The republic. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1849-1853, 1853-05-20
Iron THE RrPusLIc /


contribute to the welfare of their country.
iron THE REPuBLIc
The Old Fogies versus Young America,
1t appears to the eyes of an outsider. or. as
the vulgar have it. to man up tree, that the
foreign appointments are about to be given to
the same set of forcible feebes known and hon
ored as Old Fogies, around whose neck the
Administration has hung its various domestic
decorations. These wise and patient politi-
clans evidently have the ascendency, and if we
thought any remarks of ours could turn the
scale, we do not know that we would interfere
But 1t is too late for that, and Young America
has kicked the beam. The President has got
disgust for the fast men of his party, and is
determined to have quiet time and leave Office
at the end OF his four years, whether his sue
cessor be Wing or Democrat. Let others do
as they may. for him and his house they will
not countenance change and tumult under any
pretence of progress or extremes of action or of
doctrine.
They have taken all the Cuban difficulties SO
meekly, that they did well not to retain Everett
as Secretary of State, for he had the time 10 read
the papers, to consult the map, to discuss princi
ples form opinions, and to declare the laws of re-
publican increase, in numbers, growth in terrific.
~ and authority over this continent, at least IL
was proper to dismiss Everett and il was also wise
not to keep the old Attorney General, Crittenden,
who was very FESTIVE under Spanish outraees in
particular, and not reconciled and patient with
the way things were managed in Europe Both
these gentlemen, whose proclivities were rather
dangerous in the opinion of many of the solid men
of the country, who live by trades which are pro-
hable, or hold Offices which they are anxious moi
to lose by indiscretion, were properly dismissed,
a nd heir INN liant nj
advisers of the President, filled by function.
aries of different sort. The Wing party need
not be dissatisfied with such an antaeonism to the
late administration; bot the logicians may we'll
be at loss to reconcile the silent doings of Gere-
raj Pierce's Cabinet with the flourish of his Inau-
gural. 1t is a case like that put by MIR. Webster,
and indicates the same infrmity which he chas-
tised in his greatest speech The rigor Of the De.
mocrauc war has not come up TO the sounding
phrase of the Democratic manifesto. William Carr
Lane (Whig) has been very promptly dismissed
for raahness not to be tolerated even in Governor
of New Mexico
We were led into these remarks by the article
which follows, written by the editor of the New
York Tribune. The reason he gives for il is. thai
his paper has been quoted az opposing the nou,i
nation Of MIR. Sanders to the London consulate
We concur, to great extent, in The reasoning.
and, without hope of producing the slightest effect.
we propose to add word two to the argument
on the same eide. The choice which the President
makes of our representatives. is perhaps, even
more indicative of his tmdty than were omis.
sions to act against foreign aggressors There
may not have been time enough Tor the latter ia
consequence ofthe great elaboration which he is
taking to choose the agents of his future policy
The two matters to be taken together, in esti-
ma ting bp NH, Or
next four yeare:
Colonel ]. A. Aspinwail is our present copsu, :
at London-a gentemanly, faithful, correct of. F.
nicer, as We have always understood Mr. GEORGE
n Sanders is an applicant for the post and some
ashlngton letters and dispatches say the Presi.
dent has promised to appoint him. which others
deny, We don't pretend to say which is the truth q
though our Impression is that George will have
,ne place IL ne mas eet ms hsarton it, He is life
long and very energetic Democrat of the moet
orthodox MISUNDERSTANDING, 6hbuster school,
goes I'M Tor Cuba, Mexico, Hayti, and all other
acquisitions that we might hope to use as outposts
and props to eternal bondage-did more tbansnv
other man to defeat General Cass's non,ination
last year, and 30 opened the way for Gener.i
Pierce, whom he heartily, effectively supported
and Is one oil the brightest iuminaries Of Young
America, which has Jared badly at the hands If
this Old bunker Cabinet; su we think he'll win
Well, Colonel Aspinwail has been a rood off,
GER, and has had good Office for good long term
ano we us' ns aid up something handsome out OF
lts proceeds. III he hasn't the fault is not Uncle
Sans. Should he be continued, he will still be a
good othcer; should he be superseded we trust his
successor Will be as good Ii is too late in The dsv
10 pretend that only one man can be found quail
oeo or ntted for such post and anti republican
70 MAINTAIN mat any one man should be Kent in
forever on amy ground We WON'T believe Colonel
Aspinwal has asked TO be retained and We feel
certain that he has not suggested and will moi
;ountenance the idea that if this office should be
"a ken from him be must be provided with another
u ne M 0anted somewhere else, very well; but he
ls not PauPer, to be bilieted upon somebody. or
laken care OF some how. AS TO Sanders we con-
sioer MIN one OF the ablest and most energetic OF
Inc progressive Democracy" who ought to have
an once from Pierce ii places given ss rewards
Tor past or indictments to future party service But
his 10 none of our affair, and We should not have
alluded to it had we not seen the Tribune quoted
n bitterly opposing Sanderss nomination. The
Tribune neither opposes nor supports any aspirant
or ia*es~ from the present dynasty, not hevanr
been invited into lite councils. Our Washington
dents sometimes volunteer an Qpinion
IN this that candidates hness or proSDpets,
which let pass; but that does not constitute the
lfibune's opinion, by long Odds"
OF Colonel Aspinwall we know next to nothin~
70 presume his character ia correctly stated. Al
bat he has deserved well Of his country. W. A..
the opinion that his country has discharges ,hss
ebt, and that the parties are souare And th..
eng co. we cannot help saying, once for oil. that
e will advise the Wings when they get the pow 4
: to icok into just such instances a. this and 10
'certain II there be not good reason for making
sitter use OF so much patronage The London
'nsniate 10 like hst-class minister or ch.r~x
'aftaires in importance. II 10 not mere com.
'ercisl agency, nor offts for passports 4 h.a
over and influence, and should be in thu ha,A.
man who has the public confidence Ct bona