Meigs County telegraph. [volume] (Pomeroy [Ohio]) 1848-1859, 1854-09-26
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Fate Of Ann erican Statesmen.
Z. This is ,he caption OF sAruhful article in
the New York Times. and the substande Of
which We reproduce as worthy Of considcra-
iion. The pih Of il is that there has been
grea, change in American sentiment with
regard 10 political life. The best ,alen, Of
the land, no,wi,hs,anding ,he honors of sue.
cessiul Craftsmanship, isno longer ambitious
OF iha, kind of distinction. Il seeks other
channels for the exercise oj i,s powers
There is nothing 70 attract ,alen, and merit
into the field Of politics. The rewords Of
other professions are wen wilhou, self abase.
meni. and The rivalry Is Of . more honora.
bic kind! Politics are becoming odious |;
public honors are dislasteful All .ha, once
warmed The bosom Of young ambition, aud
plamed I've wings for q lofty flight; ALI that
made The rewards Of political distinction hon.
orable and worth the labor Of attaining, has
been taken from j. by our abominable sys-
tenn Of permitting small men 10 manage the
politics OF The country, .hropgh still smaller
men who control The conventions, and so in
a descending scale until we reach the caucus
managers and wire pullers. These men
occupy the field, and like the harpies Of
Viigil, 81, perched in The high places, and
by their foul preseAce and croakings drive
awuy svery honorable and worthy compel.
i,or fiom the feast. Moral power is great,
and when brough, into exercise wnh resolu'e
vigor, !, is always successful. Let il seize
upon The field occupied By these demagogues
and small ligh, politicians. I.can do IL; the
resolution TO do 30 is oil ,ha, is necessary,
and the right action will follow. Principles
and no. men has been the motto OF party. II
is found Thai men are quite as Necessary as
principles. Principles and men should here.
after be the motto Of all parties. Mem
true men Of ,alen,--experience; men
of integrity; the bes, genius OF ,he na.icn;
virtue, morality and honor--ull are neces-
savy. in the msn who are 10 exemplify and
establish The principles Of any party. We
kill off our gres, men; kill them 10 make
room for small men on the ground of sxpe.
diency, Of policy, and what no.l and bring
forward men Of no talent-no capacity,
simply because they are unknown, snd can.
no, easily be made The subjec. Of positive
affirmation in respec, 10 anything except
their obscnri,y. .Principles, no, men,
|"New men, are The cries which demagogues
have yelled out az they rushed on Of the
head Of their par.izans. and slashed down
the grea, leaders. who had done or said
something, which, no mater how true, might
render Them obnoxiousso shese miserable
fac.ionis,s. Ii is death 10 become gren.
really grea, as statesman. Such . one is
dragged 10 the gnillotine .expediency," and
off goes his head, or the thew man" axe
renders him lifeless. country which re-
fuses TO ,ake care Of lie bes, men will soor
lose The power 10 take care Of itself.
| This 10 .he general purport Of the Timei
article, written with good sense and with
special periinency a. this time. There il
nothing more true than tha. The country il
in grea, danger when the really grea, s,aies
men. who have been for years acquiring ex
perience, knowledge, skill. are summarily
laid aside on the ground OF expedieDcy, OF
70 take up some new man, whose best re-
commcnda,ioh is his obscuri,y. The ma
lion has had enough Of shis; ,he experimen
has been ,ried TO the loss Of national hono
almost, and certainly TO the public de,rimeni
A small man cannol guide the des,inies o
this grea, nation, or govern State wi,hou
loss 10 ,he people. Everywhere the princi
ple should be--in the S,aie in all its depart
mems; in the judiciary In al i,s branches
from highes, 70 lowest; in the legislature; IL
municipal affairs-giye 10 tho service Of Oh,
people the bes, men, and abandon the mis-
cradle policy Of discarding character, mora
worth, talent, experience, knowledge, on sucl
miserable pre,ences a. have distinguishes
all parties within the past fifteen years.
Buff. Com. Adp. t.g