Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1839-09-10


,..sn h. hn,s.i That letter states distinctly ls.s his
constituents "rI9 i';"nds .! he Ad.nus alton
I,cS- fct. sstn; 81 rs show thu; the vcce 81 'ht
nr,,r aii...h,ns i ter Barren ard that :" lar as
th,y -. fnct Nj AnlPrs"u ,ll.Y tell hin 10 pia''
terms tia; h s"nJ s"Sts;a The Administrator o"'
"ppose R,rrs. az. a.,
mir Anderson then got. On TO tell Us ihat NV u
8 c,on DOES no, tu,n,.i, ANY test OF Tue P"o'c So
., ~. IN hs district Til. IS really astonishing De
c!ar,lioa We put he question !" or hhortSom' ~"
Ii 40, take the gr,Grf hci"'e 'ne Ve"''c ~ " A.,
r,o,i;o, of his District, in behalf Of his friend, M'
n;r,,,nd d;,l ha net cGnasn,ly IN all hIs sppechts
~! III. crc,.s that hs S.o Treasury would rum me
,:;,o ana iha, Van Buten Alternating TO force y
80, nenp,r I'D lie not discourse about tie Two
,n,,rnc,e. .e rags Tor the people, and the gold and
sySr .,r The Office holders: Did BE- not otGr an th'Se
az rapt.adam Arguments, which were :" ln'ms,t',ns
!. r'ss$cd upon the people bv HIVES. a"o Ia"n'"s',
rad Garland Gud l4eglre; We know that !" aug
cary The issue was fairly presented lie opposed III"
sut Treasury and The Editor Of this paper, replied
10 him. taking The opposite ground ana or'rnn'ng lhr
President end his measn'es We sfeaR Una. "nIcn W.
hsgc when Sc s,y That The issue Iary tired a.
cvcy poa, ST which addressed the people IN behalf
Il Ca Craig, and ws believe tina, thu matter was larry
tested mi That the nrape decided IN tarur q" ~ ANN
nrniion md a,l is usa&u'esnrd a@ninst Nls Rirfs
.~ Whagrry under al lis phases, whether II nfprafs
II IL gab &c National Rrpu5canism or Conservatism
How "pabiie rrt2s De sustained n the reelrc
ton Of William Z. Rives is 10 ns perfect enigma we
eaua suppose that pntie -irue would be just as Wen
sustained in arhodiny The Administration 81 Mr. van
li.r,n Us n re elec,ing Nr Rves Mr. Anderson VIII
excuse Is for saving that ar" amongst the hnmoer
of those no believe that a the rtTtn. oil the lad IS
moi confined II The Little ESpunger and That even
if he should die, there would stall be 'Puti'' r'Ttue
enough gft The Union and maintain IN Their orr
GIN! purity those sound Democratic principles, when
have won for US tn. crinmendanns oi the whole ~oFa
Tais is surely most extraordinary assumption on the
part Of Mr. Riyes and his fends--and go perfectly Fid'
,uuus. that only surprised that such position
should be assumed Pubic rutue requires the rs.
election Of Rlvss:! Well, wha, shail hear mex
We shall be surprised hear. that the pprpstuly OF
the Cnion--,he preservation OF public morals az oe
pHnd upon his re election Religion itself will be lost
il The Democrats shoaId succeed in removing the LIT
lie Eypuayrr" from the Senate :.
Mr. Anderson tsi!s u.s. that " The Freemer Of his els
trc, under special obligation 10 sink or SWIM
with ilr. Van Buren,, and support Ilm right or wrong
We should like know who has ever maintained TINT
thu people Of that intelligent district were bound TO
siak stcia with The President? Who has ever con-
tended that The people Of This and bound I" sns
tain lhe President. right or wrong: Has Mr.. Van Blu
rem ever advanced such posi- ion: Have has friends
ever maintained that odinus and stupid doctrine II
seems that, although "under no SPECIAL obligation !"
Mr. Van Buren, they have nevertheless by their course
in The late election, declared tha he - worthy 1T their
confidence, and b. their votes have lrumphsn''y s"s
,aistd his The people are perfectly satisfied
that the President is hones,,hat he desires only the
OF the best Interests Of the naonlhat his
have been proposed with tins end and 50 be.
