Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1849-04-10
A RARE BIRD.

part OF the Executive"
A RARE BIRD.
Mr.. Alexander Mitchell, an old and respectable
Wing of Eaton, Ohio, being urged by some OF
his political friends to apply for the Post Office
in that place, declined the proposition and pub
lished his reasons in the following commnnca-
tion in the Eaton Register. We copy it as
scathins rebuke TO the hordes Of Wing office
hunters, who are laying seige 10 the Depart
lnents, and to the White House Itself, with oid
FAC as lis occupant. We commend il to The
Republican, as a noble instance Of consistency,
which that paper has SO grossly violated on tins
question. But will not Mitchells appeal arrive
too late7 Already we have indications that dis
sension have arisen in the Cabine! on mo SUD-
ject Of appointments and removals; mat II mas
led to a schsm-and that alarmed ny the wing
losses in Connecticut and Rhode Island General
Taylor himself is "now going 10 DoTk' To cut
of numbers OF heads, and ''the Office s:ek.rs are
highly gratiied at this declaration" These
facts are stated in the Republican, without one
word of dissent or objection. Gen. Taylor,
then, the ''second Washington y "the thundercr
of Buena VISTA" who defed 10000 MeIicans,
is now about 10 surrender to selfish poli,cl
ans and hungry spollsmen. For his honor and
fame, how lamenabe that such day should
have come round; that he should have been ee-
waited TO an office, for whose heavy responsible.
ties he has so little capacity and moral hrmness
and wherein, to save sinking party, ne must
sacrifice his solemn pledges aud lofty position!
Alexander Mitchell we honor for his proud Goa
sisteucy and principle Oh that the Taylor men
would make him their mode! But, perhaps,
cit is too laler-and it may be as fatal for them
now 10 retreat, as 10 60 on in the path which
they have commenced. The following card is
the strongest practical rebuke TO the Taylor
party that can be conceived. II brushes them
by one blow
CONSISTENCY FoREvER.-l understand that ma
ny oil my TREND wish 10 recommend me Tor
Postmaster in Ealon. Some have solicited NE
on The subject Although feel grateful 10! their
kindness and good intention, cannot consent 10
have any prelensions for that office. Ii is nice
lille Office and should like well 10 have il, il
il could be obtained Nth honor and consistency
Ii there was vacancy BY death or resisnaiinn,
or otherwise, would like 10 fill The place. But
as consistent whis, am still opposed TO pa'ty
Prescriptions. In 1910, The 0t'gs untu;saliy
cred out against prescription, ln-pannins and
serIymanderng, as The most abominabie things
on eanh. And they dcnounesd the saying, 10
the victors belong he sros,' as vile locoicco
principle. Now, all these things 10 me appear
as vtis and ab0mina5ie as epsr. They SEEM
WORSE IN THE WHO'S han in The Others; as vice
is more odious in loud professor Of religion than
in a common sinner.
Consistency always compels me 10 oppose
these anli.rcpublican things in every parry. |
was opposed 10 The prescription OF Isaac Stevens,
for MS political opinions And the same consis-
,ency requires me 10 oppose The removal of The
present incumbent Tor The same cause knotO 81
no complaint against him, only his political opn
ions. Ii was more poor and needy than am,
and il the office was ten times as good as il is
and il was certain that il could lie obtained, I'M
der present circumstances, as man OF principle,
could not consen, 10 have il. And II is very
uncertain whether could b. successful. Bur
some tell me that thcremoyal is certain, and ha:
may as well have The place as any other. This
IS like the boy stealing apples. He concluded
that as other boys were about stealing them he
might as well have hem.
In the shameful squab5les about the Post Oh
fee some years 2. | stood alooi, and kept my
hands clean, and | eei determined mol TO dry
them now supported Gen. Taylor, because
he was not an ultra Wing, and proposed being
The PIesi.en not OF parry, but If The aDaole pea
pie And iondly hope his administration will
no. be disgrace; BY political intolerance and par
tn prescriptions ALsIR MITCHELL.