Washington telegraph., 1855-01-31
Fate OF American Statesmen.

This is the caption OF truthful article in the
New York Times. and the substance OF which we
reproduce as worthy of consideration The pith
OF Ii Is that there has been a great change in Am
erican sentiment with regard to political life The
best talent of the land, notwithstanding the hon.
ors Of successful craftsmanship is 10 longer am
bilious OF that kind of distinction. 1t seeks other
channels for the exercise OF Its powers There Is
nothing to attract talent and merit into the field
of politics The rewards of other professions are
won without establishment, and the rivalry Is OF
a more honorable kind. Politics are becoming
odious; public hCnors are distastefuI All that
once warmed the bosom of Young ambition and
plumed its wings for lofty flight: all that made
the rewards OF political distinction honorable and
worth the LABOR OF attaining. has been taken from
IL by our abomln25le system OF permitting small
men to manage the politics of the country. through
still smaller men who control the conventions ana
50 in descending scale until we reach the can
Gus managers and wIre puilers. These men oc-
eupy the field, and Ike the harpies OF Virr sit in
the high places. and BY their foul presence and
croakings drive away every honorable and worthy
competitor from tie feast Moral power is great
and WEeH brought into exercise with rasOIute vig-
or, 1t Is always successful. Let it seize uDon the
field occupied by these demagogues and small
light politicians 1t DO it; the resolution 10 do
SO IS all that Is necessary and the INT action will
follow Principles and not men has been the
motto of party 1t is found that men are cutie as
necessary as principles Principles ami men
should hereafter be the motto OF all parties Men
true men-men OF Neutrality-suspicious.: u,er OF
integrity; the best genius OF the ration: virtue
morality and honOr-all are necessary in the men
who are to eXemplIiy and establish the prinriDles
OF any party We Kill of our great rneu-kill
them to make room for small men on the gTo;:rJ
o! exPediency. OF policy, and what not7 and brino
forward men OF no talent-nO capacity-si!nDIy
because they are unknown. and cannot easily be
made the subject OF positive affirmation in respect
TO anything except their ObScuTity. -Principles.
not men New mem are the cries which dem
asoguss have yelled oct as they rushed on at the
head OF their partIZanss and slashe1 down the
great leaders. whO had done or said something.
which no matter how true, might render them
obnoxious 10 those miserable lactionists II Is
death TO become great really great as statesman.
Such one Is dragged TO the guiIlo;ine -exDedIe1-
cy." and off goes his head OF the new man.
renders him lIielesS- 4 country which refuses TO
take care OF its best men Will soon losethe ro,yr
to take care of itself.
This is the general purport Of the Tines article
written with good sense and with special perth
ency at this time There is nothing more true
than that the country IS in great danger when the
really great statesmen, who have been for wears
acquiring experience, knowledge skill are sum-
manly laid aside, on the ground of expediencv. OF
TO ia ke up scsle man whose best reco.nmen-
datio, is his obscurIty The nation has had .
nough OF this, the experiment has been made to
the less of national honor almost. and certainly to
the public detTiment 4 small man cannot .,,i,Is
the destInieS of this great nation OF govern State
without loss to the people. Every where the
principle should 5e-in the State in all its depa1t
ments IN the judiciary In all its branches. from
highest to lowest in the legislature; in municiuaI
atfairs-give TO the service of the people the best
men, and abandon the miserable policy of dis
carding character, moral worth, talent, expert
ence, knowledge, on such miserable pretences as
have distinguished all parties within tie past fl
teen years IBuT. Com. Ilgv.