American union. [volume] (Morgantown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1855-1859, 1859-03-04
POLITICAL HONESTY.


POLITICAL HONESTY.
The following remarks, by our COM
mercial editor, are timely, and will be
read with interest. Every citizen has
a personal interest in checking and de-
featng the venality which is rife in
every department Of our government.
Government, which should be for the
praise Of them that do WE'LL MS %
terror to evil doors, seems rapidly re.
versing these qualities in our country,
and becoming terror to good men, and
paradise Of knavery.-ED.
There is much confusion at Wash
ington. No great, ovcrshadowing in
tcllect guides the councils of the M
ton. There is no standard bearer to
whom the people can look, to lead them,
in the hour of danger. The cry is for
Cuba; as though the acquisition of
this little Island was to be the panacea
for all our ills. The little politicians
of the day are on the move, each for
himself, and all hoping in the grand
struggle, to gain priority. The race
is for 1860. Many stceds are carefully
rubbed down every day, preparing for
the course. In the game between the
people and the aspirants, it is heads
they win, and tails the people lose
Corruption is the order of the day,and
he who Is most INSCRIPTIONS stands the
best chance Of success. ....
Tho European journals discuss the
stability of this government, believing
the weight of corruption to be sufficient
to sink the ship of state to the bottom
Of the ocean.
If they knew us better, they would
Judge us more correctly. We, who arc
| on the spot, believe the time is not yet
come, when the meltingof the SHOWS upon
the mountains,and the swelling streams
ofpublic opinion, will sweep US into the
ocean. But the time has come for all
true friends of liberty, to take their
stand on the side of truth to do battle
against corruption in open warfare; to
denounco evil on the right hand and
on the left. We have some true men,
and the people should stand by them.
In our municipal government, our
Mayor is 4 friend to the people. lie
fought against corruption manfuIly.-
If the people do not sustain him, they
will not deserve friend, nor will any
man be willing to place himself, here
after, as a mark for the poisoned and
bitter shafts of venality. The Mayor
atty of this city is position of great
responsibility, and requires the energy
and wisdom of Washington, or Jack
son. There are foes within and foes
without. The willy and INSCRIPTIONS
are to be met at the threshold, and the
Chief Magistrate is called upon to fight
the people 8 battles against the people
themselves. Any man with ordinary
intellect and force would have given
way under tho pressure, and hoated
with the popular stream. But Daniel
+. Ticmann is not that man. IIo is
firm in his purpose, and will be to the
end lie has made deep inroads into
the cncmy's camp; has scattered the
, vile, who ministered in unholy things
the Street Commissioners Department
is in honest and competent hands; he
is moving for the purpose Ct regencra-
ting the City Inspectors Department,
and when the change comes, as it must,
it will be for the better. Iftle people
do not sustain their executive in the
performance Of his duty, those coming
after him will take knowledge of the
fact, and serve darkness rather than
light. IF doing right be sinful in the
eye Of the eyes of the multitude, rest
assured they will find one to rule over
them afterwards. " y. Chronicle.