The Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1846-1852, 1850-06-14
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the character of our people. Our, only
defence and consolation is, that it is con-
fined To the few out of the many. In
The Union, in the State, in the Church,
in Literary Societies, in Public Meet
iugs, there Is always due quantity, un
fortunately too many, who desire promo
tion by their feIluw citizens, either from
ambition or that less cOmmeIdable trait
of character acquisitivehess.
4 As soon, for exam lie. as political
party obtains power, there are host OF
expectants, who cOnside er that then servl.
ces To their party and the country entItIe
them to the honor and profits of public
Office and are sorey vexed it Their claim
does ul bear that consideration with the
appointing power, which they themselves
think it entitled to- lnmany cases thecoun
try would not be ruined by the loss of
these mems palIiotic labors and the par
ty to which they belong could with adj
vantage dispense with their services
Yet in their opinion, they have performed
invaluable services aud u Disappointment
is considered unmeriied and unjust
They go about the streets and stand up
on the corners, repeating to every passer-
by that Republics are ungratsiuI," aud
henceforward aud forever they viii! re.
tire in dis. usi TO private life. This it is
true will work no serious Inconvenience
To tho country; ou the other hand ii mi ght
prove an advantage, were II not that
: hope springs up anew, or the "sweets'
Of private life require the industry Of the
, bee to extract them, aud the retired pol'
itcian again awakeus to the awful re-
> Election that the country is in danger and
needs his services to save her from ruin
These men, who are thus thwarted il
!, their ambition or disappointed IN. thei
expeetationsof Of gain, are the first to c..
:, "proScription" and seem really to be o
the same opinion with that other class o
individuals whose services did not hap
, pen 10 bo needed in the proper admins
J. tralion of public affairs and were conse
"a quenlly served with "nolice to quit"
l. 1t is bdrning shame 10 this class G
= our citizens. who have frequently bee
's rewarded beyor d their merits, that di'
J. appointment should tend to weaken thei
zeal for their country aud thus make
y lorcibIe contrast between what they nov
1 say and what in other days they proclaim
d ed IN public harangues aud barroor
conversations. Ii leads the public to be
lieve that their patriotism was excited b
c an expectation Of receiving the crumb
" Of Office that might fall TO their share i
= case of a successful ISSUE aud has u tel
dency to weaken their future infiueuc
al and somewhat taruish their reputation.
70 1t is frequently the case, it is true, th
an Administration is imposed upon al
consequently make improper appoin
~ ments. In these days, there is loo
}" " disposition in signing petitions for ofiic
-" and almost any man can obtain sign
go lures. Tho most eager for office, in tn
'' way, very frequently can present Il
:" longest array of names, and thus it
10 often the peoples fault if they have me
/" in subordinate Offices, who are not cap
20 Bile of performing the duties
But be that as it may, it does not eva,
20 the force Of our previous remarks or re
- der less liable to censure tho men wi
%. array themselves against an AdmiusIr
rs tion which they have helped to place
at power, and who exhibit their disappoiI
~ " ment in their cunning and bitter opp
ii, sition-- and this, too, from the simple ia
h. lhni their claims for public patronaI
is did not out weigh all others. 1t is
!" matlerof regret to many of their friend
~ who have been accustomed to view the
lis il different light, that their standard
at patriotism is To he fixed according to Il
d, regulations of the old Albany Resenc
- whose zeal was tempered according
ri ID the quantity of spoils to be distributed
~ RIGnTs or WOMEN. MIR. Sielk
nj mau Of about twenty five. keeping
IN grocery store, has sued Mrs. Tape