Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1847-05-25
RICH MOND, VA.
Tuesday Morning, May rs, ls47.
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"f'T0sfrlptt0n J0T Opin,onS SAKE
The Wings Of the city OF New York are play
ing quite strong game in The way OF proscrio-
ing their political adversaries for opinions sake
Through the divisions and discussions OF our
friends, lowing principally TO the unpopslary OF
the Democratic candidate for the Mayoralty, the
Wings managed 10 get the control OF the city al
the last election, and are making The most OF
their victory The guilloine is busily engaged
in decapi,ating Democratic ofice-holders by the
dozen They seem determined not 10 spare
Single Democrat even as a monument OF their
mercy. These removals conflict directly with
all the previous professions ofihe Wings. But we
are not surprised. Indeed, what better could be
expected OF party who in 1910, paraded the
streets with the inscription on their banner oil
Prescription to be proscribed"-sn immediate
ly after coming into power, cnl Oh heads by lens
and Enthusiastically evincing their utter disre-
gard OF all political principle, and their fixed de-
termination, per nefas, 10 gel office for themselves
and followers.
The New York Mirror, (neulral) which flies
al its masthead the name of Gen. Taylor ior
the next Presidency, and said to be in his comb
dence takes of The "spos-haling Wing party
in the following happy aud appropriate manner
The Wing party obtained possession OF thr
CITY Government by accident, ana u was hoPeu,
Thai being in power, they would administer The
civ affairs in such manner as 10 make the peo-
ole rejoice that the municipal sceplre had by
chance fallen into their hands. But we lear that
snch hopes will be miserably disappointed Ne
yer were The signs OF improvement IN this mis-
governed CITY SO unpropilious as at present The
majority seem 10 be composed mainly OF incapa-
bes and bullies. Power has been thrust into their
hands in so unexpected manner that they are
distracted with their good fortune, and, like hun
sry schoo-boys in pantry, think oil nothing but
slufhng themselves and examining their pockets.
From The indecent haste with which they turned
20 within The frst halt hour OF being sworn into
office and commenced thrusting their political op-
ponen,s out of office and thrusng their political
friends in, i, would appear that lhey thought the
chief end oil their election was 10 reward few
old parly hacks and sucking spoulers with lat OF.
ices This scandalous business oil removals has
always been one of the great complaints Of the
Wings agains, their opponents, and now that they
have had power placed in their hands, they prove
themselves more thoroughly unprincipled and
greedy than their antagonists have ever been
They moi only make removals with most indecent
haste, as though they were 10Th 10 lose The oppor.
tuni,y Of faltening al the public expense Tor one
hour, but they accompany their removals OF old
officers with coarse and unieeling jeers. They
are hardly 10 be blamed. Political power is Il
luxury 10 which they are unaccuSlomed, and they
know very well that they can never retain IL, ana
50 they are resolved TO make the most of their pr-
vileges while they enjoy them.
petitions are going up 10 The Common Coun-
Gil from the suffering citizens, praying their high
mighinesses to devise and put in execution some
plan for cleaning the streets. The city was new
er before, within the memory OF The odes, naab
tant in so wretched condition as al the piesen
time. The streets are almost impossible rom
heaps Of reeking filth; hot weather Is approaching,
which will convert The cutters I'll hr dspres>e''
lanes and cross streets into pools 81 lever hterd
ing dirt; thousands OF passengers air Gaily am.
wing from long sea.voyages, bringing WIN lh-n
peslilent diseases already one OF Ile physicians
oil the aims house has fallen victim 10 .he I'M
ported fever; bur our Wing Common Council are
TOO much engaged in the great work OF removing
from Office political turkeys and keepers OF hu.
rying.erounds TO attend 10 the health and comfort
OF the citizens or The prosperity oil The city. Led
on by certain alderman, who appears 10 have
elected himsell The bully 0i ,ihe- Board, ihe Wing
wasting their time and trfing with the vita inte-
rests OF their constituents, in removing keepers
OF Pouers Fields, aud appointing hungry expec
tants in their places. They have gone 10 work
with such immense energy in this business that
we lear they will have no strength leil when they
get done, 10 attend 10 other maers and the city
will have TO suffer Tor another whole year The
evils OF political disagreement OF municipal
affairs. But there is a good time coming, aud
speedily, too. Next year will see The rough and
ready men in possession Of the city, The State, and
the country, and then The elected officers Of the
people. inspired by the heroic example OF their
head will exhibit 10 The nation party governed
by patriotism, aud not BY the paltry desire for The
mere sops OF political Office"