Boon's Lick times. [volume] (Fayette, Mo.) 1840-1848, 1841-01-23
THE NEW ADMINISTRATION.

We had intended to make few remarks
upon the twaddle which has recently ap-
peared in some of the Wing papers, con-
corning the distribution of the offices under
the new administration, when the follow
ing excellent article, having bearing upon
the subject, met our eye in late Pennsyl-
vania paper
"OFF1cE SEEKING.-We see in every
quarter, very sage advice against seeking
Y office. This is well enough, and very pa
q triotic, we dare say, in some instances.
Z But we doubt whether it is ALL patriotism,
and whether some who are loudest in pratt
ing against the practice are not secretly at
! work for themselves or their friends. We
don't Judge men by their professions, en-
tirely.
'tIf man wants an office, he will study
to qualify himself for it,-and if he gets it,
he will probably endeavor to deserve it,
Whereas, if man does not want it, duty
alone, a much less powerful stimulant than
interest or ambition, will prompt him in its
performance.
"We see no objection then, in those who
wish Office, asking for it. But don't give
MODERATE politicians always the preference.
Some persons affecting an over share of
patriotism, you will hear say, General
Harrison ought to choose moderate politi-
clans for Office" This DIsINTEREsTED adj
vice generally comes from the MODERATE
POLITICIANS THEMSELVES! They consist of
a class of men who endeavor to please ev-
cry body-to carry water, as the saying is,
on both shoulders. Unable to act from
principle, interest will invariably sharpen
their eye-sight, and remove their doubts.
We do not wish to undervalue this class of
men, on the contrary we have very re-
spectacle opinion of them-we are far
from believing, however, that they have all
the patriotism. All the GREAT and MINOR
TAI patriots, that ever lived, whose fame
has been transmitted to posterity, have
been ACTIVE in the work of reformation.
Moderation, therefore, may be very easy
virtue, but it cannot be regarded as the
sole one worthy of commentator.
"What we ask of General Harrison is,
that he will appoint honest and competent
men, as well as ACTIVE men. Drones are
drones, put them where you willard Of
all places, public post is least adapted to
their genius, or rather lack of genius"
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 ought to be given. We
can never subscribe to that mawkish senti
mentalism of politics, which doubts the pa
triotism of all who desire or are willing to
hold office, and which would confer the re.
wards of victory, not upon the active and
daring soldiers who have borne the brun
of the battle, but upon the reserve corp:
who stood apart while the storm of wal
ragged most fercely, 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 danger. Against this entire clas
of moderate men," we decidedly set oul
faces, as they are men equally dangerous t(
the country and to the Wing party. Blu
that such men and their friends will apply
for office under President HARRISON can
not be doubted that there are many whC
are in favor of giving the laurels to thu
moderate" politicians, who did nothin!
but look on during the recent arduou
struggle for liberty, is equally apparent
nor can it be denied that among those wh'
hold to this heresy, are many from whom
better things might have been expected
Even a few newspaper Editors-the mel
of all others who ought to know the valu
of active services in the cause of reform
seem to have caught the infection.
We trust, however, that President HAIR
RIsoN, in making his appointments, will re
member the circumstances under which tn
people of the United States have chose
him their Chief Magistrate. He has
duty to perform as delicate as it is import
ant; but bold, upright, patriotic deter
mination will bear him safely through, an
hence, from the known character of til
veteran hero and statesman, we confident
look to him for an example which will NJ
only be productive of present benefits, b,
be remembered as the course of prophet
hereafter.
The new President should bear in min
the facts, that for many years corrupt az
ministration warred against the best intel
ests of the country; that, as it began to
odions to the people, it resorted to warrior
devices to sustain itself, among which WI