Weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1858-1865, 1861-08-14
From the Richmond Examiner.


YANKEES FILLING OFFICES AT RICHMOND.
The mode by which such number of Yankees
have screwed themselves into the Departments of
the Confederate Government is not little curious.
1t is an instance of patented combination, double.
acting toadyism, quite worthy Of the Yankee inven
ton.
We are fully advised Of it. A discarded Yankee
from Washington, trained in the subscrvient arts
and dirty lodges Of oficesecking there, and, per-
haps, representing himself Southern to the
manor born, when the old editions of the "Bue
Book" show him to have been an unmtigated YAM
kee, applies for office in some Department of the
Confederate government The toadyism commences;
the dirty dodge Of nativity succeeds; the cheap
recommendations of "Southern letters" predispose
the good natured Secretary to faver and few we'll
put adulations secure, from the vanity they solicit,
prominent office for the ingenious toady. 1t is,
probably, chez clerkship, or, perhaps, even the
control of bureau
This is the first step. No sooner is the prime
toady installed than another degree of toadyism is
put in operation through Of the old cliques of
Washington. Our happy adventurer has, probably,
had clique there. There all degrees, be it
known, of toadyism in " Washington, from court to
Secretaries and congressman down to the bootlick-
ing of the fourth third and second degree of clerk
ship by the first class clerks, who are the unhap-
~ Freshmen in the degrees and dignites Of Office.
The toadyism of understrappers is ingenicusly re-
5newedin Richmond. The original Yankee no sooner
gets his post as chief clerk or commissioner, than
his old cliquemen and Tags and boot ticks in Wash
ington manage to- get provided with subordinate
places through his Influence" The Secretary of
course, is, yielding He has already reposed his
confidence in his experienced chief clerk or
5ureau.man, and plainly or carelessly assigns to
him the trouble Of dealing with the herd Of small
oitice-beggars. $751; Z. F-'- p
One of these approaches the "hcad of Depart
,ment." lie is from Washington-a recommends
ton, Of course on the score Of experience" lis
asked by the Secretary if he knows the gentleman
who is chief clerk of and-so, OF his own chief
toady; and is dismissed with the admonition that
letter from that gentleman "would be consider
ed of advantage to his application" If he gets the
recommendation, he is probably appointed. To get
it he is sure if he can point to the traditions OF
toadyism in Washington, when he iawned upon the
chief clerk there, admired his dan5yism, raised his
hat to him on thestree courted his elegantly dressed
families at the "levees, ," and wrote pufs of his
talents in rural papers. If he has not done these
things, he is an outsider and heather.
The infa,ny Of crowdiag the Departments with
Yankee office holders is only exceeded by that dis
gushing ingenuity Of toadyism that fosts them into
Office The whole matter is vile excrescence-the
sooner rid of the better before il becom cs utterly
loathsome and reeks with disease. Let Congress
look to it. 1t ought to know the character of these
otice.beggng imnigrations Of Yankee pedders and
Washington refugees, and it ought to take measures
to prevent the Departments from being debauched
by excuses of official patronage to Northern men.