Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1849-04-24

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nle nj, interest is their interest, and ~ 81, hs
mis- y,e,lant care over the one il is imposes -
sbonld disregard The other. Then come ~ nd
the nolls, voters, on the An THURSDAY, n,s
all and lei old Henrico be Represented onea ,nn,v
IN ,he rerson OF a rssldeat citizen OF 'ne .ou'''
hc'ne"'o' '' A YorGa OF HEsRioo.
THE WAY 1T Is DONE -PRACIloE o.
PROFESSION.
General Taylor was elected Pres'aent u""e'
r,sders made BY himself and his lrienos 'na'
transcription should be prescribed. w one
(says The Washington Union) can nave ioiso''
Ten The declarations OF MIR. CfiIlenden, anu '"ei'
II his prominen, aud confidential irlehas' as -
bic course in relation TO removals and aPPolh'-
meuts, il he should be chosen by Tue peop'' a.
heir Chief Magistrate. Nor are NOSE " ~,
Cabinet, who have heretofore held Pfo"iIuen'
n,,.itons 10 The Federal Government, iess eoin'
r,uiued by profession than is General idy'oi'
Nr. Clayton and Mr.. Johnson have ooth neie'o
tore denounced removal from ttnce fof poin,cdi
oninions in various ways and IN s'fohs idu
euase. As 10 Mr.. Ewing, there is RECORD esi-
Jence OF MS PROFESSIONS, which stands III eon'
trast with his practice when IN possession OF du-
Ihorily, and bespeaks him TO be hoho% pre-
tender or shows that he IS cohslfaincu oy on
everything power 10 act CONTRARY ~ NJ. n'ne'
IA ,n;,h ss with respect 10 removals oil D"iiio'
"nu tom office. On The 2Gth OF January,
I Obs A., Ewing then Senator OF The United
S,.,..s from Ohio. offered in his place IN inc oe
male the following resolution, which was pi'A'e1
nv order Of The Senate:
'npesol,ed, That the practice OF removing puo-
IL o;ces by The President 10! any otncr puf pose
nan ina If securing faithful execution OF inc
avg is hostile 10 the split oil Inc CONSTITUTIONS
vas ne,er contemplated BY us trainers; IS ah *
,onsion i executive influence pIeludlciai ~ IN.
nnblic service, and dangerous 20 me ItoeTi'es o.
n. pso,le," &C., DC. fha
Thisresolulion was taken up on Inc ISL OF 1ne
,,r,e month. ordered 10 be printed and MADE inc
,,der If the day Tor lie 18th OIL February, IS
Mr. Ewing OF the same opinion stilif We 10
M, reEr 10 This resolution, or 10 The professions
ws have commented on, 10 express either our as
CON, hereto or dissent lheretorm, but solely 10
shn,v ha, these gentlemen did not, when out oil
ofIice oreacA as they practlce when IN ONCE.
IN General TAYLOR, we are disposed TO believe
,bar he will moi ,citiingly and knoufngg Vio'a,e
his ,dacS. He IS NOT The man to 90 IT, ne
bas M been politician, OF mixed WIN pour
Clans and knows lllle OF the wles, Ihc Inifigues,
and ticks Of The Wing Wire-pulers, VINO usea
him ana his military reputation 10 advance mem
s.Iys and who void nov use his power ana
his c,srace. 10 promote their schemes Tor me
retep,ion OF The conrGl Vi the government 10 ine'
| hanCs -, 80
We do no, pre,eld 10 know The fact, out We
| bay, been informed thai, within me last &c"
| law, there have been seyeral removals oil Demo-
| cralc officers made by The heads OF departments
| or Nv their order which there is reason 70 oe-
ley: have been made pithom ne kn"'cIsd8e OF
| COUNT Of the President, OF upon false pIe~hce>
a,a ,.nrsseura,ions beng mate 70 him. The pub
l,c0ion N these reIopol.i IS suppressed. Ne'the'
,,I,a who organs in Washington announces
them aud We presume iiey aIe ignorant " ''.eni
sone n them have ben stated 10 US as having
,aaen place and as t.Ing represented 70 nav.
