Daily evening star. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1852-1854, 1853-11-17
Washington City Unjustly Assailed

The Baltimore American (Whig) of yes
terday, contains very long editorial
article headed Assault upon the Ma
tional Democrats at Washington" in
which it discourses about the political
metropolis, the Maine Liquor Law, Mr..
Macauber, Soras, tin signs, metempsy-
Ghosts, Mr.. Bagnet, Sir Leicester Ded-
lock, President Pierce, MIR. Maury, and
bronchitis; which omnium gatherum, it
seems, was called forth by the Hard
meeting of Monday last. The following
is an extract from the article rejecting
on the society of this city:
But the peculiar condition of Washington
has organised peculiar interest. 1t is that
IF the Office holders and office hunters. 1t is
composed chiefly Of those who have come in
. with the various administrations since a very
remote period. The extreme uncertainty OF
political life has naturally suggested means
for its preservation. One revolving conse-
quence of civil strife, usually painted by ora
tors, is here stripped of its horrors, and even
converted to profit. Brother may war against
brother, but it invariably promotes the pros
perity Of the family. Fer as in the civil wars
Of England, the simple expedient of tae father
and son taking opposite sides, invariably vest
ed the family estates under any political inca
yacity of the tenant; so the eviction Of one
member of we'll organized family of Office
holders, only makes vacancy for the installa-
ton of another.
< If the Administration determines to re-
move those who have no such resource. then
the ladies' like the wife and mother of Corio-
Janus. come to the rescue. They put on deep
mourning, and perhaps put on an extra baby,
borrowed for the occasion. They wait in
tears upon the new and bewildered secretary
who Is too green to perceive that the lace on
the mourning handkerchief is at least two
inches deep, and cost two dollars a Yard
Such an appeal to a man with heart is rare
ly unsuccessful, and as m American States
man seldom makes war upon women and chill
dren, they are generally dismissed with An
assurance that the husband, son, or grand
father, shall not be displaced. The black
dress Is then laid aside-the baby returned to
ITS nelghborly prOprietress, and the bright
prospect of daily bread shines again upon
that poor household But it is a sad picture
OF the subterfuges to which Americans must
resort, in whom the crime Of opinion is punish
ed by the axe of prescription
This fancifll picture Of the american
Is unjust to the people Of this city, in or
out Office. Under no admin ration has
any thing occurred to warrant such ride.
ulous statements. With respect to the
insinuation in the article against the
good order of Washington, the Baltimore
4n'cricd" should not provoke compari.
son between Washington and Baltimory
at this time, or in past times, with refer
ence to mobs, rowdyism, ofice-hunting
or political violence. We urged it as an
evidence Of the wisdom and foresight o.
the sages of the Constitution that the
Federal Metropolis was not located in
any of the large seaboard cities, or any
city; and if Baltimore had been selected
1t would have been a source of deep re.
greet to every true patriot.