Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1864-06-16
A Case in Point.

We take the following from late num-
Der of the Buffalo Express. No doubt it
represents quite numerous class Of de-
voted patriots, who are living off the Gov
ernment, which they are daily cursing as
"d-d Abolition Administration. -
And we also have no doubt but there are
not few now holding fat offices in the
military service, such as Paymasters and
the like, whose sympathies, if not actually
with the Rebellion as against the Admin
istration, are at least with the Copper
heads, who to-day had rather see the
Lincoln Administration" fail and the
country ruined, than the Rebel armies
defeated and the Rebellion put down by
this Black Republican Administration" "
Why should such men be kept in office,
when there are plenty of earnest, loyal
men ready to take their places: Such
things have bad effect:
We are afraid there are in the Depart
ments at Washington some insolently un-
grateful employees. They no sooner Sc
cure the position for which they entreat-
ed on their bended knees, than they set
about showing their impertinence and
spleen, by abuse of the Administration to
which they are indebted for their bread
and butter.
But here is little variation in the case.
A Democrat obtains Government clerk
ship for his son. The son is no sooner
warm at his work than father Democrat
deluges his NJ. c. with letters, in which
he abuses the Administration violently,
and violently demands an increase of sal
ary for his son, and afirms that the NJ. Z.
must carry the demand up to the proper
authorities and have it complied with. At
last father Democrat receives from his NJ.
c. the following epistle. 1t is to the
point:
WASHINGTON, April 8, 1864.
Dear Sir: You write so frequently in
that authoritative and peremptory man.
ner, that 1 scarcely know what to make of
you. 1 sent you, a few days ago, his ap-
pointment to q permanent clerkship, but
YOU still demand more. His promotion
hereafter is in his own hands. If he ex-
hibits aptness and other qualifications for
the position he holds, have no doubt
that at the proper time his superior in of
fee will appreciate the value of his SER
vices. But there is one thing certain, my
friend, and there is no use in Disgusting
1.-THE Administration is becoming some
what irritated at the petulant and continued
assaults made against everything it does
by its enemies, and it will not be surpris-
ing if some removals take place. 1t ap-
pears to me but just that if those who
deal such heavy blows against the Aboli-
ton Administration, as it is called, de-
sire to hold civil appointments under it,
they should exhibit no serious open hos
tility to it. To be continually assailing il
on the one hand, and asking it for favors
on the other, is a contradiction that /
do not understand very well. I have
more letters from Democrats in the Dis
trict than I have from Republicans, asking
for positions under what they call an Abo-
lition Administration. If the Democratic
party was in power, how long do you
suppose men would be allowed to retain
positions under it, who, with their friends
at home, keep up continuous hue and
cry against it: Not long, I tell you.
Yours, truly, --