The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1853-11-11
From the Iowa Reporter.
a few Thoughts on Politics.

Under this head the Dubaque Herald INDUCES in a
long TRADE upon the official appointments in thus State
and goes 10 greater length oil weak paed malgniy
INSCRIPTIONS classification than would have dared
expect even from that cquivoca organ Its vuperaior
and abuse are expected IS true, by every honest
IN the State, but we have too high respect for State
Tor delegation in Congress- Tor ourselves 10 pass b,
this without a slight notice.
Listen TO the conclusion OF this amiahle article,
Is 1t TO be expected that the democratic parry OF thi,
State will continue TO fight political baits. and gain po
cal victories IN order ths, the iaits Of those
than whe holding office never been known 10 earn
deceo, vehood-who politicians better known aud
prominent tfa, OF belief which would briag hem ino a
tagonsm with any party WIZ the democratic parry con
nue to hight and win battles for the purpose oi
ing ihese dfones and giving them and In
hasnce Ia so-ieY, winch neither by nor BY tai
sn, nor yt 9y ,ne eoa',ant profession aud unwavering
possess tor that PARTON O the party 10 mi.
s,ae whose profession and Practice Of democratic pfirci
pies nave ever been unwasefng, whose W nh
parry ofgnnizaton has been in much by
Isgafd 100 Tie success Of ceran 1r the triumph
oe,nocfauo prime Ptes, we saY no What avals demo-
crs'e victory = ~ only rus be the pa,tng lew dronss
"a o!ce, aud gytag them The bcsowa OF Official patron
sge IL It Tor this alone that thousand artisans m
leave tse tools, thirty Thousand laraets their hsrve
nslds me mnaode OF iaborefs tire toll from which they
eafu heifdaiy bread and repair to the hastings aud m Is.
se N he ''fe q an election i tue OF the VIC
tory worthy Of the ----
The ar,ce closes thus abruptly Where the rest Of !,
- we know not They should have written ''io be con
ilnued at the tail end but they did not we shall lay
The blame upon The no made up the page and sin-
ce.y regret that we lesl the remainder OF the rich eu-
sion.
As we look at il. the article reads IL IL direct as
sau upon lhe federal appoiniees IA this State II il an
unmiigaisi charge upoa Them men who have "never
oeeo knosn TO earn decent livelihood" "a politicians
without principles, drones upon society Tor whose al,
vanoemsa ten thousand artisans mu.t leave their Tools
thty thousand aruers their harvest helds. &c, &c
These mea are kaoUa and while we laugh 10 scorn
lac imoeeliiiy OF such accusation we would inm ate
10 our Trend. abfo, that u baseess as hubble
and az fslse as malice itself dauby distilled
We have the life OF every appoinee nov holding o1ice
IN this Stale, without single exception as we honestly
believe 70 reiuie this caunny gro.s so unnzny 80
vlianousy absurd. Without sing lie exception we say
they are men who, without distinction throux hout the
Stale IN malprly OF cases, have, nevertheless been
worthy aud respected members OF their respective com
munitss generally OF lair business talent. and IN
many instances OF high professional feputemen OF I'M
veaDng industry and al the time OF their appointment
vi men OF conspicuous political pncipe and most six
nsly endowed with those appointment ifas OF belieln
which brought them into antsgonism not only with The
great wbtg opponent, but with thai restless malignant
bogus DE nocscy OF which the Herald is the
and TO VII IN u would fam be the law-gver and ex.
FOUNDER.
We have said than the nature Of the arcl. voold
require. We only add that Il ~ an insaI, 10 The
Stale 10 the men upon whom II syishes its aDnse il ia
oil no consequence 10 the party at which s eveIIsd
- bat songer assurance OF the ffai hold which The
principles OF that Journal have upon the public mind
slnce 10 thus compelled to to personal vitupera
ton and fasehood.
Bat TO the State Il Is an insult, and lis borders revsr
nerae the lie 10 lie every assertion in tones which the
hefad WI soon discover TO be the genuine precursors OF
! : own degradation and dow MALL