Lexington union. (Lexington, Miss.) 1838-18??, 1840-12-26
OFFICE HUNTING DECENTRALIZATION
OF PARTY

In those ten DAYS, a more sudden reyolu.
lion has taken place 10 the morals tactics,
talk, and purposes OF the politicians, than
could have been affected by the conversion
OF Satin into a preacher or the outpourings
OF 81. John the Baptist risen from The
dead. Last month it was all song and
cider, all morals aud religion, all pieiy and
patriotism, among the politicians. Now
that the victory is certain, the elements Of
sublime selishness and pure corruption are
beginning TO show themselves in new pha-
SEES and shapes.
What has produced all this awful
change!
The prospects, Of the spoils, the expec
taiions Of getting office, the hope ofreward
the passions for cmoument.
IL tho city Of New York nIono there are
probably over 5000, If not 10000 candid.
aies for the various Offices which will be
under the control Of General Harrison.
after the 4th Of March next. The number
Of Offices in this city and State, are not
over 500 or thereabouts, aud already
upwards Of so to 100 patriots for each
office have started Up, and claim them for
valuable services at the last election, some
IN Gghllng, some in lying, some in singing
and some in speaking. la Boston, Bain.
more, and Philadelphia, like proportion
of officers and candidates exist, making in
those four great Atlantic cities about 900
Offices, for which there are 10000 palri
OTIS sIghing TO fill.
la This city, the movements already
taking place ore the most amusing and
iaughable, not 10 say melancholy and
moral that can be imagined, The cliqucs
OF Wall street were never more busy than !
they are at this time. The whig polit |
clans have ceased slandering the locofocos,
and are now engaged in the delightful
business Of slanderlng each other Every
prominent mans private and pupIc char.
acter is under discussion, and the way IN
which they secretly stab each alher 10 the
VItals is worthy of ltalian assassirs, edn.
Gated to the business Of throat cutting, and
taking their regular degrees in public
robbery. The reforms, the good times,lhe
prospects, the public and private virtue,
which it was expected would come in like
an avalanche, with the new president, are !
already cast 10 the four winds Of heaven
and nothing is heard ofbut office office
toihce.' Hardly word is said about the
measures which General Harrison is ex Z
pectea to introduce, calculated to amelio. !
rate the condition of the country, but !
much eloqaence and precious SANDER are :
uttered about the new cabinet, new col 4
lectors, new post masters, and other new !
public officers.
The truth is, we fear That if General c
Harrison does not hke care, greater IN. A
stances of gross generalization aud public s
robbery will take place in the nexl four I
years than have disgraced The country
during the last FOUR Men are getting IN X
petitions for ollice-and preparing memo .
rlals- and procuring influence, that do bot 4 4
possess the slightest claim to any species 90
of confidence. Men without character, A
capacity, taIoni7, or morals, are the most
busy IN this degrading business. Cliqles
OF the most worthless reprobales are form. r
ing in ali our large cities 10 control and B
direct the councils of General Harrison NJ
and to monoPolize all the Offices of honor
and profit in the gift Of the new President, =,
40 one recent Instance we have The =,
gross demoralizing effects Of these Capo. v
clubs, Or cliques, operating upon a govern. 7
or 10 the distribution Of Office. G0yernor /
Seward is probably man who possesses y
a more than ordinary share of sarscitv, =
discretion, prudence, and sound moral 3
principle. Yet how unfortunate he has 0
been in many OF his appointments to Office
and the choice OF some of his patched IN
measures. r
These mistakes, we call them by the y
the mlldest terms, we're in a great measure y
forced upon him by a worthless, demoral. y
lied, unprlnciplcd CLIQUE in this CITY y
whose morals and principles Of actioa
were first revealed to the world in tba {
Glentworlh disclosures. WehsveaIvovs
believed that Governor Seward meant to
do tho best he coud-and to GIfI ,bo I
wishes OF the people ut arge--ye; on loo !
many occasions he acted on The dictates III
a corrupt clique in Wall street, ios,ead oeI I
listening to the voice Of an honest people
or the suggestions Of an uncorrup, con.
science.
Inc same species Of corrupt influence
is nov organizing in this and the other :
large Atlantic cites to direct and control
the appointments ofGenoTal Harrison
10 put the new President in the same no.
siilon that General Jackson was put A
na" Kitchen Cabinet is rapidly preparing
ard already Thurlow Weed, James
"a'soo Webb, Richard Houehton, and
'otherS OF that iIk,' have appointed them.
selves to the greasy places left vacant BY
me dismissal of Blair, Kendall, and the
old locofoco pot scourers.
- such is to be the effect Of the rocen,
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