The republic. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1849-1853, 1852-11-16
TIL r EPU BLIC
WASHI N GTON:
TUESDAY MORNING, NOVEMBER 10, 1852
Fighting for the Spoiis.

secured, and the victors now devote their ener-
ges to struggle for the spoils. The entreaties
of the patriotic few are unbeard amidst the
strife. which, starting warm. will overlap the
boiling point long before the coming fourth of
March. General PIEKcE's romantic residence
is the Mecca of the season, and thithcrward
press crowds of pilgrims more hungry If not
more devout than those of whom our children
read bushel of letters per diem attesls the
number of expectants not bound bodily for Con-
cord, but equally interested nevertheless in Sc
curing the good will of Concord's distinguished
citizen.
We see it stated in some quarters that the
President elect, like 4 truly sensible man,
wards of opportunities with the declaration
that he will not talk Of politics for three months
To CONT. If his forttude carries him through
that period without violation of the pledge,
we shall begin to think that the country is
blessed with an excellent prospect; for assur-
eddy no common man would be able to resist
1.-THE of the attacks to which General PIERcE's
good nature will be subjected ere the advent of
another year.
But neither General PiERcE's excellent ex-
ample nor the moralizing of such sef-denying
followers as the Albany Atlas and the Buffalo
Republic can allay the impatient appetite OF
the party. Though Democratic they are hu-
man. and the frailties of their nature will
manifest themselves in spite of all warning.
They are hungry and must be fed. They
have waged an arduous fight and won it.;
what more reasonable than that they should
profit by their position, and secure all they
can To do aught else would be to separate
themselves both from humanity and Democ-
racy.
Taking the spoils is one thing, and accord
ing to usage OF the party now in the ascendant
quite common thing. But to take them and
then TO fight amongst themselves concerning
the distribution of them, is another and more
unpleasant matter. To dsinerested lockers
on, like ourselves, Democratic internecine
warfare may afford some amusement; albeit to
those engaged in it unpleasant enough. We
have read of warfare of this kind in Buffalo
Chicago, and elsewhere but St. Louis is ap
parently the first to plunge into it wholesale
and without any promise of quarter. A journal
friendly to Mr. BENToN-the St. Louis DaiIy
Democrai-Of the 9th instant has this spicy
portrayal of the beginning of the affair:
The anti. Benons, spoismen, claiming 10
belong to the Democratic party, have. as un.
derstand, divided out the patronage Of the Federal
Government in this quarter among themselves.
During the stay of Senator Douglns in our city,
on the day previous to the election, they logged
him, like hungry wolves soliciting his influence
with the Pierce administration to get them into
office. They have come to the conclusion that they
must live at the ex pensc of Uncle Sam or go into
a state Of insolvency, and appeal, with hand.
organ and monkey, to the world at large for that
living which it justly owes them.
1t is supposed by THE little squad that MIR.
Douglas is to control the action Of the next admin
istraton The extraordinary services of the little
giant in travelling the country, and making
Pierce and King speeches, they think, should On
title him to the privilege Of making such appoint.
ments as he chooses. This, We spprehepd, is n
great mistake. Franklin Pierce 10 too shrewd n
man not to understand the motive of Judge Doug
las in sumping the several States during the late
canvass. The most obtuse intellect might detect
an Interior object in it, II is quite evident that the
little giant was trying TO make capital which
would be of use to him four years hence
But TO return to the anti Bentons. They ex pee
the favor Of Franklin Pierce, and yet, with few
honorable EXCEPTIONS they voted gainst the Pierce
eIector for this, the Congressional district which
elected Colonel Benton. Mr.. Kayser runs behind
the other electors in this county one hundred and
sixty four votes-about the present strength of the
anti Benton faction. This cannot be accounted
for on the ground # psrsonnl antipnthy TO Mr..
Kayscr, He 10 gentleman to whom no escep-
lions can be taken such. MI. X. has been a
fact friend OF Colonel Benton and this i. the e.
cr"t OF their malice. Their love FIR Pieros and
King was not sufficient to Counteract their pre-
Jud"n against Colonel Benton. Ths ia appa
rent from the fact that they used their utmos,
cf'ris to deprive the Democratic Presidential
nominee of one electoral vote in thi. State.
The anti Bentons on the electoral ticket, placed
there by fraud, ust as odious to the Demo.
cratic party, in political point Of view as il was
possible for MIR. E1yser to lie TO their fact, Not
withsto nding THU, 'hcy received the fun Demo
cratic vote TIL D"mocrats who elected Benton
to Congress could well support Pierce; md did
not hesitate TO vote for electors whose political con
duct and opini ms in other respects they could not
endorse. Had they, like the anti. Bentous refused
tovote for ,iect2rs whom they could not approve in
all respects five OF the electors, instead OF rccciv
ing Upwards Of four thousan votes in this countv
would have received less than two hundred Tbcse
iacis show the fidelity Of the ST. Louis Democracy
10 the ma tional nominee, and the indifference of
the anti. Bcntops to their success"
We will not mar The interest Of the DER
formance by anticipating lis result Good
cometh out of evil sometimes, We know, and
possibly in this case the conflict of antagonis,ic
sections and interests in the party may even
tuaie IN more advantage to the body polite
than we dare now anticipate. Their CHARGES
and counler-charges can scarcely lack both
amusement and instruction.
Trouble at San Francisco:
San Francisco papers received by the late