The Tiffin tribune. [volume] (Tiffin, Ohio) 1848-1859, 1857-04-24
FI FFIN TRIRUN 81.
FrI3ny,Ilpr a, 1857.


" have been enjoyiu the fgh. over he Post
Omso with .duliar zest Be more as It grows dpi 4
" uiols and ..ore animAlsd. Mr. Gronos Ksers I
(wlo we believe has always been an honest and !
accommodating Post master). ls seated on his 4
bone, with complacent smile lighting up hise1- /
~ face, while caws, red headed ap-suckers,
crows and even oald.eaglos bob and dive at him /
with intense hate faahimossy. Now for our
own part We are interes,eIin this mhtifr Let
an unprincipled locofoco' get fhe oiHee aQd'z
could damage us $500, q ycr-'I'''
misdirocdnr and bndering the circulastP el egr
paper, KNurF is an awful locofoco, 81
dsmocptic iiekey entire, goes the Demoeilaf
creed as FAR as little "Dug" himself es1
but then he Il an uoVtsr pusiNrss MAN go
Dr. E. MocuLLvM is now on The -
petitions eKeoutedin long ;aiIs Of sig1
ting forth his denoeraeys integrity, woi-
other good traits, from none Of which We are
disposed 70 detraet, He is little the most for.
midaLle adversary KuuFP has hadto meet.
But while those two lions are oontondiug, red
fox gives KNUFr a most yenOmous nip on his
neither end. ei ia li
Says be'
the policy Of awarding the best positions
and oiiees TO the do-nothings We are decidedly
opposed But tit Is too often the case that the men
who lay low during Inc heat Of a battle are the
most successful at lie close in securing the rich
est spois.
"Bow-wowm there KNUFF you have Il. "Whlo
was soribling, scratching and lying, you wiip in
the quiet, cool and cory reoesses Of the Post OF
Gee enjoying the spoils'
The Administration has been, Il seems 10 ne,
with one or two exceptions, 10 dealing out the
Offices 20 OhiOans at Washington, particularly
fortunate in selecting men for the principal posi-.
tons VIII deem places of profit and trust rs their
birthright -nvn wis are deluded into the belief
that rn4Y aud oNLg rHsY, should be rewarded
and thatthc Dcm9cradc party Is an organzation
kept up especially or their benefit.
We hope that Alr buchanan will appoint nt
more gentlemen WHO have been perpetual pen
siOners IN ti4 bOnufy OF the government 70 pa
ces Of prominence and trust. Let other men b,
rewarded ioftheil iIist hdeitt to the party ans
It's principles. Me-. B,tslianan should pay som,
regard TO the wishes of the LIVE Democracy of
Ohio-to the workers in the cause. We have ev
cry confidence that the good old statesman tn eani
to do what is right, and that he win do il, upor
correct representation Of facts.
Worse and worse! A "do-nothing" "pcrpet
ual pensoner' a dead weight, and doubt ess IL h,
dared express his feelings, "d-d worthless oil,
drone."
The "correct representation Of facts appear
ed, however, Inadequate to oust Knupp on be
half this assailant, fact which indicates Jh
Departments acquaintance with physiognomy
and does credit to their discrimination and judge
ment.
> When the printed instructions reaches Wash
iugtou, and old Buck finds himself reproyed 70
. rejecting hungry and thirsty pilgrim ate
T 'spoils"-and in addition thereto sees his pres
a ntincumbent' denounced as a good-for-nothin
/, lazy do-nothing; together, with the aforesai
e long tailed petitions in High Dutch and low Ell
elish, we cannot guarantee the safety Of NJ
a knapp, nor the success Of Dr. NcCullom.