The Union and eastern journal. [volume] (Biddeford [Me.]) 1854-1858, 1857-04-24
The Maine Appointments.

The Maine Appointments.
Before making any rrmarks upon the up
pOintments 10 offices in Maine by the present
administra TO-, W. deem il proper to refer
10 u marked disappointment, which proceed
Cd them all. We riyr % the failure OF
prominent, poll ician Of this State to reach u
position H. Mr.. Buchanan's cabinet. Al
first thought, IL may appear to som. that
there could be q disappointment from such
u source; th't the c.ibi ct Offices being de- |
pr dent on the will Of the Prcsi ent, the
one helm: the te.d Of tie government and
the occupants Of the Others his confidential
advisers could never he thought within the
range vi the ordinary management of pol IL |
cal speculatOrs hut that those Ufhccs, IL nO
others, arc Dr too sacrvd nature to b.
either sought for or expo ted, in mann
to cause disappo ntment Ia any pc sOn OF
class oil pcrs,n.. Il there be- any who enter
tain this notion, they are mistaken. Poli'i'
cal management and speculation Rave be-
come the curse of our governmental system
and there are not wanting those ~ lost Ia
hunOr and generous sentiment, or so bli .dcd
by ambition, n % try their arts upon the
highest di:nitary Of the land-and that too
in matter wherein h own personal jiudg-
mcnt and sentiment arc properly allowed To-
have paramount control. Long before the
inauguration, some adventurous and rcck-
less politicians. taking ~ their ecu the
fr endShip alleged To exist between NJ. Bu-
chanan and u politician o tai, State. chang
cl lirst from opponents to friends, and then
10 confidential advisers and special mana
gers for that northumberland all To engineer
him in o position with President Who. IL
was alleged, already entertained respect and
friendship for him. This individual was tot
only vain enough TO hc ALTERED by such an
illnnc.. hut hort sighted enough To at
tmpt TO mdRdurrC himself into Mr.. Blu
elan cabinet with sach train in his rear.
In pursuance Of their purpose, these persons
rIsOrtcd (Is we have since learncd) 10 all
possible means AMI influences to attain their
ends. Bgt they ovcrlld the business, and
f,ilcd-as it /, To b, hoped all such political
.iuggl,ry NAV ever fail.
This was the srrat Maine disappointment;
and becoming public Immediately alter the
Inauguration of Mr.. Buchanan, those who |
had gather d at the capital, in hope of reap |
in. ca harvest from their pseudo pitrl
o,ic lab ~ in this direction, found them
selves srdd My cOnfOundcd an sc ,ttered-
thor hest Laid schemes lilo IN 10 atoms. In
this distraction, Hon. Nathan Clifford was
sent for. and he came 10 the rescue (; and for
about thrcc weeks h. held daily aud nightly
Consultations at Wizards, ~ the ac-
lnowlclgcd head of what might be termed
n JOdrd of irdds for the disposal Of the feCle.
RAJ O.hccs within the State of Maine. Hw
far tho administrator committed these OH
c. 10 their disposal We do not krow, hut We
eOuld not fail O. Sc that those VIII thought
or pretend Il they hid them within their
gift, ia .lssl and SWEET hugely ut the task In
hand. Th,ir first erTt was % ascertain
what they had power t. cOmmlud beyond
the limitI Ut their q IN safe; and here they
SON found how Ear they had fallen In the
COLLAPSE OC their clb,net bdbblc. BEGINNING
with demand Cor high ,lacas, and bsin. fit.
ly refused, they tell 10 lower ones and
comm, down. st'p after step, aud being still
refused, they went on abitins their de-
mlnls, till they had not only made "an
awful discount ~ ths jockey said in the ,
sale Of his spawned horse. but were ready Ia
receive the s,nlllss, flvors with grlti'uds.-I
Aud By such Adventures, and BY ambition ,
which ovtrleips itself, has I'll, lc;itimats in {
IA nc, which b,ong' t. N zine ~ soycr- /,
cigu State of the Union been. we fear, i'm
plirel, il MT destroyed, with the present
administration. And il is not only the !
right, bat duty the dsmbcracy OF Maine
ows to themselves, 20 hold these RECKLESS,
selfish political spectators 20 n strict ac-
count for tho disgrace, AMI damas, t,eN
have dJnc tho good name and inhIcncc u \
our State anon: her equals. ,
II Is not surprising that knot Of persons
thus brought tos,th'r by the h1p, Of person
oil advInsisi shoilI b, without true b'nd
Of union = that suspicion. bargaining.
doIblc.deIlln:, chatting and fals,hOod char 1
actcriz.d their cjnluct and movements ,
throughout tbs Month campaign in Wash
in:tOn. Each day saw the c,mbina,iOns
AMI arrins ,ments Of the prccSllns one sn.
persed,d b. new programme. TILL IL seemed
that the process would have no end. Ii wa
said thas the administration had committed :
oil Milne ad,irs to tho hlnls of Nathan {
Cli1Jrd and his nssIciites: and II this VIA, ,
tn, FAC, Prcsidjn, buchanan doubtless ac-
tod upon tho presumption that th 80 men ,
eoald d. much BITTER FIR Name than he an
his cabinet e,all. Lat, willis W. d. not
QUESTION the purity OF motive on the part oi
the aininistr tim, nor stop hero to discuss
the prop;iety of those high in authority sur
rendering % any Tsrson or psrs,ns their