The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1857-10-27
He.r,surnins. over the SPOTS.

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McarsburntuG. over the Spo oils.
A fortnight or SO ago the Washington pa
pers published correspondence between
Douglas and Buchanan in relation to the dis
tribu,ion Of the spoils, Mr.. Douglas, ask
ing the appointment Of his father in law TO
Office. takes occasion to say that as that gen
.leman is . resident Of the District of CO.
lumbia he don't wan; his appointment charged
to the account OF the State Of Illinois, nor
have it urged as an excuse for the negiect OF
the applications Of seekers for Offices at the
hands of the President.
To this Mr.. Buchanan replies, that Mr..
Douglas can make himself perfectly easy, as
he considers Mr.. Cuts entirely worthy OF
the appointment in his own right, without
drawing on the merits of his son-in-law or
the claims Of the State of lnois.
II seems that Mr.. Douglas cannot obtain
a sufficient number Of Offices to satisfy his
greedy followers in Illinois and that much
dissatisfaction exists amongst the leading
Loeofoco politicians in that State in conse-
uuence. Much fault was found with Doug
la. in regard to the matter, and it was nee
-ssary to give publicity to his letter in order
to show that he was not remiss in the duty
of presenting the claims OF Illinois Office
seekers to the attention Of the President
We quote a single paragraph in which Doug
lac makes a pretty hard hit at Virginia. and
insinuates that the r. r. VS. bask in Presi-
Dental favor and fat off ces, while the work
ing Democrats Of Illinois get nothing for
their labor. lie says
81 feel proud to protest against the injus-
tice done to me and to the people OF the
State represent. | have felt keenly and
deeply the neglect and injustice with which
Illinois was treated in the distribution of the
patronage. Other States could receive n
Cabinet Office, foreign missions, and several
bureau appointments, all at the same time /;
while Illinois--a State which has never de-
serted the Democratic banner been
treated with a neglect which could not fail
to wound the pride of all her working Dem
ocrats"
1t is really a hard case to compel the work
ing Democrats Of the North 'sto hump them
eelVesf IN Tue service ol tHe htgTo uFfNefs,
and then after they have gained the victory
to treat them with contemptuous neglect
Blu! the history Of Arnold and other distin-
guis he'd scoundrels should have taught Doug
las and the Northern Democracy that trait
ors are always despiscd by those for whose
benefit the treason is committed, and that
the world justifes the neglect and contempt
which they meet.
What q humiliating aspect it is to see the
distinguished Senator Of great State whin-
ing and grumbling over the spoils Of Office
md lamenting that the Shareholders instead
OF paying the 'sworking Democrats" Of tht
North for the sacrifice of the principles anc
the welfare Of the free States, have appropri
ated all the Offices to their own USE Why il
such correspondence as the one that has
just taken place between Senator Douglas
ard President Buchanan should be unearthsC
from the musty records Of the past with tn
signature Of President Washington and some
distinguished Senator Of his day, ii would b,
denounced as q libellous forgery, and il
proved authentic would reverse the verde
Of posterity as TO the patriotism and purit,
Of the father Of his country and his reyolu
tionary compecrs. But u correspondence
which would cover the memory Of Washing
ton with infamy, is just in character for Blu
chauan aud Douglas.