The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1861-12-10

warrant its publication in the HERALD is we'll known
that our pucky young Congressman, Hon Frank P. Blair,
Jr has Senatorial aspirations and gossip all turns upon
his elevation to that high Office The way the story runs is
ths-The present Attorney General Hon. Edward Bates
to be persuaded to resign his Office upon which sercso
changes will take place in the political world Governor
Gamble who formerly Chief Justice OF the Missouri
Supreme Court is to be appointed upon the Supreme
bench in place Of Daniels deceased AS Judge Gamble IS
native Of Virginia there is no manifest improperly IN
such appointment Hon. Samuel T. Glover, one OF the
leading lawyers OF st. Louis old resident OF the State
and at present counsel for the government in the prose-
cuon OF claims before the Holt Davis Campbell commits
sion now session. is to succeed Judge Bates Attor
ney General. Hon. T, Polk, who is an avowed So
cessons to be forced to resign expelled from the
United States Senate, and Governor Gamble promises to
appoint Frank p Blair, Jr to the place. BY this means
Lieutenant Governor Hall, who has hitherto been very
prominent candidate for the Senate, will DO out Of
the way and will his influence on the assembling
Of the next Legislature, to have Bates appointment
confirmed by the Legislature. Waldo p. Johnson the
remaining United States Senator will be got out of the
way by similar manGuvre and the Office left vacant,
that when the Legislature the contestants for
the second Scnatorshp win be called play the
hands OF Blars friends to his election succeed
Folks full term.
The first thing necessary to be done is GUST Mr..
Polk from the Senate Now, watch how this is TO be
accomplished. Your Washington correspondent can
give the particulars of the the parties
but let show you how st. Louis is to be brought into
the game. To-day a building owned by Mr.. Polk
situated on Fifth street, Elm, opposite the unhn
ished Southern Hotel seized by the Marsha
for the Of the Sanitary Commission be
shetering the exies from the Southwest arrived and
irving in this city, by General Hallocks order. men
taneu yesterday the test OF loyalty appeh IN these
cases II is oath Of allegiance TO the United States
and declaration that any aid encouragement the
enemies Of the United States shall be punished with
death. Mr.. Polk is one OF the richest in st.
Louis He has numerous houses and probably others
will be seized. If he objects, the oath Of allegiance
will be rendered to him. Ii he takes it a plan.
tation in Arkansas and property in New Orleans
will be in danger If he refuses to take it his Senatorial
head will be cut off, and then the first part OF
the programme will be accomplished. 1t is mproba
BILE that Polk will quietly submit having his houses
used to the Souhwesters His wisest course will
be to say nothing In this case some other plan will be
devised to hoist him from the Senate. His secession
sympathy is undoubted. His daughter was sometime
ago engaged in making lint and sending shirts to the
South for secesh soldiers and his sent mcnts on the
start-at the time of the Camp jackson capture-wcre
outragcously dsoyal.
Perhaps tho execution of this scheme may DO deferred
TOT weeks The probable reorganization Of the United
States supreme Court at the present Congress
may delay the appointment Of Governor Gamble to the
nate and decline to resign. He is a relative Of
Governor Gamble by marriage, however and as
IL Is AL IN tho family why tho ilduCcmcnt
may his rcpugnance. There is another
motive for his resignation when the Chicago Convention
assembled the strongest friends Of Edward Bates for tho
republican nomination were the Blars. Their political
skill and cunning exercised in large degree TO So.
cure the Presidential nomination for Bates was Frank
Blair, Jr also who hrst presented tho name OF FL.
ward Bates to the President at Springfield as member
of his Cabinet These considerations will have a strong
influence in persuading the present Attorney General 70
resign. The development OF this interesting political
scheme will bear the closest watching-and many votes
will BIO given in Congress this winter bearing upon the
proposed trade. II is assumed that President Lincoln
will acquiesce matter Of course the whole arrange
ment That is the most ticklsh difficulty DO overcome
in the whole transaction.
The newspapers here have been ashamed to publish tho
list Of subscriptions TO the national loan Sub Trea
sury of this city is meager enough and their quams
Of conscience quite natural II is but just say thai
many savings institutions and private capitalists are in
terestcd largely in subscriptions in Eastern cities precr
ring to have tho bonds and coupons paid there as to
gain the difference in exchange The list Of subscriptions
IN this city for which am indebted to tho Kindness Of
The Assistant Treasurer, Benjamin Farrar is as fol