Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1849-07-20
Friday Morning, July 20, ls49.
OPINIONS OF THE PEOPLE.

OPINIONS OF THE PEOPLE.
A few days since we stated it as our i'm
preston that The course we have pursued in re.
lalicn to "equali-ing" the offices It the Stale oil
Virginia, met with The cordial appreciation OF The
Democratic party. We here insert extracts from
a lew letters on This subject, which fully coTrobo-
rate cur statement:
From Surry County, L!y IA.
"some OF the Wing presses, perceive, dare
the Legislature 10 touch single officer about
The Capitol. Is not This The height of impudence3
To munopolizs all The Offices al The sulfrance OF
the Democratic party, and dare us 10 do justice 10
our riends1 II the Democratic party have The
,Iue spirit, We hope they will show these Wings
that there is point al which loIbearance ceases
10 I've virtue.
From Frederick County. July Is.
The ruthless prescription BY General Iaylor,
Of faithful and valuable officers IN Virginia mas
awakened in our Democratic friends me most
determined spirit OF retaliation. We must mol
stand with folded arms ard see our friends
stricken down, because they profess those
cherished principles which il is our pride 10 de-
tend. Some OF The Democrats, who have mere
tofole been opposed 10 removing The Wing horde
from The Capitol and elsewhere in the Stale, are
now The most Jealous advocates Tor that whole
some measure. Go on, he people ale wi'i you
From Haitian County. July Is.
81 cannot omit 10 inform you That all mere
heartily approve The stand you have taken win
reference TO the duly Of the nezI Legislature IN
the election OF Stale officers Ii il high In
portanl that prescription 10 Virginia should DC
prescribed"
We have here given extracts from only three
OF many letters which we have received on this
subjeci. The Wing will perceive that the Peo'
pie OF Virginia will not tamely submit 10 the I'M
pudent dares which il has SO boas!ingly made
Whiggery has erected the "GeIy cross, /" and The
Democratic clans from the Atlantic 10 the Ohio
will come forth 10 The rescue There will be no
dilly dalying; and il Whiggery should receive
that "juslicc" which The Richmond Wing SO
iondly prates about ii will have 10 thank The "Se-
coad Washington" and The Wing press.
In this go5d cid Democratic State, which has
never dissraced herself By voting either for an
Adams, Harrison or Taylor; State which
loves truth and justice more Than her own chill
dren; which, With Roman firmness, has acted
the part OF Bruus, in destroying her own Of
spring for the public veal The Wings have held,
and now held, three iourlhs OF The Offices. The
Democratic party Of The Stale have submitted 10
this thing submitted Judging from The
course The Wings have thought proper 10 pursue
during The four months they have held The reins.o
power in the Federal Government, what would
have been their policy in the Stale adminislra-
tiop, had the power been placed in their hands3
Would one single Democrat have been le to
Tell the lale, or oean retained, even as a monu-
men, OF Wing cemency3
Ia Wednesdays Wing We find an editorial,
from which We clip The following:
"The hungry politicians OF The party have for
wears thought a genera sweep would dn great
deal of good. But somehow or other, the peoples
representatives did mol occur. II is said that The
interested parties have mol only determined on
general sweep" but have apponioned The various
Offices 10 The members OF The 'fao1rsd flmilies :"
the FFV's and their drperdanis. The members
OF The Legislature have been told that they must
execute this decree, as soon as they meet here,
and before they have been seduced by The sup
pers and batteries OF the ciliZcns OF Richmond"
We suppose there will be no resisting such
command"
Now, VIC do NOT know who he "in,eresei par
lies" are, TO whom the Wing aliudes; neither do
we know who the nfap3 cd famI IS" and "heir
dependanl." are; nor DO we believe The Wing
has any authority for making The impuIalion,
unless 1t be good VII & authority" which the
people now perfectly understand as meaning one
thing and prac Using another. For ourselves, we
can SAL, that We have no personal preferences
hat, although we have "enemies TO punish, YET
we have no peculiar "lticnds TO reward" II IS
one Of the low tricks OF the Richmond Wing, 10
be ever seeking 10 throw ridica.e upon every
thing Virgiuian. Il seems 10 suit its purposes TO
pandcr TO The morbid appetite OF lis Rich.
lnond readers, many of whom, not Virgil
mans, are highly delighted, we doubt not, at all
such demonstrations. But the Wing, in lis zeal,
sometimes over-reaches itself, and he shot aimed
al others rebounds with redoubled violence againsI
itself. In lis attempts 10 put down the rest OF the
Slate TO propitiate the Gibraltar of Whsgefy, !!
will find, and The citz.ns OF Richmond will Ind,
that they have a friend who is rather over zeal
Gus, who steps beyond he bounis Of prudence,
and who may bring about the very thing which
they afc anxious to prevent. As proof OF This,
we ask attention 10 the following from The edio,
rial correspondence Of The Petersburg lnellisen
Ger. We think The editor OF the lneigencer is
sufficiently known as Wing, TO render eLd1Esa-
ton by US entirely unnecessary. Indeed, 10 use
an expression which he seems fond of applying
70 his political opponents, he is 'iea copper
heai"
"a regret to perceive that The Richmond Wing
still continues its Sneers al the Legislature for what
il is pleased to call its "discrednable panic."-
Now, we canno, see the sense or justice OF such
course, and we should be glad 10 be informed
as 10 what good any ciiizsn Of the Stale can &C
compIish by holding up The Legislature 10 rldi-
cue al home and abroad. That the Cholera Is
in Richmond 10 an extent that has amply lusii-
het the Legislature in removing, is conclusively
proved by the Wing itself. And YET with this fac
diurnally published with lis columns filled with
sanitary advice, aud with the knowledge Of lis
Editors that such pestience has rarely scourg
ed mankind, the Wing is constantly firing lis
squibs al men, no; citizens OF Richmond, because
they removed from pes iieniial Atmospheric
We say we cannot perceive what good can re-
suit TO The Wing from such course, but we can
see another thing very plainly. We can sec that
a serious effort will be made 10 change The seat
OF Government, and il The friends Of such m-a-
sure increase to number that will render such
an ACT practicable the ciliz.ns OF Richmond may
thank portion OF the press of their city for the
injury that will result 10 Them. We happen TO
kaow that several ci;iz.ns OF Richmond have
been driven from their homes BY apprehensons
OF The Cholera-we happen TO know from recent
PERSONAL observation that Richmond is more like
desert than a populous ciy-wc happen 10 have
read private letters from The CITY confirming The
very worst accounts that We have ever heard oil
The ravases Of cholera there, and yet not one
word Of justice has been done the Legislature,
bot on the contrary the assaults upon il are al
most daily renewed. Among other cavaliers, a
writer in the Wing complains that the Legisla
lure cid not adjourn on The 4lh OF July. Now,
we would wager "a dukedom 10 begeary de-
nier," Thai il The Two Houses had a journed,
10 hav tUra o tnr frNlir in