New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1853-01-08
WE THoRNs oF TICT0RY.

Our democratic friends find themselves, u bout
these victorious times, very much in the con
dition Of many unfortunate little urchins, upon
whom Santa Claus has showered his favors il
such profuson as seriously to endanger thei,
hillary organs, filling their stomachs and peck
cts to an inconyenient and disagreeabe reple
ton. They are tormented, as Midas was, witt
what the French elegantly call embdros de-
releases. In other and palmer words, demo
eracy is afflicted with plethora of patronage
and if it escapes dissolution therefrom, it will
have great occasion to rejoice in the benefit Of a
natural strength and vigor of constitution.
Here, now in Louisiana, our democratic
friends have hardly ceased smackng their lips
over the gorgeous prospect of spoils opened to
them by the result of the November election,
before they stumble upon another rich placer Of
patronage in the reorganization of the State
Government. 1t is difficult, indeed, to deter
mine which is the richer mine. The new Con-
stitution left in the Governors hands some
fine norceanr for the patriots who do not
hold with Cato the post OF honor TO be
a private station = and who are not only
willing to serve their State at great private sac
riiices, hut, would even regard it a most I'M
grateful and ruipous arrangement that did not
recognize such burning zeal for country and
party These valuable offices TO be distributed
by the new Governor, are Recorder of Mortga-
ges and Register of Conveyances in New0rleans
two offices worth $4,000 each, the duties of
which can be performed by deputies. Next we
have four Port Wardens at $4,000 each four
Harbor- masters, averaging even larger sum,
say S6000 and any number of inspectors Of
pork, flour, guagers, notaries public, bank com
missionships, etc The distribution of this
patronage will render Colonel Hebert's guber
material couch by no means a bed of roses To
turn ont wing incumbents would be very easy,
safe and entertaining employment for the
young Governor quite as much so as the
juvenile amusement of killing flies was TO
the infantile Caliguala, but then alas there are
no wings to slaughter. Colonel Hebert's prede
cessor has saved him all this trouble, or rather
has thrown upon the representative of the
young Democracy the much more difficult
and onerous duty, of applying the guillotine to
his own friends. To leave them all, the demo-
Gratis, in, would not only give great dissatisfao-
ton to the hundreds of Others equally deserv- |
ing, who pray for a chance of serving their coun-
try--but would also contradict tavorite doc |
tr,ne of the democracy, called d" rotation in of
fee" Many of the present incumbents have held |
office so far back, " that the memory of man |
runneth not to the contrary Their tenure
are mockery of the democratic profession of
rotation, as well as upon the spirit Of the Con-
stitution, which indicates periodical appoint
ments fresh from the people. There is among
our democratic friends a regular aristocracy
of Placemen They inherit offices, which are
entailed from father to son. These
offices are regarded, as much private property,
as if they were negroes and land Let any Gov
ernor dare remove any of these incumbents, and
see what hornets nest he viii stir up, of in
dignant cousins, hostile brothers, reproachful
uncles, bewailing parents, shriekiug gives and
screaming children. A pleasant time you will
have of it, Mr.. HILBERT, when you essay to re-
move any of these ancient incumbents for the
purpose of making way for some up-start sprout
of Young America, who, in the fact that he has
never before held Office, presents an insurmount-
able argument, why he should never have one,
on the principle of the boy in the fable, who
promised never to 60 into the water until he had
learned to swim. But you may sustain yourself
against the hosts of the placemen and aspirants
by calling up the reserve of Federal Offices
which, in few weeks, will be thrown like so
many apples of discord into the serried ranks of
the patriotic democracy. Those who fail to get
a share of the State pay may set to work and try
their fortunes in the scramble for the Federal
bn 70 yIo f,;1 l. ~ |
rather, we should say, woe be to the democracy,
when these unrewarded patriots are thrown
upon the world, to growl, grumble, agitate, and
sorrow over the ingratitude fparty, and from
sorrowing and discomfort to glide unperceptibly !
INTO treason, rebellion and open hostility against
their old but ungrateful and unapreciating
allies.
In contemplating these troubles and embar-
easements Of the successful democracy, we grow
quite as well satisfied with the lot of the poor
hungry emaciated wings, as the wolf was in La
Fontaine, who proved insensible to the charms
Of the life of the sleek yard-dog
The Courier, of yesterday, is full of illustra-
tive suggestions of the perplexity of having all
the offices to distribute
In the first place, the Orleanian had publish
ed list Of U. s. officials in New Orleans, I'M
der the new democratic regime, which list, it
merely more than insnuated, had the favor of
the Democratic State Central Committee Even
so slight a thing as mere newspaper rumor set
the whole democratic camp in a futter and the T
Courier forthwith came out with the following
solemnly official announcement, having prefaced |
it with denuneiation of the Oreanian's state
ment as d" trash" etc:
II is probably the invention person anxious TO
make mischief among democrats by getting up false
cry about detaton and interference The Central Com
mittee has done such thing charged and has no in
tenou to do any thing of the kind 1t has never All
tated the question of appointments aud the members
have conferred with each other with any view Of
selecting or recommending any body, for any place
This have been instructed by members of the Commit
tee TO state in the most positive terms, and our own
knowledge enables us to affirm it correct in all respects
Well, we think we will believe the Democratic
State Central Committee so endorsed by |
our neighbors of the Courier But, we suspect |
the Orleanans list is more than half right, and |
the larger portion of the members of the Com |
mittee-not the Committee ohciaHy-work for |
its success,
But the most funnily transparent of all the |
Courier's perplexties, is its anxiety lest SouIE |
should refuse to kiss and make friends" and |
that JONI SLGDELL, distinguished in the history
Of PlaQuemnes. in the year of our ord 1914 |