Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1849-12-14
RICHMOYD ENQUIRER.
.IEAEY ADMINISTRATIONS.

# the press and the great curiosity y No.s,ce has ~
Means 10 shew his hand piraed copy OF TUG ;,a5 -
-, sound lis way 10 light The document n H. tho =
md ready a, the Republic office, 10 De ,h s;q
ronhorse as soon the eecuoh oi E whir nress
,.i ca a,,rt In spite Of the denial OF '"e "".e
.a' ~ ;.n,,ss that copy of the Message was ~
wy "a would have been published IN PhliaoeA'a'
-, notice OF the parties interested at
a., oonseouent suppresson-that on Satuoa! ..e' ,on
.ons,ant interchange OF elegraphic coh'''uA tho,
p,;fd ,nha and Washington on this very sup9e'''
: ~ =, Tho eunnre ssion Of the Message was aeias
e,,hsr nv the Cabinet the organ itse'' HUN "'
,he Message is alleged to have been oo'al'eu IS tho
' 80 % he M doubt however that copies Oh VIC
>,,sr Generals Report furnished oy himself "
,he mare parol OF newspaper correspondents w
,hroneh such imprudence that this document g.
came before the public. That some pei he"'p'p nd
vored al the expense of others, is beyond coh'o'!
~, f, ia freely commented by some ofthe iayof
IT, p,,ore Patriot endorses the following views Oh u.
NJ, yo-k Advertiser comnendatory OF the I've" O
r,;, article on the same subject al decided layio' p
pers): :, rrs nnon the err
1--WE subscribe 10 the justice of the REMARKS nv one
ror Of the official OF estimating all ,he fac,
and the same standard, and practically ner nstly
that almost every journal has its dlshc INC mr., Of those
calling for distinctive line OF tIeameh. ol e error almost
hn nave 10 do with il. But we think the onca
m rae which induces departure from the RUE 10 ID " @
newspaper or Of newspapers generally une' =, teeninp
nrom;sss Either there is propriey IN the rue u 49,
Promisses documents like the reports from Depart
ments until after the TRANSMISSION Oh oie ie'o
or there is not 49,. horla be unfinished az soon
40 thew are ready; the former they ought 10 DC n
luey secret, until the appoin,ec nne v bndy's GOOD
aecTet the contingency being dependence on any
faith and sense honor II has Amos! pae rortce II
that under system OF Government o, me nbc thai
"a impossble to withhold any thing ron .s pih may
ohipU ia said or done intended at Washington wnie
M, he known to any body who will take the l!ouo ~ G
~, The c,use of this can only be an unwiSe mup Nv
6dsncesn other words silly proneness 10 'aN o'
The mari of the officials Of high low degree II is
mess canno, be checked and brought 10 an emu, w
L,i, NAV as we'll be introduced into the ocia
system Ii idle 10 keep shadow OF sercesy without m
substance 49,, :; . ,.,,
ting vein as follows:
~ bare,osore been the practice furnish the metro
noltan press al the solicitation OF agents IN TINS cy
comics OF the reports OF the Secretaries III nS
presentation TO the House. that they may De lo M
in tvne 10 be in readiness be given to the peope
a, the earliest possible moment after they are i've
Congress; accordingly made application through u z,
ocsr couched in courteous language and on behalf u
Journals friendly the administration me n; ais v
the reply from the Homo Department. (Which WIN mol now
neat was the most extraordinary addressed 10 any
nnrt;on Of the press in this country My application 10 '
Posmaser General through the usually obigng ana as
@ aIn,are hsleyed upright courteous ard liberal Second
Assistant Postmaster General was equally unsuccess h
was referred Mr.. Harvey @ whom could no, na "rH
amnsed with variety of excuses ana poSpohchiens
nm Improvement npon the last, for several Gay un'i e
port appeared in the Baltimore Sun-a journal @nc " M
the least is not suspected OF being particularly pa' w Wv
administration What all this may mean is beyond conlec
ture There is e-5ut as may DC cohsidet r;
iuudicously
tales of SCHOOL, will say no more at present " al"
rate" ,.
