Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1849-07-27
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WASHINGTON RUMoRS.-The Washington cor
respondent Of the Boston Atlas writes US follows
.'lsee you have been Geographically informed thu
Dir. Gallaher, of Va, and J. e. Clarke, Ut NJ are u
be appointed Sd and 9Th Auditofs The rumor is with
out foundation. though hone u WIN JaI 1ut that mr.
faithful, hard working and uncoinaron'ins wing, ant
ought 10 receive some testimonial OF The rrgurd u
! which his services are held. Rut Virginia has al
ready about four times her share OF the public offices
here and elsewhere, trust no other permanent otc,
will he given To her. until some Two or three shall bt
| vacated that are now held by Vrginians. She has
member OF the Cabinet, full Minister, two Bureaus
| CIeIkstips without number, Captancies and lieuien
ancies In abundance, in The Army and Navy, Pursers
Midshpmen, paymasters, Sc &c and how many mer
does she furnish either ann Of our national defencei
| Few indeed"
The above article, without one word Of OBJ
lection, and, therefore, with implied approba,
ton, 10 inserted 10 The Times. II is to be hopedl
even, that paper will yet repudiate SO unju.-
and nsidious an attack upon Virginia and
Virgnans; and il it really disapproves the ap
poiatment Of brother Editor 10 Office, lei it
place tho question upon the principle of anti.
| prescription; or that the Administration has no
fiionds to reward or enemies 10 punish; or that
Editors, as class, ought not 10 be appointed;
or, indeed, any thing. other than that the gen.
tleman alluded 10 is vIReINIAN. The letter
writer has no sympathies for any Democrat, and
hopes that sit will fill out that Mr. Clarke may
fai mo an Auditors Office" Mr.. c. who is
deeply stepped in the corrup!ions Of New York
politics, Clayin N, aud PROBABLY Aboltionism.
and all other Northern isms, is very SMt.6,c,
indeed, 10 be LEI fall into the place OF Demo,
cra..-ol course, from Virginia "He is an
old, faithful, Woodworking, and uncompromi
sing Whig and ought TO receive some ,es!imo-
NAL Of the regard in which his services are
held" Oh, yes! And is not "Mr. Gallahcr
Of Virginia, }" according 10 Wing lingo, all ths9
Has he not all the "isms' necessary Oh,
yes, enough and perhaps too many-to hold
any Office Of honor, trust or profit, undcr this
Administration. He was the FIRST Virginia Edi.
tor afflicted with Taylorism, Qaken in the ma
tural way, before the Doctors Of the party
commenced propaga ing the disease ~ arlif.
cial ianuiatiOa.) He had very severe premo.
nilory spasms Of patriotism during The Preua.
leac, Of the mexican War" He has also been
very much addicted 10 aGti AbolitioniSm. But
the worst Of all seems TO be, that he was bred
TO that dreadful distemper, VirsnIaSm 1t
cannot, therefore, DO expected that parties not
homogeneous 10 their "iims," when that is the
test for office. caa wish each other success
But It is really laughable 10 see The way
things work nowadays. TIE whole De-
mocraic party in the United States insulted
by the introduction OF system Of &c
neral p description TO- OPP MONS SAFE, and the
Wings deeired, Disappointed, and actually
amasedat the outings IN, new tack is taken,
and Virginia is marked out for special poicrip.
lion kind of trick attempted By some North
ern eler-writers, under Harrison and Tyler
The writer Of the letter quoted, "trusts' thatno
other "office" be given TO Virginia, until two
or three shall be vacated shat ale now held By
lirginiaus" Most kind Seiguior! Turn out 1.-TWO
or three" Virg nians TO lei one "fal: III" and fil
the balance OF the places with Yankees A coed
speculation According 10 The philosophy OF this
fellow the Offices are not 10 be conferred as hero
toiore but in the proportion OF the cohorts in the
Army and Navy, from he several States; and
demands 10 know "how MANY mcn does she (Ya.)
furnish either arm ul dctence2" This smacks Of
Fench Socialism, or Red Republican ssnl.
All Vifginial 0. editors and others, ought 10
look 10 this article as insulting 10 Virginia. with
out regard 10 party, and without regard 10 the
particular pieeEs.ons ot Mr.. Gallaher, the one
way or The olher. Parry men may differ as par
" met but who will consent 10 a seae,al sys
tenn OF prescription against this beloved cid Com
monweailhl II Virginia has given away States.
and almost expires, and her sons have scattered
themselves over hatiht Uaion, and many oflhem
have been found hopsst. ccpa1is and faithful 10
The Constitution, ought she mol rather TO be com.
pimenled, Than that her sons should be proscr.
bed2 Every man OF heart and soul would answer
in the q iii native f VlkGlNIAN.