Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1853-07-11
Old Thinker Appointments.

The Administration are having hard time Of il
over the New York appointments. Neither OF the
two factions be kept paciticd While the Ad.
minstration feeding the with the spoils, the
other stands off snarlns and swapping at every thing
There is no such thing as keeping peace in the family
The Administration applying the cohesive plaster
of tho public plumber, most bountiiuly, to get the
discordant clements to stick together, but ali in vain.
II answers the purpose FIR as it goes but the supply
is TOO small for the demand The prescription has to
be administered in doses rather small for the nature
of the case.
A short time since the New York Free Sellers
were 'in clovor"-monopolizing the Federal patro-
mage, to the exclusion of the Old IIunkers AID hav-
ing jolly time of it The Old lIunkcrs complained,
protested and threatened The pill two bitter for
them TO swallow. They could endure and make sac.
lilces FOR the sake Of peace hut this more than
they could stand and they sworc they wouldn't stano
it.. They had right 10 share Of the plnndcr and
that share they demanded in terms thai the Adj
ministration could not misunderstood.
The New York Herald came down upon the Ad.
ministration like thousand of brick. Mr. Cooley,
an Old Hunker member Of the New York Senate,
pitched into it without mercy. The whole body of
the Old IIunkcrs in the New York Legislature tool,
fair promises Gooeoi in his ural by the passage
of series of resolutions to that effect rle tic Ere,
Sellers icero absent from THAR scat,.
The Administration saw the breakers ahead and
that few crumbs must he thrown ont to pacify the
Old IIunkers whatever might he their decided rcc-
for the Free Sellers Policy required that it
should be done, and portion OF the fragments have
been parcelled ont to the Old Hunkers with the
hope Of keeping them quiet.
The Old Hunkers comiortel somewhat and
thankful for small fayors But the Free Sellers have
no idea of sharing the game with the IIunkers-
not even mrsel to pacfy them with; while they
retain the fat appointments. of course. They can
max, their own terEs with the Brgader, and they
know it, especially since lie has been seized with
patriotic desire TO serve a second term. II is a
most ungenerous course hut then that is none Of our
business. We have always expressed our most sin
pity for the hard fate OF the Old Guard but we
can't help them. 1t is too late now
The Landowners are out on the Administration
for the crumbs that have been doled out to the Hun
kers. The Evening Post, Albany Atlas, Buffalo Re
public Rochester Union and the whole kit of Barn
burner organs are enumerate among the grumblers.
The Rochester Union says ofthe Hunktr appointments:
1--WE need not speak Of the qualifications of the APP
pontees, they had too little influence in the selec-
ton be taken into account and that ut is admit
ted in all quarters that they indicate weakness, or
want OF correct information the part Of the APP
pointing power"
This is quite complimentary TO the Administration,
coming from such ardent supporters. They are a
harmonious famiy-just about much so as could
be expected Of party with other power of CO.
hesion than the public plumber. The history Of the
present Administration already shows they have none
other
Before they get out Of one difficulty they are in.
volvCd in another Can the Brigader pilot tho ship:
There arc worse breakers yet, ahead.