Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1853-08-06

and clOthe his famy-nOt dollar left as foundation
| for other business.
1t may be replied by that the opportunity to see
the great Of the republic and Of foreign counyies
who collect officially at Washington the privilege o.
hearing the debates in Congress Of attending the Pres
dents lcres of examining the contents Of the Patent
Office; Of gazing at the Washington Monument and the
Smithsonian Institutes Of seeing the elegant styles the
refinement the nabob vanity and extravaganza Ambas-
sadors the beautiful and accomplished ladies' all form
ing school to mould and perfect character superior
scale, are objects worthy Of any hazard ambition
Ohce-seekers believe the delusion and struggle for IT,
pity them, many capable and we-meaning, who might
succeed In the business walks Of life. look upon
VINO depends on Office for his support having very
poor title to the good things of ife The passion for
once Is aebasing in its effects 1t begets artf
cia behavior, trimming policy, and more to be re-
GREETED than all principles contracted and selfish ALSO
uteiy grudging success others OF course this de-
scpon does not apply to every man who troubles the
President or the Heads Of Departments for Office vet it
is nevertheless true in the main.
was shocked to notice, some months ago. that of the
six hundred cerkshps at Washington equal to about
three for each representative in Congress- each member
Of the dominant party claimed the right to supply them
from his district. This the party drill to carry out
the maxim that to the victors belong the spos The
Government as conquered plunder be sliced into ra
tons for party cormcrans Think Of it, and blush with
the pride and dignity of an American patriotl
Instead of system thus corruptng to the public morals
It ought to be the rule that all competent and faithful
officers below the Cabinet and principal bureaus should
be retained under each successive Administration without
inquiring after the political creed of any Of them Ii
they all came from two three adjoining States or even
belonged to the District Of Columbia it should be no OBJ
lection So the ripe qualification and the tried integrity
were secured, no other test should be adopted The
Government would become purer and the people
italy benefited BY such condition Of things. May we
not hope, dscouragng the prospect is, that some
future President viii have virtue and courage enough to
set the example in this particular?
President PIERCE has been annoyed almost to death by
Office adventures, and would have relieved him of the
most dsagreeable Of his official cares had the course
suggest been observed by his predecessors as to hare
the moral sanction of law when he came into power;
for this very question Of 'sspoils has subjected his
character to criticism than any other branch of his
Administration All just minded men see the evil and
ought to stand calmly outside the ring which the ea
diators over the of victory intent in sigma
ling their brute courage with the ferceness and
with about as much glory combatants at Spanish
bulbaiting Let it rather be reproach to ask office,
SO that the President may have full liberty to select his
own agents in executing the high trust for which he
respond to the people.