Litchfield enquirer., 1849-05-31

This has become standing head in
the so-caIled democratic journals in all
parts of the Union. A demoniac outcry
is raised against the President and Post
master General, because, in one week,
they appointed fifty postmasters !''-
True, many of the appointments were
made to fill vacancies occasioned by resig-
nations, deaths, the expiration of commits
sions, &c, but that is nothing to those
editors who write for cfect Deception
will sometimes answer their turn better
than truth, they think-and so, from the
frosty banks of the Aroostook to tie sun
nv wales of the Rio Grande, the howl of
prescription. the guillotine at work, "
"more democratic bloodShed," and 9th
err popular catch-cries, are caught up and
echoed by party organs and hat-swinging
shouters.
Let us look little into the democratic
arithmetic, and see if fifty appointments
per week is not rather slow business.
1t is calculated that there are at least
forty thousand offices connected with the
post office department alone. About
hirty-nine thousand of them were filled
by democrats. A simple calculation will
show that it will take Gen. Taylor and
Mr.. Collamar about fifteen gears to place
the wing administration on the same
footing with the democrats during Mr..
Folks term. 1t will take them nearly
eight gears to bestow HALF the patronage
of the Government upon their friends,
a distribution which our opponents GER
tainly would have no cause to complain of.
But we are glad to see indications that
the new administration is not to proceed
so very slow in the work of reform. In
some instances about one hundred ap-
pointments have been made in single
week. At this rate we may hope to see
all the Offices of the nation properly dis
tributed, in the course of this and the
next whig administration.
The opposition are raising an incessant
clamor against Gen. Taylor because of
his broken pledges! Before the cleo
ton he said he would not be " the Presl-
dent of a party, but Of the achole people; )"
and 10 he has turned out democrat
one who has held Office ever since the
days of Jefferson-and put wing in his
place! How Indignantly the shade of
the great apostle of democracy frowns at
the sacrifice! "He has broken his pledge J!
he has broken his pledge!' shout the
incorruptible democracy, at every new
appointment. Had the new President
seen fit to have kept in power all the old
Office holders, VI Inss'lo his appointments
exclusively from their party, the democ-
racy would have been delighted with him
and thought he had kept his pledges to
a charm. To be the President of their
party, is to be the "President Of the
whole people," according to their creed.
We detest the scramble for Office, which
is becoming quite too common in our
country. Victory is nothing without
the spoils," has been the practical motto
of our opponents. Wings should not be
ambitious to emulate them in this. The
triumph of correct principles, and the
consequent prosperity and glory of their
country, should be deemed sufficient
reward for their patriotic labors. AT
the same time, as we have commended
before, we do not wish to see our friends
prescribed because they are wings. If
there are any peculiar advantages or hon.
ors to be derived from Office, let US have
our share-that is all any reasonable
wing will ask for.
EEThe N. Y. Mirror states the fol.