The daily national Whig. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1847-1849, 1849-04-27
From the Wisconsin Standard, April IT,
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good deal OF odium has been attached IN III,
above remarl made in the Senate Of the u States By
distinguished. Democrat-bu the expression, is more
to be condemned than the practice which he meant Ia
justify Or clncidatc. II was bad application or
would have been, il it had been made by virt,lous
and upright politician. II would seem II he thought
me contest Of parties mere scramble for office, and
that the acts Of parties had no higher object-thus
making partisan warfare kind OF piraticai or at
best, prirateera,g concern. This may, perhaps, be
Justly inferred to be Mr. Marcys opinion OF parties
from the above declaration, and the why il has
been SO Universally condemned BY the Wings is he
cause It will, without any violation Of the rules of
common sense, bear this construction and because the
practice Of all the Democratic administrations has
been such as to establish the belief that they under
stood in its most offensive sense Thus understood
and practised it has appeared odous, and wa So
especially TO the party out Of power
we have heard great deal about proscfiption for
opinoa's sake and there have doubtless been agra
vated cases, but we have never had mach sympathy
a.. Of our patty, against the
democratic spowcrs that" acre, for putting their own
partisans into office. 80
party out Of power has no right TO COMPLAIN Of
an administration for appointing is friends 10 odce
pu. ! mas right common to the American people,
70 demand that these appointments shall be made from
men s.capable and honea.o II was from too little
attention to this consideration by the Democratic adj
ninistrations, that the complaints of the Wings have
afsen and not from the proper operation OF the sys
tenn, which when rightly practsed is Democratic and
just. 49,
IL 10 In accordance with the spirit of the pconle
u crisis and not that subimatud state of mind Which
we may wish Tor, but not expect TO lellizo in our
present state Of being. We hold ihat nm od,nnis
iraon ought 10 appoint none but lis friends 10 of
nee, ont that contrary course would be both imnol
tic and unjust Ills always impolc 10 bity an onemv
a aa y y unjust lHGs to disappont the wefonnd.
ca expectations oil a friend We arc far from saving
mat me rejection Of an application Of friend for
once IL Just cause for alienation IL the anncnnt
: worthy and well qualified, unless the place is civ
Whiaa opPonent-iof there are thousands OF true
cannot be provided for "They have their reward y
nevertheless, In common with the rreat hodv ~
.hei, countfymen In the satisfaction arising from
producing new and better order Of thnos Nv
winch the whole country Is benefited This ~
fgnt thinking men, is sufficient motive for action
nia a lhi should or ever can be- properly held out
holioh mat appointments should be made in
alseIi'ilnaeiy from oil parties, Is unsound and The
party mat practices according TO such notion when
y comes into power, cannot be sustained. Tho tak
~, appointing or voting for the best men, does
enonnh WA 70 much but talk--foI there always
,,, ana more than enough Of that class in our
S S"n parry 70 fill oil the Offices Indeed, we shopd
~ as,i'ieo % belong TO party which for the wan,
n sar r material were under the necessity Of seek
ihg IoI IL IN the ranks Of the enemy The noonioI
40 MOI act thus-and why should tbev cxn.t ih,
PRESIDENT who Is their servant 10 act diiIeyen,I r
what they do themselves e'e''''y hoii'
and ars ia aksng party view Of things as they are
We nave no expectation Of SEEING noca, ILL.,,
MUM, when Wings and Domoc5n,s ni,, Il 'n,l'cn
togetner although there has been son,ethI,a a.
Pfonching 10 II, IN the shilling and eoonnn ~ ,ba
democrats and Aboiitionists and we do no, k,n,.
pht mat me union may continue for n hr;cs nar;od |
!, uhnno, Iast long however, and was only entered
ln,o Lor ie purpose indicated BY the heading of Ills
nrucie-ior so shameless and tarefaced me 5o ~,
prostitution Of the contracting parties thai M .i ~,
Democrats who could stand The Swariwout ana pia
ana non and other Infamous party oiienses ,yiibnn
much wlncing look upon this act with joaIhIna ,,li
disgust " tie Administration wanted iyqi;Geot
iof appointing none but Wings il might pojnt 10 S
acts o. nll The Administrations of our opponents III
II wanted authority u might point 10 The acts Of ,he
peopie IN tneir elective character lr |, wanted sr
aPe u might refer 10 the course Of the i,hInl a.
"a Wncn Is SO pure that we find no Marty Win
phasiaa " compare u since the days OF The ancient
inaiisees who ever heard Of their prncts;ns, H. |
g,eeepis which they preach or The precents ~ ,he
savior IN political sense which inrnlcain To-, w
nyosnao, ~, on the contrary when there was n
H orr, ,'a' ulat little faction which by ahook ara
IA r. - ~, elected TO the legislature could ~,
tpni,. d. nrins they readily embraced Ire o,a,
oC mi, do.n > change has come over lie spi,i,
who 10 1hs', and they boldly denounce the nan
\. IJnied &C., ana influence was commisoionad
w ~, vne W, states Senator from Wiseons,n
we believe that political iniIlanni,,,ps'n
az the moral one which we have b ~ V ne femote
LOT, ana IN me absence both we rn,,s 70 nope
10 ourselves oil The purity nor minute aIfoghte
nenis nl the doprayity In exisionep y oui opp
without violating any moral OF poiiicn, w. IAN
'isct or appoint exclusively our own f,endPle
bolt ofcsnvass fell on the stern Of IN. ps
estrrday, and man Jumped iD aIte, ID geIna a'
u anfF Be was bound TO have the canvass baeJ :"