The New era. [volume] ([Portsmouth, Va.]) 1845-1847, 1846-01-15

the Secretary Of State, the last joke he put up
on The British Minister. Call on the Governor
and the heads of Departments, talk to them pom
pously OF your county-ot the men you elected
and the men you defeated. n. B-If you can
get yourself included among the distinguished
arrivals in 1.-The Union" or "The Reporter"
don't mind the expense. Return home and forth
with rent the best house you can afford to pay
for, and remain in your parlor. Watch with fa!.
con eyes the transit of every distinguished Demo
crat; call at his hotel Immediately; if you are
fortunate enough to see him, invite him to dine,
or to wisar party. If not, leave your card -
Keep the run of National and State politics and
let the political events of the day be your theme
In an assiduous correspondence with the great men
whose acquaintance you have formed. IL you can
write newspaper article. write by all means,
and publish In every newspaper you can reach by
hook or by crook, notices of the distinguished
politicians, who may hereafter be useful; lay on
" the agony without stin, " compunctious
vlsltngs;" address the paper in your own hand
writing to your unconscious victims. Let the
dirty shirts, whom voH don't know of course. do
the work of the party at home, and when they
have achieved triumph their political foes
be one of the first, if not the first, tn write to all
your udluabte acquaintance at Washington and
at Harrisburg, informing them of the glorious
news, in doing which, be careful to use the per-
sonal pronoun aoe.
BY strictly following these rules, if a fat office
becomes vacant. and you take the first cars of
" the fast line" ten chances TO one you CAN se-
cure it.
THE WAY TO CAN'T.
Attend zealously to the organization of your
ward or township-become well acquainted with
the working men of your party throughout your
county-be not ashamed to take them by the hand
In the streets, OF to receive them with hospitality
in your own house-meet literally the claims of
your party upon your purse, or your time. If you
can write, rouse the energies of the people through
the columns of the public press. If you are
public speaker, attend, at the expense of your
health, time and money, all the public meetings
held IN your ceuntry-speak to the people in a
language that will reach their heGrts-awaken
their love for the great principles of Democracy,
which alone can yield the great test happiness off
which any human government is susceptible
point out to them the falIacy and hypocrisy of
Wing professons-attend the primary conven- |
tlons OF the people, and participate in the nomina-
tions there msde-stand by the usages of your
party, and strenuously advocate regular nomina-
tlons-take your post at the polls on the day of
the election, and fight the good fight shoulder to
shoulder with the humbest member of your party. |
While in the discharge of these INDISPENSABLE |
duties omit to extend your political relations
abroad, and to secure the notice of the men in
high places-you will be sure to draw down upon
yourself the persecution of your nveterale poiti-
cal enemies, and if fat office becomes vacant,
ten chances to one you CAN'T GET 1T.