"Potomac" in the Baltimore Patriot one of those VIM
Official correspondents fires up at the snappish REMARKS
the Union and Republic" and says il is mo business oil III
Government If the clerks write political letters to the pa
pers:
~ take i, that this IS free county, and 'al q
such are some OF the bongs and troubles of the se,tl
ing cauldon of Taylorsm Nothing else could be expece
from party made up Of white spirits and black grey sp
&C.
is well known, that the day of the las, inauguration
VIC ouiy inquire OF truman Smith, as he entered Senat
chamber was hailed by the anxously curious crowd =.
embodiment Of Old lack the President elect The Joke ae
like wild-fre Washington The waas there now so
mat MI ColIamer in the dark mstook Mr. Gnnd the cor
respondent VINO let ou his report for General TAYLOR ane
when reporting TO Gund thought he was renortnq n Or
JACK lhese mistakes however they arose are not credit
e 90 'he ocers OF the government, and who can be sur
pzed that SO lsaky concern should go to the bottom
Inc Union has, on good grounds, strongly rebuked the
pfacce the no party Regency retaining in Office hin,
parozahs VINO correspond with the Wing papers, and from
tne masked batteries assail the Democratic party Even
the Republic assumes the this subject as will
DC seen from the following article in the Baltimore Gilman
On SUBJECT analogous TO the under consideration.
~ From the Baltimore cipper
WING fEPonToRIAL CoRPs THE MON charoes ,b,, u,ho
administration has actually least half dozen en,noved
oer government as clerks good salaries who are alo
he
nails" ~ e io' wing Jour-
In noticing this statement the Republic remarks If there
sany truth 10 the above 1t indicates that ought ~
be corrected We have noticed at different times in Ib
and o. a parties hints inmutions suggestions
ana casonay important statements facts that could
nave come only from persons who had derived their informal
non from their official situations" '
we will not do the heads of dcpartmcns Tho i,,s,,
suppose mat they Keep the individual. indicated in oce
win the view or tavoring particular Journals hu, rho nar
uniting them 10 hold Office and at the same time 70 CORES
tho c,olT,,
70 one class OF journals decided advantage over Others
thing which should not be tolerated S'
Inc Republic continues: "Nohinp is more ccr,.n o., =;
Jule ne character OF an administration than ,he prematne
81 ohca transactions or intentions through
nousana unreliable channels We are therefore confden
a lne aouse mentioned by the Union exists il is only
S IL mas NOT been brought the of the officers
VINO can apply the correction"
~ 70 certah that no administration can stand under scb
system OIL paay and injustice towards norton of ,ba
PIsss Inc people naturally look for dgnfed and
course 20 DC pursued by the administration and
respect Is greatly diminished by seeing thar ali rho e
;nsae.ons o. sne departments promulgated by the
fundamentally OF clerks who paid both 6y the nphlc
and the pFopreiors of favored newspapers The Rcpb
thinks that the evil will be remcded as soon as il shall h
osoagn % the knowledge of the proper officers We hone
80 but in the case of the Postmaster Generals repor !, r.
STATED that nc permitted copies Of 10 be taken for rho moo
OF certain papeys, under injunction not to publish mill
the Presidents message should be delivered W. c h
oeieve this 70 be possibe but true was most nnnsG
able proceeding part OF the Postmastsr GsnI @
we do not regret that pledge given was violated M m
lt Inc document TO De copied certain newsnaners va.
mem IA material advantage Others even if the
puonoaon uo not take place until the delivery of Tho mos
sage suppose the other Secretaries to act in the
some newspapers would DO supplied in advance with the
epoI.s from all the departments have them placed in vn
even before the reading of the could
giving to certain individuals an unlusabe perenca u,
m.ns no, be placing in their use these doeu
,h G speculation should they be so disposed7
S 0ss 70 oe taken in manuscript knowing tho uses to which de-
y wore 70 De applied he committed an error which VIE s
nope never TO see repeated - Viva WHICH, We -
.os u % desired BY the administration to continue 10 nos
no respect and confidence the people the pub
he must oe paged OF newspaper correspondents and on
ne lnsacons OF the departments must BASS hro@b he in
ogua, authorized channels TO the public The Sws ri
viii fall into con,sn,n, - ehceo OF the administration ST
Ma
,e.. the ao OF the Administration to pesept 10 Can her
al, W e 70 tinle such measures as it NAV think han
ns pasc and is OF The highest importance THAI Sa
COMMITTEES , prepared for the action of body Nc
roner way only can be fairly heard in this way alone h. An