The southern press. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1850-1852, 1852-07-14

.He should appeal TO the Hon. hooer'
Toomhs one of his earliest patrops--0ne who
invited and urged him to assume his present
post. Mr.. Toombs is wealthy, and ought TO
come to his relief He can only be reached by
an appes to his sense of the equities OF the case
az an ociion on the case" for exciting ialse
hopes, and making rash promises OF support
would probably not lie."
| Relies Of Scraps and Musings.
| No. 80.
THE EMPIRE FOR SALE.
We learn from history, that after the mufdef
of the Emperor Partinax, by the Practorlan
guards, his father-in-law, SuIPicianus, entered
into negotiation with them to succeed to the
throne thus reaking with the blood OF his Prede'
cessor, and it was finally agreed proclamation
should be made that the Roman world was 70
be disposed of to the highest bidder at public
auction. This produced contest between sui
picianus and Ddus JuliAnus, wealthy sena'
tor, through the agency ftheir respective EMS
saries, who passed from one candidate TO Inc
other, scquanting him with the respective offere
of his advocacy. Sulpicianus promised dona'
ton of five thousand drachmas to each OF the
Pract orian guards, and Julianus one OF Six
thousand two hundred and fifty. or about two
hundred pounds sterling. The empire was nc
cordingly knocked down to him, and he assumed
the purple, which he wore sixty-six days, at the
end of which he was dethroned and beheaded by
his successor Septimius Savarus.
Things are not yet brought to this extremity
in the United States. We manage these nego.
Citations without cutting off heads, and without
any expense to the competitors who pay nothing
out of their own pockets. The empire is pur
chased at the public expense, by donations OF
the public lands to States and corporations
by homestead bills; and by appeals to private
and sectional interests in the shape OF internal
improvements, or taxes for the protection OF
domestic industry. The sale is not made by the
Practorian guards, but by those who have been
appointed to guard the rights of the people and
the sanctty of the Constitution and the dona-
ton of six thousand two hundred and fifty
drachmas is committed for an equivalent in
honors and Offices. This is much more gen.
teeI operation, and accords better with republi-
can simplicity. The Sdlpcianuses, and the Ju.
anuses of the republic don't appear in person
on the stage, but direct the machinery behind
the scenes, and the whole drama appears to be
conducted by the scene shifters and candle
snuffers. On the whole, however, it is moot
point which is the preferable mode for disPos.
ing of the republic, that of public or private
saes. In one case the bidders pay their own
money in the other the people pay the piper.
In one, the amount Of the purchase is known
and though large, it may be estimated to q
drachma but there is no calculating the millions
of money, and the millions of acres it will cost
to achieve great triumph of principles in the
choice of President. The game is now play
ing in Congress, and will be holly contested for
month or two, until one or other of the can.
didates is checkmated. The acres will pay at a
great rate, and happy will be the man, who has
nothing and is too idle to gain or too thriftless
to save, for it will go. hard if between both par
ties he is not provided for to his hearts con-
tent-at the expense of his neighbors.
AMBITION.
There are two kinds of ambitious men in the
world. One is content with meriting fame and
Indifferent about securing it; the other labors
to gain it without merit, and equally values the
prize, whether obtained in lottery or won by
superior excellence in the game. The former
ore scarce the latter plenty as blackberries.
sQUARING ACCOUNTS
Cardine De Retz, though priest, was man
of proaigate habits and lose morals, but saysin
his memoirs, after being appointed archbishop
of Paris, shat he was determined to atone for
neglecting his own soul by taking special care
of the souls of other people," There is good.
" number Of scribes and pharisees in this world
who solace themselves with the opinion that
they make their peace with heaven by making
war, not on their own vices but those of their
neighbors. The Spectator like Shak'
speare, is now more praised than read-has re-
view of the court of Rhadamanthus, the Pagan
Judge of the dead, in which all those who had
merited favorable judgment, were beckoned to
pass to the right those who were condemned
to the left Among the candidates appeared an
old woman, who was asked by the judge what
she had been doing all her life. She replied that
it had been spent in endeavoring to correct the
faults aud vices of her fellow creatures. But
said Rhadamanthus, hope you paid come at
tenton to your own at the same time. Why
indeed, please your worship-answered she,
was so busy in correcting the faults of Others
that had no time to attend to myself. The
story goes that Rhadamanthus beckoned the
old lady to the left hand-but it is only vision
Elections Preceding the Elections Of Flee
| tors.
ANNUAL STATE ELECTIONS.
Alabama, August 2,
Kentucky, August 2,