The register., 1860-04-19
From the Baton Rouge Advocate.
DiscOntented Democrats.

We learn, partly from hearsay and partly
from personal observation, that there is some
dissatisfaction among sundry members Of our
party in New Orleans, in consequence Of the
manner in which Governor Moore has seen fit
to exercise his appointing prerogativc--or,
more exactly, because in making bis appoint
ments the applicants by them endorsed hap
pened to be classed among the unsuccessful
These complaints have not found their way
into the party organs, and probably will not;
but that they are loudly and repeatedly uttered
in New Orleans, is fuct well known in polil-
ical circles there. What gives these murmurs
peculiar weight, is the fact that they are made
by tried and true members of the old guard;
by men, whose devotion to Democracy is be-
yond all doubt and whose past services, in and
out of Office, have been long and valuablc-and
the further fact that they are made relative to
offices which have been filled by Gov Moore
with Democrats as faithful, as honest and as
capable as can be found in the State. II is not
alleged that Gov. Moore has not carried out
the programme laid down by him in his ad
mirablc inaugural address; there is expressed
no diminution of their confidence in his integri-
ty and sagacity, nor would any one Of the COM
plainants be willing to be classed as unfriendly
to the present State Administration. 1t seems
to be simply the display ofpersonal disappoint-
mcnt-a display which we shall not character
ize as foolish, but which We must look upon rs
infelicitous and, to some extent, injurious
1t is no secret that for the few offices ofhonor
and profit which the laws empower and direct
the Executive to fill, with the consent of the
Senate, there were many hundreds of appli-
cants, mostly very worthy men and good Dem
ocrats, a large majority of them abundantly
capable; almost all of them endorsed and rec
commended by their brother Democrats, and
many of them still better recommended by
their long and Jealous adhesion to and support
Of the Democratic party. The Governor was
obliged to make a choice among these numcr-
GUS applicants, well knowing that every nomi-
nation must inevitably disappoint great many
unsuccessful candidates. Such was the belief
among Democrats that Governor Moore would
deal fairly and justly by ALL giving to the mer-
its and claims Of all their due weight, consider
ing as well the public welfare rs the permn-
uencc and stability of Democracy, allowing to
the suggestions of friends their just weight and
no more, listening patiently to the earnest and
urgent appeals made by interested friends in
behalf of applicants for office, that few Of those
who were unsuccessful have complained of any,
thing else but what they choose to call their i'll
luck. We look upon the appointments MS in
the main cXccllcnt--thcrc was certainly no
want of good men from whom to make sclcc-
tions
We are not going to vindicate each particu-
lar appointment in detail. 1t is not necessary.
1t will be time enough to do that when any Of
them are assailed by our opponents or publicly
complained of by our friends. The appoint
ments left in the hands of the Governor are so
few that we look upon il as somewhat illiberal
to attempt to interfere with him in the exercise
of that meagre prcrogativc 1t is both Gus
tomary and right for Democrats to recommend
their friends who apply for Office, hut it is not
proper to attempt to dictate to the Executive
the nominations he shall make. We do not
charge that such dictation has been attempted;
we sincerely hope it will not be.
We know that among those disappointed in
obtaining places for their friends are some
whose great sacrifices for Democracy, and
whose acknowledged important services on
many a trying occasion, naturally led them to
expect their recommendations for office TO be
Of paramount weight with the Governor. We
could mention the names of leading Democrats
of this cluss who have experienced disappoint
ment at the failure of their friends to secure
Executive favor who, while complaining, ought
to reflect that only fraction Of the thousands
applying for Office could be provided for. The
Governor, then, from the very nature of the
case, was bound to create disappointments and
modification that perhaps none regretted more
than himself. There are none who received
what they expected-lew who obtained the hall
of what they asked Gov. Moore ought GER
tainly not be blamed for being unable to salts
fy the universal cry of "givc! give" which
assailcd him on his aeyesson to office. While
we have in view exceptions to whom we should
have been gratiiied to see the Governor give a
more favorable hearing in behalf of their friends
VIC must at the same time confess that there
seems to be little reason or justice in the mur-
muring which, in one shape or another, daily
reaches us. When VIC assure our discontcntcd
friends that Gov. Moore has made his appoint
mcnts wholly independent of any particular
individual or clique influence, and that his only
desire has been to select good men, we speak
the simple, plain truth. If he has not fully
succeeded in satisfying public expectation ht
has certainly endcavored to do SO.
COMFORTABLE FOR NIGHT TRAvELERs.--Tht
Missisaippan says that sleeping cars have been
introduced OIL the New Orleans and jackson
Railroad. They are very complete, and arc
said to be more costly and comfortable thar
those in use at The North. We also learn thai
they will soon be used on The Mississippi Cen
trail Road.
Nsg~ The Hon Howell Cobb has formally )
Withdrawn from the ring as a candidate for thu
| Democratic nomination at Charleston. Mr.
Cobb is philosopher, and takes time Ivy tht
| forclock.
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