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OFFIc cE-SEEKERs. Great complaint is made
by the opposition party of the immense number
of applicants for office under the present admins
tration. BY the leading papers of that party, one
would suppose that for this reason alone, the dem
ocratc whig party should be totally annihilated.
That there are numerous applications for Office,
we feel free to admit that it is So we consider al
together the Legitimate res ut of the policy pnr-
sued by Jackson and Yam Buren, for the past
twelve years. 1t is nothing more than we ex-
Pected-we presume every refecting person was
prepared for such state of things. Where 50
much corruption and prescription, and rewarding
OF tavorites for parzan services has been exhibit
ed, has been the in this country, since the
accession of Gen Jackson to the Presidency, how
could it he expected but that some portion, even
of own friends, should contract the prevailing
disorder' 1t was matter of course. 1t could
not be avoided.


We think our opponents should by no means
make such indecent haste To prefer this simple,
we may say acknnw ledged fact, against the De-
mocracy as serious charge. To our apprehen-
sion, nothing could be more unjust. If it be
wrong-f it be poltentous Of evil at their own
doors we may justly lay the sin. If it furnishes
any sortof argument-that argument must be OF
overwhelming force against the principles and
practices Of the two preceding administrations,
whose acknowledged battle cry was. "To the Vic
tors belong the Spoils ''!-What spoils why
the Offices This declaration, carried out to its
fullest and mnutest extent, is the very foundation
ofthis garing evil. Let the people then, judge who
should be accountable.