Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1849-03-13

with some of them in points OF poli'icai JPN
INN he nigh, as soon turn his bac upon his couh-
RVS enemies in battle as upon his trIenos, "no
had stood together in the lale cNii .o"
,esr. All were equally entitled 10 am sue uIu :.
ceige lneir proper share OF his resaiu' - w.
dist,ihulion If offices, he would endeavor u CIV
10 each OF the divisions 0, his supporters 'oe'
share of The burden ol public duty, according ~
their proportion and numbers, 81 lar as ne roui.
ascertain lbem. lie said ha; large share u
The honor OF he late imporian, ac'lons was uue
10 the brave soldiers, both regulars ana 'oiun-
leers. who fought and conquered ior iheir coun'
try. The very honors which were now sno"ei-
ed upon him, were but an expression oy 'ne Peo
pie OF their sense OF the magnitude anu iinpo'
lance of those achievements. II was his soou
,ar,nne 10 he nlaced in a position 10 lead these
brave soldiers, and TO that circumstance ne was
indebted for much Of his military reputation.
have no, attempted To give the language OF
mo pres;den, bur. in The above digest OF his re-
marLs ,hink have retained The spin! o. ms
declarations.
We ask our readers II something oelter man
this odious and fatal principle was mol expected
from the "second Washington" who once oolc-
" declared that he had "no friends TO reward no
enemies TO punish" II he be correctly repol'eu'
he establishes The most degrading rule OF serVlie
maj worship, which this country has ever WIZ
messed. OF whatever varied hue OF political pfln'
ciples they may be, whether Wing, Democrat,
Naive or Free Soiler, he twill endeaVor 10 give
TO each of the divisions OF MS supporters theif
share Of the burden of public duty, according 10
their proportion and numbers. SO far as ne couId
ascertain them" As the Union well says:
"They are to be ranged in divisions, If posi-.
bic, and numbered, and the spois are 10 be dIvi-
ded among them pro rata, by The rules oil arm
metic vi may come 10 The muster and claim
place who supported Taylor and Fillmore
Personal services, then, is 10 be The tenure and
we presume that the valne Of the service will be
taken into consideration"
ctrust that The report OF Presiden, Taylors
re as. Is may do him iDjuslce-ior we can
imagine no more degrading or demofalizlng est
;haG al all The offices should be given 10 The
nsuppy-tcrs" OF The President. II would be a
practical illustration Of "man-worship,' The like
of which was never before seen. We sincerely
hope that the Washington correspondent of the
New York Express may have reasons TO justify
i
number OF friends MOI to remove consul IN
service on The Pacific. He said "he should mol
make removals without cause, and minated
thai Democrats OF superior competency were not
to be excluded from appointments. He said, TOO,
that applications must come through heapropeT
channels, (lhe several Executive Departments
and ha, they would then be considered in full
Cabinet. No appointment will be made, says the
President, upon direct application to himself
This information, trust, will prove important lc
all, If mol satisfactory 10 all"
The same writer ia the same letter somewhat
qualities The above as follows:
THE Presidant is certainly Wing. Wing in
all his principles and Wing in his appointments
In regard to appointments, however, there may
be exceptions 10 the rule though the rule VII
certainly hold good 10 The end of Inc Admnistfa
tion. Really good, COMPETENT and unohJecIlona
bic men In office, il is pretty certain, even now
will no, be removed; but The President hope:
thai those who have interfered IN the elections
will have The good sense 10 resign without belns
removed"
We fear that, however good may b. the Presi
dents intentions, he cannot long resist The impoT-
tunilies OF the hungry ofiice-seekers. Backed y
me Mira Wbie members Of the Cabinet, they
will come down upon The inexperienced and tor
tured Chief with such pressure, that ne mus
give way before the banded phalanx, or, like Ac
,Gop. abe devcurcd by his own dogs" Already
We see the parry organs calling Tor victims OF lht
nolj,ica auilIoline. Potomac" The busy cor
RESPONDENT OF the Baltimore Patriot, and whose
"iac,s" are eagerly quoted by the Wings, says
"It is unde, stood thai the Hon. Charles Hudson
OF Massachusetts, will be appointed Naval ON
Ger Of Boston, in place OF William Parmener.
The same sub organ Eliminates his bull aeains
Mr.. William SeIden, Treasurer Of the Unite
g. -. n 49,, = 49, - me oH
reaus in the Navy Departments; Gen. r. Wallace
United States Marshal in The District Of Colum
bia: and Dr. Douglass, Commissioner Of lh
Public Buildings who, he says emphaIically, %
course will mol remain long in The Government
offices they now hold"
We do not know all Of these genllemen-hu
we do know that some OF them have discharged
all Inc duties Of their offices with honesty, ca
pacitv and fidelity" and have not been "brawer
or open eleclioneers," and that 10 touch hal
OF heir heads, would be thorough prescription
and gross violation o! the declarations mad
nv Gen. Taylor in The canvass. The same "Po
tomac" writes thai "there will be some Hhi!
efforts made 10 get Major Williams, the Nava
Store Keeper, retained; but they will hardt
prone Elective"
~. m
tomac" may msrepresent The purposes Q
the President. AT all events, We find 10 The viii
papers one liue grain OF comfort for the office
holders which they may make the most Of
/, in the following sentence:
"The President has decided TO make no reno
walls from office where The commissions expir
within six months, except Tor SPECIAL causes"
We await calmly for the era OF good feeling
so Iavishly promised during The eanras.