Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1853-11-01
Serving two Masters


We have tried in the most charitable spirit posi-
be, TO reconcile the relations of portion Of our De-
mocratic contemporaries towards the Administration,
it'll the leas; show of consistency. They seem to
to be striving hard to to maStcrs--he OPP
postcs OF each other->and vauly hope to accomplish
great impoSsib;ty as to serve God AMI Nam
mon at the time. Ne have viewed their pos
ton with no mere partisan eye. But we have con-
sidercd it calmly and deliberately. with the view of
doing them full justice How DO they stand before
the public They are louo in the condemnation of
the acts OF the Administration. They denouncc them
with more unSpa'inc hand than the opposition
press, yet every such dcnuncia;iou IS accompanied
with aborcl effort 20 justify at Administration.
Now, for our part, we confess ourselves unable To
comprehend such distinctions, and lain, honest PEG
Pile il mistake not will think with ON this sub.
jcct II the bcstowa Of the power and patronage of
the Government upon Aoouonis.S is rraught with
such dangerous consequences, pray, who is rc>ponsi
BILE for it? Why heap constant abuse upon that
class, and seek n the power that feeds AMI
fosters them with such lavish hand. They arc
not to be blamed for taking the places tenl,rcd to
them. But the power that seeks them out and con-
fers those places upon them Is the proper subject
upon which to rest the responsibility and ihe censure
this pratiny about "the abominablc Abolitiouiss"
The very journals that have been from day to day
and year to year. instilling prejudice into their minds
against them, they nd occupying the ,nconsis,-
entposition Of defending the Administration which
singles out Free Sellers of the deepest dye for lis cs
pecial favoriteS, while those journals profess to have
as holy an horror ofFrcesoiliSm a ever We ,av we
have hal enough Of this double dealing Il is hirh
time iIr gentlemen politicians with their protested
pious regard Tor Southern institutions TO show th,
true colors. The time has come when they cannot
longer play the part of serving God and Mammon
both-of pretending TO abhor fiction rFrcesoilers
and at the sam time kindly taking them 20 their
embrace, u share the Government spols with them.
This Administration has brought them To that alter
native and they must choose now whom they will
serve. Such nice distinctions as they pretend 70
draw hctween thc dangerous consequences ~ free
Sellers holding Office and the shielding of President
Pierce from any blame FOR appointing them to Office
under the apology of "go,I Intentions" all TO- fin.
best and so ON, won't DO before an homes. intelli
gent people. They have seen enough il Is Z, Lr
hoped, to draw the distinction for themselves and t
visit their censIre upon those W 20 properly Ge.erv,
1t They are not to be humbuggcd in that way. az
we very much mscalcuiatc their good iul ,,Dapt.
When their confidence and trust has been shanefI %,
deceived, it hut mockcry> the gro,,cst insul-.o
their common understan ling for respectful journals.
protesting an honesty and dependence of purpose.
TO attemt to keen up the deception low irwin, 10 shift
the responsibility from the shoulders of thos y o
alone oueh; to bear it. Prominent among On. De.
mocratc journals which see proper To pursue ti,i.
strange course is our esteemed C. temporary. tb.
Washington sentinel The good It voulI j., by
denounong Free Sellers appointed to Office IT undo.,
by an un5ecoming effort to protect the Prcs lent from
deserved ccnsurc in appointing them. While that +.
its policy, it can effect but little ia the patriotic and
independent course We were informed ii had laid ont
foritself 1t will prove Of no avail for the acknol
edged talents thus far displayed by the sentinel 10
be exhausted in blowing hut anil cold with the a,n,
breath. II cannot serve God and Mammon r., a.,
same time and the sooner it appreciates this adyic,
aud acts accordingly the better for it and th, party
The future will prove the truth Of our remarks.