The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1860-11-16

bed Of thistlest Has anybody noticed tnat inc
republican orators who have been necessarily
epouting and blowing about their patriotism
end devotion TO the constitution and the Union
have suddenly become dumb? True, the re-
publican organs, the conductors Of which are
not over and above distinguished Tor common
eense, are publishing flaming articles against
the South; but no word Of cancellation or attack
comes from the mouths of the republican lead
ers--they have other fishes to fry. They are
plotting and intriguing and scheming as 10 how
they shall best cheat each other, and get the
inside Of the track with poor sold Abe" For
eight years the republicans have been in outer
darkness, weeping, waiiing and gnashiDg their
teeth, while the intensified democracy sat by
the bright Ere, In the cosey kitchen, eating and
drinking of the bert and licking their chops In
nockery OF the hungry fellows outside, whose
sppeites were only sharpened by the fumes Of
the feshpots.
Now that they have got q chance at the
kitchen, how furiously they will fight each
other for the cleaning viands. How the sevs.
raj cliques will quarrel over every single NOR
eel, and bite and snarl over each several and
particular bone. The soothing line Of the
pious Watts, "Let dogs delight to bark and
bite" will be- quoted to these Cloths In vain.
The cry will be ue cic'iS The democracy
having been vanquisbed. the victoe will pro
csed 70 divide The epoil.- sad III 80 do,ng wi
eat each other up. In less than a year after
the Inauguration Ct aacient Abraham, there
will not be left as much as fragment Of Massa
Grceley's old white coat to poiot the moral Of
iris epi,aph-Hsre Les the republican party.
whom the Gods wish to destroy, saith the
proverb, they fist make mad; and the republi-
cans ere all crazy for Office, all victims Of that
peculiar phase Of insanity which has broken up
every political organization 10 this country.
We remember, as far back az 1929, when the
policy Of filing the federal offices upon the
maxim Of MIR. Marcy, ito the vic,ors belong
the spoi!s Of the vanquished," was first distinct
ly recognized, there was terrible rush Of Office
beegars, holding their hats in their hands, and
praying for anything, from Cabinet sfics
down to porter's place. The anecdote of the
man who applied to Jackson for foreign mis-
sion, and gradually came down 90 far as to ask
the President for some Of bis old clothes gives
the best illustration Of the state of things at
the time The next grand rush was in 1910,
when Harrison came In on hard cider barrel.
Harrison had such Gn immense number of
friends that he was absolutely killed by their
attentions. Captain Tyler had no party, but
be still managed to Gil the federal Offices. In
thar m
upon Mr.. Polk, and in ls48 the office seekers
managed to kill of Taylor. Those were hard
times in Washington, when old Rough and
Ready was pulled and hauled this way by the
Chevaiier Webb, and that way by the
prime mendicant Of another clique, until the
brave veteran, who had met the Semi.
noles with o shrug and the Mexicans with
smile, surrendered for the drst time In his life,
and, like another Caesar, bored to death, cover
ed bis face and gave up the ghost.
There was rather severe run upon Pierce,
who, however, was too tough to be killed he
promised everybody everything, and then al
lowed the people Of his kitchen Cabinet to dis
tribute the spoils. In 1856 the Office beggars
were comparatively few In number, as the sue
cession made no change In the partisan policy
Of the executive. But now that there has been
grand overthrow In political affairs, the In
coming President will do well to prepare him
self for grand assault, such an one a. was
never before known. All the republicans, rich
and poor, expect Office Of some kind or other.
There win be at least q million OF candidates
for ffty thousand offices. Think Of . million
letters Of application and recommendation to
be read Reflect upon the spectacle Of a
million Of individuals rushing about AK
Ing people In frantic way TO "sigu
their papers.n Behold Washington city In
the month of March next, invaded By horde
Of hungry and seedy patriots, with very large
yellow envelopes sticking out Of their pockets.
Imagine, II you can, the lying, the trsschsry,
the intriguing, the buttonholing, the Jealousy,
the heartburning, the disappointment, the mo
raj Hlth and despair, which this shameful busi.
ness Of place hunting will bring about Think
of the hope deferred that maketh the heart sick
and the pocket empty; the weary waiting, a.
the spring glides away and the summer months
steal on, while long bills accumulate and
friends have loaned 30 much money that they
don't really see how they can continue to In
duIge In that charming though somewhat az
pensive luxury.
Though everybody knows that the above pic
ture is correctly drawn, nobody will heed the
lessons it teaches. Office beggars are like lot
trrJ ticket buyen-every one says to himself II
h not vho will get the blank. When the
wheel h turned things have somewhat changed.
Let Mr. Lincoln, then, be prepared for ter
rible onslaught He will need all his nerve
There are -four hundred thousand Wide Awakes
already at his heels They are after the man
Ger Of the wise virgins In the Scripture, and
~tll keep their lamps trimmed and burnIsg.
until they shall be hidden n en,er In ana ro..