New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1866-09-20
SHEdRING THE SHEEP.

Whatever may be thought of the welcome extended
to the president in the little towns where two or
three gathered together, or in this oyergrown
New-York, where there was more of mob We have
read nothing in the whole history of the progress so
touching as the account of Mr.. Johnsons welcome in
Washington All the clerks in all the Departments
were notified, it appears to put on clean collars and
to personally assist at the ceremony. Mayor Walach
made the very finest speech which we ever read in
the whole course of our existence then the President
made the next finest and then all the clerks lapsed
into due and appropriate shouting. But this is past
and we will not stop to discuss il further than to
observe that we are informed by telegraph that "the
pressure upon all the Departments for clerical posi-
ions continues with undated furore." What with
the men who do not want to be turned out, and
the men who Ido want TO be turned in, we have
every reason to believe that there noisy and
affecting demonstration 1t is the most natural thing
conceivable
But it is one thing to below and quite another
thing 10 disburse. Lungs not breeches-pockets.
petty plsoe-holder may be perfectly willing TO put
all bis wind at the disposal Of the President, but may
not be exactly enraptured to find himself taxed three
per cent on his salary TO sustain Johnsoniansm in the
District OF Columbia and elsewhere This is the
booty which 1.-THE Democratic johnson Club" Of
Washington is said to be eyying, and we say boldly
that considering the price Of bread and beef, is
burning shame. Office holding always has its draw
backs however liberal its emoluments. 1t can never
be agreeable TO any honorable man to feel that his
daily supply OF bread and butter may be suddenly
cut of by tho whim, the ngratitude or the interest of
his superior; that be is merely making merchandise
of his opinions and coming his principles into
daily wages; that in order TO be paid for
work which he must do, he must do work
for which he is not paid at all He may, moreover,
be willing to give and yet be extremely unwilling to
be taxed The right TO take three per cent implies
the right to take thirty; the wire.workers and the
managers who to-day swindle moderately, may TO-
morrow become absolutely exorbitant; and he who is
asked to sustain the Administration by money con-
tribut.on, may we'll consider, with grief and sppre-
hension that is not likely to have many votes for
which it does not rOundly pay. About all such Oper-
atoms there must always be suspicion of e1tortion,
for human nature under such circumstances is rarely
moderate and while the payer helpless the payee is
usually both hungry and inscriptions. There are,
besides a good many clerks in Washington who
are women, and who do not vote all. Arc
these tender creatures also TO be subjected 10 the
venesecton of the johnson Club" And who or
what, We pray to be told, is the johnson Club"
that its marauders should 60 bullying about the pub
lie buildings, leyying contributions, frightening pub
lie servants out of their money fixing the per centage
Of voluntary contributions and with their in their
hands sIt9rting donstonsi What ia this selfconsti.
tutsd tribgnal which thus obtrudss itssB upQa tes