Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1853-10-19
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"WEDNESDAY. OCTOBER no. 1858
..Lo,ai Jealousy

s,ih that we let of last week has set the
Richmond Eaayirer in a blaze, The EHi'"sf
chooses to regard our remark that Gan. FIERCE
had made his Virginia appointments from the East
srn section of the State as an attemp' oiomenl
the jealousy existing between the two secuons..-
No hodv else 50 understood us and FIVE must
explain for the En7arsr's benefit, we have only
70 say that the paragraph was intended as an ron
;,,l allusion to the famous manifesto put for'h
few months ago by the Hon, FAYErrE MeNiOt-
len. But we shrewdly suspect that the h"q"'-
r,r did not mistake our meaning, and merely 'ooN
advantage of the opportunity TO administer re-
hnke in advance to any members OF It's own parry
who mirht be disposed to raise rumpus on ae-
count of the appointments. We agree with the
Eaosrsr in its deuuacatouso Of local jealousy ana
concur in the opinion that suitable men should De
selected for Office without reference to their place
of residence Not 81. hlwever, with the Hon.
MIR. McMyLLzx ana the other members OF Con
oress from West Virginia, to whom the hnq"'-
ger's article is Just casigatioa, well deserved out
only too long delayed. :,
The public rocollact the paper to which we al,
Iude. 1t was drawn up by Mr.. McMrLLEN ana
signed by all the Representatives OF the west III
CONGRESS. and by some members from the East
I. was addressed. if we mistake not, to President
PIERCE, and averrod that federal offices, in other
words the "spoils." had not been equally divided
between the two sections OF the State, and de-
manded that under this administration the West
should receive her due portion. These sentiments
were generally approved by the Democratic press
Of the West, and we presumed, OF course, that the
President would act accordingly. Buthow has II
turned out? Instead Of heading the demands o.
these honorable gentlemen, Gen, PIERCE has
made nearly all his appointments, not only from
thu East. but from the limits of single city
Now we confess that we took mjschievous pleas
IRE in reminding our Western Democratic friends
Of their lato position, and still feel anxious to SET
whether they will presume to complain OF 'h'
President.
From a sentence in the EnqRrer's article, We
lsarn that some signs of discomfort have been man
Tested Recently" says that paper, "we dis
saver symptoms of the old Jealousy, and hear muir
mars which indicate that the dead feud is reyiy
ed.o The only thing of the kind which has me
our ave is an article in the VaIey Democrat OF the
18th. The Democrat nominates the Hon, JOIN
LrrcHER for the Speakership OF the House o
Representatives, and takes occasion to say, "o'
marked has been the political outrage upon west
srn Virginia, that it might gravely be asserted
,ha, were it not for the eternal decree OF the Con
stitution Of the United States, that Western Fir-
aiuia would DO without representation IN, the
general Congress Of the country" The EnqH'rer'
however, says, ''Demagogues Of mean cGpae''y
and rulgar ambition may hope to promote 'hel'
selfish schemes by iullamiug tho passions OF local
faction" and, politicians who continue to sub
sist on the public treasury, may foment Disgrace
fill scramble for the 'spoils, and may complain oil
an unjust division of the patronage, but IN their
selfish and sor,Id schemes, they will not have the
sympathy of the people" Not to pursue the SUD
iscs further, we dsavow any intention 'to cham
pion the claims of the Western Democracy, and
conclude with the question, how will the Honora-
BILE FAYErrE and his co-adjutors feel when they
read the above language in the leading organ Of
their party in the State2