Semi-weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1853-18??, 1861-08-10
From the Richmond Examiner. |

YANKEES FILLING OFFICES AT RICHMOND
The mode by which such a 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 toadyisn, quite worthy of the Yankee inven
ton.
We are fully advised of it. A discarded Yankee
from Washington trained in the subservient arts
and dirty lodges Of ofiCeseeking there, and, per-
hapS, representing himself q Southern to the
manor born, when the old editions of the "Blue
Book" show him to have been an unmtigated Yam
kee applies for office i'll some Department of the
Confederate government. The toadyisIn commences;
the dirty dodge Of nativity succeeds; the cheap
recommendations of "Southern letters predispose
the goOdnatured Secretary to faver; and few we'll
put adulations secure from the vanity they solicit
a prominent office for the ingenious toady. 1t is,
probably, cheScerkShip, 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 some Of the old clques of
Washington. Our happy adventurer has, probably,
had clique there. There arc all degrees, be it
known of toadyism in Washington, from court to
Secretaries and congressman down to the boot-lick-
ing of the fourth, third and second degree of clerk
ship by tne first class" clerks, who arc the unhap
py Freshmen in the degrees and dignties OF office.
The toadyiSm of underStrappers is ingeniously re-
newed in Richmond. The original Yankee no sooner
gets his post as chief clerk or commissioner, than
his old clquemen 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
Sureau-man, and plainly or carelessly assigns to
him the trouble of dealing with the herd of small
office-beggars
One Of these approaches the "head of Depart
ment." He is from Washington recommends
ton, of course, on the score of "experence"-is
asked by the Secretary if he knows the gentleman
who is chief clerk of so and-so, or his own chief
toady; and is dismissed with the admonition that
a 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 dandyism, raised his
hiatt him street. courted his elegantly dressed
families at the "levees," and wrote puffS of his
talents in rural papers. If he has not done thes,
things he is an outsider and heather.
The infamy of crowdiag the Departments with
Yankee office holders is only exceeded by that dis
gushing ingenuity of toadyism that Oiss them into
office. The whole matter is vile excrescence-the
sooner rid of the better before it becomes utterly
loathsome and reeks with disease. Let Congress
look to it. 1t ought TO know the character of these
office-b begging immgratonS of Yankee peddlerS and
Washington refugees and it ought to take measures
to prevent the Departments from being debauched
by excuses of official patronage to Northern men.