Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1849-10-30

Democratic, The Wings have a majority Of ST.
venty-nine
THE principal officers in Il,r C.unty Con,ts
this district, ALE as follows:
Dem. Wing. Toa
CLERKS, q
Attorneys tor The Comwh, 8 q
Commissioners III Chancery, u & +
DO OF The Revenue 6 8
Surveyors OF Counties, 6
CoTonefs oil Counties, q
Receivers. 4
Flour Inspector, D
Deputy Clerks, / s &
Deputy Surveyor, 5 &
DepnIy Flour Inspector,
Thus il is seen that oil The tify.eiehl most i'm
portant offices Eeld oil the County Courts in hi
district, iony.nine ATE Wings, aud nine ouip a.,
Democrats And The Wings have The unblush
lug etronery to claim this gross and uiquliou,
monopoly oil offices TO be all tai. and r,ghl Be-
sides these. large majority 81 The officers hold
ing less important ;oSiliuGs Is Wing. In view
o this state Of things the Wings arc cunstdlni,
endeavoIing to increase their power upon The
bench and when their efforts are lhwaf,ed b,
the Democrats asserting their tights through a
faithful Executive, the Wings Immediately Iai,e
The hue and cry about poliIicsl and Executive in,
reference with The judiciary. Can political curun
tiun and Contemplate lavorilism be mote apparent
in any body Of men than we have shown II 10 be
10 our county couTl syslem1 This state OF things
we ale perfectly sari.isd is no, confined 10 our
district Ii is an evil which exists to a greater
Or less extent, throughout The Common wealth.
IL is one which calls loudly lur Constitutional
reioim. II is OF ielt safiiccnl cause To irdacc
The advocacy IL fundamental reform. II is siale
ol facts which is mate To rsaacl upon lhe rapaci.
~ ard integrity Of The Democracy And Demo.
Gratis will be waning in respect Id themselves,
and will show a criminal disregard OF Justice and
equal Iishs il they 60 moi, from lhi, lime for.
ward, exert every prarlcabe means, sh0rI ul dis.
honor, 10 uprooi al d tear lion our Stale this in
lclelable monopoly OF Wing power and pa.run,
age Our voice is not lcr an indscl intimate pr.
scriplion: lei The changes he made as The ms oi
offices expire; and lei the changes cease WHEN
there is an equalization OF ollice-but not until
then. he hope thai The Democratic press in tie
other judicial districts oil The State will take up
the subject ami show low Inc mailer stands win
them. II is high time that thc cant whining hy
pucrisy Of The Wings in this State, about Offices,
snuuIi be exposed. We have il in our power To
show 100 that large ElajoIiy q lhe federal Of
ilce.hoders in this district are also Wings, be-
sides a fund ol other information touching This
sutjecl which We mean 10 use as occasion may
require God save the Communicable!
"
OUR CABINET AND THE FRENCH GOVERN
MENr.
A month ago we expressed the opinion, which
was common 10 the Democratic pross of this
country, that no offence would b- taken by the
French Government al MIR roussia's degrade
lion. We said:
mo interruption Of friendly relations between
The toe Coz ramen's can be approherded from
this unfortunate misunderstanding. Indeed,
there are too many reasons for believing that
iAe:r relations will become closer and more
cordial from the circumstance; seeing that DO h
of them sympalhise entirely with the monarch.
cal cause in Europe, and both Of them grossly
their people 10 seeking 10 crush
that republican spirit of which The prescribed
minister is type, and TO his participation in
which he owed his appointment from the then
republican administration Of FGauce."
All this comes true 10 the letter. The latest
adyices from Paris announce that the Demo
cratic sentiments of Mr. Poussn were as obuox.
ious Ia Tue French adminisilaii u US 10 our ga
binei; that, far from resenting the dishonor Of
their minister, The French authorities cordially
receive Mr. Riycs, against whom they have deep
cause OF offence, and despatch 10 our govern
men, as gracious courtesy to lis members. a
minister whose political sentiments must REM
der him acceptable to whomsosyer those Of his
predecessor were offensive. Tint minister is
M. Bots 10 Connie, Of whom an intelligent Euro
pean correspondent of The Philadelphia Ledger
wrote as follows, before his appointment was
certainly asceriained
"a. 10 Mr.. Poussin's successor, | can only
say | Trust il viii not be Nj. B1is le Come,
person Who enjoys already very nnshvaelc
in diplomacy Throughout. Enf"rr,
aul whose character and anlccedenls are certaln-
ly not ui a nature calculated IN inspire us with
confidence in his discretion. Nj. lis lie Gem g
has been minister to Swiizrrland, where he IN
lrisued mos, olliciously and impuiently wish thr
Sunierbund against the integrity and union nl
The SWil2ers fslherand, Till his name became 81
entirely odious that the very alsnboatd> oi n
public houses contained pasqninafrs 10 regard
TO him and his government The German
Swhzers called him tie HolsgraJ, IEe wooden
COUNT because his endeavors 10 defeat The De-
mocralic party und The nniouisls oil Swizsrland
proved, alter ALL a failure, Lord PalmeTson
having been more Than match ior him anu MS
northern allies"
Il required no remarkable foresight 10 discover
that cordial relations BET tween Cabinets, actuaei
by sentiments such as acluaIe The Cabinels Ut
France and the United States would not be dis
turbed by The disgrace oil republican minister.
misrepresehling as grossly as
they do, The temper and feelings OF the people
over whom they preside, cannot afford 10 quarrel.
Conspiracy, and not Controversy, is the part OF
men who Sc, duty al defiance. When hisues fatl
out honest men get Mei, rights. fney must ngfet:
and so must Cabineis which deliberately re-
pudiale h, principles AMI outrage The feelings oi
the people over whom they RUE.
--------
PARAMOUNT CONVENTION.
The Wheeling Gazette states that g. w .Thomp-