Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1849-08-24
THE RICHMOND ENQUIRER.
AN OUTRAGE.

Other engagements nave
commenting on the wanton pro'cr'p!ioh Vi -
VIM. Collins, one of the best officers IN Inc oo-
yerp,oeos, By a "no party" admlnls'rd' ioh'-
Some lime since The Wing press in oroer -
furnish some Aiusy pre,ext for the ostracis" u
| Dr C.. ipsinuated ISLANDERS against him oil MAJ,
fsssancc in cfice-bu, this ground was io'h0
to he utterly untenable and they lorih~i'h ooa''
aoced II and exculpa,ed DR.. G fror oil blame
! Go out he must, however, and his remo'a'
decided upon, 10 the face Of the an'iPf0s'''p
tive ri. dces of Taylor and bis cabinet anu u
the universal testimony of all parties 10 'A'
fidelity Of DR.. C. TO his important trusts ~
C. was a virginian, and his remoVai IS a"',n''
nroof of the relentless hostility 10 Inc o'a w,
miniop eyinced by tho Taylor caoins'. -
Collins was to be prescribed, why not suo''''u.,
another virginian in bis places l ma. w. y.
M, have suited the ant-SouIhern views Oh
Iw;nr Collamcr &c. True to their prac'ica'
oreiudiccs against The South, they os'racl1e al
h,no., canabIe and faithful Vrginian, and put
IN hi. place the fres sell trickster' Jonn y.
cleric from New York. Here is liberallsy anu
;ns,;oe ~ the South! Our correspondent pre-
s.r,s This fragrant case 10 strong highland
Southern Wings cannot or ought not 10 fegaru
i, with unconcern:
For tie Enquirer.
nm COLLINS, 1sT AUDITOR-ThE KEmU'a an
AND MS sUCCEssoR-'ohN u oi'A""
Perhans in ihe whole range OF removals aud ap
claimants Numbering some five or SIX 'non
end since the 4th OF March, more wanlon ano
elaripe case OF prescription has mol 'aReh Plaee
| lhan that OF Dr.. Collins. IL is Known " nv
sands who have Transacted business WIN h.u
of both parties, thai more iai'hlul, al'en.Ne aLu
correct officer, is not 10 te iouho 10 Wasn'us
ton. No complaints, aud no chaises nav -. -.
hesn made aoains, him, up TO the hour OF MS
son,o,.l No one ever asked for his remoya
unless il NAV have been some person who desif'
ed his place. Every disinterested wing 10
Washington, who is acquainted WIN the Gil
cumstances under which he went 10 Washihe
| ton condemns the outrage on The onlcel anu Tx
man. ..,t ",
DR.. Collins was citizen of Portsmouth, va.
and extensively engaged in bis profession, res
necIed and beloved by all who knew him.
Neither candidate nor an expeciaht o.
Office, some years ago, during The aomlnis
,ration OF that much abused man an
politician, John Tyler, whose puolic ac's an'
private virtues will long be gratefully Iemem
bered by The American people, Inc ONCE Z, q
First udilur became vacant by the DEAN Of 4
r. Wise, Esq. Mr.. Tyler we'll knowing INT
business habits ard qualifications OF DR.. Collins
Immediately offered The office 10 him. lie ii'
NOT a, once accept il, but required lime 10 con
suit his friends. Many advised him against u
and he was strongly inclined not 10 take 'he OF
| fee; but, upon being again urged 10 acceP' ol
| President Tyler, he finally consented, broke VI
| his practice and associations and entered uroi
the discharge OF the duties Of The office. Ffesi
dent Polk, who was well known not to be pai'icn
larry fond OF retaining persons m ONCE WIZ le
ceivcd their appointments from MT. Iylef, !oun'
| DR.. Collins SO good an officer mai ne commune
him al the head OF his bureau. Or. Collins Is no.
brawlins politician; he is firm sne decided De
mocral in his principles and aclons-an admire
| of Mr.. Calhoun; Southern in all his feelings
these things account for his sacrifice. But Is IL no
strange, passing strange, that Southern Presiuen
could reconcile i, to his OF duty thus 10 urea
such man, ana in his place put in Mr. John
| CLARK OF New York, "lrce-soiler," II inaeea Tx
is not an aboliiionisl7 II does appear mat tbeI'
| is settled purpose 10 break down every true aae
| rcl able Southern man and promote such men a.
| John C. Clarke over Them. How long will ever
The Southern Wings stand this. and can Il be INA
| Democratic Senate will said and abel. INT
SECOND Washington" in this mas career1
is hoped not, il is thought pot-eve1y considera-
'''' V ''''N' ' " JUSTICE.
The lamest and most extraordinary attempt
at defending the proscriptive course OF Gen
Taylor and his managers,i is the following passage
ia the Fredericksburg News, in regard to the
expulsion of John A. Parker, admitted 10 Dc On
excellent officer:
"For Mr. Parker personally, we entertain
kind feelings We regretted the necessity
which forced his expulsion from office. were
we to consult our own feelings, we would nave
| no man prescribed unless for incompelency.
Blu, the system has been fixed upon the country
BY the party TO which Mr P. belongs, and repug
nant as we know /, is 10 Gen. Taylor, ne Is
forced by every cone deration OF justice ana
policy 10 carry it out He would prove trai-
tor TO his party, and scot among his oppo,,
nens Gas was John Tyer,) if he failed to DO H.
Now, the great boast of the supporters oil
Taylor 10 the canvass, was that he would DC
another Wasbng,on-that he would put down
party feeling entirely ard restore The era oil
good feeling His apoogist above says thai
while it is 'repuguan. TO Gen. Taylor" he is
forced to keep up the system Of prescription
against which the Taylortes leyclled their bat
teries before the election, and that "he would
pl owe traitor TO bis party" if be failed to turn
cut faithful officers, who are Democrats, and
nut in Wing parlixans! In word, the gst Of
the defence, is that the old man is loo weak &c
do hat he thinks right, and is bound TO obey
the bloody edcts of Ewing and his associates
What patriot can help being disguised at The dis
graceful stale Of affairs al The FEDERAL Capital
THE COLLINS DEFALCATION CASE
The Cincinnati Enquirer, OF Monday last, thus
aIludes 10 the statements made by the GazsIle
and Atlas with regard 10 Mr.. Collins aelalcaIion
1t is not our purpose TO toreslall any statement
which The counsel Tor Mr.. Collins intends 10 sub
mil 10 the public, yet We wish 10 make single
remark, The Gazette and Atlas have both
| ,o,rr,lIy nublshrd az fact that the Secretary