Daily evening star. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1852-1854, 1853-08-16
The Last Card Of the Native Americans

Around us we have the growlings of
those disappointed in the hope of obtain
ing Office From afar off we are treated
10 like music Set to a shriller key, and
poured forth in much louder tones. This
Is natural: similar sounds having disturbed
the public ear once in four years, ever
since old Jackson's time. At this season,
however, it happens that the voters of the
country are very much subdivided into
Cli1ueS and factions, leach embracing
greater numbers than ever before which
emboldens the disappointed to labor in
the hope of getting revenge heretofore
considered ont of the reach of such per-
sons, by recognizing parties so as to
fasten themselves on the top of the heap.
This is the reason, in few words, why Just
now we find every disappointed office
hunter inveighing in so much louder
tones than usual, against the crying sin
and burning shame of overlooking his
own claim for reward for his sl,perhuman
services in securing the triumph of the
present most ungrateful National Admin
istration. We have before taken occa-
sion to express our belief that the most
dangerous class among us Ito the future
of our country are the protested office
seekers, who as a general thing have been
hardly dealt by, by the new Administra-
ton. We, however, were not prepared to
find them SO ready to throw aside all pre-
tenee Of principle, in order to advocate
views which, before, they openly con-
demned. We did not look for them to
be ready boldly to raise cry against
those for whom they but yesterday threw
up their hats, before the latter have had
the opportunity of doing more Tin Office
than TO distribute the patronage.
Our readers will all understand that
the democratic Cutcries against the pres
ent chief magistrate, are wholly upon the
subject matter of the spOils-TIIE PLUM
DER-which we, at least, do not regard
rs legitimate subject for political strife.
We long for condition of popular senti-
ment upon this matter, such as ruled
every where in the earlier days Of the
confederacy; when the only questions
asked in determining the fitness of a
purelyministcrial appointment, We're: as
he honest? Is he faithful? Is he capa-
ble?" The eagcrncSs with which the dis
appointed in the recent distribution are
now seeking 10 stab the officc-giving
authorities in the back, has very natu-
rally induced the Native American faction
10 hope that they may be able to coax
them 1.-THE disgruntled ofiice-seekers) into
their ranks. Hence, the yituperatiye at
lacks upon the private character of the
President and his cons titutional advisers
running through the address of the recent
Native American Pennsylvania State Con-
yention. Thrown off by the Wings of
the North "a dishonest, illiberal, anti
American and dangerous to the public
peace, this faction are now at work essay
ing TO get Democratic sympathy; indi-
recily protesting to be ultra-democratic
i'll their principles, and cracking up sore
headed Democrats for being, besides them
selves, positively the ol.!y patriots in the
land. Did they stop there, their efforts
III this connection would merely be anus
ing. But they go farther, and utter slam
der upon SANDER against honorable gen.
tfemen without number: accusing all who
fail to hold the views they see fit to adopt
for the nonce, with having held and con-
tinuing to hold opinions, and with seeking
10 compass ends traitorous to the continu-
ance Of the North American confcderacv.
The President is represented as the vilest
of the vile in all his relations, personal,
political and official and so are Secreta-
ries Davis, Marcy ard Guthrie, and At
torney General Gushing. All of them,
according to this Native American adj
dress, are bent only on making a complete
and general smash up Of the Union. As
laughablc as this may be to us in Wash
ington, (who, while most of us differ from
them in politics, know well that no others
in their position ever labored with more
zeal, according to the lights before them,
for the 5enefit oftheir charge-the Union, J
abroad, such SANDER may have weight ::
loMerinr the character of orr Government