The Mississippi Creole. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1841-1851, 1849-07-28
"PARLoR POLITIcIANs.r.

= He Hhlthuelpnta news OF the Zlef, go beau.
ttu'iy amPlt6es an idea we have already *.
pressed through these columns, an idea which
is so PalPably just that il cannot be deemed
to any writer, that we cannot fOpeRo
the pleasure Of transcribing and endorsing The
article: Ciac,andG Chronicle.
There is a class Of men hanging 10 The skirts
Of every party, who do much not only to mar
success, but to embitter defeat. The WhiS
party is not exempt from this class; and those
whom it is its misfortune 10 embrace, Gre. we
apPrellend, managing thattess IL their usuni
way, with a view to secure to themselves All
undue share of the benefits Of the recent vics
tory won BY the Woodworking men 81 ths
patty. Weknow 81 no more appropriate name
Tor these men,, than Parlor Politicians. 1RsS
are never known or heard Of during the strife
OF the contest, and never mingle with the mass.
es who do the hard work Of the party. Thev
have no taste for such rough and il.reouited
labor. The very air Of the COMMITTEES room il
rePuIsive to them, and they would consider
themselves degraded were they 10 be seem
however gloVed and Perfunhed- AAingIine III
the Promiscuous crowd or a town heating.
They prefer the employment Of their time in
corresponding with the prominent men Of the
party in and out of the State; and while duly
registering every act or the scfive working
men OF the party, assume an extensive knowl-
edge of political %afairS, and prophecy and pro-
misc such and such results. They make up
dispatches from the newspapers at regular
intervals, which they forward to the principal
men OF the nation, mare especially to the can
dIdates for the Presidency, Vice Presidency.
Congress, &C.; andsupposing one tenth Of their
letters are answered, they pay Eve times OO
much for postage as they contribute toward
the expenses OF the campaign. This is a much
easier way to gain a reputation among the
prominent men Of the country for activity ind
influence as party men-meh whose tfrie and
talents have been employed to advaRce the
Interests and secure The success Or tho tarty=
than it 10 to Work for il; and il ii to be regFet-
ted that in too many instances it has proved
but too successful.
We will not venture 20 much as even "a
estimate the humber OF letters written 10 Can.
Taylor during the pas: year by these parIor
pOliticians-men who never raised A hand 10
secure tho Vlctory--never contributed Of theft
means, and some of whom, perhaps, even ridi-
a cuIed as foolish, the untiring efforts Of those
who, less able than themselves, were never,he+
8 less, heart and hand in the work, d~evoting to-
II, not only their means, when requisite; but all
s their energies. Yet now that the victory has
) been won, these nice gentlemen who could
e perform no party drudgery-but whose pre-
y sumptuous proceedings tended often 10 embar-
: rass those who did the work-are the most
clamorous for office; and bringing to their aid
G the names Of men Of infuence, who never heard
oil them except through their own letters. they
3 too often succeed by impudently pressing
J their own claims. in t~hrusting aside the really
, deserving,
We hope President Taylor will keep a close
t eye upon this class Of men. Let the INQUIRY
be instituted as to what services they have rem.
dored, where and how? There is a rule o.
0 right and principle Of justice which should be
rigidly adhered to, and we trust that in the
. distribution of the patronage Of the govern.
: ment, it may fall to those who are deserving
oft. 1t is to the working men Of the party
t that the administration is indebted for its sue:
e cess. IL TO its working men tina, the Wing
o party owes a debt of gratitude; and its first
demand upon an administration Of it's "
b creating, is that the claims Of these men shall
not be overlooked. 9 aa