The republic. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1849-1853, 1853-02-02


for the Nautical Almanac, and his friends
hoped that he might yet be spared for further
usefulness. American science has sustained a
great loss in this death of one of its most sue
cessful cultivators
Evidences and illustrations of Democratic
harmony multiply with rapidly that battles
ordinary powers Of analysis
The 'sorgans" of the faithful, from the Con-
cord Patriot down to the Washington Union,
have proclaimed that all sections of the party
shall be equitably represented at the distribu-
ton of the spoils. They reason, logically
enough, that the morality which permitted
them to associate with petty and unprincipled
factions to secure victory, ought. not now to
deprive any faction of its proportion of the
booty accruing from the result. But the rea-
sonabeness of an abstract argument does
not IN this case render the proceeding
whit less impracticable. True, the
ollndfolded organs, from the Union upward,
talk of nothing but party unity, delightful har-
mony, and so forth; but every man having his
eyes open knows right we'll that the unity has
none but an imaginary existence. He knows
that, instead of complying with the mandate OF
those having or pretending to have authority,
the national portion of the Democracy are
waging war against the factions, and that in
many instances the factions are fighting against
each other.
The determination of the national Demo-
Gratis to exclude the leaders of the factions
from offices Of influence and consideration is
too notorious to need renewed exemplication.
But the mutual antipathies of the factions is
not so well established.
The New York Erening Post, on the part
of the Freesoilers, has insisted that General
DIX, with all his seetionalism, shall have a
seat in the coming Cabinet. Union Democrats
refuse to act with him. Even Mr.. HUNTER,
it is said, will not sit at the same counsel
table with him. But remembering that Mr..
SoULE is reported to have declared in favor Of
q continuance Of the alliance which he and
JOHN VAN buren, contaminated during the
canvass, we were scarcely prepared to find the
most prominent Southern Rights journals ac
tive in their efforts to exclude General Dix
Some Of them, at any rate, are so engag-
ed. The Columbus (Georgia) Times, which
few acquainted with the Southern press
will exclude from the category of staunch
Southern Rights, journals, speaks of DIX and
VAN buren, as men so Objectionable that theil
appointment to responsible office will weaken
the administration and divide the party" The
Pines proceeds to refer more specifically tc
DIX, and the impossibijity of admitting him tt
a cabinet seeking the confidence of the South
We quote
Independently of his aboltionsm, we have
very high regard for Senator Dix. He is unques
tionably an able statesman, patriotic citizen, al
exhibited upon the field, and good and true Re
publican But the plague spot of abolition is on hi
broto and, like The Eepsr he should be excluded from
he camps of Israel unclean until he is cured
of his leprosy.
1.-THE slavery question is not settled; every ad
ministration will have some questions directly OF
indirectly connected with slavery, under it's con
alteration The South therefore neper can gipe fiji
confidence 10 an administration ichich has Free
sOier III its confidence. Noro General Dr is kno,e,
to be Freesoiler. In the canvass of ls4S he hell
quite ultra positions on the slavery questions al
John Van Buren,, though his demeanor was fol-
more dignifled and gentlemanly; and no ma,
doubts but that if these ucere again 10 urise
That he tcotild pursue the same We therefor
oppose his appointment, and icarn The Democrac
of The South against the ruinous effects Of has eera
ton 10 the leadership of the party. There Marc
and Dickinson, in New York, quite as able and ia
less Objectionable than Dix.
s'Indeed we are surprised that any question
able man has been thought of for Cabinet ap
pointment All such men will be dead weigh
upon the administration. We utterly deny an
reprobate the doctrine that any party clique, a
such, have any claim to posts of honor profit il
the Government. And we earnestly hope that MI
Pierce viii select only those for officers unde
him of known ability and honesty, and of tn
faith of jefferson. Adherence to an sism' ought
be fatal objection to an aspirant for Office"
The Times shares with the Georgian a
anxiety in reference TO the ability of Genera
PIERCE to extricafe himself from his dilemma
The Times confesses that it looks forward to hi
action "with much apprehension" and it re
minds him of his duty as follows:
ssrr Pierce ia a State RIGHTS man: and if h