Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1849-08-31

to Tag super HuOus On the stdsei a. -.
bnying. a Democratic House may iLdace 'ne
Cabinet 10 resign. at least The Old Hunker pol.
ton CT il. In England, a change in The msloiny
oil Ire popular branch OF The Governmen. !. W.
lowed by an immediate change oil The M'n's"y
and this is the most admirable ra.ufe I'D '1e
British Government"
To The same effect speaks the N. I. he'd'u'
decided Taylor paper which also urges upo"
Gen. Taylor TO dismiss his present cabinet as 'He
only safe course left To him. The ship oil Taylor
ism has been run aground by those ultra, seiil'u
pilots, Ewing, CoIIamer, FiIz Henry Warren, &C
she will lie wreck, al The mercy oil Inc fochs
and waves, and no new pilot or engineer can res
cue her from ruin-"manilesl destiny" rings IN
The ears oil her owners and underwriters. Nv -
TOO late !" The Herald says:
1.-THE result of the recent State elections mas
been cutie disastrous 10 the administration parry.
10 Tennessee the Democratic victory has been
marked and decisive. Little room is now left 10
douot that in The next House OF Representatives
there will be a majority opposed 10 the admins
lralion of Gen. Taylor.
What is he cause OF this strange state oil al
fairs2
1T is TO the mingled imbscility and obstinacy
OF The Cabinet that we are 10 attribute the hosii-
lily which begins 10 manifest itself TO The present
Administration, and has led 10 SD signal a ueleal
OF The Wings in these recent elections. ms Ca
blnst has degraded aud disgrdccd TIC Admin SRA
ton. II has converted The Administration vi
General Tay Tor into mere depository Of power
10 be used for The purpose OF rewarding friends
and Furnishing foes, for opinions sake-a princi-
pie utterly d.e.tabIe and Iunous. No 'ntica-
tons have en- given Of The policy which is 10 be
pursued 90 grea. national questions. TIE Cali
mel have ben enyrOsssd in tie toork 81 dist bntins
the :2lnnder. IN fact, hey hose d.csiped TIC
President, aud grossly imposed upon The psope;
aud We now benolt the result in lie elections III
Connecticut, Virginia, North Carolina, Tennes-
see and other States.
"What is 10 be done2 Previous 10 his election,
Gen. Taylor voluntarily pleds' 1 himself 10 al.
minister The government in accordance with The
wishes Of The people, as expressed through their
representatives in Congress. In acco dance WIN
this principle is here are any safe course lelt iof
him except 10 dismiss his present Cabinet, as
soon as he has ascerained The policy which The
next Congress is likely 10 ADOPT, and whose gen.
cfal features must be even now pretty easily con-
cIuredl Ne ID no sec Aop ipe President can
in any ctter way, fuifl his pledge, and t6,d
salutary results in relation 10 Me great lntt,es'
Of the ccnnty"
A recent number o! the same Herald still
further Celebrates the picture and contrasts the
"fair summer excursion" of President Taylor,
with the gloomy "wnter prospect" before hi1..
We multiply these extracts from Taylor organs,
because hey present fair reflex Of public
sentiment en- The disgracefu state Of things Of
this "heroic age They snow VIZ; Taylor
ism, in its budding bloom, was-and what it
row is, in the hands Of en- INSCRIPTIONS and
designing Regency, inflated with power and
blind 10 the awful handwriting On the wal -
The Wing may write ill "the crack o DOOM
about ''Whig asccndancy," but The facts repro
duccd BY line original Taylor organs and their
scalhing comments, canaot be got oyer W.
give the last touches Of the Herald
Fair and pleasant then, is this summer ex-
curson oi the President OF lie United States Ii
is ali sunshine. The cabinet wisely stayed al
home al Washington whether from a conscieE-
lious fidelity TO duty, OF certain prudential con
sioetaIions, We do not a. this moment pretend 10
say. Blu! ii is certain that they suffered The Pre-
<tenl 10 90 forth alone. Very VII. No mur.