evug they have yielded 10 him that warm and cordial
support which he rs in eminent degree entitled TO-
We have the most unlimited Confidence IN The intrh
gence and 6rmness Of the people and feel sure iha,
IHy viii stand finn on Tie ground WHICH They assumed
al The las, election
Mr. Andersen charges The President with attempting
10 The people into The support Of his measures
This is really extraordinary charge. The President
the people into his support, What an idea
o. man. and that min agent OF the people coerce 1T
teen millions os frermsu into his sn?port!. We do mol
think il worth wile to say about this id-a-Wr
viii III rely ask Mr. Anderson 10 ref ci up?a - :3t i
h. Do ~: admit lis absurji;y, We much deceived
Prescription, rsoscR,Prl"s! PRESCRIPTION y
NJ AoIo had bean in tEa ft.r Tar Tho
IA years he could not hive bawed "PrpScrfrt!0n
iaudly The removal OF such men as J"ha CamP
t'H," Asavens VIVA! national calamity how viii
The country ever survive ii:
Wh..i sncii IS The who has been removed. it is
less ivr Mr.. Eves and his Conservative friends 10 al
iempt to feeling OF sympathy in his behalf :
Tia PEG pie w understand. tint the public interests
CURED his rsm.'A snG - Tar from censnrng wall ep-
p!au3 The uct This cry Of Prescription only the cd
s'G-y. which Tie Wings have been telling for years
Uuoh tA!!s unhsrdcd upon toe public lis rrpeti
lion III. MT cfc, me prostitution Of the present Admi
rsra,ion While upon this suffice, ask attention 10
Ii" annexed ,s!taci from The "Wiarhssfer INgtmian
.: he Ii!a:
From the f,!lowing position II viii be seen that Of
81 olka enrineraaj in The departments referred Ia,
laD being more than one half, FrderalIsts OF
lhis IL country il mt gen.ra!Iy aware. With bu,
few exceptions the peo suppose that The clerks in the
f1Y ut the Government Of tie Republican, party =
It's ,hey rsy infer from The noise The hg pagers
mas about fRO5CRiP TON Sc. when lie I.c is Just
tie In Inc Registers Office the Feds have "a
clerks 10 In he Frs; Co;nplr"lrrs "tre they
have - 20 ouf4 Ia the Second Gompiull,rs 9 10
z; snd in the Fifth Auditors os.:c 10 ! In the
Third AudtaTs occ (no given ia tr ,abl~) there 2G
FEDERAL Officers receiving an annual salary al S3l 49,
I'll Democrats receiving St 800 Ia the Third and Fifth
t'' and Register Offices there ARE, ~ only these
'n'S' "'a"c''- ri The government, SiATi-FOUR "tn
'S''' ~ "E"n SfSe. only are Democrats The negrc
ga s'at!es 10 ,hess '''ee branches S76Gun 81. 81
III the face Of all ,hs the Fedsra.s nave the ndecency
to nti- an oncty about prescription I;a time for thu
paap:c . have I;ght this subject and nllos the
Opposition cry u prescription 10 remain unrehuEed
when thus raised in tn face Of truth aud justice when
they have mojti'y Of he Offices ant of The salaries
under The Government. Unfair and unjust the
policy OF thus continuing in office at Washington ma
nr;tr Of those hos'ils the Administration vet the cry
Of "PROSCRlPTION.'"PR OSrRlPTlCN!'l is raised
loud and long a. any change the Government may
make. In thus retaining mtjorily of opponents in
office, ngtee with the united Democratic Press
in declaring the policy of the President be clearly
wrong, aad demands to be changed There insuice
in snch libaray in this PARTICULAR for which after all
40 thanks received. We would not discard faith
fu! clerk simply because Of his opinions; but would
rn9ues;ionaby order such cha would give largely
the majority of officers the friends of the Government
and d. It on Inc principle avowed by Washington and
urged BY Jefferson that the pulley o retaining in Office
these opposed 10 the Government is essentially wrong
The ori,y of officers should be the side of the Co.
sarnmenr and until We examined tie subjnned state
meBt supposed that such the fact Il is not go,
however and proclaim against this stale Of things,
until changed to what il should be The few changes
made do half reach The question Of RICH, and jusce
10 the Administrations; and, il The Wings complain, The
Democrats, who hitherto silent, have much
10 do The following pose gives the data
which we have referred:
"Gar Friends and "our EasasiGs The fact that
the several departments of the Government are filled
with officers who opposed The principles and poll
cy of the party in power, is conclusvry substan,ated
by the suhjoned table, from speech Of the Hon Alex
and.r Duncan, which was published some time in in
nunry Almost all the Offices Ut emolunient and profit
are filled with "our OPponens. lille tour fritnds
fed with the crumbs which fall from the plentiful ban
quet boa:d.
'ln 1881, eleven out of the fifteen chief clerk ships
in the hands Of the Opponents Of General Jacks ~
nnd OF this hour nearly every situation which Weld
comfortable support for Of family, is held BY
Fedrralis.. We ask The Democratic party, seriously,
A hose nv ina