Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1858-01-14
Government Ofhces.
I From tie Richmond Examiner.

From tie Richmond ErdmmeF'I
Where the number Of Offices to be hlied
bears so small proportion to the mu titade Of
offce-seekers. we must Of course expect TO
hear much complaint from the uniucky.-
We do hear much complaint no~; none OIL
which. however, strikes US with any force cx-
cept that which we hear from old line Demo
crats-Democrats in the Bank war Of JACK,
sons time: Democrats also in the canvass OF
A. '4S, 80, and SO; Democrats now and
! Democrats all the time. Such Democrats
complain that their claims are not properly
aprreciated-that eleventh hour Democrats,
/ old line Wings and KuowNOthings OF 1900,
stand better chance of success IN their a. =
pications at the Departments. In some IN
stances. we are sure that this complaint Is
| lust, and we are not prepared to say that II
! IS not well founded as q general thing, Ger
tain it is that in most of toe States, especial
| iy the Southern States, the old line DemJ-
cratS, those who nave borne the heat and
/ burden Of the day, and kept the flag OF the
PAL ty dying in it's darkest hours, have OF late
years. been pretty generally excluded from
the honOrs Of nominating conventions ana
| legislative assemblies. This is perhaps oW-
| ing to the fact that new converts are always
exceedingly enthusiastic, and can succcel III
! awakening in their behalf the peculiar inter-
! est of even the oldest members OF thccDurcA'
The suggestion is that life long Democrat
men who suffered persecution and pecunlary
| loss for their party when 1t was asSa'leu WIN
demUn-Iikc ferocity, especially IN all tue O.
ties. towns and villages of the United States
will continue faithful under any and all
circumstances; while many OF the new COZ
ygr,s may backslde unless some strong IL
/ dnrcmrnts are heid Oat to them to continue
! in the fold. Hence the amount 81 interest
/ and enthusiasm manifested IN behalf "t new
Gamers into our ranks. licace their success
olmost invariably over old liners ia the safes
and 80 frequently at Washington. -,
We do not Sisii to be misunderstood. we
do not take the ground that none are "UI'"J
of Democratic support except those VINO nave
| invariably belonged to the pcmocrauc o.
gauiz4tion. Far from It. Nfh al the en-
| thusissm of our nature, We nave oi'ei sur!
norted men for Office with whom we bad pre-.
viously been at variance upon the political
issues Of the times. we expect TO do so ire
oucntly hereafter. We have sometimes pre-
terred men who had belonged TO the OPPOSE
ZION. and under like circumstances we shall
doubtless DO so again. u only ask justice
for the old line Democrats, the veteran sol
dcrs Of the Democracy. We only insist
that the new Democrats, old-.ine Wings and
X now-Nothinss shall not monopo!ze al the
pfBces under Democratic administrations,
State and national. If appointments to OF
nee are to he made On party grounds, we
think that other things being equal, the pre-
ference should be given TO the men who can
show the best Democratic record. If this
policy be not adopted, thVn ne would prefer
n return to the Monroe doctrine" in az
continents as we'll as in other matters; tia;
is to say, We would select men without any
regard at all to their politics.