Glasgow weekly times. (Glasgow, Mo.) 1848-1861, 1853-11-24
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The recent defeat OF the Administration
in the State of New York, makes the fol-
lowing extract from an article in the Sep
TENDER number Of Putnam's Magazine,
doubly interesting and worth a careful peru
sal. The policy Of President Pierce has
met with stunning blow, and honestly has
received its just reward:
Again: in respect to the domestic APP
pointments, we say that the policy Of the
distribution has been governed by an alb
surd, because an impossible scheme for
healing the divisions of party by the slave
of patronage, A radical, inveterate, and
long standing opposition exists, called de-
mocrats, especially in New York. It is an
opposition that has grown out of f,indamcn-
tai differences of principle, and decided
divergence of political conviction and SYM
patty. Years of ardent contest have nurs-
ed it into bitter luminosity. Its hatreds
partake Of the virulence Of the odiun tieo-
logicum.
II cannot be compromised, nor bridged
over, nor reconciled. Time can only widen
the breach, and whatever temporary ar
rangements may be made, the issue must
show that they were no more than tempo
rary. Now, in such state Of opinion, to
undertake by the bestowal of few offices
to the leaders of the hostile camps, to re-
move the grounds OF enmity, betrays SUI
perficiality of judgment, want of insight,
an ignorance of human nature, and de-
pravity of principle, that we are sorry to
see in any position of influence. The at
tempt is one of those errors, which, as Tai
leyrand said, was worse than q crime-a
mistake, because from the nature of things,
it must prove failure; and crime, be-
cause it is an abandonment of the high oh.
iects of government for the sphere Of low
partisan tactics. 1t is not the business Of
the chief magistrate of great nation, to
try to dance upon two cross wires; TO come
down from his lofty seat to adjust the brawls
Of street-fghters, or to contrive plans for
the artistic management of local jealousies
and ambitions. He should leave all that to
the quidnuncs of the Pewter Mug, or the
Shades. His business is the defence and
the furtherance of the broad interests of the
whole nation, according to Just and compre-
hensive principles, and in the most i'm par.
tial spirit.
The moment he steps into office, he is nc
longer the chief of clique, the head oil
garch, the captain of banditti, a Joint work.
err with factions or parties; but he becomes
in some sort the Father of the People
charged with universal responsibility, and
forever removed from one-sided, or sinister
or sectional objects. We are not urging
that he should have no principles of some
party; but simply that he should proclaim
and execute his principles without descend
ing to the ignoble task of composing private
factions squabbles, by shifts and compro
misses, or two-faced distribution of the
Offices in his gift.
Worse than all this, however, effort.
to which we refer are in reality nothing les:
than an enterprise to control human convic
tions by motives addressed to low cupidity
and selfishness. Support me-" says the
patron, suppress your individual predilec
| tions; forego the expression Of your homes
sentiments, and Join heartily with men 70,
know to be wrong, and suspect to be knaves
and / will make you a secretary, and YOU
friend an ambassador"
What is that but soliciting the client t
a become prostitute? What is it but askinl
E him to sell his soul for a place? How doe
it differ from the most mercenary transac
ton of the market-place? The Presiden
does not say "because you are man of mer
: it, fitted for" the place, and likely to confe
1 honor on yourself and the country by tn
discharge of its duties request you to talk
it," but he says, "because you are seces
sionist, willing to sink your secessionism
: because you are freesoiler, not trouble
= with conscience; because you are unionist
e with no fear of the safety of the Union
ready tojoin in any scheme for building u
q harmonious party--you shall sit upon m,
right hand and my left" And we are sor
= ry to say that seceders, unionists, and free
= sellers, like the fanatic followers of som
Abou-ben .Abou, tear their turbans, an
place their mouths to the dirt, and shou
Allah, Allah, Allah, Sun of the universe
: thou art great! Thus douceurs are offere
g to dishonesty, premium is paid to hypo
critics, the emoluments and honors of ofic
f bestowed on sycophants and lickspittles.
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