Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1849-12-07

The tin: and tho manner ol ne npipih'i"S' -
marked d!sIcspect to the Senate and 10 pofaaf
and no one seriously dreams that 1t VIII DC cohiieo
can The climax the correspondent OF the Herald is 10 De
believed Mr. CLAYTON allowed "His Exceency" to ransack
the whole secrets of the State Department so as TO act us
T lieutenant General over the diplomatsts OF Europe
Tbc Washington correspondent of the New York Herald
writes TO that paper as follows
have capital Joke tell you of Mr. webb, VINO mas M
ready distinguished himself al the State Department. ne
has been here, since receiving ms w. e;ng he
pers &c While at the Secrearys oiiice, one morning, ne
SUGGESTED that il might be well have some minister cen
rally situated in Europe with whom our a.
the different could communicate ana ADVISE upu mn,
fore of pporlanceGor instance, in an affair IKE mat pe
tween Russia and Turkey and who should INFORM nise
with reference the general affairs Oh Europe - M e
iot be able al anv time give general controhs
ZION 10 orr Diplomatic affairs upon that continent NE
court of Vienna he thought presented superior
for such purpose He therefore proposed ina, inc oecc
tarv should allow him look over the ohciai corfeoh
cncc of our foreign ministers at the different European
courts to enable him obtain general survey OF e STATE
of affairs He had doubt ne could do ms IN inc spafs OF
dnv or Two without difficulty The Secretary very obllg
innly allowed him 10 the foreign correspondence
which he eravcy examined in unaccounaoy snort space
of time considering that ordinary men would require many
months far such purpose and confidently remarked that
he trusted that the knowledge thus obtained by special favor
would give him insight into the diplomatic affairs OF E
rome that would enable him 10 leave lis marx upon our iu
ture relations with European States on may announce
Colonel Webb as appointed the new office OF inspector
General and Central Director of all the American foreign
One of the best jokes is that according 10 the Union, he
had his commission made out with the ridiculous high
sounding name of "General James Watson Webb put in
NJ his own REQUEST and urged by his friend the Secretary of
State.
-" The Enquirer of Monday by way OF exciting me GU
pdity of lis political associates presents most tempting eS
hbi, of The spells in the hands of the Wings we near ha
the picture very much OF that we say
thing-not knowing any thing We were struck however,
with the modesty of the Public Printer. That worthy
official not at all disposed 10 stir up Democratic rivals TO NM
SELF puts his salary down the moderate se OF s7ouU Gs
word about the ertrasthe fat ]obs-one alone OF when IL
the Governor is duly proptated, may amount 10 s'V,Vuo
and cannot be less than S2U,0UU.
There is discretion well modcsty in this proceeding
But profit beyond the present scsson"e are Us
profoundly ignorant of ypesetting contemporary and
therefore have equal claims We will dispacc nm ~ ncA'
winter. lh'"""to ''"S.
The above fair specimen Of the heightened justice and
berav of the Wing Coupled withits enlightened remark
in yeserys paper about having been he instrument
of unwaran,ably prescribing the late Mr.. Shepherd" il
presents perec, picture Of prodgous good clear
srhtedness and refined TASTE which preside over the
uInns of that paper Mr.. Shepherd, though a Wing
was elected over and again, by Democratic le
risattnes He resigned his Office and died; the Office
was entirely racan and yet because we accepted the
place at the hands of the Legislature we are guilty OF pro
scbing his partner. What absurd generosity would
not the Wing have the Democrats exercise Not only tf
keep the Wings always in Office but when they died or re-
signed, 10 continue their offices 10 their partners
To recur 10 the Wings article above If there
against the Wings in our exhibit they easily be ex
posed but they have yet been As far as the Public
Printer is concerned the Wing mistaken in supposng tina
our table vors side It, indeed leans the other way
We put down the of the salary and omitted 10 state
tina, on, of it are 10 be paid the heavy expenses o
composition press work, paper and other materials Thu
Wing officials of the State however, AT expense, 70
their time and labor and receive the whole of their salarc
! for their benefit.
But enough of this slang of the Wing. The concludin!
statement the Wing is doubtless though spoken
in Jest If the Wings should have the Legislature the VIII!
would doubt, be happy Misplace us and 10 swallow
I'D all its disnlccslcd lamentations the proscrpon
Mr. Shepherds partner all its mock sympathy for practi
cal printer, &c