The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1854-10-09
THE DAILY DISPATCH


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PoLlrIcAL PRosrrrurKs.-Wed don't know
q phrase that moro accurately describes the
candidates Of the New York Syracuse Con-
vsntion, than these coarse bat expressive
words. The great harlot Of Babylon could
mot posssss greater facility Of principle or
eAsiness Of virtue. The majority Of the
nymphs Of the New York pave are superior
in morality to these political profigates, for
they have generally become what they are
through the villainy of others, or from strong
passions and deficient moral training. No
such apology can be made for the conrtesans
q Syracuse. They were neither seduced
from the paths of virtue by others, nor by
heir own fiery natures. Cold blooded as
snakes. they have calmly and deliberately
void themselves for q sum not as large as q
Slooded horse will command in the market.
in order to be Governor, Lieut.. Governor,
&c, of New York, they have degraded and
.debauched the dignity of human nature in
.their persons as completely and as thorough
oily as the Cyprian, who, for 50 many pieces
Of silver, sells her loathsome embraces to
any and every conner.
These Syracuse nominees, Clark, Ray
mond, &C., to obtain Office, are ready to be-
lieve and do everything besotted and fana-
teal mob requires. Their former Wing prin-
ciples, their opposition to abolitionism and
every other ism, are thrown off with as much
nonckaiance as q man would cast his coat
off on hot summer day. Instead OF avoi-
ding temptation, they rush into it; they fly
with indecent haste to the spoils market,
and beg every party in turn to prostitute
Observation-Disclosures Temperance men, Free
soilers, Know Nothings. free Democrats,
anybody. good Lord No sooner does
one of the thousand isms of New York
hold Convention, and put forth some creed
30 crazy and monstrous, that its authorship
would consign an inmate of lunatic asylum
to the straightest of straight jackets. and the
deepest dungeon nthe establishment than pop
comes letter from Clark, then another from
Raymond, declaring that that creed contains
every possible element of wisdom and pa
triotism, and has always been held by the
writers as the next thing to the Bible, a.
though, the very day before, they had de !
aounced it as the contamination Of human
Jolly and wickedness Without the slightest
tringe of conscience in the breast, withou9
the slightest tinge of modesty upon the cheek
these mercenaries hurryto verytown where
q -abble convention has assembled, expose
tksir rottenness in the very highways, and
pi,ry in their shame.
And is office desirable which is thus attain
ee2 Could any man enjoy Office purchased
at the sacrifice of principle. manhood and
common decency7 Why, the pick-pocket
msy revel in his ILL., gotten spoils, and the
women of the Five Points in the wages of
inituity, but no office holder, unless he were
quite as depraved and remorseless as either
of desc, could take moments satisfaction
in POSITION purchased at the cost of con-
sciexce, honor and selfrespect.
These Syracuse candidates would mott
wor4 moments noticeif they had not sd me
chanee to sell the peace and Union of the
county, as well as their own Insignificant
souls. And that sale they will unquestidha-
bly, d Asummate if the virtuous and patriotic
peopl of New York do not lash out of the
tempt the creatures who would make this
confederacy worse than den of thieves,
who build sell their birthright as American
citize for mess of official pottage, and
betray American Liberty to its deadliest foe
for thify pieces of silver.
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