Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1840-1842, 1841-01-07
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we gave yesterday an extract from letter to the
| n. 4. Evening Post. from its Washington Cores
| pondent We have thought il best to-day TO give
the whole letter We would have the whole eoun &.
Try Know the character OF the men, who have been
thrust into high places by the existing Admnistra-
ton Can Gen' Harrison err much in sweeping
this whole class out Of official existence-thus re.
presented by themselves unprincipled and mer-
eenaryf How can he discriminate, where no excep-
tons are made by the Feds themselves7 All, in the
lump, are pronounced selfish, avaricious and syco.
phantic-
This letter will serve also TO show another thing
That the scandal and rcproach cast upon the Wings
rs governed by an indecent ofce-seeking spirit, is
owing to the new recruits-men yet unwashed Of
the NTH OF Loco Focosm. Let this fact be borne
In mind.
Correspondence OF the NY. Evening Poet.
wAsnrScros CIR, Dec. &c, 1910.
The city swarms with band Of Anglo-Saxon,
Ansio-American and Anglo vagabond CoadOtiisri
office hunters and expectants, who are annoying
every respectable man with their import unies and
like the lasaoni of Naples, they beg not indeed Tor
maearoni but for certificates OF fealty TO Harrison,
to be laid before the mighty man Of the North
Bend, that great dispenser Of light and Office and
glory.
II the city already swarms with this kind of YER
min, what may not be expected long before the adj
vent of the sides Of March1n Long before that
period shall have arrived every nook in the place
VIII he crowded with greedy expectants; and those
who are then mere lookers-on in the American Me-
tropois, will witness a spectacle equally ludcrous
and disgusting.
IL those who are here now, and those who arc vet
TO come, were honorable men," and were of that
class which rallied around Mr. HARRISON in the year
1886. and remained his stcadfast advocates TO the
last, they might escape adherence. Such however
~ fact. nd -.
that state that many Of them were not six months
ago, the professed friends and advocates of Mr. Van
Buren,. When left this city in the latter part OF
July, not few boosted Of their ancient democracy;
and when spoke in defence Of the administration
they turned up their legitimately and exclusively
democratic noses, and said, that though was un.
douotedly sincere IN my attachments, | was not
OF the 'hrst water" and had not been fully indoc-
trinated. Exemplary gentlemen since that time,
a change hath come over the spr, Of their dreams;
they have
bad a dream which not all dreams"
and by some unaccountabe and underlined power, |
have suddenly been transformed into legitimate |
worshppers OF the hero Of the North Bend
On my arrival here, at early day in Novem- |
Der, met some of these patriotic and disinterested
gentlemen, and kindly, as thought, rendered them
my synpatbes and regretted that the adverse resu,
of the election might possibly he the means of their
being discharged from Office.
My kindness, TO my surprise, was not apprecia. |
ted by my supposed brethren in aifiicton; and thew
were proiessedy filled with asionlsh at nv |
suggestion.
What, said they, do you not know. that we long
since ioresaw the mpracticabiity and utter abSur-
dity OF all Mr.. Van Buren's measuresl That We
were satisfied that they never could or would be
adopted by an intelligent people7 And are YOU not
aware, that long before the Harrisburg oonven.
ton was held, We were the friends OF Gen. Harri.
son, and even went so far as TO defend him when
he was reproached by "yOur loco foeo pres,eslD
To my utter astonishment, nOiu discovered that
my office holding friends never were the advocates
Of Mr. Van Buren,, if their words were TO be
taken in proof of their disgraceful sycophancy
There are now, employed by the administration
men, who are known on the evidence OF the Presi-
dent elect himself, ana that of Col. r. Todd the
organ OF his designs, who have been engaged bust.
ly, actively, and increasingly, in writing letters TO
MIR Harrison, begging him to continue them in |
place and, at the same time, with the view of pro
pitatng his favor, filling the over measure of their
missives with the most bitter and vile reproach and
abuse Of MIR Van Buren,. This fact is notorious. |
because it has been published by the editor of the
CINCINNATI Republican, on the authority of Gene |
raj Harrison himself.
At this moment, whilst my pen is tracing this |
note, there within the distance Of some twenty
yards OF me, squad Of Office holders men who |
were democrats in August, who are holding forth |
and abusing the present administration.
A year ago and less, when MIR Van Buren, wa, |
in the funess Of "the pride Of power !" when il was
supposed that his election not IN danger these
same miserable ana deteStaOe SyCOphants. IN
the alert to do him homage.
The more andless came in with cap aud knee.
Met him in boroughs, cities. villages;
Attended him on bridges, stood ia lanes
Laid gifts before him; profreT'l him their o,tbs.
Gave HIM their Kiss pages fcllsw'd him .,
but now, the sceptre is departing from his hand,
for the moment only, trust; and, the very self
same reptiles, are employing themselves to biacken
his fair fame, and thus ingratiaie themselves with
the next Executive. Ii General Harrison wishes
such stuff, lot him take them to his bosom.
Mr. Harrison soon goes into power, and.i new or
der Of things is to take place: There shall be- in
America, seven ioaves sold for penny; the three
hoped pot shall have ten hoops; and il shall he
made felony TO drink small beer; all the realm
shall be in common; and in Cheapside shall nv
Palffy go TO grass" we are rapidly approaching
Olympad Of Harrison and Tyierl The advent shall
be announced by grand flourish Of all the trumpets
of Christendom; the age of reformation and of hu.
man grandeur is at hand
bOF~ See the correspondence between MIR. For