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gentleman, of any political party, who
has neither Office nor expectation of the
same. that will not under proper assur-
ances of secrecy, admit that the present
national administration is principally dis
tinguished by the qualities of plentiful
lack OF truth and craftsmanship Wehave
heard declarations to this effect issuing so
frequently from tie lips of his friends,
that it is not easy to entertain doubt
that for the absence Of veracity, moral
courage, and common honesty, the govern
ment of Mr. BUCHANAN is somewhat re-
markable. 1t lis not, we believe, claimed,
on any hand, that the party by which that
gentleman was elected has gained aught
that is valuable by his election, except a
four-year's extension of its lease of Office.
If there has been any progress in ideas,
or guaranty secured of the success and
future predominancy of any principle i'm
portant to the continuance of the Union
or the liberties of the human race, the fact
has not yet transpired. The party of Mr..
BUCHANAN is in Office; and when it is sta
ted taat it has made the same use of Office
that all parties make under similar cir
cumstances-thati is to say, when the head
of the government is weak, selfish, dis
honest incapable man--the story is told
The mere fact that the Offices of the
country have from the year 1857 to the
year 1861 been in the hands of one party
and not in the hands of another will not
constitute very important item in the
political history of the United States
There will need to be something else for
the mind to rest upon, something out of
which an idea can be evolved, or the ad-
ministration of Mr.. Buchanan will hardly
present enough of substance and consist
ency to hold a place in the ordinary mem
ory of mankind. tits not the fact that
NAPOLEON BoNAPARTE was Emperor Of
France for so many years that constitutes
that person historical character; but
that during his reign, certain things of i'm
; portance were done, in respect to which
he supplied the force or the direction.
The most notable phenomenon connect
ed with the government at this time, ap-
pears to be the viO1Spt scramble going on
for official and othSs favors within its gift
This scramble is, of course, between one
and another person or faction Of the ad-
ministration party-members of other
parties being totally excluded from the
competition. A cause of intestine dis
turbance which, under an executive of
ordinary vigor, comes to an end in the
course of few weeks or months at most
has, in this case, become chronic, and
bids fair not only to continue, but to
= grow in strength and violence up to the
very close of the life, or the term, of the
very weak old gentleman who occupies
I the presidential chair There is scarcely
, a man in Office, from cabinet minister to
!, a country postmaster, who feels himself
) secure in his seat Lear himself could
4 not be more capricious or sudden in his
Y friendships and his enmities, his resolu.
| tions and his irresolutions, than this head
, of the government Of the greatest, free
S est and most enlightened people in the
world" At present, his hobby is pro
tective tariff, to his notions upon which
all who approach him are required to sub
scribe; and there are no means to under
mine an officer half so sure with him al
. to represent the person in question as op
posed to high duties, and the protection
of American indushy-by which is mean
$ the furnaces and rolling mills Of Pennsyl
= vania.
!, II Under such an administration, Office
u and jobs so long as they can be retained
= are valuable. There has, probably, neye
! been any presidential term within which
contracts have been so numerous and s,
!, profitable. In every affirmative act o.
" recommendation of the executive, it is no
. difficult to discover the suggestions of tn
u professional jobber and waiter upon tn
u political providence. With weak heat
. there is always an apparent letting dow
of the standard of political morality
g worse men get into Office, and even tn
81 better ones grow lax in their conduct, an
u forget their duty to themselves and thei
/, country One hundred millions Of do
y lars of annual expenditure must suppl
u the material for vast corruption fun
= somewhere; and where the fund is there
as sure as flies upon piece Of tainte
I, flesh, will be corruption.
~ jones' Bust OF Chase.
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