The Empire County argus., 1854-11-25

the Custom House faction of the Democracy is now
very coolly laying out the work for members of the
Legislature, and the editor of that paper stands
like a gudc-board to tell travellers on the road
to Democratic distinction which way they must 90:
or be ostracsed from that harmonious family The
work, it is easy to see is laid out by the hand of
master. In the first place it announced, through
the little papers about the coutry, that the Doc
tor is to go into the Cabinet, provided he is not
elected This bait is caught up. and the friends of
the Senator positively assert that he is to have MIR
Dobbns place, so that he will be in position to
reward his friends and punish his enemies wheth-
er elected to the Senate or not The policy of this
is obvious AS so many are supposed to be govern
ed by the hope of gain, and men love not to at
tach themselves to the fortunes of falling man
the game is to make men feel that in clnging tc
his slippery fortunes they will cling to one who
reward them for it, even if he fails in one par
ticular. The Senator is to be IN position to re-
ward his friends anyway so they need not fear to
stick to him. They know that he is always true
to his friends! that he never promises and fails to
perform !! All Doctor! promises from you won
do this time. You will find the lobbes of the Cap
itol thronged next winter with men whom you have
promised before, and they will put the poison in the
ears of all whom you have whispered to of fat Con-
sulships of sinecure berths in the Custom House,
and free tickets on the 2. NJ S. Ships. Those men
will spring up around you like Roderck Dhus men
up of all parties. There will be Chivalry Demo-
Gratis and Tammany Democrats, and Wings; for
you were the friend of all when elected before and
they will be sure to remind you of your treatment
of them, after you had gained your object. In the
coming contest you may again want Wing support,
for without Wing votes you could not have been
elected BEFORE and you may find the sharp eye of
Ben. F. Moore watching your course but whether
he or Gen. Baldwin will advocate your election
! IaOn INV 10 a r,ot of No
now will be their time as it will ofmembers of your
own party, to taFe their revenge.
But what chance does the Doctor have Of going
into the Cabinet If Mr.. Dobbin is elected to the
Senate by the Legislature of North Carolina, and
if Mr.. Dobbin accepts and resigns his seat in the
Cabinet, and if Gen. Pierce offers his place to Mr..
Gwin, then he may indeed 60 into the Cabinet
Those who base their hopes on such fabric had
better be prepared to catch larks when the sky
falls. The sky will fall the same day the Doctor
takes his seat in the Cabinet.
The power Of the Senator to reward his friends
and punish his foes having been established, the
next step was to kill off all the competitors in the
Democratic party, save one; and him they feared
So, one after another, Marshall, McCorkle and Nc
Dougal were brought to the block and quietly dis
posed of, and in manner too that must have beer
highly fattering to those gentlemen and theil
friends. They are told that they are mere men o
straw, and that the contest is narrowed down tt
Gwin and Broderck. All other aspirants are kick
ed aside unceremoniously, as mere cumberers o
the ground and when they out of the way i
is supposed the game will be very much simplifed
But great mistake was made. 1t was supposed
that all those who were elected as antelectionsts
last year, would of course 60 for DR.. Gwin after
their favorites had their heads chopped off. But it
is not SO. With the exception of about twenty
three members, who were elected expressly as Gwir
men, every other is inmovably opposed to him
They prefer anybody else of the numerous candi-
dates, so that the Doctors chances of reelection
are about as goood as they are of taking trip to
the moon. .--Evening Journal