Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1847-09-06

o. The Republican lately made what we conceived
10 be grave charges against US, in saying that We had
been governed entirely by party considerations in de-
nonnclng and attempting to blast The military reputation
of every Democratic ,f1icer Who has been appointed
with, we believe, the exception Of Col. Davis" We
pronounced and proved the charge urfoundei and called
upon the Republican, 10 retraci ,Or make it good. We sub
JON its notice Of our remarks, which il takes care nol 10
publish, as IN justice il should.
The Republican docs not exactly Ietract-and still less
does 1t prove what Ii said. 1t pleads the inter
rosative form Of the sentence, to show that it
made no charge. This Is a mere qulbhle.-
The most ~flagiiious slandcrs can lie Promulgated, in the
most effective manner in the form Ola query. We char
ged the President with leirg governed y parry conside-
raIIons IN making his military appointments, and proy.d
IT, pretty conclusively, when we named fifteen persons,
whom he had made Generals, all a waium are Demo-
Gratis, except one. wto is SUSPECTED Of being a Wig
The Republican does not deny the feet 81 HE motive
on the contrary. it sees additional reason TO ADMIRE Mir.
Polk for his beng nirdfnI OF The inlonsis and honor Of
the country, in Illus confining all his appointments to the
Democratic party-lhe Wings teiug, by innuendo, nai-
tors.
Whilst denying hat ii II ade any charge. The Rerub-
lican admits, son. hat inconsistency, that it was not
true with ltsreci 10 Certain enumerated Generals, and
asks If Pierce. Ginning, B.nton, Pillow Price. Stock
ton. 1--WE never heard of such a Generally Hopping and
Cad"alader, have escaped cur denuncialion. The pal
agraphs, II quotes from tie Nlreiuian, utterly fail 10 show
that we made any attenp 1t 10 blast the military reputa-
ton of any of them. What military reputation had airy
one Of them before his appointment? They wee ali IN
evil life, and, except Ben on and Cumming, not one had
ever seen a days service.
MILITARY APPOINTMENTS, AGAIN.
HE slrglnian some days since, as il had previously
done on several occasions, uncqnivocally chareed the Pre-
Ident with having been governed entirely by party con
sideraiIons. III his appIntn ent Of fl, es TO the army.
" nh what ~proprlety the N%'rgiuan reterales this grave
and unqualified allegation against the Executive we Will
not assure 10 determine. We will only remark that if
II be true, we should only regard Mr. Polk is The more
illlldlnlo t the interest aud honor OF his country. W ould
ne be justified IN canierng military h0uOIs upon a Draw
ling mouihed Mexican wing WHO dcnounces the war and
lis causes aud who symraIhjzes, as do 81 large a NUM-
Der OF The federal party, with the NeNicars II. msevesl
W hat would he country think Of the President II o
Were to appoint Tom tciaria. or Col HASKELL. OF N.
tIfcefy, and the like characters, To imp rtant commission 8
IN the army? A greater disgrareth n snct appointments
would incur, could not have rested upol The Colonial
Congress, had it selected the oflcefs Of the Revolution
from The ranks If the Tories. Nor should such federal
isis expect such favurs and hunors at the hands Of
the President. They should first imbibe pdt'iofi
ISM Al home, before they are qualified to display 1t
iJroad.
As an offset to the Vi'ginian's allegation against
re Pres dent, we asked that Journal a few d Us size
whether TIL d not been governed entirely by parry
msidt ra tons, IN denpuncng aud attempting 10 II !
he mill AIRY reputation Of " ry Democratic oiflcr
n the army, save Col. Davis?' Our neighbor denies The
'harge, and challenges the proof to sustain it. Now wa
made no change against the Nireinian, but simply asked
whether il had not denounced and rjdiculed every Den-
lcratie fiicer save Col. Davis? We did not, Ike The
, ,irgtnmn venture an aneqeiroe0i charge. upon our mere
Iplplon. which might be governed entirely by party con
nslderatlons. When we propoundcd the question, we
there was no other exception but Col, DAVIS