Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1848-01-14
QUARREL OVER TuE sPOlLs.


Other matters have hitherto prevented US from
referring 10 remarkable statement of Wing
Washington correspondent of the Times. b. b.
French, Esq, The late Clerk OF The House Of Re-
prcsenaliyes, was acknowledged by all 10 be a
most compeien! and faithful officer. 1t is true,
that silly charge was made against him, Of
reading off the ayes and noes either faster or
slower, as sort OF parly.signal Tor the Demo-
cras-bul no one attached the slightest import
ance to So absurd complaint. This accom-
plished Clerk however, had the misfortune 10 be
| a Democrai-ald for this offence he was 10 besa-
cri6ced, and some Wing appointed in his place.
We shall lei the Times correspondent say how
much was gained by This piece of party Pro-
scrip,on. We place the extract on record, as
evidence that The Wings look 10 she spois" as
Inc great object Of their pursuit. They tuin OUT 4
good officer because he is Democrat, put in an
interior man because ne is Whis-but not
Wing enough, it seems, TO crafty The insaia!e
cravings OF The thorough party hacks for the
'loaves and fishes"
In Mr. Thomas Jefferson Campbell, the Clerk
Of Tic Houae, the Wing members generally harc
been much disappointed. He was recommended
by the Tennessee Whig members as very eff
cient penman, as well as capital reader. This
may have beer the case with him twenty years
ago; but | AN inclined 10 doubt il, Tor he is
ne her a good reader, MOI does he exhibit any
evidence that he ever was one. One OF the first
requisites OF good clerk of !. s:satve body,
is IL read vel. And We, how few good, irsl-rale
reare,s 10 we find Not one, | will venture the
predictions in every five thousand educated men.
Bet Mr.. Campbsli's very ordinary reading is
by no means The chief complaint against him.
OF the eight assistant clerks he has appointed,
not one is good reader. Nor have they, with
tWo or three exceptions al tafhcs'. a0ac anmttnS
iOr re Hh's cause watch should enHlie them 10
such places in the gift o. a Wing clerk, willis;
jhey haze set aside o;he who have done much
meri'orious service. Several Of them were Ty-
Ter office. holie.s, and tried their bes, 10 be Polk
holders also; but MIR. Polk SCI them adriit.
| vii! name the cases OF two o. the rejected apIl-
cants, and beg OF them 10 pardon ,pe for taxing
such a liberty: William J. Mccormick, Esq
The Wing nominee for postmaster OF The House,
was Lricked out OF That election. Mr.. McCOr.
mick is genuine, hard working Wing, an
honesi and a capable man, poor and with large
family. Without single recommendations, Mr.
Campbeli, had he been as bi9h-!oned Wing as
say The Hon. John c. Clarke Of New York, who
OuCnl 10 nave Decn e.eCleQ Clefk oil lne Rouse,
would have appointed him 10 a cersship the first
thing he did. Blu. Mr. Mccormick was recon-
mendcd warmly TO MIR. Campbell, for snch an
appointment, by about SIXTY MEMBERS OF Con.
DRESS! His merits and recommendations were
however sci aside that some 7glertts might be
appointed.
William E. Robinson, Esq, The celebrated
"RicuELlGu,' of the New York Tribune, gentle
man, a scholar, and an cut and out Wing, rho has
doas great scrv'cc for The Wais party and who is
cmphaiically one OF the very best readers in the
country, was recommended 10 Mr.. Campbell for a
cieskship by The Wing members o! Congress
from New York and he New England States,
ahJui fly in number; and yet Robinson, his ser
vices, qnai ,aiions and powerful recommenda
lions. were ali sci aside that some I'aleric, who
had never done any service for the Wing Cause,
and who never can do any, might be appointed
Thee are facts. | give them 10 you as they
stand The public should know them, aud thai
The Wig members OF Congress are almost all
dissatisfied with what Mr. Campbell has done
Lei the public draw its own inference. E. II.