Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1849-04-24


rnpw and we cannot hear OF any person III hen,
lucky who has ever proposed or even lhoush, =,
Mr. Meeker for such an Uflce. lie mas nv '"I
renutation as lawyer which might be SUPPOSE
N hiring him within The range oi such du az
nointmenf, and common tame does ne' So -,
fsueripply OF his mental or moral quaiihcd,'onS
for il. we say then, we think there mas ueen
some imposition praciced upon Inc ffe',uen ~
and his Cabinet about this mater. we nav
learned That Mr.. M. did, in lS40, wheh he ~a n
teacher, mol a lawyer, obtain from s eh.'e m
standing in this Stale some recommehuaole,k .
General Harrison's administration iol conld
ship, or Tor some other inferior oIsI hin in
these have been usec 10 obtain 1uus'S
l8497 ,.;,L !, is a
I'VE sneak plainly, because We mum n - ;,s
kindness n ,be administration 10 put upou -
onard in such matters. To give sucn chu naea,y
MOI pleasant but il is an honest anu he. ,,dor il
part OF the pport which we heal',5 ny, wish The
We sneak npblicly: because we DO no' "a'u Ksn.
nnb,;,f IN snnnnse that MIR. MeeRef y ne
iuckys choice 10 represent nef ~ W.
tory. ,.;nst misconcep.
,;on Thor. ;s nothing OF The chagrin OF de'ea''
Cd homes for any other applicant IN lnese ~, ~
marks. We do not know mat Inc hauie -, ~ nc
o,her man from Kentucky was presenter 'o nonId
office. Kentucky has men, ho~e'e,' w"o nor n
nave acceped it, and IN II have aoue no''
The office, The Stale, and The aum'n'sta''o"' a.,
The appointment OF the other Juose' ~
Goodrich, Uhe chief justice OF Mineso'" - :,
ry.) the Nashville Union says, took Inc peup'I
Tennessee, Wings and all, by surprise nv -
no reputation as lawyer, and his sole e'a'u.
ia of5ce WAS his having made series % '.''
vulgar speeches in hebalf OF Iayioi uI' !,
,a,e canvass" Col. R. I. Allen, 'he co'.S'o'
ors,oms in California, is thus spoken OF d ."
;';onn by the Louisville Courier, a lay
lor Wing paper: .h;ch we
"Among The first OF appointments wn, Sasr W.
nnhlich this morning. our readers WI, uo ,,arv
ih., n Col R. T. Allen, late Of Inc heu.uoa
M,l,ary Institute Welfust that Inc rei n. Cen
nroye incorrect: but il il is True, we ie".
TAYLOR has been oulrageously i'npoS So, ALIENS
If The reports concerning some VI III ~, shouh
ICON, transactions arc lrue he certainly snUa,
~ mo lasr man appointed 10 Responsible s.d;,o
~ mo ihinl, i behooves the Presidentio hs'sa.e
;nn,;,es a, once in regard TO Col Alien Ina
ac7sr and Standing. Tie questions, Is ne nm Nv
ss,1 i he tailhful2 should be sa'islac'ui'J ny
| swet,d before any commission IS give"
| body" boon
Other amendments OF ultra Wings nave Dee"
ada .oa;ns, The wishes and circumstances eseh
NJ Whie communities. We Gle ,.e Gases " ~
pos,roas,er in Newark-who was commences y
,,,oe number OF Wings, and by The TWO "h's
Senators from that Stale-oi me fos'n"''''
wes6eb New York, though ne was recon-"
msoded by a larger number Of cl'izen* mad w
nod ,or General Taylor, as "honesl sna cap"o''
and giving general satisfaction 10 az po''''"
parties, as Postmaster"
w. might extend The list but our wan
snace bids us iorbear We have shown 'ha' y.
neral Taylor has openly violated his piedse'' :
appointing men of doubtful honesty anu ''p1 a.,
g who are, moreover, most odious " ''''
mocralic party, Tor their ULTRA, bitter ""'sse.,
w. sincery must that in maoy oil ms acls' ~
| ;ooarance has been imposed upon oy seins' ""'
d,s;oninp "po!iticians." Howevrr lhis may DC
be must be held responsible IL me great ''''u""
81 The public. If, through himself or ms suo''
dinates, lrand has been psrpe'rafu upon -
American people, that people VIII surely as'.I
.s !, ls4l visit lis authors and a9euors WV
,,s,, ,,.viesr indienalion-and Virginia VII
orcs more lake me lead IN showing her intehs
,.nroba,i, OF such Iickely aud pumous'
Ru,. say the Wing organs, the removals ma"
n, ,sen ",or cause" On this point we ln'io
ducs me commentaries OF the Baltimore Sun,
;,d.,sodenl journal. Il tss ne following
"p,sr OPPcg REMOVALS Tbs a>H,ne'o
Who sia,es mat 81 the one hunGIp:. a'id ''n'
,u, remoysls made By the Post olsce a.sp"i
non, ontns me pas; week i~en'y-lSu' ~e'' -
nsc,nc,es created BY removals ioI cause' j,
For what cause7' be good enough 70 ~, -
nupl,, ye orl:e hating whss u an ... = A is
nest, uuis,,u;c. OF lacking 10 attachment 70 70
Constitution OF the L. s, rhIsr nova vas right
perfectly right But il lheY were tt:own out Z
office because oil their Democracy l~bich W
presume was the case,) Il only proves that IN
Wings have Dec2 guilty a practising IN lfla
nous fraud upon Inc h5ncS' voters OF inc ccun
,ry. II will be observed that one Lca!fed an
eisnl Democrats had their heads chopped on II
one week wholly icittoM "cause."
Taking into view Toe ulifa character oil man
OF the appointments, The eyicenc. ., their unit
ness and doubtful honesty adduced b. lnese VIII!
uarly presses, and the STERN Of indignation whici
now sweeps over ne Union We may well pro
nouncc the speedy ADD ssIsl fate o, Tay!crism
| as The most attal humbug and imposition, ina
has ever stained the annals Of our Republic
The neople will not long withhold the land .
punishment.