New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1853-03-01
TUESDAY MORNING, MARCH l. 1858
NJ See To-day's Supplement.
STATE OFFICES


In the silent pause of general expectation which
precedes the an-important Fourth of March, it
is agreeably refreshing to meet with local
episode to attract attention and excite wonder
We had expected to bottle up our tears and
pathos until the melancholy day ('' the saddest
of the year,'') of the Presidential Inauguration.
Our new Governor has kindly undertaken to
relieve us of this dull suspense, and is proceed
ing to try the novel experiment of that mystic
rious rule called +" rotation in Office
He began in style which was both novel and
impressive He was Napoleonic at the very be-
ginning. Stretched upon a sick bed, which
threatened to be couch of death, his situation
naturally excited the livelest sympathies in
the breast of every one holding gubernatorial
appointment. Countless pilgrimages were made
to Iberville. There was not 1--WE belieye,) SOL
itary official in this city who did not consider it
his imperative duty to proceed in person to the
Governors residence or to the capital, to inquire
into the condition of his health and tender to
him and the Lieutenant Governor elect, his con-
CALCULATIONS upon their singular good fortune.
This was all right and proper, and entirely dis
interested, withal, as no one could suppose that
after the defeat of the rascally wings, and the
triumphant election Of democratic Governor,
good democrats need stand the least uneasily
in their official shoes.
But, as it has beer profoundly remarked by
some philosopher of remote antiquity, human
nature is very uncertain. "Young America =
has proved to be particularly SO, and withal
decidedly ungrateful. There are our worthy
and respected fellow-eitizens, the Recorder of
Mortgages the Register of Births ana Deaths,
and the venerable Register of Conveyances
They fought and {. bled - for HILBERT. They
were delighted with his success Their comph
mentary congratulations were rendered at the
earliest practical moment, and without any re-
gard to travelling expenses.
They have had their trouble for their pains,
and herein is exhibited the ingratitude of man
in general, and OF Gov HILBERT in particular.
The Recorder Of Mortgages has the grim de- |
light of seeing his particular friend and his |
special ambassador to Gov Hebert, forced re. /
luctantly into his official shoes; of seoinc a
wealthy gentleman take from him an Office with |
which he cannot comfortably afford to part A
good democrat, he, O. course, approves of sro-
tation in office" and his qualification at the
practical enforcement Of the doctrine will not
pc diminished by consequences personal to him
sell, or by the fact that it commences by making
the rich richer and the poor poorer.
The Register of Births and Deaths has the
pleasure of making his last entry by recording
his own official death. The Register of Con-
yeyances, report has it, will shortly have the
agreeable opportunity of registering the con-
veyance of his own office to one of Young Amer
iea's own.
So we go, and so our new Governor is s'ma-
king pretty kettle of fish" of the fierce democ-
racy. Those democrats he has so unceremoni
ously, and in the true young American style,
Gifted out of their boots will not be apt to
forget that they owe him special debt of graft
tude, and will watch for an opportunity to pay
him back with interest AS we are only spec
tator, we shall calmly watch the progress of |
things.
In the mean time, we would quietly hint to
the disappointed and elected, that Washington
is just now very attractive city; that General
Pierce has any number of Collectorships, Sur
veyorships, Appraiserships, Postmasterships,
ETC., to dispose of, and that they, themselves.
are entitled to offices of $4,000, $4,000, etc., per
annum, and to the eternal gratitude of Gen
Pierce and the country.
II they find it inconyeniently expensive to Wis
1t Washington, they can keep their eyes wide
open upon another point. Rumor has it that
our present democratic Legislature has it in
view to declare the Offices to which the people
elect, vacant, and at the disposal of the Cover
nor This would be a high-handed measure,
but we shall not be astonished at any vagary.