The republic. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1849-1853, 1853-06-24

lection have been bastinadoed, and the celestial
authorities deem themselves secure in the re-
mote recesses of the golden palaces. merely be-
cause they have concealed the danger from
themselves Suddenly, however, is heard the
alarum of these Young Democratic insurgents,
headed by the 'yellow-haired and red bearded"
TUCKER. The sacred walls are scaled-the
courtlers, sycophants, and even the hard-s
llfe-guard are tumbled heels over head in de-
Plorable confusion. The exasperated and trium
plant rebels enter. Their first demand is for the
keys OF the Imperial treasury and cellar, for each
revolutionary pocket is vacant as infnty, and
each throat is ''as dry as lmeburner's wig"
Woe then to any officeholder under the MING
or FoGY dynasty who shall have imprudently
omitted to inscrbe upon his Intel the tslis-
manic word shu, (obedient;) he will be in.
continently seized by his official queue. and
whilst his skull paves the pyramid to be raised
to the prowess of the progressves, his confs-
Gated salary will enrich their exchequer and
enlarge their ranks.
! We shall not side either with the MING
/
KER, the leader of the rebelious bands.
| We shall sympathize with the defeated, for a
| disappointed Democrat is even worse off than a
Wing.
If, however, the Republican, be correct in
announcing an antagonism between the Ter
rapin and Telegraphic Democrats, other
consequences of the most portentous char
acter will arise. 1t is well known that the
Union, having been preferred to ourselves and
other meritorious applicants, had quietly staked
off the public printing as its own peculiar dig
ging. Now this rowing Young America, with its
red flannel shirt and revolver, will next winter
come staggering around, and, finding highly
respectable elderly gentleman shovelling out
the ''skads," or rocking the Congressional era
die with digni6ed aacrity, our young friend
in the red shirt may perhaps look on long
enough to learn the lick, but perceiving it to
be an art as simple as filling ones pockets, he
will leap into the digging, and insist that he
has as much right to the gold, and perhaps as
much use for it, as his venerated predecessors.
Then will come struggle entirely without
paiailCi, O'cA tiic ICSulb vi WHICH, III
guage of Mr. CALHOUN, veil is drawn which
no human foresight may raise. We cannot
foresee which will be the victor. Perhaps the
chasm may close over both combatants. .Nou,
Uerrons
The impossibility of accommodating every
one upon the Baltimore platform is beginning
to be obvious. There may be plenty of room
on deck, but the provisions are evidently INSULT
cient for four years voyage
The Administration has, we believe, faith
fully endeavored to satisfy the extremists. 1t
has united charcoal, nitre, and birthstone in de-
finite proportions, in the sanguine hope that it
can thereby prevent explosion.
! If, as a bystander perfectly disinterested as
to results, we should offer an opinion in the
premises, we should say to the Administration,
You have wasted four months in endeavoring
to reconcile Incompatible interests. Fill up the
remaining vacancies, despatch the public bust
ness faithfully, and appeal to the people. If
they deem your motives honest and your actions
wise, they will protect you from all assaults.
If they consider you timid, incompetent, or
taithless to your Inaugural pledges, all the Goa
litiOns that can be patched up with the golden
solder of office will not save you from the fate
you will then have deserved"