Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1849-04-06
RIG HI NJ o ND, VA.
Thursday Morning, April 5. Is49.

We remember when the "Gulotine" was in mo-
tion, red with blood, and painting for new Victims
We remember the scenes of distress which were wit
messed In Washngton-of want, Of misery, and In one
case OF death, as they related TO by a white.
haired man, tho advocate of the defeated Wing candi
date ether,l who had been himself turned oat after
twenty-five years service, not for any fault but
cause, in the language Of the nsolent and hard
official who dismissed him, "his place wanted for
another man 5"
Where ihen, was the humanity where the compass.
sion, which now flows forth In such unstinied tide
None of IL was then visible and heads rolled off every
day without extoring single sigh or a tear from the
Iron visaged eIecutionrrs.
In such lachrymose and transcendental strains
does the Republican bewai the scenes in 1.-THE
commencement! Of Mr. Folks administration"
with The view, doubtless OF jusliiying The "Guil-
loline, red with blood /" which is 10 be set IN mo.
ton by The "iron vi.sged" butchers, Collamer
and Ewing, after Tie Virginia Elections. Admit
all that The Republican says 10 be true, and thai
the "bloody" Polk did torn out all Wings and put
in Democrats-lhough II is lar from The truth
il should be remembered that Mr.. Polk was
elected as party man, the candidate OF The De-
mocra,ic party. He was not pressed upon The
people as mo party man" "a second Wash
inscn, ""wilh no friends 10 reward, no enemies
to punish" To secure his election, the deceptive
cry was not raised that he would trample under
foot the violence Of party, would put down parties
aud restore The terra OF good feeling" No such
hypocrilical professions were made in his case
He was elected as Democrat, pledged TO carry
out certain defined measures, which he faithfully
redeemed But, how was it with Gen. Taylor I
He protested TO be The candidate OF no party-to
refuse any pledge 10 "lhe parry schemes" OF any
party; and was willing 10 accept The nomination
OF a Democratic as we'll as Wing Convention
No measures OF policy we're al issue on The con-
,rary, candidate Taylor was TO acquiesce tamely
in whatever Congress might do, and to have no
'opinion" OF his own How has This precious
mo parlyism" been realized His Cabinet is ex-
cusively made up OF Whigs-one OF whom, al
least, under Harrison, made The blood OF his 20
lilicai ''vic,ims" flow like water. With the ex.
cep,ion Of three re-appoinlmenls, Wings have
been appointed exclusively 10 Office; and, as the
Republican seems 10 have abundance OF tears
of compassion, we invite its sympathy TO the fol-
lowing bloody work OF Old Zac's executioncrs,
recorded in The last Pennsylvania:
than ono Hundred and siIfy Postmasters had been
removed during the last week in Pennsylvania
alone by the powers al Washington. The bad
weather has rendered Mr.. CoLLAMER savage but
as his axe must need grinding alter such
weeks work. we presume our friends in will
have chance 10 hold over until The decapating
machine is sharpened anew.
zone gentleman removed from an Office in
Lancaster county, writes US that as he is now
out of office, he has some leisure TO serve his
friends, and encloses halt dozen subscribers TO
the Pennsylvanian, as an example OF the way he
intends TO serve the good cause"
This is a meal worthy Of the boodiest ogre
ever in power-even OF Granger himself who
eloaled over his thousands OF victims MIR. Col
lamer has made fine beginning, and, al the pre-
sent rate, will soon equal his illusrious prede-
cessor Pure and lovely "no partyism!"