New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1886-06-20
BUCHANAN And 4 FROLiC.

pqshtng,on Corresp0nGe.ce Cl>Uel1Id Lscde,
| Tie last Democratic FresIeDt James Buchanan. had
different Iaea fom Cleveland As 10 tAe use OF our
pubic vessels aud story published many years
OF how TN Idea cost Ho"eA SOhD LIS secretary Oi Tue
Treasury. little II al the time OF the
LAUNCHING and trial rip OF reveuue cutter, which hal
been made under Nuous direction auI named hiteI
Buchanans niece. The Harriet Lane" Cobb concluded
tna trial trip OF the new vessel he would invite
me CABINET tue foreign esatIohs the frc7deht and
others Oi his luantances 10 take SAL Win him down
TIE FOtoEac ne MADE az MS aIIah 1eHeut7 NlthOuI
sag Ing WORD 10 the PRESIDENT aud the matter was
pretty well advanced before Buchanan heard OF IT,
When IL TO his ears Old Buck sent Tor his
Attorney General Jer" Black, and Black, when he came
~ the White POuse found Buchanan flushed with anger
As Black entered he said Are You going on this
blankeI rolIc would Ike to know what YOU think OF
Cobbs using our pubic property for MS private enter
Attorney General Black replied that he was not going
tue Harriet LaIe TIP aud though lie did not Ike To
NoDO SUI uo Wa 10 A ~ 40 %? M ma no
DENT Co6O has with this affair anu issued his IN
DO about IT," said Buchanan III a rage, do about
It," Why ot course viii stop It. IL Is scandalous
taIuly viii not allow Il {" 10 on.
Black then placed before Buchanan the pro ability
that CODD Thought he doing nothing wrong when he
making the arIangelnent an1 the fact that II be
stopped the affair now T. would cause great deal "
Minister'S bad been Invited Buchanan appreciated tns
aud nnay SAID That he thoaeht ne would let Cobb 90 on
n lie would pay all tue out Of
his pocket The excursion did 20 on, hut neither
President tprneJ General Black were
present AT the INST Cabinet meeting after Buchanan
Mr. secretary want you TO bring me an tented
bill OF the Incurred during the trial trim % the
Harriet Lane. want detailed account OF everytMus-
the coal consumed, the salary officers wages
Of the seamen and the cost OF every bit OF supplies used
COBB did not know what to make Of this demand our
he replied quietly: Certainly, Mr. President, Will 10
| shortly after this the Cabinet meeting ended and
Howell Coob and Jers Black walked down IRON the
White House together ~ they had gotten opposite
where the Attorney Generals office Is now Cobb whO
si.cut up to this tne, burst FORTH What IN
thunder does the old squire mean =
Black made 10 renly anI CoOu went on; You know
what lie means and know you do. and now want you
Toll frankly what lie Is u to- Black then related
his conversation with Bucanan and concluded with the
that Buchanan had asked for tie bill II order
that he night pay It out OF his own pocaet.
Howell Cobb always whistcd when he VS. surprised,
ana he now gave loud. long continued whistle and
will see whether can't surprise MIN"
this point the conversation dropped. and Black and
Cobb 70 the Treasury. r. cry once IN wHlie
Cobb would rel ea his whistle, and ~ Black eIt hun he
heard the whistle coming out OF the treasury door "a
Cobb entered The next Cabinet day came aud with 1t
came COBB VINO seemed 10 De me lappest AaH Oh the
council. Tue PRECEDENT looked gunl bur Cobb Was
meeting was at last concluded ana the had
take their departur when Buchanan turned 10
Comb and said Father Sharply; MI Secretary where 10
that bill I"
Cobb assuming an innocent air, answered. What bill
DO you mean, Mr. President"
II mean the bill OF expenses for the trial trip OF
Harriet Lane" answered Buchanan sternIy, nave you
got II with you T.
ON. that bin" said Cubb; yes. believe have II
somewhere about my Clothes. and hereupon Cobb
finally drew out piece OF crumpled paper which he
nanded tie President with guess that Is it."
Mr. Euchahan took II and looked over IL Item by item
BIS face null OF disgust he read, aud he seemed
TO look daggers into the paper until lie reached the en
when he almost Jumped 10 his feet as he eXcla ed:
-Mhy, 1t is recepted-pa,d In full by Howell lob
And In thunder should have PAID 1t but Howell
Cobb r. broke In COBB with an air OF lnure Innocence;
/" II wac my frolir. Who should have paid for Il r.
sure enough sure tnUugh!" was all that Buchanan
said But lie frightened up once. and In a shOrl
became merry CooD mad been at the beginning OF
the session Cobb and Black went away from the
White together and they we're going down the
steps the yard CoDO said - Didn't come 10 tile
old squire that time g. IL IL needless TO say. In
clusiop. that the Government vessels were not used
during the remainder OF Buchanan's Administrator for
private puIposes-