Republican vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1857, 1856-05-03
Advice to Disappointed ONCE Seekers.

The Washington correspondent Of the
Alexandria Sentinel asserts tina. the oppo-
sition TO Gen. Pierce as candidate for re-
election TO the Presidency, is lead on in
most cases by disappointed office seekers.
We believe this to be fact. for the simple
reason, that no one who desires to be pleas
ed, can fnd sufficient objection to the pres.
ent administration TO justify rebellion a.
gainst the party. Cou.true 1t as you may j,
the Democratic party is closely identified
with the administration. II the people of
tins country will not re-endorse the main
measures Of this administration, then they
will not re.endorse the Democratic party +.
Hence the senseless and spi;eful opposition
Of few disappointed office seekers, should
be summarily rebuked. There is no Just
ground OF complaint. President Pierce
has been true to. the Constitution. He has
manfully sustained the guaranteed rights OF
the South, and protected the equal privi-
leges OF each section alike. The masses
have no sympathy with this eaptious war
fare upon him. 1t is led on, in most cases,
by the mean spirt Of revenge, under tn.
mask Of patriotism. Such conduct. we
consider, virtual assassination Of the Dem.
ocra'ic party. 1t is downright treason 10
the party, and the parties to it should be
kicked out Of the Organization.
Nov for Tho kan.Et oc IL ,,,l.
Piled Tor Office and failed. and who now
manifest disposition to kick up about l.,
we will tell our own experience. Weap.
Piled Tor an office, which had attached to it
..ttle..profs, little honor, aid great deal of
labor and risk--that Of Indian Agent to
one of the tribes in Kansas Territory.
We were sanguine we could get IT. Our
chief desire was to 60 to Kansas and help
to fight the battles OF the South. We felt
like scaIping live Yankee abolitionist.-
1t turned out, however, as we suspect, that
the powers that be-, thought another appli.
cant was more suited to the POSITION, and
hence we were rejected. We said nothing.
We thought that Gen. Pierce knew his
business better than we did, and as he was
President, he had right to dispose Of his
patronage as he thought best. We have
thought none the less of bin for his course.
lndeed. we this day have higher regard
for him than we ever had before. Now,
let those who feel aggrieved because they
can't have their own way, follow our ex-
ample. Somebody has to be disappointed.
All cannot be accommodated. 1t is chance
game. and If you should not happen 10
draw a Prize, why lay IN soak tor better
luck. Pride cometh before fall and the
humble shnll be exalted. Doubtful things
are very uncertain. and OF all doubtful
things, getting iavors from Presidents is the
most doubtful. This is our experience in
office seeking. 1t is the frs: office we ever
sought from the Federal Government. We
are not prepared 10 say it is the last. AT
tins time we have no lavors to ask. But
should we see a vacancy that would suit
u.s. Wen be very apt to "pitch IN" for it.
We do not subscribe TO the doctrine that
office should ''neither be sought nor de-
clined." The man who says he really
does, in our opinion, says what he don't
think and does not believe. We would
both seek and decline office. II we saw
a chance Of getting a good. comfortable,
paying Office, We would seek it with vim
and were we rendered an office, that
wouldn't pay, and which it would not suit
Us to ccept, we would most certainly de-
cline it. These are our honest sentiments,
aud we care not who knows them. If
President Pierce should see fit to call us.
Numa.hke, fro a our refinement, and give
US good fat office, we will most assuredly
accept, and should he tender us one tina,
dtdn', suit US, we would mos. assureGly de-
rlinp it,