Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1841-02-20

! Southwestern Turnpike; the Revenue ulls Tie h
bill. &c, &c, are now upon the taps. Nr Fran.
has generously come forward in his letter ,a,.
paper) to waive his own pretens!ons 70 4 -:
l.egis aturc, in compliment 10 John 4. liea...
surely he viii not refuse to devote tao vice., ,
service Of his country.
The other important measure which was H..
forward on Thursday, was a resolution by JG3ey Il
nquring into the expcd'ency Of loan q ga,
bv the State, not exceeding S23O,c 10 the HOO
Fredericksburg and Potomac Railroad Comp.
the construction Of the Railroad from Fredrrt..
to AQUA Creek. The resolution was adopted.
Distribution Of the Loares and Fishes.
II seems, that Pennsylvania IS Ia be passed -.
the present, in relation to The Cabinet appointing.
the two contending Wing parties could not itca.
the claims of Messrs. Sergeant and Stevens ~
was entirely out Of the question TO give t~o >e.,,
the Cabinet to one State, il was thought Des. 1
her no seat at al-but 10 crafty the asp:Fa;;s,
WAYS The Philadel pha Inquirer oi Tie l'.ii JIG,
curtain from some Of these transactions llte..
that ON Thursday, Nlth,) "several members y
uress from Pennsy lvanil waited upon Tie F,,s
elect 10 ascertain his views and feelings with .e.s
the Kew Stone State. They urged the apPaIntnr
Mr.. Stevens IL the Cabinet in an earnest ant 49,
fnl manner The President elect spoke II the S.rt
| terms as 10 the services and claims o! Pennsyh.
admitted cleerfully and wltE pleasure the great
| important part she had taken at the recent SIRE.
and expressed the deepest regret that something
unanimity of sentiment did not exist throughout
State in relation to some one oil The distinguish.
zens who had been mentioned for pace n IL +,
net OF the ability aud services of Mr. Steven.
are told that he adverted in proper terms Of erc'
and although unable, from the circumstances desc
10 give Pennsylvania Cabinet Officer, re- dyw
Mat she ,cW b. remembered IN tic NEST generous a..
| Usfdctcry maERer
This most generous and satisfactory nssnrar.
soon followed up by report in the PhIlade rha
Gazette, ''that the Hon. John Sergeant Is = -
the offer Of the mission to the Court of >. 'are
The Philadelphia Correspondent Of The y. In,
Ger rc.cclices the re?ort-and the last AleAancs
zettc repeats this 'aniong the rumors OF the d.
| 0t) may mention
We presume, Mr. Stevens will soon have u,
Some ia, office in Washington, or elsewhere, II ID
stood, waits his acceptance. Were rc to r,por. j..
rufnors that we hear from the Metropolis, ant
statements which are furnished by men OF high char
on the spot we should suppose that Office hunts.
raging disease among the Wings, and that the
offices are about to be lavishcd III most alaTnlGr
FUSION either rewards for those who have conf
10 the Generals success, or as iarges>es 10 SstG,
support Of others, whose services are specially
for temporary purposes. One OF the letters rom !"
lnston states, that the largesscs employed u
Chque-Neyer is Mr.. Clay celebrated maNia, v
us the patronage, and we will retain tie powe-, I
| to be carried out with greater activity. Bot tbs III.
| failed him under MIR J. q. Adams admins;Fa'
and it may fail him under Gen. Harrison's. The =
Dynasty was removed i'll four years-ant -
destiny may attend the predominant Clique 81 lie
sent day.
The rage for Office among the distinguished !"
in Washington, and of their friends N the So;-
hat IN, trYup
the Managers wil scarcely find a supply T. sliS'
demand. The Old General vii! be competed -
vacancies, that he may supply them Nth H. ha
nate friends The reign Of Prescription NM e.
what DELAYED, but il cannot be aver,cd
Many of the Ms will be showed out, for TIE pr
Of putting in the Outs The Richmond WIS,
dy giving the cue In its Thursday Morning Il.
| 1t says:
"fiad it Uhe Office holding party triumphcd q
late election, the Office holding ASSOCIATION ~onlt
become the arbitsr Of future elections, ard Tie !!
ran band, who would hereafter have sold Tie -
to the highest bidder in largcssrs.
at is indispensable for tie future salty 4 - I
lie, to make examples Of these offenders. W.
they can be reached, they ought 10 BE- cepr'fi
offices which they have abused, and eNp'atc y,
moval, the offences they have committed ae'lle
People. No whining cntreaics--no clanor aho-,
scriptlon-no stimulation Of Wing principles,
since Novcmber--nn new found modcrauoa--ess
be allowed TO screen them from the fate they u.
riied
will be pernicions clcmency, false magyar
gross injustice 10 the country, # there is not ? :.
sweep made by President HARRISON Of the "a'
not to crafty his resentmcnts, for Pres'icu' \
will not dcgn TO revenge the insults and anG,.
which they pursued candidate Harrison ny 50
vide the means of rewarding partzlns but as ~ =
pie for the future To deter similar comb nations -
the liberty Of the People
We have referred above TO the struggles io' 4
in the North and West We did not - soon c>f'
hear of this movement in Virginia. Bu, srce ~
the paragraph, We understand that petitions ~ /.
10 be circulated for removing the Postmaster
City. Some "nceiy and greedy aspran, !, r.
tlshed by the prescription Of vlct'r-and =. I.
lie pledges and fine promises of the Nhi-r a'
cast aside by some portion Of the Wing PaTe
Virginia, God bless her, IS not destined, " '.af'
cape the invasion-and Wing masnanmi'y, W
bearancc, and State Rights are 10 be buried to s
They were regularly read out of Church ges'r',
the floor Of the House, by an Orator from u ]
side, in the presence Of the President Elect. -
beg Gen. Harrison 10 believe, that neither i''s :
Gle, nor the sncers which were YESTERDAY throw
in the Il. Wing against our profession Of S'aie !. ]
are any evidence that this State, the Mother ?.
and the nurse Of the principles Of - viii ever "a
down at the feet of any Administration. IT.
flag under which the Democracy Of all tie y
determined 10 rally ; and there Is no hon"r !"
Virginia more ardcntly aspircs, than 10 be u =
bearer"
The Charleston Mercury, in noticing the
the times, denounces "certain Tariff fcmonsTa
that pi,iful recreant, the Richmond jIb'g, who
subservient neanness is even abett;ng tie ""
Abolitionlsts in their infamous outrage ngafH''
MIA"
Such is the teri, and now for the comment
York Emancipation Of tbs llth Feb, has scrcfi. Z
upon the Controversy between Virginia and =
The most remarkable Of these is headed y lfs
lenting!' 1t lourishes upon the faith Of the \ s.
Wings articles. The Enancipator asserts W.
GINA has no notion Of breaking friendship w..
York about mere bstraction-especlar We,
ing is to be gained by it. The fierce al =.
demonstrations in the Enquirer were ali ~ ~
feet at home. We have repeatedly obsef'''
parties and the partizans of the slave Sac
ground when they change places. Those ~
of power are always clamosing about tie G,"T'
beset the "instituton, the want Of fidelity
ern interest in those who in power a"a ~
rious necessity of turning out those unia'h ,.,
and putting themselves in their place i''-'
cisely the present case. s,.s.
"The Wing party is now dominant IN i'c -"
the Richmond Wing, the leading organ o. .,