The republic. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1849-1853, 1853-03-24


The Eeening Post applies left handed COM
Pliments to representatives Of New York De-
nocIacy-not Of the FreesoiI stamp-now in
washington. Mr.. SIcKLrs and Mr.. Law are
o'ec's 81 our contemporaries peculiar atten-
tlon, as manifested In such insinuations az
these, which we find in Tuesday evening .
issue:
impudence has its prerogatives, and will thrus,
itself where merit cannot venture. Mr. ScL,as
doubtless. would rather explain to the wire-pulIera
at Washington his views as TO the fitness of his
friends for Office, than answer to the grand iurv
certain interrogatories in regard to recent out
rage upon society, and upon the laws, to which
our papers have particularly called the attention
Of that tribunal. Mr.. Law has his own private
reasons for being away from the city till the grand
jury rises, and has public business at Washington,
where 1t is understood he has large interests to
look after Both these men are anxious to divert
public attention from the of their absence by
at the seat of Government.
But these men as little identified with the
Administration the host of political adventurers
who gambled away the liberties of France, in ls49
were with the true party of the republic Their
pretensions to leadership and influence are farccal
They were at the Baltimore Conventon-but not
rs the friends of General Pierce They had set
their fortunes on another cast of the dice They
had calculated upon such enormous winnings from
that game. that they already look beyond the pre-
sent Administration to try again the shazard of
the die
They are at Washington now, with ten thou.
sand others They will come and go like them.
But If our correspondent argues from their pre-
sence that they to faint and discolor the char
actor of the Administration In the least he is we
are sure, Mistaken
A truly loving strain in which to speak of
brethren and political allies. Mr.. LAW may
say to the Post as Mr.. SoULE is reported to
have said Of JOHN VAN buren," Did we
unite in battle to be separated in victory 2''
In MIR. LAWS case the ingratitude is exceed
ingly aggravated. He was giant of Democ.
racy few months ago-at once the embod-
ment and champion Of its progressive spirit.
The position was pitiable one with all its
honors, but surely the man who filled it to the
last, and braved all consequences, deserves
better requital than to be paraded by the Post
as fugitive s'unwhipt of Justice" We said
harsh things of Mr.. LAW, and know of no rea-
son for retracting them; but we were merclful
in comparison with his Freesoil and "Soft-
shell'' friends. Impudence has its preroga-
tives" everywhere.
The Cincinnati Enquirer says developments in
the Indiana Legislature indicate that there has
been an extensive game of swinding going on in
the financial department of that State. Examina.
tions show that this discrepancy amounts to mil.
lions of acknowledgements
There can be no "party spite" in this
charge. The Enquirer and Pennsylvania are
not to be suspected of Wing proclivities and
it is tolerably clear that the statement would
have no place in their columns if any explana-
ton were available.
We have, then, Democratic authority for
the statement that "the financial department.
of Indiana, which has been and is Democratic,
has been the scene of San extensive game of
swindling," of course by Democratic officials.
The taxpayers of the State are the sufferers
to the extent of "millions of dollars"
Commend US at any time to these Demo-
cratic State governments for illustrations of
Democratic purity and economy. Michigan
suffered lately. The other day Mr.. MEDARY
declared that Ohio has been scandalously mis-
used by its Democratic officers. And now
we hear of huge haul by Democratic hands
in Indiana!