Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1840-1842, 1842-06-02
MORE NEP0TIsM.
From the Independent.


Ii hath leaked out, through certain INVESTIGATIONS
about the Government Despa,ch-asents th.ta GER
tain Secretary of State hath bestowed upon one
Mr. Leroy, his Jro,her.in,law, a certain office of
this sort, in New York.
Let's have a small reckoning: it's time TO sum IN
little. The Official paper (which was the first to
sound an alarm against this inquiry of course
keeps register Of such cases. Without possessing
ITS amplitude Of information, we will venture lin ad.
vance OF that complete History of Nepotism, which
MIR Jones is no doubt preparing) TO present an ex
tract or two-an imperfec, ske,ch-a glimpse,
glance, peep at those vast revelations which he
will have 1t in his power, out of the authentic Of
hcia materials, to make.
A slight Introductory view may, however. be
well, ofihe Nature and Rise of Nepo,ism, of the
causes which favor it, and the periods when il
has fourished the most
Historically, It never grew into a regular r rae.
tce, and was never, therefore, designated by she.
ca name, 'tlll comparatively modern time Yet
wherever rulers were weak-too profliga,e or too
mbecile 10 hold themselves the reins Of Government
something OF this SOFT sprung ND, and unprinc-
pied favortes welded all authority and dispensed
an ohce; helping. OF course, themselves and their
KIN, IN the first place.
This seems 10 have been n freou.nt orde, NJ
things underline AssyrIln and Persian Kings hom
women. slaves and eunuchs governed as thew Mons
ed. Thus Sardanapalus rewarded musicians and
players with the highest offices Of State Thus
Darius heaped wealth upon the groom that held the
horse for him that got him his crown by neighing.
and Cfnsus butt a s'a'ute cf cod TO the cook
woman that baked his tread; While Midas con6ded
the chief secret Of his abnet Inc length Of bis own
ears) 70 hrs h1rber-who however was IN aha.
no better Informed than ca net of the present dav
tha' like the barhsrl whisper IN secret 10 eveyv
ditch ul every reed on The banks repeat IL, when
CIV, the wird blows.
NerNes, captain who, like other Of the pre-
sent day. was gwen to quarreIl;ng with the seas
and attacking the moun'ains-arnears 10 have been
principally governed by his uncle Artabanus and
his cousin hardonus-thO' not more ttobablv
ih'n Is cotemparary potentate by one judge
Christian and one MIR Wise.
or Themistocles even-able as he was-it il told
that he said 10 his friends, ~ am thought TO govern
Athens: but my wife governs me; and our little
boy governs her" This bad case. but what's
TINS 10 having twice as many boys, hundred times
as childish, and no Themstooles7
Cmon and Psrieles seem to have allowed Mi
Greece 10 be 9Apecked-the former by hi. sister.
the latter by trs mistress We have ali the hen.
peoksm but neither the virtues Of the former great
eader nor the abilities Of the latter.
Among the Ronons, We read Of worthless
Mark Anthony, who gave the tongu Of Cicero to
he p.ucked out take care OF yours Mr. ClayD Nv
lema.e hate, Tor its eloquent dsnu ncintions Ii
beuus was governed chiefly by IT. formers: Nero
ulPViu''u ia morse consul, and n hde love 10 The
moon, IS Mr. Tyler does 70 sc cond Presidential
term. Ca1gus-who hated ell parties-uisbed
Rome had but one neck, that h. mieht dnish Wboa
and Democrats, 10 single blor. Hndrian nut on
q lions skin and Wak ed with club; and all the
Tysons Of his Day sw ore he wssa Hercules.
Such was Ancient NepO,isrn; but las We have
afeady snd) unsYst matte, capriclous and avishine
wealth, honor and q uthofi " now upon boy row,
player, n cook m iid, groom, n spy, a hair.Jres-
er, parasites Of ev cry sort, any thing unmany the
seNess creatures Of no party, ond all especially who
assured Tho anO ruler that he should have IN,
moon, and that the Senate was a most factoua bo.
dy' m refusing. 70 confirm the nomination Of bic
horse.
Bot whea the Popes set up their infal'ab,v. do
cafed mot they we're the genuine Jefeuonian sue
ccssors OF ST. Peter, and that their capacious con-
sciences were 20 swallow up and enguph those ol
all me world besidcs-thlt parties should be mere
schi'maucsi that a reform NJ orrersnching Luther,
should 90 10 the stake; that Banks were Anti~Chrst
ann bFehtquers the New jerusalem the n under thi,
he" rule OF an Universal Conscience which made Il
unnecessary that any body but the political Pope
souo rave one, arose thot proper and true Nepotsm
Wuon ntst Oy ~ regular preva ence suggested the
"cScss'tY " giving The practice a mime
me ropes luxe our Pres dentsl were considered.
hgu'atVely 100 pure 70 mix any earthly affection
Wl'h theh sacfed iunetons. hletaphorcslly. they
we're bound TO have no childu n. Az frat. ibsv re-
guy hsd nonei nor, indeed, N our Presidents be
sai1 70 nave had any, official v ali eftsr The dov ~
yohn tuincy Adams. But this time Of postolio
Punty was transllory. Thu Popes began soon 10
IKE the later half Of the sord OrbodoYv bs,,s,
'nSn 'ne former. " sud den, each Of them would