The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1853-08-02

THE BusH-FIGHTNG OFrcE-SEEKERs AND THE
New YoRK HERALD-We have been frequently
amused since the Presidential election with the
| expedents of anxious offce-seekers to get
hearing Of some sort of the administration
through this Office; but we have seldom been at
loss to detect the object of these selfish appli
cations, however plausbly disguised In the
outset the calls for letters of recommendation
to washington exceeded our most sanguine ex-
pectations; but as we felt no disposition to in
terfere in the scramble for the spoils, and no
inclination to recommend people at random
under any circumstances, these calls for : aid
and comfort" rapidly diminished, until the an
| noyance entirely ceased
Next, the system of volunteer correspondence
for the HERALD was tried; exalting one great
man to the skies. and pulling another down;
deprecating this particular policy. and urging
that upon the administration as the only path
of safety and honor We gave few letters from
various quarters in the noise and confusion of
the first month or so after the inauguration very
much to the qualification of the parties inte-
rested; but we know that prodigious number
Of patriotic illusions, approving or condemning
various official persons and official proceedings
| at Washington, and elsewhere connected with
| the administration, were cast into the fire. be-
| cause we detected in them the ear-mark of
the unscrupulous cffice-seeker. After while
our volunteer contributions Of this sort
diminished and as the spoils began to grow
! Small by degrees, and beautifully less,
our gratuitous letter-writers almost entirely
suspended their patriotic labors to enlighten the
administration through our columns.
Personal applications and remonstrances con-
corning the political consistency ofthe HERALD
have been the last resort of some of our devoted
| political friends. But they, too, have proved to
us the preposterous absurdity Of confiding too
| much in the weakness of human nature. Yes
terday man boldly standing out upon princi-
| pie, and sworn to destroy I" the faithless con-
Germ at Washington" is conciliated to-day with
| a mouthful of bread and butter. One by one
we have seen such indignant patriots recon-
ciled to everybody in the cabinet, and to every
thing that has been done, by slice of the plum
der for himself And thus the most ferocious
national union compromise men, after having
| deplored the forbearance Of the HERALD
respecting the freesoii appointments of
| Gen. Pierce, have suddenly and without
| remorse, shut up their mouths, deserted us,
and gone over to take tea with Secretary
Marcy or McClelland, with good fat commits
sion in their. pockets Excepting Edmund
Burke, Daniel S. Dickinson, Mr.. D. B. Taylor,
Mr.. Senator Cooley, Hon. Mr.. Maurice, the edi-
tors Of the Albany Argus, and few others we
are now almost left without active cooperation
in the war against the democratic free sellers
and the Buffalo platform. Some Of the most
boisterous Of our allies have been quieted by
sugar plums and, from our late experience, we
know not how long those that now remain are
to be with u.s.
Jacobs" of the democracy of this city. the late
terrible organ of the hardshells is now up, as it
appears for sale to the administration-for
Cowes and market. Vide the despatch from
Washington which we publish this morning.
That concern is up.for sale, including bonus,
cash down, and good fat Office But then there is
the ''real Genuine Original Jacobs" or the
y.
And it appears that the administration are hest
tating whether to buy them both up, and blend
them into one organ, or to start new demo-
cratic paper here, to rule them both off the
track
The moral Of all this is lesson from which
we intend to profit. 1t teaches US how little OF
principle there is in the present wranglings Of
V,.r1>1 bo1 4bara
is of the plunder and the pickinA and drip
pings" of the treasury. 1t is the division of the
| plumber which has thus far threatened to divide
the party, and which still threatens to result in
| positive split on or about the 18th of Septem-
Der next. The spois have not held out, and
| they cannot be made to go all round The dis
| appointed and the hungry are rebelious, and
! they are still numerous enough to rally for
| new division as soon as possible. This we may
expect them to do at Syracuse or elsewhere;
but we have seen enough to distrust the noisiest
rebel of them all. whoever he may be. We
cease to believe in their principles when they
are silenced SO easily by the ''drippings." They
must hereafter prove their professions by their
deeds, before we can assist them in grinding
their axes. This journal cannot be used as the
stalking horse for the bush fighters of the
democratic or any other party. They must
face the music and stand the fire. That's all.
LOVE AMONG THE RosEs-It having been
threatened by some of the hard-shell journals
of "the rural districts" and endorsed by the
Albany .Argus. that Mr.. Cooley, by some
| means will be returned to the Senate, or re
ceive the nomination, in some convention. for
| State Comptroller" the Albany .a.las is pleas
ed to rejoice in the following strains Of /" love