The true Democrat., 1856-12-16
i"e Politicians of New York and the pa-
 tronage of the AdIa;sjstrat;on.

Among the sfactoryIcircumstapces of Rr- chanans election, VIC reckon the fact that he succeeds without the support of New York. The politicians of the Empire Statev have not thought it possible that the operations of government could continue without their as- slstance. The conceit s taken out of them. and we are glad of it. Since they discover that a President can be elected against their will. perhaps they may not betrav so much of arro sance ana importantly Tn their clanor for place. n At lhe threshold oi his administration, Mir. Pierce was embarrassed by the souabbes of the New York politicians; and that early com pllcatlon has been the cause of all his subse- quent trouble and disappointment. No doubt he regrets that after the selection of Secretary oi State, he did hot slam the door of the trea- sury ln the face of the rayenous and ferocious horde oi spollsmen from the State of New hofN. II he had only avoided the clash and cohilict or the Shells, what an intinity of vexa- ton would he have avertedi But this policy was mpracticable under the circumstances, and MT. Fierce had no alternative but to make the most of a cruel necessity. We repeat now, what we maintained at the time. that Mir. Fierce distributed the patronage of New York on correct principle and with pure intention, and that hls policy failed of success, simply because It was not within the compass of hu- man wisdom to suggest mode of arportion- ment which would have appeased the hunger and soothed the jeaoustes of the innumerabIe "sp'rants for place, which the Empire State l853 i''s VI W ot,u"e IS more lropitous to Mr. Buchanan Ne" orN dld nothing for him. aud it is not I4cumoent upon him to do any thing for New York If there be within the State (as mn. oouotedly there is) anything of public virtue and political wisdom which he w6nId enlist in the service of the coun.ry, he may select tba man III contempt of the claims of the noliti- cans If he would have Marcy to nyeside over the foreign relations of the eover,ment or a Seymour to represent its interests abroad or Dickinson, or Wood, or Dix, or anv other able and worthy citizen, to serve it in some other function, he may attain his object with out the hazard of personal embarrassment But MT. Buchanau must have it understood in the beginning of his administratior-perbaps It would be well to proclaim in his jnaugural aadress-that he recognizes no sort of oblica. ton to the politicians of New York-that what they get they will receive uu, of mere favor and that their 5roils and wrangles are never to DC lntrudet upon the consultations of the ca. oinet. If MT. Buchanan will adopt this prompt and peremitory policy, He will save himself a world of veXation, and the country an iafiIitv or scandaous d'spntatlon. It was the wise saying of the wiseSt of women, that "an nm. sovernable beast should be stiuted in it's ,ro. vendor" Mir. Buchanan may profit by the lesson, and by iu;iciouS parsimouy in the dis p'nSa$ion ol patronage, may reduce even the pohtclanS ct New York to sumethinr like de- eenGy and deooium Tn tbe pursuit of spoils.- Rtctnl0Ei El9guirer