Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1871-09-22
Republican Hon esty

When we were yoCnG VIC ugeG 70 read
OF CincinnaJGs having his pl.W - ccm-
mand the armies OF the Republic, and re-
qpesting the Senate 10 have bis mode st
four jugeya cultivated in his absence to
keep his family from starving. Then,
inter bis victories and dictatorship, of his
return to his honorable poverty. Also Of
Aristidcs tho just, and Of ta&rJ other
heroes and Rtatesu n who. having held
the highest 81 5es Of the Rspub i, died
honorably, SO poor that they had 10 be
buried as the public expense. Ihon, in
later timo3, we read Of Washington, SO
high minded as to refuse any compensa-
tion whatever for his serVio during the
Revolutionary war and Of tic scrupuiOus
integrity, the noble simplicity OF cur first
Presidents. we proudly compared turse
republican virtues with the luxury, the
empty pomp, the useless sinecur5s OF
monarchies and when We contcn plated
the Constitution, such as its fathers had
left il, We boiioged that tho Union. rs it
then was, presented the baa5 and wisest
form of government that tie world hud
ever seen.
But, as says Iolere. "-No4s ueons
banq5 tout ceLu" That solt cf thing did
well enough for the verdant aud uDsophis-
ticated fathers. Their sons bayo become
wiser in their generation, and honesty IN
Office is one OF those antiquated virtues
which passed out OF fashion with Presi-
dents who refnsed presents and wo0ld not
appoint relatives. Il Is said Of the Gear
Nicholas that short time before lis death,
surprised at the reports which reached
him Of the destitnsion OF hjs army, which
should have been we'll supplied, lie exam
ined personally the accounts Of the wal
delactm After proceeding some time
he threw up his hands in despair end
cried out 1" Ever3b ody FLANDERS every
body robs M There is but one man II
this empire who does not steal - Here
the m mister of wag bowed low, th'nklng
shat those last words applied to him, when
the CIR, sluI pug his own breast With
DO Ii hands, added /: " And that i5 my
sell T. Whether cur Gar could pro.
claim the same cJnclu -ion since that Inter
esriDg little corner il go!d Of his
brother ir-law Corbin, Is is not for Us &c
de"ide.
The Emperor Napoleon III received, ws
believe. to maintain hi S imperial dignity
pay his court dignitaries, keep up tie es
tablishment OF the numerous palaces Of
the crown, from three to four millions a
dollars year, and that is about as much
as any crowned heal in Europe receives
To this let us add as much again for sine
cures or other offices required II q r0ya
establishments. This illustrates tho wanion
pref gacy with which the " effete mon
Srchies" Of the old world squanaer away
ee money Of the dear peop'e. But with
tn@exception OF Rus sia, they permit no
one Sc to squander or plumber it. De-
1ao'sei' do not fourish there, and are
almost useard Of. Yet the extravagant
'oss Oh nNarchies is often nDfavorably
ron'tAS,eu Ssh the economy OF republics.
Les us looks it for moment.
We p"' out resident only $4,000 per
annum' D"' u collectors of internal
revenue. whom he>,poiots. have rohhea
thspeople and the e6upnent Of Dnwarde
oftRensy mi lions in Ct s;nolo hran.,, 80
the ADMINISTRATION. u ul1ers ara 4 sOn =,
In all the4nther branches, Nrncb nu.ntn 49,
that i has ceased to create w sensa,;o,
= and examples are not uantiHA> = soso,.,.
erabeing promoted, instead Of &( I,arood