Cooper's Clarksburg register. [volume] (Clarksburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1851-1861, 1853-05-04
IS why is It.,,

I,o"Cooper's Register seems to be surpri-
sed that there are so many recent converts
to the doctrines Of the Democratic party
A few weeks ago We took occasion 70 give
our opinion in reference to the political
summersetts made since the Presidential
election, and general as we thought the
fire was, we saw some feathers fall. 1t
reminds US of the lisping preacher who
said. 80 if you throw a sthone amongth
passed. of dogs, and one zof them yowls.
You may thwar. one of them it'll hit p
we, with the Register. are surprised that
20. should exhibit such inconsistency
We think 1t IS not difficult to answer ..lyby
is it ?'' And there are some more VIZ
is Us, just as easily answered. and which
we most respectfully recommend to the
consideration of the Register. Why is it
that our present worthy Chief Magistrate
must be so harrassed by the tremendous
rush of office-seekers Why is it that
full grown men will annoy the President,
in the presence of numerous guests. for
petty post-office appointments Why is
It that hundreds of men have been daily
besieging the doors of each department,
imploring most pieteously for Office, with
a resolution worthy of a better cause p
Why is Is that the White House is SO
crowded with hungry hordes of office
seekers, that it is said that the President
sometimes cannot find an opportunity to
eat, from early in the morning till late at
night ? Why is it that high offices in the
State. unconnecled with party must be
disposed of by party? Why is it that
when party is not likely to have any
Al.
party will quarrel and fight about the
distribution of Office amongst themselves.
like dogs? We ask again, why is it p
God knows. anxious as the Wings may be
to get office. the Democrats are their
brothers in this respect. They. too. are
flesh and blood like other men.
We will now give our opinion about
the matter. We suppose it is not contend
ed that the simple circumstance of being
Wing or Democrat effects a man so far as
honesty or dishonesty is concerned. No
honest man. be he Wing or Democrat, will
sacrifice his principles for the emoluments
of office; but. on the other hand, princi-
Piles with dishonest man are but threads
of gossamer, when an opportunity of self
aggrandizement presents itself beyond.
We do think that the day for these one
sided f1ourishes for mere party effect is
past. and candour and political honesty
should be more consulted by editors in
general. Such course has tendency
to lower the reputation of the veracity of
editors in the eyes of the public, that
those fen who try to tell the truth are not
believed"
We copy the above from the Buckhan-
non Observer. While the position of the
editor of that paper is generally right. we
think he has the matter little mixed up
We admire the intelligent politician who
is actuated by principle. and aims rather
to be of benefit to his country than to be
supported by it; but we have no sympa-
thy for the voracious camp-follower who
knows no principle but the spoils. The
predominant party is most burdened with
this latter class, because in its ranks their
object can be most easily attained, and
not because they have any partiality for
its principles. The reverse is frequently
The case. But this does not prove that
the offices within the gift of an admins
tration should not be placed in the keep
ing of its political friends, so long as it
contains enough good men to ill them
Neither does it disprove our assertion of
the remarkable stampede of Wings AMI
Democrats, to the radical
wing of the Democratic party. We have
as supreme contempt for the profession
al ofice-seeker who depends upon poll
tics for livelihood, as any person can
have and our disgust at the 'no-party'
pratings of milk and-water politicians, is
equally great.
We hope the one-sided flourish for
mere party effect" contained in the above
article from the Observer, ia not one of
the "yowls" spoken of.
RICH, RICHER. R1cHEsT.-The police
reports OF a country town seldom fnrpish
richer round of prosecutions than the
following: On Monday, the e5th ult..
John Barret, blind man. was arrested
uD6p co,Dlaipt of MorL 0,uo.a f,.o,