The Yazoo City weekly Whig. (Yazoo City, Miss.) 18??-1855, 1853-02-18
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probably more ability. than usually tails %
the lot Of editors. This is kind Of inter-
|regnum between the going out Of one adj
ministration and the incoming Of another,
when public men win naturally keep dark
as to future public measures, and when the
public interests will necessarily suffer by
the neglect Of public agents. Hence, we
ind that Congress-. instead Of moving on to
the maturing Of measures necessary to the
welfare Of the country and the future pros
perity Of the people. dfags along day after
day. seemingly trying how little can be
done until The 4th Of March, when new men
are to come into power and new order Of
things to take place.
We notice, however, that notwithstand-
ing the Legislative business of the country
is almost totally abandoned and neglected.
men. whose duty it is to attend to it, are not
altogether idle. Many of them are very
obviously engaged in assisting the President
elect in the selection of his cabinet officers,
and such other functionaries as may be ne
cessary to carry on the government in flu
ture day. The newspaper press, too. and
the politicians generally are most assiduous>
ly engaged in this work of love either for
themselves, or the incoming Executive
According to present appearances the new
President will have the whole of his officers
selected. and the programmes his admin
istration all arranged to his hand before the
| time arrives for him to assume the powers
and duties conferred on him by the consti-
tuition. How easy and pleasant. then. would
seem to be his position The press and the
politicians have arranged every thing and
appointed everybody. and he has only to
drop on the soft cushion of his exalted Office,
go to sleep, and let men and things take
their own course.
Now it might be pleasant enough to in
dulge in the anticipation Of such state of
things, ifsit was not for certain ominous
signs which the political heavens are con-
stantly revealing. 1t is evident that there
is not one Office for every twenty aspirants,
whose real OF. imaginary claims are not to be
overlooked with IMMUNITY. Every State has
ambitious men, whose friends are urging
their pretensions. Others there be who,
finding themselves unurged, are raising
their bristles and pushing their ownsclaims
with great pertinacity on their own hook.
Every man, that supported the successful
candidate, feels that he is entitled to his re-
ward, and win growl worse than sore
headed bear when he finds his services over
looked. and hiselaims neglected. But this
no particular business of ours, as we have
no such fncied claims and shall consequent
" indulge in no wrathful outpourings if the
Executive should accidentally overlook US in.
the distribution of his patronage. We shall
not positively.
The whole country, our numerous read
ers we presume included, are on tiptoe to
know what will be the probable policy of the
new Administration. Here we are as much
at fault as the rest of mankind. We are
inclined to the opinion that Gen. Pierce. left
free to pursue the dictates of his jugmenf.
will go onward in the same line of peaceful
and prosperous policy that has been so emil
nently and distinctly marked out by the
present incumbent. But can he dothis? Are
there not elements around him which con-
tributed largely to his election, and without
the existence and active aid of which, he
could not have been elected at all, that will
more or less control him when in powers?
We have been satisfied for some time, that
there is in this country alarge and active
party formed. and forming. which seeks to
involve the government in foreign difficult
les, without much reference to the sanctity
IF treaty stipulations, or the consequences
hat may result to our own country from
such recklessness. With the men that COM
pose this party the peace Of the country is
aothing; the prosperity of the people is
lothing; the plightda faith Of nations is no.hs-
ng Under the possible plea Of planting
he seed ofrepublican institutions in the
oil Of despotic governments. they go for
he same from species of military enthu-
iasrn, some from motives of mere adven-
ure. some to gain noterIety, and some to
prosper by the plunder Of conquered pro-
sinces This party. headed BY Soule. Doug
IS and others. was powerful in deciding the
ate presidential contest. and will seek. it is
hought. 70 give tone 70 the foreign policy
i the new Administration, e they are
trong enough to succeed. or i Gen: Pierce