Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1851-07-17

good sense as we think he has, there is no doubt Off
Well, facts are facts, and we must take them a
we find them and then make the best of them W
can Mathematician say that every circle has al
infinite number of sides, and that touch wher
ID YOU NAV, You always hit the centre of one side OF it
le However that may be, this matter of office has
least two Sides both of which are as broad as they
:, are long The world, dt least since father Adam
d was youngs;er, never stood on any one man..
shoulders; and we more than half believe that Wor.
cester county will not be crushed to atoms under the
incumbrance of James Estabroolz as its High Sheriff.
Office sometimes makes men worse, and sometimes
better, than it finds them. Probably the new sheriff
will stand upon his dignity and make the most of it.
When less fit man follows one more fit, he hates to
lose by comparisons and therefore fails as little as he
can. IL will be just source of comfort TO the late
sheriff, if his good manners shall benefit his sue
cesssor. 1t will assure him that he has not lived in
vain, nor even yet wholly outlved his office, while
| the power oft propagates ITSELF
But to return to his Excellency Ifhe made
bunder, of which there is doubt in his selection
of Sheriff for Worcester county, we hope the i'm
macuate occasional editor of the Transcript will, of
his great clemency, forgive the offence. fhis pure
soul never enjoyed and never coveted such thing
as an office under the State or the federal govern
ment-if ambition for such honors stained his
own snow-white spirit--ifhe has always eschewed,
for himself and his political cronies, the emoluments
and !he pride of pace-if his conscience has always
stood hundred miles off from such gross impurities,
he must be quite too good gentleman to be uncon-
sconably censorious on the msdeed of his Excellen-
cy Gov. Boutwell,, so sadly bewailed in his gloomy
editorial Let him, if he is so familiar with retire
ment, and courts for himself privacy and secuson-
let him in the funess of his private virtues, medi-
tate on other and broader matters than this one un
lucky misdeed of Gov. Boutwell, Let him ponder
silently and alone, the difficulty of always doing
right, by any man but himself, his Excellency the
Governor of the Commonwealth not excepted
Moreover, let the sapent editor of the Transcript by
no means forget, that the super-excellent Gov
George N. Briggs with all his renowned and glori-
fed sagaclty and goodness, did, Give may trust the
editor of the Transcript in SO incredible matter,
actually appoint, not to one, but to many offices of
high honor, large emolument and sacred trust, this
same berated George S. Boutwell,, whom the people,
by then own chosen representatives have since made
Governor of the State. But lest we should be sus-
| pected of a mistake in SO important matter, we
prefer quoting, for the satisfaction of all concerned
the very words of the Transcript ITSELF which as
sures its readers, that 81 ''thiS Coz. Boutwell,,
without scruple, could accept office after Office the
ano II 10 1,,c IL
isfrGtion Of Coz. Briggs Sd
Now, the inference is as plain as pike-staff, and
as clear a bell, and as safe as thief in mill
and as sure gun, and as broad as barn door
if not SO deep a well, that if Governor Boutwell,
was 50 INSCRIPTIONS as TO accept office under Cover
a nor Briggs, then this very Governor Briggs
n the transcripts model Governor, was unscrupulou
y enough TO appoint the very same Governor Bout
L well to all that succession of most honorable an
Of most lucrative offices. And if the wise, and prr
of dent. and all-vrtuous Governor Briggs, could ia
e. into such series of bunders and so overlap wit
Us honors and overload with emoluments 'sths &c
/ vernon Boutwell, why should the righteous soul
4 the Transcript be vexed from day to day with til
y mistake of the successor of Governor Briggs,
se making this one appointment of James Estabrool
to office of great dignity or overgrown emolt
IN ment? Will not the immaculate editor, extraordn
airy and penipctentiary ofthe Transcript condescen
to reflect upon the nrmities of all the rest of mar
kind and, for this once overlook and wholly forgi,
5e this single and minor offence of Governor Boutwell,
Will not this most disinterested editor Of the Trar
IN script, take off his holy eyes from this pecadilIo
Governor Boutwell,, and look with all the candor
IN rghteousso is master of, on5the general measure
of our present State administration and see if Their
L are not some real reforms taking pIace-reform
i manifest and necessary, righteous and popular
o which would have been untouched till doomsda,
C had not the "Coaltion,' yes, ''tte Coalition -
e devoutly abhorred by the Transcript, put its unite
hands to the work Of removing abuses, and securn
neglected public good That work ,saready begun
must 60 on, prudently, decidedly, constanty-ur
less the Transcript should put its mighty hand on til
I enterprise and stop its begun progress! Please
: don't, Mr. Transcript!
e But before parting, we will add, very delicateI
to be sure, other consideration in respect to tn
IS Shrievalty Of Worcester county. Mr. Lincoln doe
= not need the office, nor the Office him. They wi
d both get along very comfortably without each othe
D. Respecting those necessities the old and the ne,
r incumbens are on a somewhat similar footing. E,
e cepting for being "dressed in little brief authority
neither would care much, if at all, for the place
e We are confident Mr.. L. would do good with til
), them. lfone should glory much in obtaining, til