Boon's Lick times. [volume] (Fayette, Mo.) 1840-1848, 1841-02-06

us again Some of the leaders have been
SO long in the habit of being consulted in
reference to the manner of dsposals of Of
fee, and the course to be pursued under
circumstances as they presented themselves
that, really, they seem to have forgotten
that they no longer constitute the Demo-
crazy of numbers.-They yet insist on
having "fngcr in the pie and arrogatc
to themselves the right of saying to the new
administration what shall, and what shall
not be done In our paper of the Esd ult.,
we took occasion to make few remarks
embracing our views on the subject Of
appointments to Office" and employed the
following language:
"The offices Of the country are the badges Of
honor which the people confer upon those who
serve them most faithfully, and to such they onght
TO be given. We can never subscribe TO that
mawkish aentimenlalism Of politics, which doubts
the patriotism Of all who desire or are willing to
hold office, and which would confer the rewards
Of victory, not upon the active and daring sol
ders who have borne the brunt Of the battle; but
upon the reserve corps who stood apart while the
storm Of war ragged most ferceIy, and who now
only throw up their caps for the successful Gen
eral, and desire to strip the spoil from the fallen,
because they know it can be done without dan.
ger. Against this entire class Of moderate men,"
we decidedly set our faces, as they are men
equally dangerous 10 the country and 10 the wing
party. But that such men will apply for Office
under President Harrison, cannot be doubled;
that there are many who are in favor Of giving
the laurels to the "moderote' politicians, who did
nothing but look on during the recent arGuous
struggle for liberty, is equally apparent; nor can
Il be denied that among those who hold to this
hereSsy, are many from whom better things might
haye1 been expected Even a few newspaper
Editors-the men OF all others who ought to
know the value of active services in the cause Of
relorm--seem to have caught the Infection
The above paragraph, the Democrat so
divided as to take from it its qualification
and then labored to create the impression
that ours was war against the appoint.
ment to office of all who had failed to take
the stump and lecture from the hustings;-
whereas our entire article was in opposition
to the policy Of prescribing men because
of their having been active and energetic
in redeeming the country from the GRASP
of men who had only gained the confidence
of the people to betray them. Our read
ers will discover that the foregoing para
graph is in decided opposition to the ap
pointment of men who have rcccnHl
"adopted the faith"
In our last, we referred to "facts anC
figures" showing the direct and open inter
ference of our Register and Receiver tC
control the elections of the country, anC
stated it as our conviction that such inter
ference came under the head of that kline
of "actiUity' on the part of Office holder
that Gen. Harrison stands pledged to motto,
and rebukc. The editor of the Democrat
who is the confidential friend of the Reg
lister and Receiver, pleads guilty, in hi
last number, to our various charges, bu
attempted to draw us off on an immatcria
issue, by pleading the fidelity with whicI
they attend to business. This is an essen
tial requisite, but does not cover the case
Mr.. Jefferson said "thc interference 0
office holders in elections Of the country
will be deemed just cause of removal,
and if we have succeeded in making goo
our charge of derelicton of good behavior
in this respect, as we think we have, moth
ing short of the most direct levity on tn
part of the President can save them TIL
articles from the Madisonian, and the e,
tract from a speech Of Mr.. Clay, whic
will be found in another column, are to tn
point.