New-York tribune., 1867-03-22
SOMETHING TO EAT.

we eXtenu our sincereSt sympathles 10 Mf
President Johnson. A number of hungry men
have gone TO Washington and laid siege to his
Presidential pantries. Such crowd of cadav-
erous mortals has not been seen in Pennsylya-
MIA Avenue since our soldiers returned from
the Southern prisons. The tavern-keepers have
doubled guards, and Thrifty people are pur-
chasing dogs for the protection of their hen
roosts. We knew that there had been much
complaint and real suffering. but not that
actual want had set in. Proud men will fast /;
but when it comes TO starvation, Pride Is silent.
If Lucifer had been deprived of proper nour-
ishmcnt he would scarcely have fallen. A
proper amount of nutriment is necessary to
wel-regulated Democracy Manhattan Club IL
reduced to one meal per day-bacon and
greens. Tammany Hall has been sold, out
of sheer inanition, and Is, it is rumored, to
bc turned into tavern or n secondhand
clothes shop, and the sleek and wcll-fcd editor
of The World subsists upon the kindness of
the honored head of the Department of Chan-
, ties and Correction. Others are not so happy.
Mr.. Oakley Hail. huge feeder, and Mr.. Re
corder Hackctt, who has scarcely found. the
fishing abundant, have gone to Washington as
delegation to represent the frightful condition
of the faithful to the President. Mr.. Morrissey,
Mr.. Wood, and their colleagues, have also had
meeting and an interview with the President.
The meeting was at Wizards. 1t was pain
fully interesting, and the truth was spoken
that there were eighty thousand Democrats in
New York dying from hunger because no offices
were to be had.
Then it was determined to see the President ;
and straightway these gentlemen called upon
that illustrious man. With much wisdom he
had provided lunch, which was devOured in
the most ravenous manner. Then time was
called by Mr. Morrissey who said business was
business, and the President was told the harrow
ing story Here were eighty thousand Demo
Gratis in New York about TO die, and thus increase
largely the Republican majority. All from sheer
hunger, while Abolitionists were growing fat
and sleek in post-offices and customs places
"They were especially tenacious" says our
correspondent, against the policy of giving
" the offices to Thurlow Weed, Samuel Tilden,
Gen. Slocum, and other outsiders" We are
afraid the italicized words are ironical, and we
dispute them, insisting that Mr.. Weed isas good
Democrat as Oakley Hall or Johnny Morrissey. The
President was told that since Mr.. Weed had
come into the party there was no satisfying
him. His rapacity was enormous. He could
absorb more offices than any six Sachems in
Tammany Hail. and yet crave for more Mr.
Wood had had experiences in this way but Mr.
Weed surpassed them all. Mr.. Morrssey had
known fellows who gouged and grabbed; but
when it came to Mr.. Weed he threw up the
sponge. Mr. Halls experience with thieves and
burglars had enlarged his ideas of human ma
ture, and especially Of what might be called its
absorbing power; but such capacity as Mr.
Weed possessed had never been known in his
practice. The Recorder remarked that if Mr.
Weed could only be made an indictable offense,
he Would give him the full extent of the law
but the legislature was in the hands of the
Aboltionists. AS for himself, he needed little
a ham sandwich now and then would debut
he wanted Oakley taken care of, for his neces-
such genius, man with such head, should
be reduced to writing libels and jokes in the
Sunday papers. After which Mr. James Brooks
arose and made a very long speech, detailing
the horrors of the faithful in such a soul-stir
ing manner that not dry eye was seen in
the room.
We are afraid the President was not as con-
siderate as he might have been. In the language
of Herald reporter the President seemed
more guarded and cautious than evern A
delegate "asked if the President would under
"take to remove certain officers. TO both
enquiries the President simply answered
num-" We pity His Excellency. He must
be dreadfully embarrassed. To provide for a
party is bad enough-but there is the Senate
which worries him, and when he doles out his
oaves they are snatched away and above all,
there is Mr.. ThurlOw Weed-taken into the party
out of charity-taken out of the cold and not
to starve, and yet with such nm appetite.
With the Senate on one side and Mr.. Weed Oh