Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1854-08-23
s.ttinr R,.k the /" Boilers

Among the subjects Of grievance with which the
Democracy of this State annoyed greatly, at pre-
sent is thai Of the disposition they shall mako of
set Of aspiring politicians who have crept into their
ranks, and who have been designated by sundry
crusty old line Democrats as "Bolters" 1t seems
that these new accesions to the party have been
elbowing the faithful out of the honors and enolu-
ments Of Office to extent not at all comfortable
nor in accordance with their notions Of fair dispen,
saton Of the spols. The game has been carried IA.
Their far. worked admirably, so long as it served
for bait with which to hook class of Virginia
politicians who patriotic and eager their
country as ofice-holders that they managed always
believe the strong side the right side, but the
jority party begin to find out that it won't pay
While it pays Boilers admirably, yet it won't pay
them; and that being the case they seriously dis
posed to discontinue the operation and set back their
recruits to inferior positions than those to which
their towering aspirations lead them. For our part
we are somewhat inclined to be of the opinion that
the Boilers will be very badly treated by the purs
ance of any such n course towards them. The bar,
gain may turn ont to be bad one for the original
Democracy-but having made it they ought to
stick up to it At time when they were in tight
place renegade wings came to their relief and ena-
mocracy. twas part Of the tactics of the party
in by gone days, to confer high honors desertcr
from the opposition, and for while the plan worked
we'll Now, since they feel safely seated in the as
cendancy, il looks hard that those who lent them
helping hand to get there should be "urned out to
grass" 1t ungratefu and in the generosity of
our hearts feel more disposed to pity the Boilers
than to exult lot it may be, they justly merit
But then there is some apology to be made for this
apparently unchartable and selfish spirit manifested
by the Old Wing Democrats. They think that they
have paid dearly enough already for the service Bo
ters have rendered They have contented themselves
with the lower seats in the synagogue just long
it was reasonable to expect that they should do
They did not mean to say that when they saw pro
per from prudential motives TO elevate their new al
lies above them that they intended keep them there
all the time, or that they contracted to give them
bill Of sale to all the fat offices Of the land Tney
contend that it is but fair play to take it time about
and that the proper time has arrived to change places
There may be some force in this, inasmuch as the d..
mocratlc majority has been increased to an extern,
that is believed the services of Boilers can he fur
ther dispensed with. This lucky of gcntlemcnhaye
had right good time of it for years past and they
have to learn the dSagreeable idngs that the or
der of command shall be that they are tocome down
and take their places in ranks. We have some Curl
osty to how this plan will work. in the event
that it is carried into effect The following conmuni
cation which appeared in the Enquirer yesterday
together with numerous other evidences lately to
that effect will serve to give the as to the dispo-
sal the Faithful inclined to make hereafter of Boil
tiers: