Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1841-05-18

Offices will be bestowed upon noisy managers OF PoH-
teal meetngs-upon men who have never oeeh aole ~
gam the highest standing as lawyers, as mecnan,es'
as merchants, as farmers, physicians Secoho,
third fourth rate will be selected and because
poHneai serrices-other secondary considerations
And we beg Wing gentlemen who may th'hA we ai1
not sufficiently liberal in opinions OF the course %
Mr. Tyler and his Cabinet to recollect these our P.e
dicons Our opinions if they prove erroneous are III
deed harsh and ilberal-but they have not been
hastily or without much reflection. We hfmy oe'ese
that MIR. Webster's Circulars were inteh4eu " -
10 deceive the people Of the united states ~
lieve that when he came out with PROFESSIONS .. a
sre 10 remove all officers who had interterea IN eieo
tons in order to puri the Government he had already
resolved TO put into Office those men only lhat mouiu
give by their activity and by their disregard OF
that men of more personal worth woulu go s"a
most Doca strength This seems TO be clearly Plo'eu
in the elevation of Bella Badger me co Ph;isdsl.
of the corrupt part of the population oil rnliaaei-
nbia And we believe the appointments IN ms
State will also be made without reference 10 qua
lifcations except 10 manage party meetings. =. W
secure or to requite family Influences ~ nNye
s appointed another Of the same party can De Pohlo
out as far better qualified; if merchant, peuei one
IN o,n,rai estimation according to the general opnion
could be selected Such will be the case because Tue
inquiry at Washington is not, aeho standS e ntgmeS
,oh the people of 81. LOUISE but who IS u oesi'
us. to appoint, That is the question; and hence te
appointment of Badger, and the cashier OF the y p
Bank at Boston, and Doty and others; and SO, IN oil
human probability will it be with the great mass oil
the Appointments that will be made in our State Inc
straws thus indicats.-St. Louis 7rgus.
The REIGN OF TEKnoR!-Hhiggery Unmasked-
We have heard from unquestionable authority, that
JOHN P. KENNEDY, on Wednesday last, IN pup
lie house at Annapolis asserted overtly that he had
waited on Secretary Ewing at Washington IN order 10
ascertain whether the men employed on board Inc he
venue Cutters in the port of Baltimore would be sui
fcred to exercise the elective franchise on the day Of
the coming election; and that Mr. Ewing had stated to
him that they COULD NOT BE PERMITTED ~
DO So But can the Wings carry out their in'oie
rant proscrplive policy-can they interfere with The
freedom of public opinion more unwarrantabiy lhan
this. Aye, more; for this Same }. T. KENNEDY
Loldv asserted the occasion, that the workmen
on the Public Buildings at Washington SHOULD
NOT ONLY BE FORBIDDEN TO leave the Scat OF
Government, but if any one should attempt ii, the Of
fence would be considered of such magnitude as 10
require their IMMEDIATE DISCHARGE!
I'VE ask every Freeman-ev lover Of equal Laws
and Equal Rights, 10 read the above. There cannot
be more high-handed, nor more oppressive measure
than this The Wings not satisfied to rob and plum
der;us Of rights and stgmatze with every spe-
cesof opprobium but they must follow US to our abodes
and exercise us, while at usual occupations
their tyranny Surely, this is the Reign of Terror.
Baltimore 9rgus