Daily American organ. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1856, 1855-04-10
FOR THE AMERICAN ORGAN.

Mr.. EDITOR: Will you be pleased to inform the
individual who pushes up that brilliant and glitter
ing luminary which rises an hour or two before
sunset every afternoon, Sundays excepted lighing
up with its corruscations the growing shades Of
eve" and sending bright rays OF intelligence, wis
DOM and wit into the very darkest recesses Of
Washington, that clerks" fully and heartily agree
with him entering, at the same time, demurrer
as to the grammar) that " those now in charge of
public affairs here have strven faithfully to equal
ize the abors of those for the proper discharge Of
whose duties they are responsible" but being ne
cessary always on the spot, assocating with their
official aids fully competent to attend to them, and
see that " the faithful many were not imposed on
by the unaithful few we cannot believe they ever
called upon the editor of the Star to assist them
This is the gist of the matter at issue.
The gentleman has for some time been acting
under the belief that he is editing newspapers
Tom, yonder, astride his fathers cane innocently
INDUCES himself in the innocent idea that he is
riding on horseback-and we would inform him,
thai, in our opinion, well that of all discreet
heightened, well-bred gentlemen, such paragraphs
as the one published on last week, savored great
deal more Of oficious meddling and impertnence,
not TO mention the Mock Duke" assumption of
authority, and the implied toadyism, by offering
assistance to "heads Of bureaus" than of the dig
nifty which should rule the public actions of pub
lie Journalist.
One of the Departments issued lately an order
as to time. The editor presumed that the
others would do likewise. Yet they have not. An
auditor directs his clerks TO keep monthly state
ment of the amount of work done by EACH The
editor chad no doubt but that the object was to
enable the officer to make his yearly statement to
the Secretary" Last year there was no call upon
the clerks, yet the auditors statement was made,
as the editor can see by reference to the report.
Now, sir, we want no newspaper discussion with
the editor Of the Star. His and our ideas of the
proper duties restraints, and responsibilities Of
public journal, are too much at variance to make
the contest equal We cannot use the concealed
weapons Of observations and instances" nor
dare we throw stones at a miscellaneous crowd, re-
CARELESS Of the consequences, because "one or
two" of the number deserve blow. He could, by
instances, properly worded and prepared, and by
noticing and enlarging editoraly, any real or sup
posed unofficial conduct of ours bring our official
necks into danger. We cannot wound his modesty,
his humility or his strong and clearly defined sense
Of justice nor impugn his pure grammar, or his
chaste and glowing rhetoric.
These are impregnable. Besides we cannot get
our own consent to war upon one who so modestly
proclsims that, "when the clerks stood In need of
friend they found one in the Star-one laboring
with all possible zeal and aboring successfully too,
TO better their condition Such sefsacrihcing
exertion must not be met with unthankfunes.
Humanity forbids IL. Gratihed with the assurance,
we hope he viii still remain our friend by continu-
ing to "abor with all possible real in that field
where the labor will be most highly appreciated,
namely, by attending 10 his own business, and let
ting that Of other peoples alone-particularly
CLERKs