Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1849-03-27
MR. BANNEGAN.


The appointment Of this gentleman as M inis-
Ter to Prussia has called forth he most vindictive
and violent assaults OF The Wing papers. The
Wing calls him mol much better than IAN habliu-
al sot." The Louisville Journal regards "his
as The most disgracetul appointment ever made"
81, was made (says The JournaDto enable The re-
jecled and dismissed flanagan to pocket eigh-
Teen thousand dollars without rendering any ser
vices for il, and under circumstances that render
the whole transaction but lile less disgraceiul
than stealing"
The New York Express denounces The appoint
merit of Mr. flanagan, whose "habits OF life
and general department unfit him for properly
representing this country in Europe" as having
been bestowed as a reward for his subserviercy
TO the "slave power"
Finally Daniel Webster is forced into the are
ma and publishes letter, stating that ne was in
his seat "every moment through the whole OF the
session oil Saturday and Saturday night, and un-
III broad daylight on Sunday morning, when The
Senate was about breaking up, and heard moth
ing Of any such nomination" and lha, he looks
upon "this nomination, under the circumstances,
as one OF the most disrepuabe proceedings recor.
del in The history OF The government"
From what we have heard OF Black Dams con-
| dion Of head during the orgies OF that Saturday
night, he could not have we'll understood what
occurred on Sunday morning.
But be that as it may The New York True
Sun places all these gentlemen in a most awk-
ward and rdicu!o us fix. II says:
"After it was known that Mr.. Clayton was TO
form The chief (visible) featuretof the Admins
,ra,ion of President Taylor,khe urged the step
upon The Administration then about 10 retire
On the las, evening of the session another
member of President Taylor's Cabinet, MIR
Reyerdy johnson, together with Senators Man
gum. Clarke and Greene-Northern as we'll as
Southern Wings called upon Mr.. Pols and in
person requested him to make the nomination,
which they declared would give infinite salts
faction 10 their political friends of Congress.
The nomination was only made at the solicitations
otthese gentlemen, and the proof that they act
ed in good faith in representing the appoint
men, 10 be likely TO prove acceptable to al
their own party not wanting the Office for them
selves, or their immediate friends, is to be
found in the fact, that the speech in favor Of
i MS CDUuI W 90 maui ny OcudlOE DcEEloI,
while every Wing Senator present voted to
consumma,e the deed which the Express would
have the world regard as gross outrage upon
propriety and the Fights of the party coming
into power. He was snosimously confirmed,
even when an objection FROM single Wig
Senator would at once have prevented the sue
cess Of this so.called fragrant usurpation on the
part Of Mr.. Polk"
The Union has "good authority tor saying that
MI Hannegan's appointment was urged by dis
.uguished members OF the Wing party"
The Washington correspondent OF the Phila'
delphia Bulletin (neulral) substantially confirms
the above and also refutes another fabrication OF
The lhinness OF the Senate. He says:
"Mr. II. ,oas not chosen for This posi- by his po-
itical friends, but by a number of Wing Sena-
tors, directly in the confidence OF Gen. Taylor,
who pledged themselves that his appointment
would give satisfaction 10 The General, and mol
displease the residue OF the Wing party, with
whom he had voted, on matters Ct grave import,
upon more occasions than one. 1t was aboutsi1
o'clock, Sunday morning, when this delegation,
headed by Mr.. Mangum, Obtained from the Pre-
sdent reluctant consent to nominate him, and
the appointment was Immediately afierward SEM