muriug disarp'ooaio.i 30 h:t suppressed NUT
terings Of disconent-no Courses mol loud, Uul
ceep," minele with The ou0urst OF popular en-.
lhnsiasm. Yes, il was very we'll for The cabinet
10 remain al .o..:c. Fair and pleasant, then, we
say again, IS this summer eaGfsion o. nc Presi- |
dent Of The CGed States. Bul here ard there |
dark sptck may b. seen in the broad eypanse O!
the irmamenl. There are ominous tokens Of an
approaching s,orp Fad ttnss come lfciu The |
southwest. The opposition is triumphant in al |
most every field Good sound Wings, excellent
Wings, docile Wings, ale beaten 10 Wing dis
tricis. Already it is apparent HAT the Demo
cratic party will be able ocontrol the action 81 |
the next Congress.
"Thc winner prospect then, is not encouraging
10 The present administration. Great iisa ilrciion
me opposition gains Strength every iay, al, in
all probability ~i!l present united i.ont LeYl
Congress. How is The administration IL sustain
seli 10 The lace III these iormid h.e diii.cultes1
Can il depend on The honest and united support
OF the parry on which il has relied? Has i! ia.
ken The best means 10 COMMAND popular respect
These are questions not al all dia.cult to answer
they have, engaged the attention OF The great
masses OF the people, and The reflections lhus G.
cited have not EN- al all lavcratt. 10 lie cabinet
council 10 which General Taylor with hat
iraniness and honesty OF purpose which disln-
ouish him, committed 10 certain extent his own
tame. aud the success o! hi, administration.
Dark and tftary enough, then, is lhe winter
prospect iJr the present administration. What
is 10 be done2 The course OF the President is
clear. His own letters furnish him with plat
!orI, Gu which he can securely stand. IL was IN
that platform iidl nc same illo power. II j. on
that platform, alone, mat he Can retain The a..rc>
lion and Confidence OF the people o! the Unicd
States. G:nerai Tay0r D7s MT e!sfrd as IKE
ami 'at. Of n pa"y lie hmsl( declared that
he nfp.r loo. d H. TIE P,esidnt cfap ofv. BuitoE
hape the ca5intdsrsgG net TINT great
p'inipe' They NAVE DISC vERrD THE UT:Ioar
F5R Tng TL1DGts - THE PRESIDENT,
tue PANE o. TIE ParsIp2ST THE H0suR + THE
President AMP THE SUCCESS ~ Ills iDMISlsTa-.-
Tlcs. THERE IS MT SINGLE PLEDGE GIVEN -
him THAT THE CABINET m,vE Mt Violated, on
Talrn r. Violate The fraaLnesr ri N, Prsst
dsnt III Y tove returned uit dupie,tp. HIS EeeO-
rous co'flmee Mey hare r,pail ~ unb usting
trsathry. Look al The manner IN witch they
have dispensed The patronage OF The government
Look al their disregard OF the public Interests 81
Look al the management %! The Post Office De-
parlment and the Home Department! The in
curry perpclaallr presents iis,l; What is 10 be
donei But one course eau aver, i;e danger
which is ahead. The President should dismiss,
al once, his ueacherous councillors, and select
new ones The moral effect VI that decisive STEP
would be electric throughout The Whole Union.'
FLORIDA.
The Savannah Republican publishes The lo!-
lowing Interesting extracts from a letter dated
August 10Th, "ffcm friend in 81. Augustine,
vho settled on te ST.. Iohi's ,i;er. since The
close OF The Seminole war;"
"This Indian outbreak will ruin thousands OF
poor farmers in East Florida who have been and
will be compelled 10 abandon heir homes, and
perhaps have every thing they pos,esa in the
world destroyed. AIlaos, all own is on my
larm, from watch have been compelled 10 flee
with my family, not knowing al what moment
had We remained, We would be sent 10 our las,
home b. he Indian rife. II was unfortunate tor |
Florida that al Indian was alllwsd 10 remain on |
her soil. The people now call on the General |
Government Tor the removal Of every red skin,
and nothing shorI Of this will satisfy Them. MAJ.
Ripley, with his detachment CT U. S. troops, has !
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