Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1844-12-13
THE ENQUIRER.
Richmond, December l3.
PRESCRIPTIONS


The article in Yesterdays Wing almost de-
Ges analysis. We do not understand whe-
Their he has abandoned his appeal 10 the
Wing voters OF this city 10 turn ont lis Night
Walch in April next, or whether il adheres
to the proscriptivc spirit which il brcahed
on Friday last. The Richmond Wing wishes
10 adjourn this subject till after the 4th OF March
next But il does not tell US what course il means
10 take with the Democratic officers of the 20
lice. 1t has not the "magnanimy" TO meet The
issue, ard to relieve Captain Jinkins from the
terrors OF the hair-suspcnded sword OF Damocles.
IL made a specific charge against him OF polti
cal favorsm. Jinhins defends himself on Mon
day last by the production Of facts, which salts
fy every liberal man OF the injustice of the
charge. What does the Wing now say? Has the
maynanimi,v TO declare, that it is satisiicd-that
Jinkns is innocen,-that he witldraws the threat
of prescriptions Not at al-but that ii has no
time To examine the subject until after the ith OF
March Is this justicel The Wing has ample
time To make the ciargc-but il has no time to
admit the force of the defence and the trivoli-
" Of the accusation. He has threatened an in
noccnt man with cruciiiXion-ilnds afterwards
that Jnkins is innocent-and yet he keeps 'ihe
first officer Of the Night Watch" upon the cross,
"unt after Tie 1h of March next"
The Richmond Wing now goes off upon new
claims all prescription for opinions sake-ad-
ms that il was no. only the right, but the duty Of
Captain Jinkins TO vote as he wished, but con-
tends, that the Republicans began the proscrip-
ton, and the Wings must rclaliatc. Admit
even that General Jackson did remove some few
Federalsts (call them by whatever alias you
peasc.) yet is ii true that lie began the proscrp-
tive system? He removed some officers in States,
where his friends had been swept off from State
offices BY the proscripiiye spirit OF the Wings.
It was a species OF hr loti in those States. The
Wings begun il. The Federal Administration,
under The call of It's friends for protection from
this ruthless spirit, sought to check it by moderate
retaliation Bn does it, therefore, follow, that
the Wings would lie justified in Introducing j,
into States, where it was almost unknownl Mr.
Van Buren's administration was exceedingly mo-
dcratc in lis diSpensaions OF the Executive pat
ronage. This is confessed on all hands
But how were the Republicans, under lis
successors Administration, rewarded for their
pains! Thoughihc Wings had gone into power
with the declaration Of prescription prescribed"
upon their lips, vet The streets OF Washington
were, in March, 1911, darkened with voracious
crowd of office-hunlers. This unfortunately
contributed TO cut short the life of the new Presi-
dent. Removal followed removal-and in few
weeks time 600 Postmastcrs were removed; and
have been chopped oil, according 10 Gran
gers own unbushing declaration in the
House of Representatives, il he had remained
At the block We need not say, what would have
been the issue OF the Election Of Mr.. Clay. He
did moi hesitate himself 10 declare, al Lexington,
that his friends should receive their share Of the
spoils. Some of the present Wing officers at
Washington did not scruple 10 name the offices,
which they claimed and expected 10 possess
nd who was it in this city, who declared, that
Mr. Clay would he elected, and in case oil his
success, that there would be a general sweep
that an officer OF the House Of Delegates would
be the first victim-that Il member Of The
Executive Council would be anotheT-that the
Democratic Night Watch would follow i'll thci!
train? II was supposed that the sacrifice OF Boz
eher had satatcd the resentment OF the Wings
But no the rule Of indscrimnae prescription
must I've extended 10 Virginia The last De-
mocralic Legislature touched not Tie hair of
Wing ctiice-holdeI; but nothing would have ar
rested the fall OF the axe if III. Clay had been I'M
fortunately armed with the power of the Govern
mcnr. In the Federal sphcre-in the States-and
even in the Cities, nothing would have been sale.
The wekin would have rung every where with
the cry OF "Crucly' him Cruelty himl" Yet,
even though hc was defeated, the II. Wing was
for drawing the part? lines and putting The poor
DclHOCIdbS uliiCi tiIC udlI. II TouSHt W
party Determinations even into the business ,Ians-
actions, and Of course the social relations of the
CITY The r. Wing says the Wings ''omn the
City" Here they are The Lords paramount
And here no Wing was 10 condcsccnd 10 employ
Dcmocrat-or to deal with him. We were 10 be
broken up into castles; and the poor Democrats, OF
course, are 10 he converted into the Paras of the
COMMUNICATIVE hewcrs of wood and the drawers,
of water for The Wing proprieiors Of The Metrop
oils But we forhear 10 expose the folly of the
advice or the mischief of the prescription which
it is calculated 10 produce. We appeal from the
"Whig" to the Whigs-irom that organ TO ':ihi>
Wing population" And we trnsi, that as they
have secuted the proposition to employ none but
Wings, 50 they will put down this attempt 10
icighlen the Night Waicho the City b. the threat
of rrosrripiiun