Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1841-05-11

| Mr. Duraids, who has just been appointed Naval
Officer for the port of Now Oreans 10 the Gonin.law
of Mr. Clay.
Mr. Miller appointed Postmaster in Ohio, is con-
ne xion of Mr.. Tyler. other-in.law.-EnqJ
| Mr. Taylor, the law of the late President
HARRISON has been appointed to the lucrative office OF
Postmaster in Cincinnati We should not say WORD
against this appointment, if it had not been IN Vioa
ton Of Cen Ilarrsons own pledge not to turn any
good officer out for opinions sake. We sympath'se
with the family Of the deceased President, and would
be happy 10 provision made for any member OF II,
by appointment TO any office which he may be fiji for
prOoided aluays, that it can be done without viola
ton of principle.
These are but few of the relatives that have been
provided for; and refer TO them with view OF
showing the public that while the very amable and
feeling Secretaries providing for their own tamt-
lies and relatices, they going down 10 low water
mark 10 push the poor boatmen and lighthouse Keep
ers out into the stream without chart provisions, or
compass-careless whether they sink or swim. WHIST
Mr.. Ewing is rewarded with the snug sum OF Soooo
year, for his party services, poor Shaw, with eren en-
dren and wife, are stripped Of their little $3.50, simply Tor
voting his sentiments as freeman But this rs not
"proscriplion " Oh no, it is merely turning oni
And the people this District, with these things
staring them in the face, ready to accept Mr. kenne
dys terms and "conci!ate? Are they SO lost To every
feeling of selrespec and manliness as to lick the rou
that has scourged them-to elevate the chosen nslru
ments of such party TO office, that they may De
ghened and made more secure IN their iiigoen
power Perish the thought! Let US be, II poss'oe'
more united, firm, more jealous and more oeiei'
mined than heretofore, and glorious reward awahs
those who assist in the downfall ofthe Federal Dynasty
Let's determine TO touch who is not only
chaste, but unsupported We have both right and
might on our side, and want only one united eiort
to give our opponents an Orleans defeat
baltimore Republican.
"Re,carding Editors. On no subject did the fede-
rasts below more loudly and protest more soiemnly
when out of power than the appointment OF partlzan
editors to office 1t declared 10 be "truly alarm
obstructive 10 the freedom OF the PRESS ana con.
se0uenty dangerous TO the liberties of the people But
now that they have got the power of dispensing the
"oayes and fishes, they are the most proper men 10
appoint TO Office and every such appointment IS an
nounced ''most satisfactory The "Pipe-L Layer
Organ, in announcing the appointment OF Mr. Riddle,
Postmaster at Pttsburg, says "As the former editor
of the Pttsburg Advocate, and of the Pittsburg
Statesman, Mr.. Riddle, deserves areH IF he's country
How changed the tone-how very consistent these fe-
dcral gentlemen TO be sure. Hear what Mr. Clay
said on the subject The following Is an extract from
one of his speeches in $50
"lf principle Of all these appolnimensts monopoly Of
public by members Of Congress and OF Partisan Editors
From %r DEnERArE coSvcTioS THAT rmrr ARE
ESSENTIALLY VICIOUS, THEIR EFFECTS ARE TRULY
.4nother Editor Rcwarded,-We learn that MIR. John
W. Wilmer received yesterday Official notice oft the
appointment Of Samuel w. Spencer Measurcr in
his place. Mr. Spencer is the late editor Of Federal
paper in Chesicrtown, Md, and has now got his re-
ward We have heard that some ofhs e1pectants from
this city think that Secretary Ewing need not have
gone out Of Baltimore TO find suitable person for the
Office. This Of our atfair-nor would we care
copper about it, if he had hern pleased 10 send to Ere
bus to crafty his predictions. We merely notice
the appointment to show the Consistency oil The fe-
deral party and TO prove the truth of the "Rnman Con-
suls remark relative mems promises before and al
ter elections; and for tins purpose alone, place II
before the pcoplc.-U.