The Charlotte journal. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1835-1851, 1849-09-14
From The Richmond Republican.
"NO.PartyisMn."

OF " No Par,yIsm." This IS matter up
on which many absurdiIies are uttered
What did these sapient regulators OF the
politics Of the country expect Of Gen, lay.
lor Suppose, for argument sake, he had
gwen pledges, in the very form ascrbed
to him. How were they TO be executed
Did the people OF the country decree a
change of Administration for the SIMPLE
purpose of putting into place a President
and seven Cabinet officers Was the heart
OF this mighty nation heaved, and all the
exiremltles Of The body polite consulscd,
for so inconsiderable purpose
Was Locofocoism condemned by the peo.
pie, only to be perpetuaied by Gen. Tay.
lor's maenanimlty : Was the absurd idea
ever seriously entertained tina, all things
were 10 be left precisely as the President
found them Could he be "ihe President
Of the Nation, and continue that sy,em OF
erclosion, prescription in its worst iorn,)
which kept out Of official station nearly
half of the whole peopel II is notorious,
that Of the fifty thousand office holders in
/ the country at the commencement OF Gen.
Taylor's Administration, not three thousand
were wings Would not Gen. Taylor have
proved himself The President of the loco
fuco party and not Of the People, II he had
continued this state of things! Would IT
not have been as well TO have continued
Mr.. Polk in office, or 10 have elected Gen.
Cass, If every important, as well Is unltn'
poriant Office, was to be left IN the bands
OF The party which has had a monopoly Of
them The last . years
A mere statement Of The case shows the
absurdliy of the clamor raised-and the
simples, sense Of justice and proprlely at
once accounts for the failure of this cIamor
TO make any durable impression upon the
public mind. Gen. Taylor con never lie.
tect or correct existing abuses, unless he
puts the prominent offices Of the country
and many of the subordinate ones, into the
hands OF his friends. He cannot, and ought
not, 10 enifust duties, for the faithful per.
formance of which he and his Cabinet of
ficers arc responsible, IN the hands Of those
whose party feelings would prompt them
TO be spies or adyers4rles, Instead OF faith.
iul co.opetatofs.
Such course would be the height Of
fol'y-it would be justified b. no dictate
Of duty or common >tuse. The greet bulk
Of the Democratic Party expect no such
ab,urdiy. Mos, Of them who are out Of
office desire changes to be made noV, 50
that i their party should be in the ascen.
dancy al the end al four years, they may
have some chance for a share Of the honors
and emoluments Of office. II We credit
their sincerity, they are agans, monopo'ies
they expect the " Cd llunkers" Of their
Party 10 60 out IN order that the Progress.
s,ves, the Young Democracy, shall have
some little chance Of prcfcrmcut hen tho
wheels OF fortune shall have mado favor
able turn. The clamors of The Democra &c
press are therefore perfectly understood
men oil sense laugh al, and deIIJe their
/ lamentations neither expec, nor dc.
sire to sec the same bro d of covmordH's
always fattenlug al the public crb-ihey
would be as much disappointed at such q
course as the Wings themselves would be
And whilst the latter have claimed bnt lit
lie more than an equality in the dIslrlbu
ton, they certainly thus far have not beer
gra,ihed even 10 ;hls.
Win, has been here said does no, il
the leas, Conflict with any thing prcyiousl,
T uttered by this paper, N depreca'lYn o
the spirit Of Office seeking. We still Ia
, ment the propensity which would lead mn
! who have trades or professions, from lhel
, honorable and useful pursuits 10 seek Ia
employmenls and condiments Of Office
! which lhey can have no S,'a'a'ny a hoil
: lna rnor~ tnau four years at time.
But the Administration has nevertheless
! the right, aud 1t Is 1t. duty, to put the dI'
, bursting Offices at least 10 the hands OF re
liable ffiend--aud II It adopt any olhc
a policy, i, will neither propiiiatc the wra,
!. Of II. fau'; finding adsctsarIel, nor secur
the cordial CO operation aud steady suppo
Of the great bpdy d tho people who la
y year voted for change Of measures, m
. to reasonable extent al least change
nfn.
> We would by no means endorse the er
r tire sentiment Of the sublolned resoluto
" 1t - altogether TOO parllziu, but II an o
'' swer were needed to the incessan, clam
\, Of the discarded officers and organs, I,
- wings need do l;tle more than rc.ptln, al
- keep staining the following extract fro
the quntesseneo Of Democracy
ly The Locofoco State Conventions he
n. at Harrisburg, Peun-y lvauia, in 1916 a
al 7, laid down 'he following doctrine
Resolved, That IN our opinion /
mocratic Adm istra,ion, the Senate a
House Of Representatives Of the L. Sat
no SIlOU LID ALWAYS SURROUND |
de SELF WITH IFS p LITI G. A
IN. FRIENDS, aud a. the official stations
old the country are tn be- regarded not
pes 'spoils, but as CRAVE TRUSTS {
~. INFLUENCE AND POWER FOR VIII
a the holders arc Responsible to the penI
k, they should INVARIABLY be placed
the the hands Of the PARTY who are L
no. SPONSIBLE for their exercise, and,
er. that and other obvious reasons, TIE |
.ple TRONAGE OF DEMOCRATIC A