Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1849-11-27
!, - bc party editors 10 investigate the '''''''
"a d.duce the conc'usicns.
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Inc ~. ms.s. .p,i. Of me Taylor A'ss &c ID.
bat that they have moi ove's .;nsn, whis in Iii
,n,s h, evidence Of Pre- m'0en' W." he whig
~. uis I1shr, F. Liater, 'ht leader o. and
no's -. house in the Illinois L's's'a'', a,' HE
s'ae Oh ~ ";.sed orator. who spoke WIN s.';aI
ad's'i's whis candidate tor f'es'aen' 20.
po"s', n ;oduc. tina. State 10 cast he' so,, ~
sls|', rav,or This highly accredited wf,s
Gen. .;an tsw DAYS since, gave broaas'ae ~
ewing which should merit the aHea .aor,ed.
on,e men of all parties Hc IS mus l.p,, =, "a.
aae was opposed TO the ina ious nncn Sale
,;on,l matters into The discussions ND dieress-
,o.,ers m The house, bnI as o'.'s a;sl,,ion, he
o. rom The Legitimate subject ., save an op.
you'd he very much pisasea , ~ and some
por,unily TO speak oil so'ne ,he administration
lnuar,u ua,;onai governments and IN uo'ns
OF oui A .na.r ro, as dsappoinieo Ponsh lad
shouu sptn, .rdent working Wing, ~uo ~" ,as
ou. as an tor an flee in his he; auu a
nenei aPp ~ ,nbom he desired 10 sPedn, ~
NUE. unn thomas Ewing, OF ONO, In." nnsni,.
.ne h ,au denar.menl A man "no ~aS 800 in
s ~ ~ WELD The immense pauonase tos,;le 10
~. hands. from The tact that nc va with
all thai was popular, having no ~ with
The peorle, ard The people no y ,be offices and
h m: the man Who disposeu ' VI nrince Than
nouofs at his disposal more i'A ,enuhlican peo-
~, nv" minister and servant oil IepaonsS a, saw
lhe p'a snsst Mainly sir for want ~na' , 30,
Pei. n ,p 'shrd. lhst IL may reaca sas nan
~ oe for ,.hom il is INTENDED. Inc n n
oiaaa1 ~, "" ";s,soa,d The almost un mu;,
VINO coa;a Of The people-.he VIZ
osooIs Of illinois, and overlook inc w s,a
Pep an 90 Lincoln, Edwards ana Mo' ~.
~ v' onpor.uoity 10 express ms conlempl o. 'no
nsonIa. man who could not, as against any
ana of his competitors, have obtained one l~e"-
,a:h of The votes of Illinois refer, sir' 10 JUS
rim Bu,ter6eld. commissioner Of The genera.
lsnd Office. Such a man as Ewing mas no i'sn'
10 rule The cabinet OF rePuohcah p.-I.
He is universally odious, and SINKS IN ns
IF The nation He is a lump oil leo, an u''e
unsympathising aristocfal; rough, 'Ap .';.,ar
uncouth and unamiable man. Such m,n,' ~,
in four years administration, weu'u ."in s a.
popularity of forty presidents, ana Us uiau' IT,.
roes. Sir, is IL a0ondcrtn! that ne 1op"a' ~ ~,
tons are turning against US au NV - ,,vo
SURPRISED Il il. Ii Gen. Taylar retains MN wv
yeaIs longer 10 his cabinet, be will ind nimseil
without a corporal's guard in the popular o's"'"
of our national legislature
Il is a stirling fact, says The spr'hehs'u
REGISTER, ;ha! no whis on The floor aitemp'ea
repIy or word OF yindicalion OF either MT. A"'
ing MIR. Buuerfeld or Gen. Taylor, VINO Is
really responsitle-bul, On The contrary '''
sneech was received with tremendous applause
from the bar, lobby aud galleries, which Inc
chair found difficult 10 suppress-loe onlY up>
roarious outbreak OF feeling witnessed ouf'ns
tho session. Nor was one word OF ceasufe
visited upon The speakerby The wings out OF me
house or the whis press. These laos ah'ro
nnni.,akeable evidence that The true character
OF Messis. Ewing and BulieIheld are wei "n-
der.ood in Illinois, and that their own party
| have not The hayd.hood 10 defend them.