| ,,ren Mare. by the express AMI direct order oil
Inc piesidel, himself and such allegation has
| he.n made in more TON one case, by MS suhor-
| ,.;,a,es in self exoneflion. 50, too, zen offices
]. h,y. hrco created by eads Of departments. We
| have he.ri o. tour one Slae-lhree b. th'
secretary of the Navy anG one by The Secretary
!, me ln,efior-upordouDii legal tight, and
sl,lI more doubtful pdcy. These hare moi been
pub ished !,
Can be hat GENIAL Taylor is ignorant Of
,bese transaction, 7 We have heard mat within
+, ,rw ,,ay. Inc Pfesisn; has declared, IN very
| emcaatic language, nj he power OF me govern
, ncnl shpuiu iioi be risIin'ed 70 slniscr pafI-
I'm pufposes. uf .opfoDO,e selfish PERSONAL
schemes while he wiIdcd n-lhai he would up
bnli ihr pfinc;p!s Of is Alison letter. ahd We
ale Therefore constrained 10 presume that the
! ,uppfa.,,on 1T IA. ..nvalS and 81 The appoint
meu,s we have ailudd 10 IS, thai ne may not be
appnz-d OF what is rally gong on III his name.
Can II be posibic TIT ne IS dsceived by any Of
/ nOsS arOnnd Inn
| We Shall resume tia tonic. AT present, as q
| corrective OF the site OF ihings now existing,
We request our triencin distant par Of me UNI
| on 10 advise US OF alremoyals in their siclnIiy,
! and the alleged cause, and The character OF Inc
! appointments made u publication as maI'er
| of record We wishto spread Inc slack Gaia
| lopue before The coutry. We wish TO present
The entire record beioe The Congress OF he Unit
| led Sis,es. We Wis 10 show row completely
| incomnaiibe, how freely contradictory, me
Professions OF this administration are 10 us pfac-
tees.
Tbi, ic no, the first ime that The wings in pow
er have flown ia lhe lse Of the very professions
with WHICH they oblined il. The same game
was played in Gen. EarTison's time. we nave
before Us documet which was published IN
1874 under Inc ausp.es III committee oil me
democratic members CONGRESS. We content
ourselves with maxim; few extracts from II:
Before ina last preside iial election the country was
-, ~ - 49,, ma ,hips mt 10 make removals
i'iI, oil promise a. "o an,nion. since tha party
rom once ~, IN navel Ne country has been equally
h and wan,on iolatons Of those -omlses.
iuir OF nais a'i" ian hsen denounced b, their OPP
lne ue.,ot p"h.n;rres rrrkinr with the blood Of
,.ad ScIin,s and cling on what was denounc
rd az an unrrhteous max that TO the vefors oHohg
e 40 ~, ~, incs Inc In Of safch 1884, from the
nc spUa, VII" pr.sidra was sworn into Office and
he had reachrfthr palace IN hi. rlnmpha
49, 49, ,hrong Oh PENNSYLVANIA avenue the work IL
p,n h.ran in ihp Snair hy proposition there
p io,e ~ ~ - ryard, adoicd ia remove the public
,,n,.,s The puiotine ha seldom stopped since, "a
hundreds. ana even Thousands, OF heads have been
s,rcE 81; without accusations except devotion To those
and hos If our rpyoiuGnIrv siref; and the spolls OF
ryrry Office from mi. .wasr prime minister have
brrn seized on by The wiiis, with voractty totally
une,,mnl.d in thr n nails Of thr republic.
Neither plrlo>m aii wounds IN wal; nor virtues IN
pnyate ME nor aruois services in council and egsla
tlun neither urgent necessities, nor honest depehdrh
cy. have been any poiectlon from this ruthless PR"
,cription hut an ind-rminate warfare has been waG
"a ,,,n .y.,y incumbnt however blame rss. when