The miners' express. (Dubuque, Iowa) 1849-1854, 1853-05-04
THE LAMENTATIONS OF DtSAP.
POINTED POLITICIAN.

POINTED POLITICIAN.
The Herald Of this morni"g eahibits very r
plainiy tic disappointment. in the disposition of
the federal Offices for Iowa
Among all the appontm .n's which have thus
far been made and which are likely hereafter to
be made, i, is exceedingly doubtful, if the men
of this sheet, are pleased with single selection
This leaves them no alternative. aut to breath
forth their everlasting mutterings, through the
organ Of tteir high ambitioa and dearest hopes
The work has been commenced by denouncing
tho Congress Of the United States, as most
veual and corrupt body, and coudemning the
President for allowing the federal appointments
to be controlled in any manner by it.
The language Of that Journal is as follows.
"What! Give such body as Congress has |
Of late become the absolute control of the Gov |
eminent place the d, stnirs of The Nation in
the hands Of such cofrnp. body as Congress
has become. 1t is horrible 10 contemplate the
consequences of such an aot, and yet these con-
sequences are developing themselves day by
| day"
! What on earth are tie people Of the United
States about, that they don't send this political
high Priest to Washington, 10 watch tn. current
Of national legislation aud regenerate the prs,i-
lent atmosphere of Washington? If Congress
| is such corrupt body the above extract des-
cribes it, is all important that something should
be "d,d' and we hope the people will not over
look the importance of commanding the services
af this remarkably astute and VIGOROUSLY honest
man Of the Herald.
But, seriously. where is the iInpropristy of
Congressman having voice in recommending
men t., Office, where are the evidences OF
Congressional corruption, which these men talk
80 lueutly and positively about' Let them de
signate some particular instances, if they expect
the public to credit them for truth Ii is true
hat their particular friends Judge Clark and DR.
Harrison Holt, have been disappointed in secu-
ring what they desired, but this is no evidence
+. of Congressional corruption, or that the course
of the administration is not in conformity with
the public wish.
Its becoming too much Aabt of late, with
! certain prius,esring Journals, when things dom
f work exactly to their liking, to denounce the
government and every one connected with it
az corrupt and venal. It seems to be especially
: 30, with the Journal above mentioned and it is
d perhaps not asking too much, that the public
estimate the friendship or enmity of this jnurna
< for individuals, parties, or governments, accord
ing to the rules Of private speculation and per
! sonal interest.
There is but one course in our judgment, which
the President can safely adopt, in regulating thu
appointments in the several states, and that is
to refer the immense mass of letters, petition
and circumstances from the several states, I
the respective Congressional Delegations. Thi
is important from several considerations. In tn
: FIRST place, it is not within the range Of possibi
.. ity, for the President, unless he has corpse
n two or three hundred clerks, to pretend to ex
a. anime with any accuracy, or any hope Of arriv
ing at satisfactory conclusions, the voluminou
correspondence which this new order of thing,
OF would involve. Again-the President coul
= no, know, except from petitions-and with III
0s remarkable facilities for getting up petition
now days, it is not always correct criterion
~ what appointments would, or would not, be sa
!, isactory to the people; and would be very like
l.. | S"ecSs " oAS"Ppo'ul VAC PeoP1S Oh
receive censure, where he had endeavored I
deal justly and reap the reward of, swell don
" good and faithful servant" Again-.he ex
10 ercise Of this power by the President, migi
frequently result in the appointment I
Up personal favorites, without regard to the
10 loo ,lty. This would produce discord and de
nunciation; but what OF it, 1t would not
very apt to effect the tenure of his office,
~ change the result for the people, because tie
= chances TO one, if he would be candidate III
:" second time, and certainly there few me
in this world, but what feel pride, after the
10. have once taken position, in maintaining it.
"a. On the other hand, if the recommendation
Nv come from the Congressional Deleg atoms, tho
not only have knowledge of what would /
approved by the people directly interested an
u" who would be the most worthy and compete
~ men but through the tenure of their Office
80 they are made directly responsible TO the peopl
e for any bunders, willful or otherwise, that the
oe may commit in the discharge of this duty
!" The more we reflect upon this subject, the be
ter We are satisfied that our position is the col
IN rect one and the only one in fact, which can wi
IL any safety be recognized and maintained