American Lancaster gazette. [volume] (Lancaster, Ohio) 1855-1860, 1858-09-30
National car downward and perditiOn.

wards, over them.
To properly comprehend the process.
we must refer back to the period when the
pure and economical and wise Presidency
Of John Quincy Adams was succeeded by
that Of Andrew Jackson--a man whose ns
tive patriotism was frequently Gbscured by
his tyrsnnous disposition, and whose strong
self will VAS often misled By skillful fat
teries poured into his ears by the secret
cable OF able but unsorupulous men who
surrounded him, and who, from lis early
defects Of education aud deficiency Of statas-
man like training, were a necessity unto
him for the proper discharge of the high
duties Of his position; who, by the vary
indispensibility Of their services, and thro'
the oily flattery Of their tongues, to very
considerable extent. succeeded in IerveTt-
ing his administration into mere engine
OF fortune making and place making Tor
It hethselves and parlizsns; who thus OBJ.
taited the sanction of General JacksOn's
powerful name to the atrocious free e-booting
doctrine that to the "victbrs belong the
spois'." and that the msiti pre-rt quisies
for official appointments, were extreme
partiEanship, the ability 10 command and
influence votes OF to ''knock down and
drag OUT at the polls; willie the old JEFF
fersonian standards of qualifcation-"Is
he honest? is he capable? is be faithful to
the Constitution were made of second
AIRY consequence or became entirely obso,
lete.
The administration Of NJ ARTIN VAN BU-
rem that succeeded, was but the rule Of
the same men c6ntiEued; the motto that
"all's frir in politics." became therein ele-
waited toa Democratic axiom along with
that Of "lo the victcrs belong the spoils."
Such men as JOSIAH RYNDERs, the rgffian.
ly Captain of the New York Empire Club
of shoulder hitters," thieves and black
legs, became, under his administration in
fuertial chiefs in the Democratic ranks:
and thus lhs process Of Generalization
went rapidly on. In 1910, the pccuniary
distiesses Of the people. with disgust
somewhat at the magieian.lke trickefy o.
the administration and the unwise chafacte
Of some D. It's measures, excited a tiemend
Gus popular convulsion. which in itself. wa,
not free from some demoralizing infuen
ces, but which threw out VAN BUREN anc
the Democracy and put in his place tn,
good old General HARRISON. who, bowev
er, one brief month saw consigned TO hi.
tomb amidst the regrets Of millions; %her
all the high hopes excited by his election
for return ol the government 10 better
and noblei policy, were totally prostratet
by the shameless bidding OF JoHS TYLER
his successor, for the support Of the D.
mocracy in contest for re election III,
Offices Of the Nation being used and Lispos
ed ofby him in The grossest manner with tn,
avowed purpose Of buying men and iohu
ence to contribute 10 the realzia ion Of BIZ
ambition.
StI another step in the downward roa'
was reached when. by an unbusbing fraut
on the people Of Pennsylvania that "PoLl
was better tariff man than CLAY" and b.
hosting the lying banner in that State in IA
vor Of Polk. DALLAS and the Tariff 0
. '42" Though the FIRST measure Of bot
these men, on their induction into Office
!, was the repeal Of that very Tariff, tn
gallant HARRY CLAY was defeated and POI
and DALLAS were chosen for four years /
: dispense to the Democracy the "spoils @
= victory"
Once again. the people made an effor
. 10 inaugurate better state Of things, ant
: by another almost convulsive throe, place,
=, the true and h,nest hearted General TAY
LoR in the Presidential chair. But agai
r death shatched from them the hoped fo
beneficial Iesults Of their triumph; fc
when FILLMORE succeeded him, we behel
renewed the impure spectacle of the M
: tional posts Of duty distributed with I'll
view of forwarding Presidential aspiration
!, for re election. and the interests an
!. honor Of the country at ths mercy Of me
to the position they held principally f
!, their subservieucy 10 power, rhainly f
their ability to pack National Conventio
in behalf Of their Chiei.
TO him PIERCE was succC ssor,
whose term of the Presidency it is motor
i Gus that olfice-beggihg became still fu
ther reduced to science and vocation;
much so, that many though! the climax
degradation in that way was then reache
4 but the first year Of BUoHANAN's Administr
do1 has already disAbused them Of that d
=. lusion, and has showed that Democrat
q Administration could reach still lower dee
:, oftrafficki 6 "in the hopes and weak khess
= Of human nature" at the expense Of pri
!, ciple aud Of the National purse. And
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