Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1849-05-11

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hs,,;on amono the elements of The Wing party, and
The rs, ann,aIauce of something that looks ike me
Tvler;za,;on OF General Taylor's cabinet ana 'he
ACCOMPLISHMENT of victory when tne Me4icdn
General Santa Anna, in vain tried TO achieVe
IN Inc eyer.lo-be-remembered heights OF buend
Visa proxunciam ento-such is the way
things are done now-a-days-has just oeen IS
sued by one of The Wing members OF Congress
elect from this city, who is The recognized ofsdu
of The Onera CLIQUE in this city, in combination
with the old ami slavery or Seward clique, iol
the purpose of compelling General Taylor 10 aP
point their man as Collector oil this port
aIt appeats that the unexpected announcements,
which we made The other day, THE appointment
of Mr.. Tallmadge as Marshal OF ms District
produced terrible commolion, opening up '1'
sluices oil wrath against The administrators a.
most as violent, overwhelming anu acliu a W.. "'a
which distinguishes old Father Ricnie al Wash'
ington."
IA Washington correspondent of the Balti-
more Sun also refers to the possibility oil lay
lor becoming Ty,erish, and cites as a curious
omen the fact, that, at the Wing Tayler ceIe-
bration 10 that city, Transparency, with the
word "Taylor'' inscribed, caught on hre-but
the letter A was alone consumed, leaving ETY.
lor" untouched
The Herald here alludes TO the singular article
in the N. York Express, from which we yesterday
copied literally and commented upon. That ar
ticle rates the Administration for lis "ineIcusabe
neglect" OF the old, consistent and working Wings
asserts that the appointments already made will
not "strengihen the Wing party or the Admins
tra,ion," and threatens the Administration with
"fatal" losses in subsequent election, if change
10 moi made, so as better 10 consult The Interests
and wishes OF "the Wing party"
Greatly TO our surprze, The Wing endorses these
,spungenl" and pertinent" remarks OF the Ex-
press and itself INDUCES in the following re-
markable comments, which We give in full:
COMMENT 1T is generally andsrstood that
General Taylor has taken no part in the ap.
pointmsnts made by hiss Cabinet officers. Taking
General Washington for his model, ne has thus
far entirely "sunk the soldier in the civilian
putting to shame the prediction OF his enemies,
who pretended clearly to foresee that he would
on all occasions demean himself in strict &C.
cordance with the practise Of his recent profess
sion. Upon his officers atone, then, rests the re-
sponsibihty of these appointments, and that re.
sponsibility, considering the effect which the
measures indicated are we'll calculated TO have
upon the zeal of the Wing party, is greater
than tLey probably think.
We would take the liberty of enquiripg Of
those gentlemen, without recommending any
removals, save in cases where the persons re
moved have interfered in elections farther than
TO cast bis own vote, or is VIGOROUSLY iDcom-
petent, or otherwise unworthy,) when i is ne
cessary to make an appointment, how they ex-
pect the party TO hold together, and TO J iel,i
lrfa q
Administration successful, if all the hard work
ing Wings of the country ale to be overlooked.
and the Offices bestowed upon those whose yea
has never been sufficient TO induce them to raise
finger in the Wing causei Can any -lblGg, 10,
The party, or to disgust them irrepocablg Uih
tie administration We live in America
not 10 Utopia. The Wings are men, and their
motives are of that mixture of good and evil
which Is iuseparable from their very naturo.-
10 suppose mat they will feel ,con,enled 10 see
the fruits OF victory for which they have loiI,d
and suffered, both in health and purse, bestowed
entirely on those who have opposed them, OF who
have stood calmly by while The struggle was
gong on, is TO expect more of Them than human
nature is capable OF. The Wings not in N. Y
alone, but here, and epsry ,otere else begin to be
thoroughly disguised aoith this course of policy.
Ihey have seen the m3st notorious elecioueer.rs
retained 10 cthce, and have been willing 10 sub
mit IN spite OF the evil example. They are no
suckers Tor prescription; yet when without any
icitalion on their part, the Departments choose 10
toro our man, they cannot bu, think il q little
nard, that they cannot find, among the immense
oody OF men whose labors gave their occupants
sne places they ill, one who may be deemed
worthy to succeed. The proportion Of competent
men, they think, 10 be found among SO large a
BODY OF citizens, is al least equal to the same
ciass among the lukewarm and indifferent, and
tne Ienee-msn who waited mil The eleventh hour
before they. could determine on which side they
would jump down.
We ask the readers attention TO the above
pregnant admissions. The Wing says, that See
neral Taylor has taken no part in the appoint.
ments made by his cabinet officers" and that
upon 2ena alone "rests The responsibility" Here
IL the old doctrine revived of ''the King can do
no wrong" The President is not at all rcspon-
sioie-hls ministers are alone TO be looked to-
Can Wings or Democrats tolerate such gross
perversion Of our constitutional government p
The President is elected by, and res ponsible 10,
the people. and no subterfuse can relieve him
from responsibility. But the Wing utterly errs,
IN saying that the Democrats predicted that Old
Zac would have his own way. We said exact
ly tie contrary, viz: that General Taylor, a
gallant soldier on the field, but entirely ignorant
Of civil matters and unversed in craftsmanship,
would be mere stock, stone, King Log TOOL
IN the hands of his cabinet couusellors and
tricky and designing politicians" Have not
our predictions been realized 10 the letter p
Do We not hnd The Wing admitting tina, General
Taylor has thrown away I'll his constitutional
duties and is now shelering himself behind The
responsibility" of an irresponsible cabinet a.
But, farther, we see the Wing assalling General
Taylor, 1--WE beg pardon his Cabinet, } for pursu.
ing policy Calculated 10 damp the ardor OF the
patty or 10 DISGUST them fRREvooABLY with |
the Administration" We see it blaming an |
whose head declared that "lhe |
wings must take him on THEIR OWN re.
sponsioility,' because it has not in every
case appointed TO Office ultra Wings and broken
down party backs land We see This same
Virsi mia Wing organ shaking its fingers
IN The face OF its President and ringing into his
ears that there and everywhere else the Wings
oeg'n TO be DISGUISED with this course of policy"
.-.S'>- VIC near du e1 pOnenl OF tn1s once |
PhorrssEDLY 'an'i-spoils" party" contessing that
Tho Wing party cannot "hold together" unless
Ineir oase passion for THE spoils" is grat6ed by
= system OF 'rewards and punishmenlsp Alas
Tor the once boosted al! the talents and deceu-
y" party, they now, by the ad mission OF their
'rsan, forget the high motive OF principle, and
ook alone 10 the filthy lucre aud the spoils -
Have we drawn the picture 100 srongly2 Is
lot every touch of our pencil borne out by the
'oid outline of the Wings Jeremiads Alas and
HAS, for the promised mllennum-for the ele-
'ation OF pure patriotism on the ruins Of party
pirit! The Richmond Wing is forced 10 admit
hal the Wing parry cannot hold together with.
mt the cement of The public spoils!
The Times, with SORT of sheer, says tina. the