Lynchburg daily Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1852-1861, 1852-11-24
The spoiIs aud the spoiIsmcn.

The spoiIs and the spotlsncu.
The Pennsylvanian, one Of the leading loco
faso organs Of tie Union. SAYS: We believe
in the doctrine 20 the ,iciors belong the spolls
We shall expect general femovnl,and when
our friends apply Tor oiice sLas laugh a, the
eroaus of our Wing neighbors." This con
tession Of the PennsS lyauian may account for
the zeal Will which that journal advocated the
election Of Gen. Pierce. From s,atemen,
by another loeofaco paper---tho New York
Evening Positive conclude that there are 9th
ers who think with the Pennsylvania. The
Post says:
"From tho very DAY the erection # Gen.
Pierce became reduced 10 a matter Of compare.
tive Certainty. down 10 tho present hour, he has
been logged from city IN city, ond from vii
lage TO village, from bis Office to his house from
his house 10 his barn, from his barn to his kitcb
en-. by horde Of predatory politicians. deter.
mined, at every sacrifice Of convenience or
propriety, to make m esdy impression on his
mind of the value of Their services IN the late
canvass, and 10 show how largely they con.
tributed 10 us auspicious result
"Some go IN committees, some go aloue
some with letters, some without, come it'll
newspapers containing reports of poor speech.
es-sucb men always make poor speeches
which they had delivered at some Lflle Ped
lington hickory pole raising; and some y it'll
patent rat-trap or mammoth pumpkin TO pre-
sent or exhibit; all go upon Que pretence or
another, to Concord 10 see General Pierce
Democracy IS very patriotic, no doubt but
considering that patriotism is only enlarged
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concentrate the noble passion oil within self
The patriotism Of democracy iodiviIuulizcd,
means love Of pap Take cneo Of number
one is its first and chief commandment. We
shall see rare sights after the ith of mkt March,
when its lean aud hungry cohorts shall come
out from their semi fast Of four yenrs, 10 gorge
and batten with the epoils of victory The
Egyptians.aitcr their seven years faminc-the |
Iabed harpies, watching with ravcnous ankle.
~ the feast of Phineus--the lnzzaroni of Ma |
pies, scramblng for the comfls and coppers
thrown among them at a carnival present to
he mind pictures, somewhat ttir3kiog, of
gloating and morbid greed, but the master per.
sonalion OF that passion has been reserved for
the "American democracy
There was time when II was thought Tint
men possessed, by virtue Of labor or study. or
some happy faculty Of nature, peculiar quali-
cations for particular posts of laborsln art.-
They were not then born statesmen aud dipo
matlsts and accountants, bat required some
pupiagc and some experience. In tho early
days oil democracy, even, is he capable 7
was one of the questions asked of the applicant
for office. Bat VIZ have progressed and all
that is changed. In tue estimation of that
party to be democrat would seem now 10 sup.
ply every requisite. Of the thousands upon
thousands who are now dogging the heels of
the President elect, and viii hang around the
Official shnmbos at Washington, there is
scarcely one WHO Is not willing 10 accep, any
Office under the governmcnt--p provided only il
pays well-whelher lie knows any thing of it's
duties or not. In the experience Of bis demo
cratic predecessors, IN their management of
the appointing po"er-the hoarless proscrip
ton they practised and the incompetent and
dishonest agents they SO frequently gave EN-
poyment to, Mr.. Pierce has useful lesson
spread before him, if he will bur study it and
profit by it. Whether he WILL the lime that is
to come will demonstrate.