The New era. [volume] ([Portsmouth, Va.]) 1845-1847, 1845-07-30

pared both to know and maintain their RIGHTS
linen asking only what is clearly right and
submitting To nothing wrong" we may Justly ex-
pect continuance of honorable peace
PRESCRIPTION FOR OPINION SAKE.
We observe by the Union and Intellpencer of
Washington, that the Mayor of that city has been
rubbed rather close by Mr.. Richie and cores
ponhent ct the Union, and that the practice of
MIR. Seaton as Mayor, does not tally with his
homles as editor, he having but one or t,,o
democrats in office under him, out of some Gf,,
OF sicty public servants. Now we have the very
highest respect for the editors of the National
lneIllgencer, both Messrs. Gales & Seaton. and
admire them for their lberality, gentlemanly
bearing and public spirit, hut we cannot oo their
politics, which they adhere to with a tenacitv
worthy of a better cause. Mr. Seaton besides
putting the columns of the Union under re-
QUESTION, has brought in his legitimate oroan the
lnellgencer, to bear on the Union. and Games
down on that paper " like thousand of brick %
and goes back to its own editorials of 1S1I IN
strengthen his side, In that quotation he recop
n'zes FULLY the principle which is now actuatinG
thePresent Administration in cleansing the Auqe
an Stable, as follows:
&c We arc of the opinion that i 20 d,,.
to consistency, as we'll TO tie known wishes of The
popular majority which brou rht the prcsent d,,,;,
lstraton INTO power, that The reform Of abuses in the
GoUe1nmfn should embrace Ms as ape as thing
that the required change of measures sho,Jd he Sc
c0mpHnled lCiM such change of officers as will nro
uHce harmony OF action IN the different departments
of the Government. This il aDDcars 10 M
as no more than lDhdt common sense and or1nnr n,,,
oehce Feqnrc OF eoery man an priUafe life an the man
aseme"t " "tS GDdTS; NO man, Tor example, com
ing TO the head of a landed estate of n mann acto
ry. oil mercantile house, the command of n
ship, coud retain in authority alnder him an over
seer, foreman, cashier or mate land also of in,
JerioT empoynens,) In whom he had no confidence
&c. 0''
we do not wish to interfere with our seniors in
washington, but we could not help laughing at
the Munchausen in the Intclligencer's article.
which preceded this very democratic doctrine in
I04l' when the axe was used by Ewing, Gran
ger & Co. Read it!
" We have seen it [prosciptou] prevail to such
extent within the circle of this CITY land i No,
vailed not less elsewhere that persons boldinr mr.
seeking public employment did not dare to hold
converse. and scarcely to exchange salutations in
public with persons of opposite politics. We have
seen orother AFRAID TO speak to brother. We have
seen (and in the Richmond Enquire itseIf) rcrnoy
al from office justified the ground of blood rela
non oil a person removed to some other person who
was obnoxious TO the party i'm power We have
seen IN this very city private individuals prescribed
IN their vocatlous of industry such as butchers
bakers builders, backsmiths painters, &c. with
such an obdurate pertinancty of purpose and prac-
ce that they have been obliged to abandon the ci tv
and fly to distant lands where opinion wa. vet free
to earn bread for their support
Now if this is not Munchausen. we know
what is. In good old federal Washington to see
these things, is most astonishing. at an era too.
when there were more federalsts in office than
there were democrats, in every department of the
Government
Optics nice, ii takes we'en
10 sec what Is not to be SEEM
Where, gentleman, were all the Whirs Of the
city of Washington, who could elect vbir
Mayor three to one, when all the butchers
bakers, builders. blacksmiths, painters &c.'' were
8 obliged to abandon the city, and .Ry to distant
lands, to earn bread for their support" owing ,o
the obdurae pertinacity of prescribing Democrats
Why did they not interpose with their Hbernlf,
and save them from the necessity of Ryinr 10
distant lands? You must acknowledge that Won
have drawn a rather long bo,c
We do hope that the present Administration
will not be deferred from the performance of stern
duty, in carrying on re "refrrm Of abuses. =" and
that persons, such as Peter Hagner, ct id omne
genus may experience the salutary effects recon.
mended in l84l by their friends the editors If tbc
National Tnlellgencer