The republic. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1849-1853, 1852-05-25
Young Americas Position ON the spoils.

Young Americas Position the SpoiIs
The April number of the Democratic Revie,c
has just reached us. 1t is quite as abusive as
It's immediate predecessors, and will, no doubt.
just at this moment, be universally read with
interest. Ii is embellished with steel ZEN
graved portrait of Young America, as repre-
sented in the person of Hon. f.. C. MARSHALL,
of California. The topics treated are Progress
sve Democracy and Old Fogy Retrogrades;
the late Cuban State Trials; Japan; The Ro-
man Republic---Cass and Cass, Jr.; The Press;
Federal Politicians; and the Nomination. The
honorable Senator from Michigan and our
Charge at Rome seem to be the selected VIC
Tins for the present month. They are savage
ly tomahawked.
The motive which impels Young America
in its war upon Old Fogydom is fully explain
in the article on the nomination. Ii is extremely
natural; but the avowal of it will tend to make
Fogydom die hard. The rationale Of the mat
ter is simply this: The old Fogies are too
much embarrassed by the accumulation Of I'M
redeemed promises. They have given away
every thing too many times over. They have
public places and the public moneys, in favor
OF the older generations Of men, who are re.
garded as Of small account IN the coming strug-
gle Of The Democracy. This view is so clearly
and strkingly expanded in the following ex-
tracts from the Reriec, that we cannot but re-
commend them TO the attentive consideration
Of our readers as embracing the whole philoso-
ply Of Young Americas position:
"But the worst effect Of this iogydom 10, that
without principle upon which to base lie actions,
without progressive ideas TO popuIarize and allure
support, has necessarily been forced, that might
effect its merely personal ends, TO make use OF sub
tcrfuges. Of corruption, and Of schemes, In utter
anagonism TO Democracy, and disastrovs TO tho
progress and character of our country. Fogydom
has been compelled 10 'rb'it for years promises;
70 pledge itsclf to this that rival, 20 this and
that local demagoguc; take oil it's hat 10 the
small wire puller Of the little village and dole out
i's conditional notes Of tho lip for situations and
support. There is MT petty clsqucur, or gro
Gerry orator, or ward leader OF Democratic innu-
ence, who cannot produce from his breast fob.
carefully treasured for the coming day, which is
never TO come, rrouises and piedges from one
Other Of hs old fogiss. and often from half a.
DOES, rirais together. These imbecics, after a
series Of defeats, having lived on political tick
for nigh twenty years. are precisely in the
condition Of idle but imaginative huckster
Of other peoples wares who has protested bills out
In every direction, bills again and again protested.
which, in the hope Of deriving at some future day
small income for himself, he 10 sorc perfectly
wiuing 10 again and 10 increase 10 any amount
II would take four Democratic administrations
under the complete direction Of General Cas- TO
A. ..fL trI.l L.
years he has flooded the country and imposed
upon his friends. Nor 10 he worse or than the rest
oftbe fogy family. That all. or a decent
composition Of the creditors, can be paid any
thing, Is hopeless Bot yet all are on the
hook, oil are At his service and each hopes
he IL 10 be the fortunate wight who is TO 10
Cass Postmaster of One House Corner. or Bgrh
Inspector Of the port OF sbsllow-oreek. The game
works. u docs more: running in political debt
lcngthens the lease OF the prctcndcr incumbent.
The services rendered twenty years hack are the
better and more urgent beoau,e they we're given
twenty years back. The heightened trust proves
confidence and loyalty--democratic loyalty to the
person Of the debtor-and The heightened interest,
especially il renewed by other services, increases
tho principal claim of tho office seeker. These
country and city fogies will fight nov for the man
they backed at such time because -chivalrous
ittliHH'-tney give WAT Vtiklusi stfNftt tonk hko
on promise which has never been fulfilled, but
whic may yet be.
THUS each fogy candidate has gone for years on
years. from election to election from office TO Office,
ruth continually increasing army Of hungry, local
fogies ath back; who, poor devilsl for their very
lives, must support him to the last, that their own
past services may be rewarded at the monetary
expense, which strivia and political degradation,
which il nbominable, OF the country and OF the
party; and each old fogy candidate now comesup
10 this new Of 80, with principle no genius,
capacity tosee the point Of his nose, but 'ofh
rhoe cro,od Of rperonruafed cire piers, Fragments
Of forgotten comforts freshly -hrcd s1rfoLs Of 10 day.
md old creditor, Of foenfy years back, eager 10 be
.aoded The country and on The Trogre" Of mankind.
Young America, the young Democracy Of the
present world i.caed to turnit' back on itsdcs-
tiny, fix up and fence in the United States sahuge
asylum for the INDECENT and tho imbccilc, and the
veteran toadcs Of past era, and employ its geniuf
and its industry in spoon. feeding them, and IN pay
ing the political debts Of those whom their owl