The denuncialion OF Ewing seemed 10 nave
beat exactly with The popular pulse II strange
then. that The Democratic press should ieei It's
du,v TO expose The true character OF such maD'
and his blasting influence upon pubic moral
and The public good7 This man has been eie'
waited By a "ro.parly" President TO an ONCE oi
| high power-and The immense patronage o' 'he
new nHome Department" has been used win
lavish nand Tor personal party advantages
few DAYS since we expressed The hope that
this fungus on our system, win lis nIehet
head, should be swep, from the statute book oy
a Democratic Congress Similar suggestions
from The Democratic press (and we re]oice 10
the belief lha, ns,o there is bul one sentiment on
the subject among The Democracy have excl
ted the alarm and The anger of the Wing organs
and they boldly advocate what amounts TO The
Dictatorship Of Gen. Taylor. The Washing
ION correspondent, Of the New York Courier,
holds the following language:
We hays aaFa J Aade II he ELY House 10
ish the Home Department. Very likely; oat !
have seen no reason 10 change the opinion !
lave hitherto expressed, that such an enoTi, II
made, will fail But, il is asked, IN case IL docs
ha ppen that a bill for that purpose be presented
10 Inc President, will he sanction fi nave no
means of knowing definitely what the crescent
would do in that eveut-but il is fair 10 pre-
suroe tba, nc would acl in accordance win Inc
Uniform practise OF every branch oil me govern,
meu,. as well as in obedience 10 the hfst law Oh
nature" by throwing himself on The defensive.
A direct attack on the part OF Congress, on lhe
executive branch OF The government woulu HAUL
" fall within the terms Of The Allison leter.
On The questions of the Tariff, the currency
internal improvements-in short, On any grea1
question affecting directly the interes 8 oil inc
peopls. it is not doubled that the President will
Or, IMPLY obey the popular will, as expressed by
The peooles representatives, But If Congress
nav a, heir pleasure, abolish the Home Depart.
ment, they may also abolish the State Depart
ment. and then the Treasury Department, and so
on. until finally the President becomes The dumb
witness of his own annihia,ion.
But if the President veloes such bill may
not Congress, nevertheless, proceed 10 strike tbe
Home Department items from the general aP
preparation bil7 Mos, assuredly; but scores oil
capitalists will advance funds, trusting 10 The
willing promp,itude of the people 10 correc>
conduct so outrageous on the part OF their repret
senia ives.
What is this but recommendation Of an ir-
responsible Dictatorship ard who will dissent
from the following strong and conclusive views
of the Union' We appeal to Democratic
Congress to wipe out this excrescence on our
Government, and with i, its head. Thomas Ew-
ing, whom Wings and Democrats regard as
most dangerous and unscrupulous "veleran poll
,ical gambler" lin the words Of The Republican,
last ycar) Were not the interests of the nation
a, sake, the Democrats would rejoice, for lis
party benefit, at the retention of Ewing who
will burn into the Administration like the SHIRT
of Nessus aud in two years render it utterly
,overless. But, for the coun,ry's sake we call
for the excision Of the Homo Department and
Thomas Ewing, at one blow
This defiance OF Congress, if il dare presume
10 repeal The law o! the last session establishing
the Department of The Interior, all mus! admir-,
IS entirely ia confoT n " with General TayloI's
pledges before inc election, and exceedingly be-
coming to The head OF that party which has beer
for years hypocriIically denouncing Executive
influence and Executive encroachmsns on
The legislative power! II is The most alarm
ing indication We have yet seen Of the utter
reck,essness of those in power There is no
warran, in the constitution Tor the conduct
which il is in,ima:ed the President will pursue
in opposition 10 the action OF Congress. Neither
h. nor The heads OF departments have any authori.
~ 10 contract loans, or 10 receive advances from