Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1845-02-07
From the Richmond Enquirer.
min NEWT AnNINISTR ALTON

prudence and vigor. We have no great fault :
to find with the Chart which it has drawn OF
the shoals and rocks and breakers. that 1t
throw. i'm the way of his navlgation-he- /
cause the Herald has been kind enough In
the outset to remove the greatest dlfhcuit'es'
which were expected to impede his voyage. !
1t admits, for instance, that Mr.. FOLK may
have high qualifications for the office. 1t ad"
mi,s, that what ''the various organs OF the
Democracy, from the Richmond Enquirer
down, have asserted, may be all true," viz
..,hat Mr.. Polk is man of high character
that Mr.. Polk is man of great prudence
that Mr.. Polk is a man of wonderful modefa-
tion-that Mr.. Polk is a man OF remarkable
sag city-and- that Mr.. Polk is. Of course,
possessed Of the qualities. moral and polltI-
cal, necessary to carry him through the ditil.
cul,ies Of his approaching administration.
1t admits all these qualifications. but yet It
does mot see, even 1t they were Increased
triple, how they can prevent the existence OF
the Trouble and torment which are developing
themselves in every quarter amongst the De-
mocratic journals, and the various cllques
throughout the country, IN reference to certain
points," 1t is even pleased to go further in
it's concessions, viz
| That ssMr. Polk and his administration
may probably have little difficulty in carrying
out, as far as they can. those measures which
were m de the issues in the last election, and
which carried them into otfice''-that ''the
President elect has very direct path before
him in regard TO Texas-the Tarif-Oregon a
National Observation-Disclosures Of the proceeds
OF the Public Lands--or any Of the other great
public measures " &c.-1'hat ''he has merely
to express his naked and isolated opinion on
these measures, leaving to his party IN Con-
gress all the necessary actioR-and after Leg
islaton has been completed. he has merely to
sign or veto the bills. His path is clear
enough in that respect, and without any ditfl.
cu:y-without rocks-without qncSsands.
The Herald has the liberalty to admit. also
that the may have little difficulty in the seIec
tion of his Cabinet advisers"-that 'when
ever he has made up his mind, and named
the men, it is very probable that even his owr
: party, and the whole country will quietly &C
cept what he gives them in the way Of choice
of cabine, Offices, and We do not suppose hi
may make a very bad selection amongst tht
many sensible, rational, eloquent. and talen
. ted men in the ranks of his party
: Very well !; having made these very liberia
@ concessions, We should have supposed, tina
Mr.. Polk would have been in pretty smooth
- water. The Herald has been kind enough &c
surround him with strong and popular Caoi
e net. That is certainly the first great step t.
}. the success Of his administration. Well, i
has also been kind enough to see him throng
= the great measures which he was elected Il
' carry out. Well, after this, one 10 al some los
!, to conjecture what difficulties can be equa
e to these-or what insurmountable obstacl
@ he may have to encounter. But here it is
=. Mr.. Tyler has put great many men IN office
y Put them out and they will be disappointed
e keep them n, and Mr.. Polk will dlssatisf
The other portions of the Democratic part
: connected with the fortunes Of Mr.. Van Buren,
who are coming forward by various deveiope
ments here and elsewhere, showing that the
IL are determined to GUST all those Tyler offic
] holders after the 18th OF March, in order to Fl
|. up the vacancies from their own ranks! Thl
&. (says the Herald) will be the rock on whlc
the new administration may split, or damag
" itself considerably. We have seen variou
demonstrations coming from Tammany Hal
k indicated by the course Of the Morning Neu
r. here, and the GLobe at Washington, and tn
>, Richmond Enquirer, and various other jour-
ais in the old Van Buren, interest, distinct
u shadowlng forth, that, on the accession
the new President, there will be one Of II
most violent contests between the differel
sections of the Democracy, for the spoil
that ever has taken place in the ranks Of tn
Dennociatic party"
Now, We beg leave to remark, that II
Herald has already so much strengthened II
=. position of Mr.. Polk. that he will be s,ron
enough to look down this difficulty and tn
opposition. 1t has given him good Cab
~ net, who will advise him upon the bes, moo
J. OF administering the patronage Of the Cover
ic nent. 1t has permitted him to carry out II
j., great measures, which constitute the gre
CT oF tI,o lace
II as 10 win him the confidence and support
r. the People.-With these two aids, can
i. not bear up agains. the complaints and a
u. lacks which he may incur from the several T
;, 'novals and appointments, that he may. f.
himself bound to make ! He will mae
IL removal. without consulting his ''poli1ical {
II 'nliy.' eve onl use his own expressi
8. "xpression.) He vii; bring also to the off
. The ''prndemce," the s'moderatiou," the rs
saclty,' which the Herald allows him-al
ed also by the "sensible and talented" IN,
u. by whom he is surrounded. 1t may give hi
r. some pain 10 remove some Of the incumb. u
=, now in office. whatever time they may ha
remained, or by whatever hand they were a
% pointed. 1t may produce some complain
!" and murmurs among their friends, but ne "
Sc "pProach this unpleasant and delicate off
r. With calmness. moderation and sapacity.
he retain the honest and well.quaifed in Il
public service, those who have never pros,
p" 'u.ed their office, and who have shown
~ nnseemly temper in the support of their OPT
he IONS, md if he removes the unworthy, {,
r. 'mpassloned, the bigoted slaves Of par,
- what insurmoun,able difficulty will he ha
to encounter He may be called upon
IN make many removals, and to make many a
nd polnt'nenis, for good cause, but he will exc
he hooe aI,,io
-, with the best temper, and he will have fri
." ness enough to meet the responsibility. v
n have no idea that 1t " ill be an adl.inistrati
a. marked hv ruthlesS nroScrinfiar hn4 IL,