Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1835-02-28

non for place. hunter that was 10 he soon ,be,,
h'st grew up 10 manhood there ten now--Yes the
number is toni,ld ~ the least They swarm in the
county anu IN the citythey nfcst our public places
they invade our piivncy, and disturb the quiet Of
their industrious neihbors with their solicitations They
are themselves marketable commodities they nut nm
teir principles their opinions their votes al auction TO
ene highest bidder setting the highest value upon their
services but willing take any price they can oct
Men, hardly fit for ccrkship, aspire TO embassies and
men, who aspire to embassies will descend to cerkship
once .--oficc and cmolument, high or low State or
fSderaany sort ofofcc which will save them tho main
oil earning their living by honest industry We hear
gea' deai about the corruption Of all orders of men in
Ereat britoin- hat is it +: Docs any man suppose
that when Sir Robert Wapole said that ereru ,,,n has
ms Ptco he was talking Of price TO be told out in gu
meas No-somc are to lie purchased with honors-some
VIII te power TO purchase others-some with the emolu-
ments OF place. The is exactly the same here
20 TO the AM, thou suggnd; study her ways and be
WISE lhcre is little white ant in the West Indies
inc pest OF the county lay the smallest lump of sugar
Oh mahogany table and in fifteen minutes there will
DC hundreds around IL tread upon lizard in the cyen-
ing, and the morning they will present Won the
ccanest anu most perfect skeleton imaginable So sir
the greedy expectans of Office are con,nuol,y On, th
look 0ni lei aPoor Postmaster Collector be ck and
hey heg, to collect their volume of recoinmendatons
e hin dc and before his remains committed TO his
inoher earth the whole swarm is at Washington Then
sir look at the daily Press, which, in this country is te
trye 'acaGr rite 'nor"mfue Why is it that upon all
pol'ucal Observation-Disclosures election what not
enS wh2ie argument turns on the single point, which
sac WIZ get the majority because that is the most ef
argument to carry the majority; for the party that
slah PrcVlll Is to have the disposal of honors and.
ohceS and cmolumonts, and partizans are 10 be ex-
cited to cxeriion, acquired only by the hone of
reward There Is another class of men who Il Think
nave sprung up In Virginia. rather began 10 be dis
uhguishcd as separate class within the last fifteen
years They do not regard themselves as part of the
PcopIe-tcy profess themselves tie peoples serrants
ne people tTtendStse peoples men meaning nothing
more IN plain English, than that cy are he men for me
Pc0e money They have opinions and no will of their
"wn--wlatcver the people think they thnk-wI,aever
the people desire, they Observation-Disclosures the oeone ,cU
uey arc conent-and, therefore whatever of honor or
emoument the people have TO bestow they cxpect 10
receive II at their hands Sir unu ono he soit and
maze noted the ways and know perfectly how to appre
cae the motives and the merits these our kind oicious
friends and servants In Monarchics the Kinp is the
fountain OF honor and office: In Republics the peope
mere are courcrs of the people well as courtiers of
Aings. The naottreS of both exactly aliketheir
ends the samctheir conduct is different only i'm mode
and Is equally true of the courtes Of the people ma of
the ceurterS OF Kings that exactly in proportion to the
contempt they entertain in their hearts for the persons
TO whom their batteries addressed the
oil their uduiaton. Sir, the last hope of the Republic
rests III that cassand thank Heaven vet constittes
tne great body OF the peopewho possessing the means
OF subsistence If improved by honest industry placed
above the temptation of poverty, and exempt from the
temptations ofprospery. never much as dreaps<zG
emoluinens OF oilicc--tlc honest, hard we
many OF this country, who hitherto b1<<
protected, aud sustained society" -
Here, sir, is the painting of
picture is true to The present D.
true. If the evils described la
to excite the just fears Of the p9
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