Centre Democrat. [volume] (Bellefonte, Pa.) 1848-1989, 1861-03-21
Off with their Heads.

The Watchnaan last week published an ex-
tract from "the private letter of friend
who has for some time filled clerksbir in
one of the Departments at Washington. -
We suppose the gentleman referred to is Mr..
Shugsrs Of this placs. who owns the Watch-
man. The correspondent. grows sick at
heart at the mere thought Of giving up the
esod fat Office he has held under the Govern
ment for the last sixteen years, and clutches
ct the least hope of ren aiuing as drowning
man would grasp at straw. He says:
"The only hope have Of remaining, is
that they cannot accommodate more than ono
cut of fifty; that the besiegsd will sson get
tired of the annoyance, and send these hung
~, starvig applicants home. But l am not
building much even upon this. To be hon
est about it, / do not expect to stay, as |
have been strong opponent of the present
party. They cannot. however, turn all out
ct once as they must retain some to instruct
the new ones.
So this fat. slick ofice-holder, that has
spusgsa the Government out Of enough Of
money to buy good farm, paper, and put
out considerable sum on interest, besides
hspes to hold on while the hungry, starring
applicants are sent home. These hungry,
starving applicants, as he calls them, are
good and true men, who battled through sun
shine and storm for the success of our glori-
Gus principles, and now that the party has
triumphsd, are they to be set aside and men
retained in place who have done all in their
power to defeat us? If that is the pelicy to
be pursued by the Republican party, We
have fought our last fight for it, and it has
achieved it's last victory. We have scores of
good and true men for every Office men who
are fully capable, and will fill them better
than any sneaking, thieving democrat that
ever held place under the Federal Govern
nsnt; and they must be appointed. Let
she robbing horde who have brought our
Government to bankruptcy and ruin, be sent
kone to feed on their i'll gotten gains, while
henest and true men administer the Govern
ment. But, says the Watchman correspon-
dsnt, = They cannot turn cut all at once, as
they must retain some to instruct the new
snss." Instruct them to do what? Steal,
we suppose. You had better retain Mr..
Thompson few months to teach Mr. Smith
how to extract Indian Bonds OF perhaps it
would be we'll to recall Mr. Floyd 10 instruct
Mr.. Cameron how to arm Southern rebels
Evil Communications corrupt good man.
ners, and God forbid that these men should
hecome the teachers of our young and insx-
psrieEced Office holders. If they must have
Instructors let the honest old men who served
under Harrison and Taylor, and who are
aow living in retirement, be recalled for a
few months, but for Heavens sake don't let
10 sficisls. ''To the victors belong the
spoils," that was Mr.. Van Buren's motto
it is good dsm ocracy. and We are in favor Of
adopting it as rule to guide the present ad
ninissration. It is tho way they have al
ways done, ard surely they will not object
10 being done by as they have done to 9th
ets. Parties, as we'll as armies, must be
kepi up by rewarding the deserving. 1t is
this. the hope of preferment. that makes the
common soldier fight good fight Our par
~ has met with signal triumph, and if We
are not to reap the benefits, we will not soon
have another victory to boast Of The lead
srs Of our party will not suffer themselves to
be set aside in ordsr to accommodate, with
sfdce, corrupt men who have growed fac by
sucking the life blood from their unhappy
sountry. More than that yet, the rank and
6ls will not stand by and see the claims of
their leaders ignored. Such policy would
be fatal to our party and it must not be pur-
sued. Mr. Shugert must come home, no
matter how unpleasant il may be to his feel
ings to do 50. Every Government official
must be oussed and new and better men ap-
pointed to take their places. Then. and not
till then, can the nation be clesnsed of cor.
ruption, aud the Government brought back
to it's original simplicity and purity. Again
We repeat, off with their heads
RS- When tho Governments Of Europe
hear that the Nation has surrendered its
strongest Fsrts inte the hands Of the Rebels
what impression will il prsducei Why,
tAst sbe rebels have licked the government
shss'g all.