Washington sentinel. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1853-1855, 1853-11-29
81 THANK THEE, JEW, FOR TEACHING
ME THAT WORD.,

.aTHANK THEE, JEW, FOR TEACHING
ME THAT WORD"
We find in the Detroit Free Press, these
words:
"He who simply on the distribution of office
ranges himself with the enemies of the admin
istration, is scarcely removed from moral
traitor"
What man, we would ask, has ranged him
self with the enemies of the administration,
simply because of the distribution of Office?
What set Of men have ranged themselves
against Tire administration. because of the man
ner in which the spoils have been distributed?
We know well enough what the Free Press
means to insinuate. We know well enough
that it means to insinuate, what it has not the
audacity to state fairly and explicitly. 1t has
the will to dupe and deceive; but it fears the
lash which open duplicity and deception would
/, bring upon it. Let us have no more Jarauta
bush-fghting.
If the miserable creatures of executive pa
tronage, mean to carry on the New York war,
let them come out from their ambush. Let
them abandon the hedge-rows, and forsake the
nighttime. Let them come in the open day,
and at least mimic the action of honest men.
From the beginning, we have deprecated the
idea that the policy of the President, or the
policy of the administration, should be tested
only by distribution of spoils. From the
beginning we have protested against such
test, as one which would degrade the Chief
Magistracy and degrade the great democratic
Union as mere buccaneer alliance. But the
Detroit Free Press, and other presses nearer
than Detroit, asserted and swore Justify that
the manner in which the offices were distri-
buted was 1the Presidents policy and then
again, that it was "the policy of the admin
istration." Not content with that, they de-
the corrupt and corrupting announcement as
boilers, factionists and traitors-as disorgan-
izers unworthy of trust or fellowship.
We denounced the infamous doctrine. We
protested against it in the strongest language
we could command. We asseverated that the
democratic bond Of honest fellowship should
not be assimilated to buccaneer league for
the spoils. We urged with our utmost earnest
ness that the fate Of the administration should
not be bound to the fortunes of spols-seeking
faction.
But our voice was UNDECIDED. Our denunci.
ations, our protests, our asseverations were dis.
REGARDED. The Detroit Free Press, with its
affiliated presses, reaching even to Washing
ton, insisted on an implicit obedience. The De
iroit Free Press, with its affiliated presses not
only insisted that the manner in which the
spoils had been distributed was 3princi
ple,' but they dignifed it with the title Of
the Presidents policy and sought to make
the distribution Of the spoils test question,
and denounced as boilers, factionists, and trai
tors all who had the manliness and indepen.
dence to spurn such degradation.
But now, when the national democracy is
triumphant--now when freesoilism and its soft
shell mercenaries are beaten down-the Detroit
Free Press and its sympathizing associates
come forward with the emblushing front Of
hardened iniquity, and mimicking the accents.
of virtue, say that he who opposes the adj
mlDlStrauOn On the ScOTe vi OHlce, il scarcely
removed from a moral traitor!
Who made official patronagea grave matte,
of political consideration Who demanded
the loaves and fishes under the general am
nesty I? Who sought to buy up factions with thu
spoils Of victory? Who insisted that party &
deity should be tested by sanction Of the dis
tribution? The national democracy hav
done none Of these things; the sympathizers 0
the Free Press here and elsewhere are guilt
of all.
But now when they are defeated and over
thrown, they try to cast their filthy nantes oil
those who beat them down; and to charge OF
others the mean and miserable motives which
actuated their own conduct. We are patient
and we can suffer long even under injustice
but when injustice assumes hectoring tone
patience is no longer virtue. We, therefore
hurl back the implied charge of the Free Pres
and its endorsers, telling them plainly that,
this war is to be kept up we are prepared 70
At. fit is to be forced upon us, we will act o.
the defensive no longer. We viii beat bac
our advers@vies, and attack in turn, with tn
resolve to carry the war into Africa. "Cal
OF yonr dogs or they wall be hurt"
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