Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1849-09-14
RICHMOND, VA FRIDAY MORNING, SEPTEMBER H. ls4a

va, not as 10 The Question OF the legality OF The
assignment, but simply whether the WATKINS
wcnli or would Dol be- rccciy, i al Tie Land OF.
Ice; aud as IN } decision, as We said before, mus
b. made sooner CT later, there is Nh coed reason
VII, IL should ho Dr. made al once, ana thus save
oihe orphans and widows oil he pnor soldiers such
-an amount as they mus; now dlTifi:e On account
I'll me risk attached 10 Irregular warrants IL
would De great convenience TO have such dec-
son. and The Department. b:I"rs IL came into H.
aana' o. ~. B"ite,fsid a'wats gave iJreey.
THE WIG ANSWERING ITSELF.
Yesterdays Wing indalses in vast deal Of
sang upon The reIibutiye justice to be carried
Into effect by the mex. LesisIaure-iusults such
excellent men and faithful Ulcers, prescribed by
ne iaysor Regency, as Maj. Christian. Capt.
Neis"n' u. w. Thompson, &C., by describing The
officers removed as incompetent and worthless
l-'eo'oco ci!ic-rs"-and mpues The bases, mo.
ives 10 The Democratic party, whea il SAYS:
Locc!ocoism cannot live out Of cf.e. The
dispenser OF eih Tor The tine being, is The God
OF - ldolatry-lhe Blue Book its Bbe-tae
treasury lis Heaven. II is now Confessed flor
disappointed raee has Sung il into cantor) that
me i'emocrac party cannot hang together, un.
"ss having III" M Inrlly. lit t.e> ja-,is> 10
,l''hd>' is. leeds itself upon The loaves anu
h,acs."
such m saabc aid grourdess slang We shall
not attempt to answer-excep! SO far as 10 say,
lhaI, while lhe Democratic parry has always
aTcw'd aid AGED Up is principles. the WING
phl;y, especially in The late HumbIs o. Taylor
lsin c. nccacd ~ NJ; asu.es, denousced parry and
prescription; ys!. when il reached favor, Il lrod
uFon liz own !iea@befous Professions and showed
nole love IL. lie .itthy "spois" and more pro-
etfipGeaesA hal was ever exhibited in The Same
time GY the most ultra parlizan Administrations
Their conduci, while in power, is proof conclu-
sige that il was not measures Of patriotic duty,
huia sordld aake!Ing after the spoiIs, which was
their ruling motive. Indeed lie very next article
in the Whis a!mis The feet ii Inc mercenary
se,fi,hness o: the Wing party. The Wing CO.
PIES and enGo:scs thc following excuses ircm The
Republic
The clecions that have taken place demon
STA e one fac! :cry ccnclpsively, which is thar
he adnGi>irairc has lc:i any thing, il has been
~ misplaced CD !icncy, and not by carrying cut
- Change .! ,aoH," which Gen. Taylor decla
GEL ~ bc necessary 10 "atrest the downward ten
I.'"V ~ our dHtlis. we nave lcSt In Virginia.
W. ave iosl in Iowa. Our friends say HIT
oHr los. IN hose STATES has been owing TO lie
la ihGt Et1e,al pat, onage has beer suls' ed 10
remain 10 great extent, 10 tie hands Of our aG>
srrsarics. TEe navy agent al Norfolk Yields
large share :! he FEDERAL patronage in Virginia.
The >urvevr@ general Ct Iowa wields the largest
share I'll FEDERAL patronage in that State. The
Wings cnu... ut cunalcracl the power and ttiu-
rnce which III 8 circumstances gave The Loco
loco. !, - ~. Ioor eaconra .smem to Hai.
c1e,Hes: 10 X ep in The hands Of uuT adrersaries
the means o: r.ipr'aa!ins laeif power"
Now, whai $ the but saying that the Wings
in Virginia .ni Iowa refused 10 sustain their
pa, J, becau- M federal patronage vas not gi'
ven 10 them and that they were without The
proper encouragement TO eyerion7"
Moie,ver, he Wing canno! have forgotten tie
expressive language oi Mr.. Clayton, Gen. TaJ>
loi's Secretary ri State, that dividing the pa
,fonase aud ,po.ls, distributing The ioavss ard
fishes among he hungry ioilo%cfS, has occupied
the Thoughts nj Inc Cabinet by day and their
dGeaa.s III ni&h'; and mas chained them down 10
a syo, from fourteen 10 sixteen hours day, Ia
burins all lhe WILLIE With such dambing e7i.
dencc acaH.; lis own party, is il not absurd and
lnons!rous in The Wing TO sleer AT he Demo.
cras, who il Virginia have, ye.l alter year, al
lowed .htir opporca,. ~ hold iwo-thifds Of The
Office o. t.e Slaiei