The daily Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1841-1845, 1843-09-09
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From he NJ Y. Epening Post
MR.. VAN BUREN, AND THE OFFICE
HOLDERS.


MR. VAN buren, AND THE OFFICE
HOLDERS.
More than once we have heard il objected to MIR.
Van Buren, that, ii lie should again Obtain The Presl-
deney il will be a sort OF "resoraton OF the Bour-
bons" aud that those who were expelled from office
with him will be re-appointed We have heard II
said that this will bring back great many managing
and intriguing politicians conservative IN iheir m.
clinations as old Office holders apt % he--hat
Is 10 saw inclined TO uphold whatever public abuses
have taken root and disposed TO The Influence Of
their Offices for selfish purposes which long experience
has enabled them TO do skillully.
We state tins objection strongly as bIeyily will
allow that readers may see II in its full force
There are two classes Of persons by whom il is made
in the first place, those who want Office themselves
and who imagine that their chance VIII be better
with other man for Presidents and Ia the second
place, those who have well founded Jealousy OF
craft and sehshness. With the first oil these classes
we have little sympathy, and we believe the mass OF
the democracy have little but TO the second class
We would y few words
If Mr.. Van Buren, should again be President no
doubt many removals from office and appointments
Will be made. There are certain Offices the proprety
of filling which with the friends OF the administration
is conceded all hands From the other Offices some
will doubtless be dismissed for iucompetency mis-
conduct, or something improper m the manner m
which the Offices were obtained. We sincerely hope,
however, that there " III not be any thing like gene
raj expulsion Of men from the subordinate Offices Of
government, without regard TO their capacity and
fidelity, and solely IN order TO reward selfish crowd
of patisans, who fought the battle with better
tive than TO share in the plumber On the contrary
we hope TO see Mr. Van Buren, following the noDle
example of Gen. Jackson who, regard TO removals
from office, pursued most manly and magnanimous
lie was reviled, we rccocct very well, by
the wings, Tor what they falsely called his sweeping
removals - he was complained Of, on the other hand
by many in the democratic party, for not making the
removals general. but the old chief Ia.
king counsel only of his OF reclitudc and
regard for the public service; and though he might
sometimes make mistakes III regard TO individuals,
yet so right and equitable, and worthy Of the
and Of the high Office he filled, the line of
duct he adopted in this respect, that it followed
by the general appreciation Of his countrymen.
Still there will be appointment to be made, and
the question is whether by electng Mr.. Van Buren,,
also elect TO Office those who formerly held office
under him. If look the history Of parties IN
this country, shall that when party which
has held the ascendancy regans 1t after being
expelled for time, there IS little done in the way OF
restoring to Office those who were turned out in the
interim As general rule, their chance for obtain
ing appointments is worse than that of other men.
When they are heard asking for Office their compel
ilors say to them: You have held Office already
it is our turnyou must stand aside and stand
aside they find they must AT the late retnrn of the
Democratic party 10 power in tins State, after an IN
terva of four years, if we except Mir Flagg and one
~ called for by public opinion, who of all the thou
sand ofice-bolders turned out by Governor Seward,
received their places back again? There are IN
stances, to be sure, in which person displaced un
der circumstances of great hardship ought to be
instated, and we hope claims Of this kind " iii DC pro
pery considered " hen the Democratic party is again
in power But, in general, he who claims an Office
the ground that he has formerly held it, only
gives the appointing power reason for refusing his
application Such IS the experience of parties hh-
eto and there Is no reason TO suppose that tie case
will be different if MIR. Van Buren, is elected.
Besides, the appointment OF many Of the Old OF
fee holders would, We fear, be act Of too great
magnanImly TO expect from MIR. Van Buren,. l'lany
of them, it i, well known, not his friends there
are instances OF this in Connecticut and in Maine
and some, ii is said who prolessedly friendly,
are covertly exertng their skull in party manage
ment to prevent his nomination.
We do not therefore see any good ground for fear
ing " the restoration OF the Bourbons" the return OF
the conservative hack politicians to the offices they
formerly held We hope no man will be prescribed
for having held an Office formerly, but confess
the chances Of this class do not appear very a
yorabe.