The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1852-11-23

The New Admi"iss ration- Domestic Policy
or esen. Pierce.
The general r>olicy Of the new administration
may be ccnadf red pretty distinctly fareshadowed
in the resol a.ioDs Of the Baltimore platform TIE
Details however, both in regard to our
doneeic and foreign affairs for the next four years,
ane I'd a wide and interesting field for speculation
End here, in several of it's prominent aspects,
We propose briefly to consider the probable home
policy which will be pursued by Gen. Pierce.
Tie duties Of the home administration Of the GO
veInment consist of two great divisions first, the
distribution of "the loaves and fishes = and, So
condy, the system of Legislative measures pursued
in Congress. In both breaches, but especially IN
regard to the division of the spoils there is much
anxiety ard sone alarm and there will be vast
amount of rivalry, contention, wrangling, vexaton,
and disappointment
There are from twenty to twenty Eve thousand
Offices Of all kinds under the control of the Presi
dent ranging from two and three hundred dollars
year to eight or ten thousand, that considered
worth having Applications will doubtless be made
as soon as wanted for every Of these; and for
those which range from thousand ayear and up
wards, the pressure may be estimated with certainty
in the exact ratio Of the hungriness Of the inter
Tifed democracy. After absolute fast, or an
almost total exclusion from the droppings of
the treasury table, nothing bat terrific rush can
be expected when the table is replenished aud the
half famished outsiders are invited to walk in and
take their seats according to their tickets. Some
bitter enemy Of John Randolph, on one occasion,
summsd mp his personal appearance in the folio wing
pointed and graphic coup'et:-
g The fepd is lean and long, and !ank
And moves upon spindle shank'-
which is pretty much at this time, from their hard
iast the physical condition Of the invincible demo-
cracy, never completely invincibe as with empty
stomachs and an abundance of provisions in the
eDemy's camp. And this state Of things justfss 20
other presumption than this that when tho camp is
captured, the provenier will be appropriated With
out remorse, and as fast as possible.
There will be change among the Office holders,
prompt beginning, and steady continuance. until
the wings, particularly those appointed under the
noparty administration of Gen. Taylor, and by his
successor, Mr. Fillmore, are weeded out, as clean as
cookie from field of barley. Coming in as Gen.
Taylor did, under the most solemn and religious
pledges against prescription he still found it utterly
impossible to resist the sturdy old maxim of rota.
of the outsiders YVES too strong for him, they
overwhelmed him, they carried him along; and the
doomed loco focas'' then in Office, were scented
out. and turned adrit, to the extent of whole bat
taons at single haul Such having been the
practice of administration elected to pros cribe
prescription what else than clean sweep is
to be expected of General Pierce, elected with
special reference to new division of the public
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of the port of New York to the Deputy Postmaster
at Kalamazoo. In fast, nothing but very extern
sve change is expected by either the ms the OUTS
and were Gen. Pierce never SO well disposed to be
lenjeDt and merciful, he would be inevitably over.
ruled by the outside pressure Of his expectant parti
Fans. There must be q very extensive change
among the Office holders-there is no help for it
none in the world.
From various reliable sources of information. 1t
also appears that the Office seekers are taking time
by the foreock, and that, day after day, in letters
and personal pilgrimages to Concord they are lay
ing their claims their services AMI their necessities,
before the President elect in number and variety
almost incredible But we also understand that these
unreasonable applications are at least too early by
three months, in view Of any favorable attention
which they may be expected to receive. There u.s. in
he early bird catches the worm - and mission or
nissive in search Of an Office to Concord now, is
less likely to be answered at ALL than an application
at Washington on the first of April next or any
fine day thereafter We presume, in o word, that
Gen Pierce will have nothing to say, and nothing
to do, with his minor appointments, until at lie ast
he and his cabinet each and III formally estab-
ished in their official quarters at the seat of govern
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will be csnvassed with scrutiny, go as to guard,
far possible in the outset, against the appoint
ment Of unworthy men.
The appointment policy of Gen. Pierce will uu
questionably, should suppose be directedirst, to
the selection of competent and honest men
secondly, to the strengthening Of the democratic
party, and the restoration of harmony among the
various sections and actions of the party through
out the Union; and thirdly, to the selection of in
dividusls according to their political claims ami
capabilities. But, whatever may be the sy stem of
appointment, the democrats are hungry, and the
wings, who have been filing themselves upon the
fat things Of the treasury for four years. or less
must walk the plank and the fatter and sleeker they
are the sooner they will be compelled to abdicate
Thus much for the office holders and Office seekers,
and the division of the spoils They be divided,
anc all that the public can ask i, that they shall
he dsbursed with at least eye to the security of
the treasury, while the other is kept wide awake for
the good of the party.
In regard to the democratic legislative measures
OF the new administration, the democratic platform
is far more explicit than in respect to the highly
important matter Of the spoils Of fifty millions a
year. We have every reason to believe that Gen
Pierce from every consideration Of inclination, priu-
cpe and duty, will adhere to the party platform We
may then very safely predict that the tariff Of
1916, which has worked SO well, will be per.
mittcd to remain substantially IS it is un.
less the progressive doctrines OF FIRE, trade
should impetiously demand some mitigation Of
those duties which operate more to the prot,ction
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