Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1841-03-02

The
MS 10 circulate their frebrand publications through the
mails His position in relation to the District as stated
bY the Washington Correspondent OF the Richmond
Wing, is contradc,cd by Changers own solemn, re-
corded Judge ye then OF the proprety OF such an
appointmen nj 10 the Cabinet-But more anon Let the
An,i.Mason and Abolition, disposed lackdaw be strip
ped OF the pumes which his partizans are now striving
10 throw around hm.
Disrraeefui Scenes at Washington
The favorite cry among the Wings during the recent
canvass was, mo spos OF party No proscription-no
removals from stce,-In fact We all recollect The de-
nunciaons which they lavshed on the an buren, party,
for their alleged love Of office, &c &c But what DO
see now II is lust OF office, which seems 10 nave
seized upon "ths universal Wing nation we learn,
that there never was such rush known. Mr.. Wise
made this remark three days ago IN washington iheie
never was any thing ike IT, Men even oil hsh Tcpu-
ted characters joining IN the scrauoie-iiSe Zero
cious blood hounds in pursuit OF their vctim-foor
Old Virginia too has escaped the infection. There
is nothing in our annals to compare with the present
spectacle Never many papers Of recommends
ton circulating through the Legislature and this City
We learn that there about Is applicants Tor the
Office Of Superintendent of the Armorv at Harpers
fsrryneas 81 candidates for the post of Paynaster-
The same rage to infect all regions OF the coun,
ry We have seen letter on board steamboat in the
Mississippi, 10TH February, which says: 1--WE have on
board about forty office seekers from MssiSsPpi and
louisiana on thsir way 10 Washington. They are all
Judge from their appearance
We understand that Washington is swarming with
0:fce.hunters But Will draw upon the Wing
press itself, Of New York, to show the rabid fury
which prevails among the Wings. Read tie following
Fren " York Erseias Signal, tt6 2.
a BoMB.sHELL FOR TIE CAfIroL-lhe Wing
party !or Tic last ten years have been particularly DIS
gus;ed with the appointment OF members OF Congress
10 Office Nothing, perhaps, has SO shocked .heir ram
pan. patriotism tins invasion of popular sovereignty,
Nv q
ers occupied all the while with Preside emit making, or
Welding implicit obedience to Executive dictaton. This
was all very well while the Wings were seeking power.
They have got it, and what do we now find:
IL stated, pretty good authority, that nineteen
twentieths OF the present members OF Congress are
candidates for public employment. They are all on
Inc spot and occupy most favorable position fer mu-
iua certifying Mr.. A. wants post office, Mr. Is an
aro,neyshp, and Mr.. G. lucrative place IN the Gus
toms ana they club their influence with the various
departments 10 secure the positions Of profit or honor
Tor wh,ch they the crInging applicants we tear
tina, Of bargaining aud corruption is about TO be
acted Washington, such as will iind no parallel The
annals Of Jacksons administration: and the an buren,
journals lying quiet 10 avail themselves oil The Inst
great blunder 10 which the urgency oil Cohsressl"nai
bessars exposes the incoming administration
.Hr have objection to give members oil congress
their share Of the oaves and fishes, If they are hungry
anc must be led -Four cabinet appointments ought TO
90 good ways toward satisfying their ravenons aPPe-
We understand that Of four members OF Congress from
tbs elk two are candidates for Office, and third would
Mt Object 10 foreign mission. We hope That one OIL
;!cm al least may be gratihed. VI the Two eaoIhS
Conservatives from this State, II is understood mat "
john Clark wants the consulshiP to Liverpool ms
locss acll for Conservative patriotism; It is almost
egna! . that cf the Wings.
We "a not learn tia, any member of Congress from
New England j. candidate for post othce; but we
believe that Mr. Lincoln and MIR. Reed both alked
al. CO. tha nnl I'm
For the honor OF Massachusetts,, we hope that neither
et them will receive it.
The best Of the Joke s however, TO witness the &C.
quiesccuce Of The Wing newspapers IN tins state OF
things They have not word to say against H. ne
Courier is as mum oyster. The Express thinks
Of blanks, paper and Irvine, and positively takes inc
field IN faror appointtng members al Congress- he
Commercial squn.s al foreign post of honor, with
pension, and thinks members OF Congress very clever
fellows, and very influential with the Departments.
Even the guns OF the 7mrtcan spiked, and the Star
is under cloud The same acquescencs extends 10
the Wing press of every section. Almost every Why
member is an applicant for Office, and each member
manages TO muzzle the press Of ms own district
"Why does not the infeiHsenccr or tie Smithsonian
lei the truth OIL this subject Are they delicate in re-
gard 10 the public printing! Is there be this marked
difference at the outset, betwean Wings in place, and
Wings out Of place?
"rrhe Wucs have held General Jackson 20 a strict
account for his doctrines this subject, avowed III his
letter 10 the Legislature of Tennessee the occasion
Of his being nominated 10 the Presidency. They have
pretended 10 approve those doctrines and surely they
deserve 10 be written in letters Of gold the front Of
the Capitol q wonld impose provision, SAID Gen.
Jackson, RENDERING AM MEMBER or CoSGREss H.
ilIGiRLE TO OFFICE UNDER THE GENERAL Govern
'Nf<r DURING THE TERM FOR WHICH HE
WAS ELECTED AND FOR TWO YEARS
THEREAFTER, except in Of Judicial office;
and these would except, for the reason that vacan-
N this department not Of frequent occurrence,
and because barrier should be nterposed, in
Letting to the Bench, men of the first talent and in
'tc-rliy
Tins was General Jackson's rule His reasons for
j, may give hereafter for the subject Of
much inte.es, 10 be lightly dropped. To this we hold
the Wings During his recent visit to this city, MIR.
Clay congratulated his friends most emphatically on
the prospects that an administration was coming INTO
power, that would carry out the doctrines winch IT'S
members had professcd during the candidacy and iul.
nj The pledges which it had made TO the people
"H'e hope il is 50. We believe it is so. But we
know that General Harrison, and his Constitutional
advisers, will have need Of all their frmness and all
ler integrity and all their patriotism, to resist the
d'sgraceful rapacy for office and its emoumcnts,
ascbcd, with too much justice, TO the Wing members
Of Congress In this matter, as in all others, are
neither "Whig nor "Democrat; but for that moral ell
.ct OF the proceeding, would propose that General
HARRISON should enter the Capitol and dispense both
CODES OF Congress as gang of greedy spoll-huners
:. ""iors 70 P.nciPes, lneH distribute among t"em
Tie posof!ccs and custom houses, and underling aP-
pon'mens Of all sorts, at home and abroad. Why arc
he Wing papers silent this subject? Have they
wasted all their patriotism during the canvass :
Haze iaey left to lavish upon the most nefarious
and shameless conspiracy, set fooqby the legs
'os Of free people to possess themselves Of the
hey.naking places of the Government
I'VE have personal interest in this matter, and
none political. Our objects answered by the i'm
mense aud daily growing circulation of the Signal ard
.'e'' World, and have no favors to ask OF Wing
VI democrat" If we derive mischieyous satlstac-