The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1806-07-22
APPOINTMENTS IN PENNSYLVANIA.

| APPOINTMENTS IN PzNNsrLrANr1.
| Governor M'Kean has lately paid homage TO
roe M.h feelings offbe beart, by appointing bis
ozvn /on.in-Laqv, DR.. George Buchanan. phvfi.
clan to the LaZaretto.-Thc republic ans of his
tate, however. in the great dudgeon, which
theyhave aganlt this mongreI governor.
are ungenerous enough todeny him all fort of me-
mt for his Uirtue. Whether it is, becaufe t5ey
have none of thofe domefie charities of life,
which alone melted dozvn Mr.. Mexican (; or be-
cauie they deem thofe feelings better flitet to
the hre-tide, than the cabinet of governor, let
any real republican decide. In truth. however,
| they have not little murmured about this ia
mily djpeafation of the loaves and the fines :;
and the Aurora has put forth fome very hui
injurious fquibs on the location. The bef of
thefe is the half-aughing, half-grumbling efIay
or FUDGE, which we have thought worthy of
a republication in our paper.
This conduit, however, defcrves more feri-
| Gus attack. All family influence is at war with
the principles Of a republic. And hence thofe
pont,cai contributions are the mott perfect,
which give the Ieat pofible range of appoint
| nent to Jingle individual. Hence one reafon
why the contribution of Virginia is 70 much fu-
perlor to that of Pennsylvania. The firf en-
fruits all the great appointments to the Legif-
lature; who changing every year, are with
out the means of collecting multitude of of.
hoes INTO the hands of Jingle family. But in
the lat they are confided to a governor, who
in all cafes may dfpole of them a la mode
M Kean.
Thoughthe patronage ofthe Prelidentisby far
more exteniivc than that of A Penn. governor
yet what an aftonhng contraft is there in the adj
minlitratIon of Mr.. Jefferlon and Mr.. MsKean !
Whit the latter is heaping Offices into the hands
of his relation, like Ofa upon Pelion,
and Peiion upon Ola" even when they have
not the nghteft ihadow of qualification, the
latter mott fcruPuouiy denies mite to any
member his family, however eminently en-
dowed. So far indeed has Mr.. Jefferfon ex-
tended thefe delicate fcruples even to the tate
| itfelt that it has almof become common
| laying among us, 4" it is fcarcely of any ufe for
Virginlan to apply for an appointment
One other appointment has been made in
| Pennsylvania, which particular circumstances
render worthy OF attention. Gen. JOHN
SHEE, commander of that republican pha-
anx, the PHILADELPHIA Legion, has been an
pointed by the PRECEDENT of the United States,
(xberTntendant oft5e Indian trade, vice Ey1iliau
| DaDy whole cafe was 70 often mentioned in
the papers of lait year. a law was pafied by
| the lat congrets, which made it neceffary for
| the superintendent to refde at Warrington:
| MIR. DavY, rather than remove his relidence,
| relgned his appointment. But what makes
Gen. Shee's appointment of 70 much impor-
lance, is, the bearing which it has upon the To-
cal politics of Pennsylvania. Gen. Shee had
warmly oppofed Governor M'Kean, at his lat
election. General Shce was at that time infpec-
tor of flour for the port of Philadelphia an
Office within the gift of the executive. What
more was wanting to the facrifice? The re-
publican general was accordingly difmi(led
| from his office, TO make room for another of
his Excelency's Ion's-n-iazv, Mr.. Petit, who
had previouily held the very lucrative monopo-
ly OF one OF the auttioneer places in Philadel-
phia. Gen. Shee, however, is no4v promoted
to very respectable office by the Preiident
of the u. States. Il it then too much to aiiert,
that the Prefident has now taken fides with
the real republicans of Pennsylvania Is it at
leaf too much to fay, that by this one ftriking
act he has exprefled bis decided attachment to
their principles 1t may at all events be az
ierted, that the PRECEDENT does not now conf
der Governor M'Kean as pope in politics !;
as one whole administration is always in the
right; whole condemnation of public man is
always proper and always fatal. He has
ihown that though the victims of Governor
M'Kean may fall, they do nat " fall, like Luz
offer, never TO rife again."
The anfwer of Colonel William Smith to
the friend of the Marquis De Yruio is firm, dig
MED, and full of honour. It's only fault is,