Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1854-01-04
DemocratIe organs on tilie Adm,ni..r.t,on.

| Democratic Organs on the Administrations
at is vain to attempt concealment the deem
seated dissatisfaction which pervades the Demo-
cratic party with the mistakes and blund.rs of,h.
present Cabinet. 1t exists and the world tnows
it. II is in vain that industrious metropoItan mr.
gans give assurance, with batsd breath and hum.
Bile adulation, to the President that ali il we'll
Confidence and asseveration are important to Sc.
cure that confidence which is gone 1t is useless
for Belshazar, the King, to make great foo at n
thousand of his mobiles, and to drink wine.E efore
the thousand is all in vain to have tho vessels
of gold and silver which were taken out of Jcwrv.
set before their admring gaze-the hand WRITING
is upon the wall, and the only scape poats pno1
whose head the President can Law his banda and
send forth for destruction in the wilderness. are
the imbeciles ofthe Cabinet which surrounds him
Richmond Examiner
1t is related Of an old Governor of this State
honest Governor Yates-who was nominated and
elected by juggle similar to that which placed
General Pierce in the Presidential chair. though
on smaller scale, that on relinquishng his office
he exclaim ed-"1 went into power as Governor of
New York bv the unanimous vote of the citizens,
and went out by an equally unanimous sentence. -
The President will do well to treasure u the SEN
timent for future use. His administration of the
government of this country has never been sur
passed, if it has ever been equaed in errors, i'm
policy and folly.-.Ne,O York Herald.
1t is idle TO deny the fact that great dssatisfac-
ton exists in the ranks of the Democratic party in
regard to the course pursued by some of The mem
beers of the cabinet We say it is idle to deny it,
because the evidence IS before us-surrounds us
upon every hand. The cabinet has proven fail
urs, and the sooner it is numbered among the
things that were, the better for the harmony. and
future progress of the democratic party Time
serving journals and parasites may stick to men at
ciple as their guide and repudiate the action of
men when in conflict with such, can never pin
themselves TO any set of men, or blindIy follow
their lead. y
No citizen since the time of Washington has
been raised by fortune to so enviable position, by
so mighty and irresistible tide Unpopular feeling
and no man had so fair career open before him.
But alas, Lucifer! thou son of the morning, thou
art fallen. In an evil hour he listened to the ar
guments of ambitious demagogues, and recognized
men who had laid their unholy arms around the
pillars of the constitution, attempted to drag them
in the dust, as those worthy of place and power.
From that moment public appreciation ceased, aud
friendship became cod-Valey Democrat.
The Richmond Enquirer, spoke the truth, the
other day, when it bew allied in such doeful and
pathetic strains. the dissatisfaction that pervaded
the masses Of the Democracy in Virginia, in re-
gard TO the administration. We repeat, It's true
and fearfully true. Never have we known in this
section of the State, such disafection in the Dem
ocratic ranks. But unlike the Enquirer, we can
account for it and assign the cause; not that they
do not love their party with the ardor Of first
love- not that they do not approve the Presidents
inaugural, not that they do not still venerate the
principles Of '9S and go, enumerated in his late
message, but because the administration have
dared, in defiance of the sacred principles of our
party, to interfere in State elections, to counten
ance hirelng press. 10 prosecute Northern cham
pons Of Southern Rights, to appoint to office
knaves instead Of patriots, "short- boys" instead of
gentlemen, and freesoilers instead of National
Democrats; and because they dread some secret
and mysterious coalition engendering corruption
in the heart of the government and ondangering
the principles of the Democratic party.-.NoyoR
.News.