The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1857-01-20


were reported. The market, however, was firm.
| The annual statement of sugars consumed in the
United States for 1856, against those of 1885, (trom
the shipping ls, will be found in another column.
| Coffee was steady and quiet. Freights were un-
| changed while no engagements of importance trans
| PRED
Mr. Buchanan ana the Office Beggars Of the
Democratic Party.
The first trouble of Mr.. Buchanan, the first day
| after entering the White House, to take the of.
cal chair left warm and vacant by poor Pierce,
will be the trouble of the hungry Office beggars
OF the 'ferce democracier Their name is legion,
and they will come upon him from all quarters,
hopping and croaking, like the frogs of Egypt
from the rising of the sun to the going down
thereof For several months, within doors and
without, whether sitting or standing, or walking
or riding or eating sleeping, hard will be the
fate of poor Pierce's successor; for the ravenops
democratic stumpers, collectors and distributors
of cash. speeches and documents tide-waiters
and what not, will be at the elbow Of their
anointed chief. elamorous for their expected re-
ward. He may adopt his hours of reception, and
his hours Of seclusion but by various devices and
DISCUSSES the impatient Office hunter will reach
him when least expected; and what is worse,
thousands Of them will positively refuse to take
mo or even old clothes for an answer.
To aggravate these Office begging tortures, Mr..
Buchanan will have at least an average Of ten
applicants for each Office he can possibly vacate
to accommodate his patriotic friends. Already
there have been named not less than one hun
dred hopeful aspirants for the new Cabinet of
whom ninety three must certainly be disap-
pointed, let the new President do what he may.
So with the smaller offices. Let us assume that
there are two thousand OF these really worth hav-
ing. and that there will be twenty thousand
patriotic, deserving, hopeful and hungry claim
ants for them; it follows, according to the simple
rule of satisfaction, that should the two thousand
incumbents be turned adriit to make room for
The rapacious horde Of outsiders, there will still
remain eighteen thousand of the latter unsatisfed,
disappointed, insulted, and ready for rebellion.
But Mr. Buchanan will not have it in his power to
vacate those two thousand desirable offices.
Many Of them are filed by good Buchanan
democrats, and some Others by capable, expert
enced and faithful of6cers-men of the two classes
who cannot be turned out, or who cannot be
spared. Probably where Fremont would have
had a margin for Office beggars Of two thousand
good places Mr.. Buchanan will find il exceedingly
difficult to pick out two hundred oificeholding
enemies OF himself and his party.
What, then, is the President elect TO do? In
Van Buren's day, Mr.. Calhoun charged that tn,
" unterrifed democracy" were held together By
the cohesive power Of public pluader,' while
Marcy proclaimed 1t TO the world that " 10 the
victors belong the spoils" and upon both these
points We know that the patriotic democracy are
still unit, however they may be cut up on con-
stitutional and sectional distractions. VIVA
consolidate the party upon The spoils platform %
poor Pierce, We are warned from his melan-
choly fate, will never do. This spells policy
Of harmonisDg the different cliques aud fac
tions, If only carried a. far as the ap-
pointment Of the Cabinet, will be az fa:al IL
the prestige Of Mr. B1chana1's election, as +.
was 10 that VI poor Pierce. But If he 81 all, after
adopting this course VI folly, persevere Ia It, and
proceed 70 distribute the loaves. fishes and frag-
ments according 10 the miserable example OF
Pierce. the consequences will Inevitably BE-
worse 10 the administration aud the democratic
party than would BE- continuation OF the
wicked and imbeciie reign OF Pierce himself f..
four years longer.
What, then. j. Mr. Buchanan 70 90! Hs
coursc il plainly indicated from the issues AM
circumstances Of hIs election. He was ELECTED
not by tnis clique or that clique Of the democratic
party, nor by the whole democratic party. bas
10y ne Uniou sentiment Of the country. ia spite o.
tie secession and disunion campaigne.s u tle
democracy. The democratic party, with TIA
demorahzations brought into il by Pierce an'
lis evil advisers stands in a deploraoe minority
ia the country; but The Union sentiment OF the
North and the South is always in an over
Nh, ming maio iiy. The course Of Mr. Bucbaa
Oh. then Is h. appoint bis Cabinet frs. 10 refer
nee 20 The Union sentincDs OF the republic aoG
u1l fof the practical duties of %
,al.e he s. e. ill Next, in regard 70 the dis.n
button Of the suboruilase Offices. there
is 80 necessity Tor hucAs.ering them ou.
20 The Office oeggAr.. for toe SAKE OF keeping
peace In The family. The experiment Of healing
up the wouads Of the party ~ th,s process will
inevitably make them worse. No such plaster.
ing or poultciDg as this will suffice where there
are not plasters OF p01ltces enough 70 cover
one-tenth Of the sores. No. The only policy is
to reduce the spoils cliques Of the party AID the
Office bcggars to low diet, and to relain Old Of
fcers or to appoint new ones upon tae simple
Jefersonisn rule Of honesty, capabiliy and ddei-
ity Let Mr.. Buchanan do this, and stand forth
in open defiance Of this clique or that clique.
and upon the broad platform of the UnJn, the
constitution, The Union sentiment OF the country.