow this, and they swallow it, matter how
have on hand for this session which win turn out
very well 4 can tell YOU The city OF New York Affords
n has nS :: yet Sssn 9 osr
through the streets parallel with Broadway and for
rous other small matters which may turn out 70 DO worth
millions. cannot leave them to my satellites here until
things fairly going on; otherwise they might spoil
everything. II remain here my State slate is all right
my white niggers dare to fly the track should
like to catch one of them at 1t.
sn nye bs Of wsch we
propose give you worth for the two sessions at least
al Sam sowes Of viii
up for the two between two and three millions
don't know whether had better insist Sam Bowles
not but any event shall be able to pick up some
liable have had almost much trouble In arranging
this matter did the statistics Of that free wool affair
for which laid out 500 of that Boston concerns money
lnd have ting ioh
proceeds among half dozen hungry republican journals,
the editors Of which have been hard at work upon our
statistics Awful things these statistics, and cost great
| deal OF money.
what you must do my dear Chevalier, is to leave that
broken down newspaper o. yours m
Washington Bring those Internal ackasses, the
anti Lecompton men, somehow or other Promise them
anything. Promises the cheapest things going will
eDdeavor join you possible Above all, keep
the eggnogg going Il is powerful political agent and
have still another plan in view if the eggnogg don't
answer You have heard doubt, of the famous breed
Of Morgan horses Vermont. have breed Of Morgan
politicians as famous in this State as the swift horses
the border. They sired by the Seward stall
lion out Of the celebrated mare anti Masonry about thirty
years ago The old horse is now Senator OF the United
States Of the Morgan colts mot 30 swift or foot as
could wsh is Governor Of this State, and another is
this team, tandem, to pull our friend Sherman into the
Speakers chair; but although the lash has been well
fellows give us push behind We must have this sher-
Morgan colt in the best stall OF the public cro ana
must try to ind another OF the Morgan political Dfeed 70
help pull him along Meantime, you must work night and
| day, Increasingly.
Please express to our friend Sherman how grieved
! ! am at his anroyances. / don't wonder he should
be half crazy at his disappointment, after things
had nicely arranged And those wretched idiots
the anti Iecompton men, what the deuce do they mean
Did we not buy them and pay for thems Haven't we the
| papers in our pockets? How dare they rebeY
Tell them these things, and write me, dear Cnevaer,
a. soon as possibe and with kind regards believe me,
as ever, your brother in the cause-(of the spois)
The CHEvAIIER FoRSBY.
We trust that Thurlow Weed will approve
this draft, and send it to Forney, signed
| THuRLow WEED.
Then let Forney post off to Washington and
have another trial at the anti-Lecompton con-
science. Let him hold up the spells before the
eyes of the immortal quartette which is needed