Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1841-03-16
pns,mns,1r al Richmond.

We understand through the loopioles OF oG! retreat
tina, there has scarcely been such huS-buo among
The who's of Richmond Some talk Of Iadignao.
ng their spleen upon SOM o. "
disiingucs of their Clique. The troubled spi' "ha
would sacrifice Col. Gooch, and is always thrown:
ircbrands into this community, has been urged y y
INTO retirement, from the storm he has contributed
produce The Wing party Eiay reconcile Il 10 tat'
own sense ofdl,y and dignity too 10 .-Smt TO the 90.
tation which tins iactious grn,us has assumet-Sa
the screws in on. hand and the lash in tie otle:an!
Of the State 10 the Sergeant tue Cdy-But sc leave
il 10 The Wings TO settle their own quarre.s among
aspiring 10 control all appointments from the SENATE
themselves Were We TO interfere between them, -
might bring the whole hive around our ears. Yet He
uhope We do not intrudr, when express the sats.
faction feel a, finding so many of the Wings fe.
proba,ing the prescription Of G. w Gocch. IL spr'h
some thing 1t least for the consistency Of fome Of ;e
party
But these Wings have much TO answer for; BESIDES
putting the reins OF Government into th- names 81 cre
who is too weak to hold them They are now = an
swer for the prescription, which has shown l's deaci
influence in this City. They have 10 ans"c- p;
the outrage of turning drift public officer, no 10
discharged his du.i@s with fidelity and with success
They owe II 10 themselves, 10 call upon I. GRANGE ~
the reasons which have prompted him 10 invade ~
high minded Commonwealth with the fires Of Pcr-ecG
ton. Who has done ;his thing; What distinguish
officer il, tina; begged OF him, the on. favor rs
should ask Of the Administration, that {. Go"
should bs removed from o.!.ce: WHO Il tia; 81
manded the sacrifice 10 lie made 10 his wounded r. Is
ard his unrclentng resentmen's. II the Wings :
Richmond be reconced 10 this injustice, the le''
pie Of Virginia al least will not quietly submit iat'
generous blood will bo-thelr independent spirits Vs..
be reused-by this remarkable prescription, % ,a!
introduced into Virginia, under tie auspices Of lie n"
Administration.
Efforts are now making 10 break the force 2: i1e
blow, and 10 justify The removal Of the Posimast'
"A Citizen, in yesterdays Wing, even commences rs
tAats ssn.f III
snecure, and The officer "a dronr Tie fac; . ~
So No ci.ce was ever better conducted and mucN
the credit due 10 the personal superintendent 49,
services Of the Postmaster himself, IN addition = -
services Of the excellent clerks, whom he took =
much pains 10 obtain and 10 retain. This COMP 2!
about srccure is all prelcxt to gloss The 80
city of the act. The true reason CT thr rfHo'a'
stated by another Wing, who writes N last s'tnf't
Compiler. under the gnatuse Of ~ ing, irho M -
jnute for the .pois He is evidently alarmed rs Y.
violence Of the excitement which prevails III tn "
and threatens 10 tear hs party IN pieces bat he ~
the candor to confess that no tc0n Int Col G0of
politics could be urged against ham and he has y
mag naninuty to declare. that "a man agalns' ~"
thr.e raid objection is virtually eyIcitd fccaos'
doubt, seemed 10 be the wish of the people here
believe injustice vas thereby done 10 officer, w.
is admitted, on all hands, to lave conducted ms '".s
with more order and system than II nad been Gomez
ed By any previous officer; and that we were Paf'
erimin,s IN that injustice, should MAKE Us very cao"
about complaining as tS the successor. We c4"'''
be eft Of these dn;ss and demand 10 kno" y"
Their this empty charge about sinecure IS not Ct
pall,a,e thu Injustice Which has been commit tied
In further reply 10 ~ Citizen. we say that Co""s
Preston not "prosersted 10 make way i"' hm - -.
if A Citizen believes, why dad he not dem 40 90
Col p should have been re.nstated;-Wr further -,
in reply TO the personal charge So ilberaIy o'ou-
against US by The Correspondent Of the Wing tha' =
seou, the Hypocrisy that has been idly aii' pr,
to US. We took part in 1887, "whrn Gooeh 90 -
Office We participated at all in promoting -
election either of Col Gooch of Gen Peyton ~!
were both frends-but We had laid down 70 o.
selves q rule, during the two last Admnisra''@as
interfere in Of their apponments.-l IS ini'""
ridiculous too for this Citizen, fist 10 attribute 70 ~
selves preference for Gen. Z in 1887, and then ~
this flmsy basis add, "Ths supposed Preie'' "''
the Junto for Gen. 2. has not contributed 10 mi's
appointment any the acceptable 10 the c'i's' !,
Richmond. Possibly that circumstance has a'1r ..r:
make it even more distasteful than II o'hef"'se Il
have been."-To morrow, We shall probably hee' .s
some other Wing wiseacre, that Goocs IS iiie
Of the Junto and therefore his removal Is
to them That he is not the faTori'e OF The H.. 49,,
Whig Junto is obvious enough. That IS the on.
to which now exists in this Metropolis "a -. -.
makes another charge upon the Editor OF Ai' I,5
.sWhls: he affects 10 be indignant a, The on''7S"