Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1853-07-02

peculiarly adapted to the times;
FROM THE ALEXANDRIA aAzErTE
In view OF the interesting scramble still going on
among the democracy for the "spoils," it may not
be inappropriate to republish the following number
from the Spectator" 1t briefly illustrates the
delicate duty OF satisfactorily exercising the appoint
ing power reposed in our Chief Magistrate. And
1t Will no doubt be comforting to some of the horde
who recently made their exit from Washington to
know that during the reign of Virgnia's chosen
sovereign there were ofiice-seekers with as merto
rious claims upon the Government as themselves
who. 1t seems, were as sorely and grieyously dis
appointed
Next to the people who want place, there are mono
TO DC pied more than those who solicited for
plain answer with denial is looked upon as pride
and civil answer a promise
Nothing is more ridiculous than the pretensions of
people upon these occasions Every thing man hath suffer-
ed whe MS enemies were in play certainly brought
ABOUT oy the malice Of the opposite party bad cause
would not nave been lost if such had been upon the
bench nora prohgate youth dsnhered if he had not got
drunk every night by oastng ousted ministry
Der Tory who having been fined in court of Justice for
prank that deserved the plory desired upon the merit
OF IT. TO be made justice of the peace when his friends
came into power and shall forget Wing criminal
who upon being indicted for larceny told his friends
Piles =
The truth of is the sufferngs of man in a party
are OF very doubtful nature When they are such
have promoted good cause and fallen upon man I'M
deservedy they have right to be heard and remember
ed beyond any other pretensions But when they rise
out of rashness ndscreon and the pursuit Of such
as have rather ruined than promoted the inter
est they aim at, (Which hath always been the Of
many great suferers,) they only to recommend
them to the children Of violence and folly have by
bundle of memorials presented by several cavaliers up
the restoration Of King Charles H. which may
as so many instances to present purpose Among
several persons and pretensons recorded by my author
he mentions of very great estate who, for having
roasted an who'll and distributed hogshead upon
King Charess birth day, desires be provided for
his Majesty in his wisdom may think fit Another put in
to be Prince Governor for having dared drink
his health in the worst of times third petitions for
Colonels COMMISSIONER having cursed Oliver Cromwell
the day before his death public bowling green
There is likewise the petition Of who having let his
beard grow from the martyrdom of King Charles l. till
the restoration of King Charles H. desired in consdera
ton thereof to be male Privy Counsellor must not
omit memorial setting forth that the memoriast had
with great dispatch, carried letter from certain lord
to certain lord, wherein, it afterwards appeared
concerted for the restoration and without
which he verify beeves that happy revolution had
been efeced who, therefore, humbly prays to be made
Postmaster General certain gentleman, who to
write with good deal Of spirit and the word GAL
laaty and genemdn-t very often in his petition begs
that consideration OF his having worn his hat for
years past in the loyal cavalier cock his great danger
and detrment he maj be made Captain of the Guards
81 shall close my account of this collection Of migrant
ed memorials with tie copy of petition at length
which recommend 70 my readers very valuable
piece
The petition Of B. H. Esquire, humby sheweth that
your petitioners fathers brothers uncle Col. W. H.,
lost the third fngerof his left hand at Edgehill fight
that your petitioner notwithstanding the smallness of
his fortune, he being younger brother always kept
hospitality and drank confusion to the roundheads in half
Of bumpers every Sunday in the year. several
honest gentlemen (whose names are underwriten) are
ready testify that your petitioner is remarkable in
his county for having dared TO treat Sir p p cursed
sequestrator and three members of the assembly of d.
vines, with Drawn and mnce pies upon New Years day
that your said humble petitioner hath been FIVE times
imprisoned in five several county ails for having been
rngeader in five different riots into which his zeal for
the royal hurried him. when Of greater
had not the courage to rise that the said E. hath
had six dues and four and twenty boxing matches in de-
fence Of his Maestys title and that he received such
blow upon the head at bonfire in Stratford upon
as he hath been the better for from that day
this that your petitioner hath been far from mprov
ing his fortune in the late d-abe times that he verify
believes and hath good to imagine, that ii he had
been master Of an estate he had nfaby been plumber
ed Your petitioner in consideration Of his said merits
and suerings humbly requests that he may have the
place of Receiver of Taxes, Collector Of Customs Clerk
of the Peace Deputy Lieutenant whatsoever else he
shall be thought qualified for And your petitioner shall
pray, Sc"
Loudosn County (Va) June 81, 1863. r.