Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1845-01-24

The Madisonan and lis Correspondent "Silas'
NAV rest assured, that we feel no disposition 10 cast
shade over the rciUinc President, or 10 control
olhe rising sun" We were informed by a Cores
pondcnt at Washington, that Col. W. Polk had
1 declined The nomination 10 Naples--and we ex-
pressed our appreciation of his conduct. 1t seems
| ina, our informant was misinformed. The Ma
disonian commented upon our article-We re-
piled we hope in respectful manner, and here
we intended 10 lei the discussion drop. This is
The whole "head ana front OF orr offending
more But "Silas" makessundry illusions, which
we cannot answer in detail because We 10 not I'M
dersland them. What does he mean, for in
stance by saving, that ''lf the administration
would seek 10 please a certain Tariff and anti
Ttros Democrat in New York, il is probable that
| this holy horror of the editor would be abaed
somewhat" We have no idea, 10 mhom or 70 rhat
circumstances The writer alludes-not the most
distant, we assure him. We can as little guess
| what the allnsion is, when he says, "The newspa
per> tell of inirgues and threats even if MIR. Polk
do not obey the behests of certain writer of long
messages, and his Tariff and anti-Texas clique
The newspapers tell MS this" We have not The
most distant conception OF what The writer means.
We know OF no iMtreats, and no threats, and
We can only guess the name oil the person who IS
thus Swallowed forth, although The newspapers
NAV tell us this" We dsclaim all political con-
junction with any man who muttcrs any threats
against Mr. Polk If Slas will do US the honor
10 read our article in Yesterdays Enquirer upon
"The President Elect" he will find that no man
can reprobalc ciques more than ourselves
The writer goes on 10 say, THAI private news
mongers say, that even the Editor OF the En-
qlrer uses a whispering tongue in these in
lrisues. and that The President elect must discard
| from the public service one or two OF the most
able and viruous men in the country, 10 make
way for a pet and proegc oil his own, who wants
these identical "spoits n cDftc'
We repeat, that We have no knowledge much
less participation, IN these or III am iMirigpcS
and, that, although, we wish 10 see gentleman
called into public service, not because he is "a
pet and proicge,' as he is falsely called, but be-
cause we conceive himself eminently qualified,
as we have often said, TO serve the country,
vet we have never wished TO see any OF the very
distinguished men, who compose the Cabinet,
removed, or any one discarded from The public
service, 10 make way for him. Much less, have
We been so presumpluous as 10 say, Or 10 ieel at
any moment, that Mr.. Polk "mMa discard" any
one. So far from entertaining this feeling Tor
Mr. Polk we have said over and over again. that
we wish him 10 have the fullest scope ofseection
which the whole country can fnrnish-io choose
any citizen whom he may prefer, whether ~ or
ont OF the Cabinet We say, too, with the most
perfect sincerity, thai We had no wish, in the
slightest degree, 10 interfere with his arrange
inenlS--nor were we aware of his own views, ol
OF those of the very distinguished gentlemen,
who compose the present Cabinel-tha, we have
not the slightest wish 10 interfere with their
wiShes--and that il is only in the case Of proper
vacancy being made, that we should wish a par
iicular gentleman 10 be called 10 the attention vi
MIR. Polk
"Silas" goes on 10 remark further, that, I'll is
said, that Mr. Polk has been even written 10 BY
clique in Richmond. requiring this as the condi-
lion precedent of support" We do not believe il.
There is no clique in this city, which is capable
of such folly and such depravily-Nor one man,
whom we know or suspect Certain tits, that we
have no knowledge or participation OF any such
ridiculous and disgraceful intrigue. "Silas' con-
cludes with a sentiment in which we perfectly
concur, that "Mr Polk will probably perform his
duties without regard 10 the @dsmcs or Complaints
or threats OF any clique, whether al Richmond or
elsewhere"
We can enicrtain,no doubt Of t-otherwise
we should moi conceive him 10 be qualified, as we
honestly believe he is, 10 be "Me President OF the
United States What we said Yesterday on this
theme, would be otherwise the veriest balderdash
and mummeIy which ever escaped from our pen.
We repeat what We then said, tina, he should be
in fact "the President OF The United States-de-
flying all factions, Drawing all threats, scornins 10
be ruled BY any combination, but calling around
him those men whom his own judgment pro-
nounces 10 be the best and most qualified men 10
serve their country" Yves say with equal frank
ness, that let Mr.. Polk please himself in the COM
position of his Cabinet-and he has a right 10
please himseli-,hatlel him choose whom he may,
we sincerely wish him success in the course OF
his Administralion-and that the great desire We
feel and the only reward shall seek is 10 see him
conduct the Government TO the honor of The
country, and to his own glory. Henceforth, We
have done with this subect-and We mean