The republic. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1849-1853, 1850-01-24
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MsssRs. Eplross: The restiveness of the Locos
under their election from power, which they seem
to regard little less than act Of treason ON the
part Of the people toward their legitimate rulers
the species of rabies exhibited by the conductors of
the leading papers ofthe party particularly by the
editor Of the Union, who has literally foamed at the
mouth ever since that event, plainly to show
that the terms of Office assigned by the Constitu-
ton to federal functionaries. from the highest
to the lowest in the gift of the Government, though
hitherto considered by some Of our wisest states
men as too abort to secure the skill and experience
required in incumbents, are, after ALL too long and
ought therefore to be curtailed, as this
be done in the prescribed constitutional mode.
This, we say, appears to be plainly necessary, in
order to promote the harmony OF the Union, and
to the people the quiet exercise of of their
most important rights--that Of changing their ru-
lers, whenever they may see fit, choose to do
They-the people--are surely the best judges of
characters and pretensions, both of those whom
they dctrude from power and those whom they in
stall in their place; and even if they became CON
yinced that the latter are after ALL less honest and
competent than the former, would, it may be pre-
,umed, still hesitate 10 take back to their conf
ience those who had once forfeited il, and shown
themselves to be corrupt. incapable, and unfaihful
servants. Even if the people were reduced to the
dilemma which the Locos, by their language seem
70 suppose them to be--of choosing between two I'M
faithful and Incompetent agents they would not,
II may be presumed, be in any great hurry to re-
turn TO their first love- or the false Lotharo by
whom they had already been deceived; especially
where this gay gallant, instead Of mending his
morals appears to think that he has nothing to do
in order to regain their confidence, but to convince
them that his rivals are even worse than he is; and
offers other voucher for this Islander than his
own respectable testimony and very reliable word.
The people, however, we apprchend, are reduced
TO such alternative this, but will have a
party Of their otcn, of their true friends and hon.
est agents, from whom they will not lightly with
draw their confidence, or allow to be discredited by
the seryile abuse and venomous detracton Of those
of whose incapacity and dishonesty they have had
full evidence, and whom they have the more rea-
son to distrust from their rebellious resistance to
their viii, and attempt to force themselves back
into the service, and bully them into employing
them again.
Their course, in abusing SO increasingly as they
do those whom the people have called to office and
honored with their confidence is not unlike that of
the tyrant Henry the Eighth of England, who, be-
ing offended with of the mobiles Of his court (the
Earl of Wiltshire) who was somewhat too powerful
and highly connected to be assaied without urgent
cause, took the method of severely and rudely
rating Of his retainers and favorites in public
and in his immediate presence; and thus found
the means of efiectually Notifying him and man
ifesting his resentment towards him. The Locos,
in somewhat similar way, evincc their rage to-
wards the people for having hurled them from
power, and placed them under the ban of their dis
nj bv ahu,snr uyitI,ouf vuea at,re
those whom they have elevated and installed in
their stead; though, while thus virtually impeach-
ing their right to exercise their sovereign will in
all such matters, they hypocritically profess the
highest Difference for their authority and the most
profound regard and concern for their interest and
welfare. The truth is, however, that President
like General Taylor, who rgidly confines himself
to his proper sphere and the quiet discharge Of the
defined du ties of his station, could not fail to prove
unsuited to the taste, and to disappont the expec
tations Of party who prefer, and accustomed
to, poice.Tia Executive or one who, like Bottom
in the play, is inspired with the ambition of gur-
ing conspicuousy on the stage, and who makes
the Office Ca part TO tear cat in''-who will hec-
tor the Senate, declare without the consent of
Congress, and bully foreign governments, even if
obliged to apologize for it afterwards and, finally,
settles all scores both with the people and his
ordinates In power, by taking the responsibility"
for whatever he may do, or design to do in COM
pliance with the dictates of his hayward and des-
potic will for the so-cacd iron ,ca Of yrant is
never really firm, steadily directed consistent
but is always caprcious and uncertain as it is
stern and despotic. The party want, in a word, a
more peppery or democratic President than the
plain old statesman whom the people have chosen
the successor of the hero Of Oregon or one who
forms that most convenient Of all instruments in
the hands Of the Democracy, hickory ruler
which they find SO apt TO their purposc--so useful
in drasoing back lines around such clauses Of the
Constitution stand in the way Of their selfish
objects and usurping ambition those portions
of the history Of the government in which the mis-
deeds and tyranncal acts Of their tools and agents
recorded and journalizcd, for the reformation
Of posterity, and the instruction and warning Of
future generations. CONON