Wisconsin tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1847-1854, 1849-06-15
PRESCRIPTION.


A possession of twenty years is supposed
to give good title to real estate, if undisturb-
ed, and it is only according to this notion that
we can account for the show of right which
the locofocos make for retaining all the Gov
eminent patronage. They have held every
office for twenty years that was worth having,
and now if they are requested to vaeate, they
are as indignant as if they held them in fee
simple. They are perfectly horror-strack at
the idea that any but locofocos dyed-in-the-
wool, should have the handling of any of
Uncle Sans money. The position assumed
by Senator Douglass, of Illinois, that Wings
are not entitled to any consideration, is what
they all have adopted, and their virtuous In
dignation that Gen. Taylor should regard
Wings as entitled to any thing at his hands
is really very amusing. Before his election
they had no doubt but his elevation to the
Presidency would be the fore-runner of their
own elevation to the dignity of private citi-
zens; and their disappointment in having
their own predictions fulfilled, is inexplicable,
unless on the ground that as they never told
the truth before they ought not to be taken in
earnest in laundering into it this time.
Unless the locos have some such title by
inheritance, we are at loss to know what
show they can make for claim on Executive
forbearance. They may say that Gen. Tay-
well. If he is the President of the People,
he will see that the People, among whom are
some Wings, are consulted in regard to Gov
eminent appointments. The People require
equality, and as the locos have held every Of
flee during five successive Administrations,
1t seems that they ought not to complain, if,
in case of death, resignation, or expiration of
term, an occasional Wing was appointed
But no; as soon as the first appointments
were made by Gen. Taylor, (and these were
to fill vacancies the whole locofoco press,
from the ''Union' down to the wisconsin"
gave forth general growl-they all sent forth
their bark;
Both mongrel, puppy, whep aud hound,
And ours of low degree
But as Gen. Taylor had dealt with Mexicans
and Indians, 1t was unlikely that he would
be frightened by flock of cormorants He
filled the vacancies, and then proceeded to
make more and fill them. Little if any com
plant is made that his appointments are not
judicious, for we have generally noticed that
in conclusion of their lachrymose homilies
they add, that the appointments are good, if
there must be change. And they hold to
the doctrine of rotation, but only when the
machine rotates one way; and it seems to
them as cruel for the Wings to act on that
doctrine as it did to the Protestants of Queen
MaTy's time that their own laws against her.
esy should be executed on themselves as her
eticS.
The fact is, the cry of prescription is now
got up, not because they are deceived, but
because they wish to make the Administration
unpopular. The cry is as false as it is hypo-
critical. They were as confident of his course
of policy as the Wings were, and if he was
to keep locofocos in office, what did they op-
pose him for? Surely if they had any prin-
ciple other than of spoils, it was new ele-
ment in their policy. Perhaps they had
very like-hence their defeat. Losing sight
of the solitary issue of public plumber, they
run aground at once.
This cry against the Administration we
said was hypocritical. Apart from the in
cumbents and their personal friends, the locos
are as much pleased to see the good work go
on as the Wings are. The rank and file want
change, SO that if their party ever get into
power again, others may stand a chance as
well as those who have fed so long at the pub
lie crib. But if they can make the Admins
tration odious by this cutlery, they hope to
prepare the way for another change at the
same time that the old incumbents are set
aside. We are satisfied, however, that their
wailing viii be little needed, and that the eff
forts to render Gen. Taylor unpopular with
the people will frighten him about as much
as did Santa Annals pompous demand at Blu
ena Vista.