The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1858-09-13

pointed Candidates fer Office are apt TO c0neOle
themselves. II runs to the effect that the
exileo Marcelus felt great deal more comfort
able than Caesar, with plant apd accommo-
dating Senate kissing the hem Of his .oga. This,
however, Is Int cold comfort. No man ever en-
ters politics for the purpose Of being used the
tool Of set Of wire pullers, and then being set
aside without even temporary aoknowiedg-
meut of his services. Marccllus may datter him
seh that he likes solitude and exile; but If tie
truth we're know, be would much prefer the
Senatorial chair or the imperisi purple. Wedo
not tnow that the politicians OF to-day ever af
feet the stoical dignity of the Roman patr;cian
On the contrary, they get angry when they are
out mannuvred ard pitch into Caesar in the
papers. They are not philosophers Of the school
of Marcelus.
But Of all the unfortunate aspirants for Office,
| the man who hopes to write himself into place
by performing that Office for others, is the most
to be pitied. The political editor tolls by day
ard by night to mould piece of ordinary hui
msnity so that it will be received by the people
| as o superior article. Excuses are found for
bluuders palliatives for positive stupiditee and
| encomiums for accidental diversions into the
| path of duty. The political editor exhausts the
LANGUAGE Of psnegyric in praise Of his pet; he is
| Cicero In eloquence, Talleyrand in sagacity,
| Washington IN integrity. AS he mounts up
ward, he patronises the ladder upon which he
| has been elevated; but the higher round once
| react cd, it is kicked away with that supreme
| contempt which clever sharper alwaysfcelsfor
an amisble fool.
That these conclusions are just, no one
| who Is familiar With the political his
| tory of the country viii attempt to
| deny. They form phase in human nature
| which is constantly repeating itself They have
come home to the public more strongly than
| usual in the case of Horace Greeley, who has
| occupied the leading position among the politi-
| col writer's of the whig and republican parties
| However we may disagree with the opinions of
| the 2fiJune editor, we cannot deny to him the
credit of exceeding perseverance in placing
them before the people, and commanding infu-
ence with the masses of the party, the peculiar
| tenets Of which he has so energeticaiiy sup
ported. It was to Mr.. Greeley more than to any
other man that W. III. Seward owed his elevation
to the Senate Of the United States. 1t was to
Mr.. Greeley that Thurlow Weed always looked
for assistance in carrying out his Albany lobby
schemes, and never looked in vain; and when
the leader of the Washington lobby -Matteson--
wanted . safe banker for that celebrated thou
sand dollar draft upon the Treasurer of the
Fort Des Moines Company, the accommodating
breeches pocket Of the amiable Greeley was
ready to receive and to hold the precious docu-
ment until 1t could be passed securely to Its ulti
mate destination. To advance this clique of
unworthy, scheming, corrupt and ungrateful
politicians Greeley has sacrificed the best part
Of his life. In the columns Of bis paper, on the
stump and In the lecture room, he has worked
for them with degree Of energy and fidelity
worthy Of good cause. They we're as clay,
and very ordinary clay, in the hands of the pot
ter, and not Palsy himself could have made
the ware more artistic in its proportions or more
elegant in its details. From email village
attorney and third rate country politician
we find Seward Senator Of the United
States, with Q reversionary right to the Prss-
dency II be can get any more Greeleys to help
him. From . second rate country editor, Weed
turns up O. the Colbert Of the lobby and the
Warwick OF conventions And Matteson, one
OF the smallest Of rurnl politicians II engineer
ed into Congress and Is at the head Of corrupt
combination, which, IL successful, would have
bled the country to the tune Of ten or fifteen
millions Of dollars There was no scheme Of
corruption-no intrigue, that this precious trio
did not engage In when they found IL would pay,
aid they always had in Greeley convenient
apologist. For them he posted about the ooun-
try, preaching agriculture and politics at the
same time; for them he talked over the rebel.
lious delegates at State conventions; and for
them be remorselessly button holed lazy or In
different Senator's No sacrifice could be too
creat--no labor too arduous for this devoted
servant
Now let us gee what has been done for Gree
ley In the old whig days be had seat 10 Con-
gress during about two months-hsrdly long
enough TO get II warm Tor his successor. Since
then lie has not held Office, but has often been
mentioned as fl candidate for Governor OF
the state. Weed has always been against aay
snch movement, thinking that Greeley would
be much mere useful where he ia Seward has
not only refused to aid Greelcy's friends, but
when he was beaten by o member Of Congress
in the Capitol, took occasion In debate to al.
Jude CONTEMPORARY to the conductor OF the
Tribune az ian editor Of q newspaper two
indefinite articles, and 10 say at The
same time that the honorable assailant
was . perfect gentleman" This was
the extreme oC insult, the lowest depth
Of ingratitude. The whole Of the little politi.
cal puppies that follow at the heels Of the big
dogs-Seward and Weed--yelp ogsins. Greeley;
and bis reward FOR years Of faithful services
amounts TO three votes in the Syracuse Convep-