Lynchburg daily Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1852-1861, 1853-06-22
Division of the Spoils urnurs
Ofti.e disappointed

the democratic patty rushed To the support oil
Gen. Pierce in tile late canvass f.,r the Presi-
dency, coupled with and explained rs 1t was al
the time by the declaration Of some of them
that "tlev kaep their man" was pointed 10 by
the wings as a most significant indication of his
leaninss, and as evidence that the sound, con.
servative and national portion of The democrat.
ic party and Of the country had but little 10
hope for from his success. The event has ful
" justified this deduction. The appointments
10 office in the North bave balanced heavily in
favor of Van Bsrenites aud Free soilers. The
faction which in as few off on The side issue of
slavery and refused to support the regular nom.
ince of the party-which, through the wild
and fierce excitements OF 49 and 80 was will
linz to dissolve tho Union and light up the
balerul fires Of civil war. sooner than forcgo
the Wilmont Proviso, or submit toihe fugitive
slave law-ihat mad aud trai,orous faction IN
the favored recipient Of Executive favor from
a President voted for by Virginia, on the false
assurance that he would be truer to Southern
rights than this most renowned of her living
sons We do not ask the public to take this
upon our assertion-the proof can be had
from scores of democratic sources. For the
present we invite attention to what prom.
neni democratic member of the New York
Senate declared the other day, in speech be-.
fore that body
John A. Dix and the 9th
er Buffalo platform gentry, the dIssoive.tke-
Union candidates for Governor, &c, are liter
ally reoeli,ng an the hOnors Of national admin.
faisnaitrc farms. (uhick dare sag must he
nca,Iyasagyeeabick othe weddings oyrhe National
Democracy IF HE South, as His 10 Tie hock.
cd and astonished. friends and uphoidcrs ofMc
Union against McRetdrious designs Of Dir and
his marauds,s in The MIMI
perhaps. sir.it may be pretended that John
has renounced the folIies of Free sosm, Abo
lilionism. AMI the Ba-nburner. u,opian idea of
the possibility of renstaling his father again in
the Presidency ofthe United States.
Mr.. Cooley examines how far this defence
of the course OF the administration could be
truthiully made.snd shows that John Van Bn
rem meyer made uny rccantation of The abom
Unable sentiments he had previously avowed-
that he did not approve the Baltimore platform
except ".tor this etection" He then continues
speaking of Prince John:
"In respect to the resolutions on slavery.
passed by the Convention, he said: i under stand
them TO mean that the party will abide by the
Compromise Measures, including the fugitive
slave law. My individual views are known
on that law: but am willing 10 allow every
body else 10 sustain and obey that law that
can
HE also admitted that all the party was To
cease agltting the question oil slavery for the
present at least"
Yes Johns individual views are known on
that law'--the Fugitive Slave law They
were very fully declared before the Burlington
Convention as above quoted, where he preach
ed an open and undisguised rebellion TO its
execution. declaring it unconstitutional and
that he should resist it with all the means he
could command' That is Johns opinion and
intention now. That is doubtless the opinion
and intention Of all his inscriptions tools aud
followers who SWARM about the p esidcnt for
patronage and who have teen flvorably receiv.
ed al the VIII House. They only intend TO
cease agtating the question OF slavery for the
present until they can gain strength, by slip
ping into public office, sufficiently to ;agitate'
10 some effect, then we may expect the 'agita
iion' and tomlooery oflSiS TO be enlcted over
again. And at tie rate they are falling into
piace--these out and out BarnJurner, FeesoH,
Buffalo platform A6olitioaists-heseo pcn re
beliion, and d0aon NTH tie Compromise meas
ares. and diSsolUe tie Union men-st aoiH not
be long before they aoW be cooked and prtmed
ready for a ne'o struggle"
These are the men chosen by the present al
ninistration to receive the honors and bounties
Of the Government ard to become the expoun
ders and administrators of the laws. Almost
every Northern paper brings us list Of ap.
pointees belonging to this class. See for ex,
ample the follow ing from the Boston Atlas:
"Little, of Marshfeld. the late Free Soil
IN ember of Congress from the Cd district. has
been appointed Collector OF Plymouth Lewis
Josselyn. late Coalition Clerk of the Senate,
has been appointed Surveyor of the district OF
Salem; ]. S. c. Knowltonlate Coalition Sena-
tor from Worcester county, has recently been
appointed Postmaster of w orcester; Mr.. French