The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1849-08-04


that the main design of electing general govern
ment, is that tmay distribute offices, contracts and
rewards The present administration of General
Taylor seems to have become infected with the
same universal opinion and belief that the princi-
pal end for which It was placed in power was to
distribute the government patronage, honors and
emolumens among themselves. As we were the
first newspaper IN the Union to bring the name of
General Taylor before the public, and played a
most important part in placing him where he is.
we feel proporiionably amazed at beholding state
of things which we had hoped would be avoided
The administration are making removals in every
department Of the government, of democrats, to
make room for wings. The exercise OF very
little foresight by the President, or any man of his
cabinet, would exhibit to them the melancholy re-
suit that must inevitably flow in upon them from
such sweeping action. In the first place, for every
appointment made, where there was a democrat
removed and wing appointed, there will be, on
fair average, twenty-five wing applicants who
will be disappointed, and become dissatisfied and
exceedingly savage, and IN the end will be found
worse opponents to the administration than even
the democrats.
In the second and third place, for every removal
ola democrat to make room for wing, the party
In power creates more fierce the anmosity of the
democratic party generally. and their efforts to oust
the wing government more determined and concern
trated
Nothing else than this absurd policy of whole
sale removals could have effected the union and
harmony OF the ehiceoving democrats and free SOIL
ers in the principal Northern, Eastern and Western
States. They have seen the necessity of union, to
defeat the wings and carry the State governments
for the purpose Of getting the patronage in those
States, with the ultimate object of using it to carry
the general government the next presidential cleo
ton; and, meanwhile breaking down the wings
and the wing administration, and in which they
are pretty certain to succeed; and they have been
stirred up this by the constant and frequent re-
movals among them, in all sections, of democrats
from office.
What earthly motive but spoils and plumber ac-
tuates the democratic party IN such union and
the only bond Of union among both parties is the
love Of the spols. In the present or coming pre-
sidential contest, there no issues between the
two parties but the power and patronage of the GO
vernment. All former issues are obsolete and
dead. The only vital questions are the Offices Of
honor OF emolument-p plumber and spolls for one or
the other party, and to see which shall have them.
All matters Of great importance to the federal
Union ore buried, or Insignificant, when contrasted
with the plumber issue. 1t will be contest be-
tween the ms and outs; and the conduct of the add
ministration Of General Taylor, IN fermen,ing and
exciting this spirit Of ofiice-seeking, instead of
deavoring to allay it, meets our strongest condem-
nation. 1t will only have made a stronger opposi-
ton to itself in its ranks and armed its open
avowed opponents, the democrats, with more
deadly weapons, to make war upon, and strike
lawn, the wing administration, and that party,
tb,orcbout tho ,-"un.ry; while the democrats, on
their part. are opposing the administration on
grounds which they will be compelled, as spoi
party, to initiate when they come into power, and
thereby lay the foundation for their own overthrow,
as the present administration haslaid the foundation
for theirs, and thus producing state of things like
~ - Of shu,lecock and battledore-hers and
there, thrown from side to the other, at every
turn of the presidential election, so that no party
can retain power for more than one presidential
term.
This is really horrible STATE of things, and must
eventually end in destroying any administration,
or rendering il so weak as to be totally inefficient
20 administer the government. Thousands OF
honest patriotic citizens, IN every section oil the
land, view this alarming prospect as we do; and
the cry is raised from all quarters, What can be
done to stay this evil, to drive out this plague
spot, which is corrupiing the whole body polite,
and to eradicate it from our sys,em' What action
is necessary, and wha, measures can be taken, to
free the federal Union from spirit Of plumber,
which, in the end, must subver and destroy it
Why will not Congress pass a law to limit RENE
hon rhanr of
party oceuTs'
Congress, in our opinion, cannot do anything
with effect IN the premises, for the simple and
plain reason, that the party in power in Congress
will not agree to the passage OF any measure oil
that kind, and party when coming into power
certainly would not and none would do so but
the minority for the time being, and they are too
feeble TO pass il.
This plumber seeking patriotism had Its origin
with designing men, who rose 10 power by foster
ing il OF encouraging it in the outset, or until 1t
gave them honor and power, when they IN turn
rewarded 1t. The administration Of General
Jackson and Mr.. Van Buren were most promlnent
IN originating this plumber sprlt among the people,
and the latter accomplished gentleman owes his
former success TO his tact and Management in
training his admirers to seek the game. The
leading men in both parties ought to see that IN
playing such a game their fate would be Ike
Action, who was dcvoured by his own hounds.
Dir. V. Il. is a striking instance in veriiicahon Of
this truth. lie has been politically eaten up by
the very sen he trained.
vsst majority of the people Of tits Union, OF
oil parties, North and South, have no real interest
n this miserable game, or in this Office hunting
They love the welfare OF their country, and they
have direct interest to sec this plumber seeking
spirit put down and ex,ermiaated. There is but
one wsy in which il can be done. IL il an cnor-
moss evil, and overshadows all that "a good und
healthfu in our Institutions. The remedy is only
TO be found in selecting soms man who shall
pledge himself, or whose high character shall be a
sufficient pledge, that If elected TO the Presidency,
he will DIVE sll this spirit, correct the abuses to
which il has led and eItinguish this love Of Office
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