The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1867-08-14
large democratic wave that il Is very doubt
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full whether they will ever be able 70 set /,
down again.
The 'Old PabIic Fanesisaary'' On Old Rye.
We have received the following letter in the
regular course Of mail from Philadelphia, pur-
porting to come from that sold Public Func-
tionary," James Buchanan, ''per J, D.';-
PHILADxLPHIA, August II, 1851
DEAR sIR-rhe HERALD Of August 10 came to just
as leaving Cape Island this morning, and hasten
10 reply TO your Buffalo correspondent, who makes
President Fillmore ~ not The Old Public Fsac-
tona,y Of Pennsyirania ,ho has killed nearly all his
make this remark (which am inclined to doubt, he
has been guilty OF npernencs beneath his breeding
AZ wheatland the visitor may always obtain whiskey,
Roderer champagne never recommend any particular
beverage to my friends, always leaving the choice to
visitor 10 the sideboard place him in the hands OF the
servant, and leave him there am not aware that |
ever aided tho death OF human being The insInua.
ton that have tried 10 destroy any one Is wholly
gratuitous MIR Fmore's views OF the Blair family OF
the situation and Of what he might have doue IL he had
been at the HEINZ are for the public, OF which am but
'''' ' JAMES BUCHANAN, per j. q.
We are inclined to believe this letter gen.
uine. First, because the accusation, as from
ex-President Fillmore, is sufficiently provoking
at the first glance to suggest the, necessity OF
an answer from the 80. p. F." Secondly,
because we know that he was at Cape Island
the other day. Thirdly, because from a
cloud of witnesses the truth of this letter in
reference to Mr.. Buchanan's sidebOard can be
substantiated. And lastly, because, although q
good many dead men in these latter days have
come from Wheatland. they were dead when
they went there.
So much for the letter. Now for the merits Of
the case. Mr.. Buchanan says, 'If Mr.. Fillmore
did make the remark (Which l am inclined to
doubt he has been guilty Of an imperlinence
beneath his breeding" We think differently
on both these points Mr.. Fillmore, with our
correspondent in the premises had been in
dulging in "Widow Clicquot," and "when the
wine is in the wit Is out" Under these
circumstances, and with the "sober second
thought" the funny allusion Of Mr.. Fillmore
to the 30. P. T." was not only perfectly
natural, but ought to be considered perfectly
inoffensve. Next, it appears that while ex-
President Fillmore's custom, In the case of a
friend, is TO sit down with him and partake of
the smiles of the Widow Clioquot, the "custom
at Wheatland has been and Is (and long may it
be y to conduct the visitor to the sideboard,
place him in the hands Of the servant, and leave
him there This was Old Hickory's custom,
and he was pronounced by Davy Crockett the
politest man he ever saw; "for," said Davy,
"when he set out the old Bourbon before me
he turned his back on me, 80 as not to see how
much would take" And yet Mr.. Fillmore's
custom has its merits, too. What is tho custom
of poor Pierce, the third of our ex-Presidents
who "stiil livep we have yet to learn. We
know, however, that when called upon to
drink any peculiar water to which he is not
accustomed he likes 20 little brandy in it, to
kill the animalcula."
All three of these ex-Presidents, however,
although living like philosophers more or less,
in their retirement from the cares of public
life, are awfully behindhand in regard 10 the
political situation ana the progress of public
events. We have, therefore, to suggest that
il they will appoint day for joint visi. to
Washington Heights, or visit each for him
self, they will not only be entertained accord
ing to custom which we guess will satisfy
them, but they will be posted up on public
affairs down to Secretary Stanton's suspension
from Office and the cause thereof, and tho
probable results We will satisfy poor Pierce
that JEFF Davis is out Of the way, prove to Mr..
Fillmore that sold Blair" Is not "the greatest
man in the world" and convince oven sold
Buck" that the fight is not yet over between
"Old Thad Stevens" and Andy Johnson.