Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1849-06-29
For the Enquirer.
TO WILLIAM BALLARD PRES ION
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m nc herr with her sister States The suoJec.
81 surprise and admiration. We have u,ne'sa
here and vo'ed opposite tickets without sunae''us
tbos. Kind social Tela lions when hdcFH anu DedG-
,,v civilized society. The bitterness ana ssPriS
:, mari, a. il elsewhere is, We have lever iell.-
In n. mas, Presidential election We oefr again
and again assured, that by putting Gen. layiol
into .ffica we should see and feel YET more sensi-
Mo IN soltenine Influence ct his administration,
~ i. entire tolerance and fefbeaEance, WIN
rao.,d 10 appointments 10 office. was among
80 bo pape no eyedence 10 these lair promises.
Indeed some OF the very men who most io'ay
and Theoretically made Them are now IN" ia'ot'
"a ri General Taylor, or ale The mos. open
mouthed beggars tor The crumbs Of MS paion
soe DO you weigh and consider the aehioia'
ZINC effects OF mis- policy OF turning oui every
officer for opinions sake, aud repiacius 'nen
by the supple followers OF new aamlhis'sa.
lion4 Had space and time, mlsh, wig
page on page on This prolific enquiry ul,sH'
piclure to YOU The influences when every e'v.
lion OF President would bring 10 bear upon uns
masses. when il should be openly pfoe'a.ineu
that he who by lis active paFtizanship ana Id,
bors, BY day and by night, by Jar Or oyJoM
iealings, did most service Tor ms parry, NOUN
receive the highest rewarCs might sKech
the dishonoring effects OF such Foiicy, oy ca
hIki,j0s 10 YOU The practical result, and pfoSins
that Il would be only 10 The poi-house polill,
cians and those whose boisIefcus re"els had
made them bankrupts in character ana III ioi
tupe lha, The commands OF party, corrupt ana
degrading party, would assign the olfices OF Inc
country. These are topics, upon which, ior me
present al least propose not 10 enlarge, bu.
as Inc commence menl Of policy, Inc oiish1'ns
effects Of which you cannot be excused ifoui'
bur must even now fully appreciate and value
is The action OF your no-parly PRESIDENT anu M
Cabine, in Virginia.
! like 10 give The roll Of your victims ia Jul
State that you may occasionally see the mum
b-r whom you have wronged. That isl IS made
10 OF one Postmaster al Wheeling, one Al WIN
chester, one al Charleston, one Collector, and
il is expected four subordnaes al Not'o!R;
Naval Slorekeeper, and three Clerks al Gospof';
a Collector and three assistants al Peefsoniej
a Collector a, Richmond, and, most pr oaoiy'
tis four assistants. Grand total IN virginia,
twenty ore removals without cause or lusllu-
ca,ion-l mean in any one single lnstaace.-
Thank God, tie subjects LETT Tor your axe are
few. Take them, and lei US be quiet for al
least the next four years But The vIE,'ictlve
Shirt OF prescription stops not with our lands
men, Ii walks on The waters, and seeks us VIC
Tins in our Revenue service. Congress passed a
law, by which the appropriation Tor The Revenue
service is lessened, SO as 10 authorize The achvr
empl0ymeul OF ten cutters with officers and men
enough 10 command and navigate them. This dic
Justify The reduction 10 both officers and crews
The number Of cutters IS reduced, however, oY
your administration 10 nuns, and out Of Ninety
six officers in The service, lhlry-two are di'chaIe-
ed-and, by accident, every one OF these are Dsrno
crat, But, says paper 10 Norfolk Tins was intvi-
table because all who belonged 10 this serVlce
were Democrats. On lis iace this assertion Is de-
ep,iye. The revenue service is spread from The
Penobscol 10 the Rio Grande The ofncers are
taken ron different States aud no edi0r couid,
upon Il three DAYS notice, undertake., with truth, -
pronounce on the political opinions oil nlhrty-sx
officers, OF whom he could have personal Know
ledge OF not one tenth. Now Will venture The
assertion, and do il upon enquiry and after
h:ee weeks investigation, that nearly II not fully
pne hall The revenue officers are Wings.
mean by this. OF The original ninety six. And II
he editor OF The Norfolk Herald will back his
,serion By basket Of Champagne, he can win
Or lose il. and all he has 10 do is 10 apply 10 The
editors oil the Enquirer TO close the bargain.
But upon what principle have these removals
10 This branch VI The service been made. Lock
o 1.-THE Oldest, best and mos! iailh!u officers
have been removed, while the mere boys and Ia
nily parasites have been retained. Aye, and 10
show the absolute meanness OF the selection, the
attempt is made 10 conciliate, Ika0w II IS q uain
,rIempt) BY retaining the sons OF The rich, ana
II some Democrats while The Plebeian Is cast
III. and driven without fault from the service OF
ne country Let me. in two instances, paftlcn-
ariZe. Tor they are cases tom our 0Bn cHa-
Young Dunnavant is one OF the prescribed: he
happens 10 be The worthy son Il one OF tie most
excellent, intelligent and efficient printers IN our
own Bur, he is supposed To have The mark Of
Cain on him; ne is Suspected Of being democrat,
and out therefore, he must go.
Mex! is young KeIlum, he belongs not 10 the Pa
he a i RI IN sGP q ty Sho beons he
Mechanics Possibly, some among Us may not
remember VINO he is, and, think j. probable,
neither General Taylor, nor you, nor any other
member oil his Cabinet, cared a iarlhins 10 en-
lnife aboul him. al The moment you were about 10
make the removal. Ii was enough that The young
nan was suspected OF being Democrat, and The
nv was sent forth take of his head But thai
'ou may hereafter know something OF young hel-
um, lei me Introduce him 10 The President and his
Secretary Of the Navy He was poor boy living
IN the borders ol our city basin, and noted Tor his
lind, generous and brave spirlt--the tavo'itc
i ali his associates and The beloved OF his neigh
~
as,e. and one in distress 10 be without delay re-
ieyed, the boy KelIum was looked Ior and al |
Ways was prompt 10 rendering his aid. Some |
ears since, and 10 the early part OF the admins
ration of Mr.. Tyler, sudden flood rushed |
own James River, and The rapid stream rose |
an hour or two, many eel This was 10 June, |
nd young Howell The comrade and junior CT |
lelum, while bathing, was swept 10 small |
stand in the falls OF The river and sought safety |
n The top OF solitary Tree, Standing on il. The
iver continued 10 rise and, every moment, the
peclalors assembled en- lis banks expected 10 ser
he boy taken of, and lost hellum had been
allied by The rumors OF the condition OF Howell
, The River, and whittier ne had has
sned taking with him long and
trong rore In momen' ne compIe-
ended The imminent danger Of his young
-iend and with equal rapidly and wisdom. IL
ised The means ui his salvation. Stripping MIN.
ell and going a suitable distance up the s1oTc,
e lied the rope around his body, and leaving il
, be hell BY The steady hands Of two persons
ashed into lhe raging current, swan 10 the tree,
zen almost covered with waller. sei7'd the almos |
Exhausted Howell, and returned sinking 10 shore
ringing with him The boy, who, but moment
efoe. had Stood on the verge OF destruction, and
,ith bis own person deeply lacefaed and wound
by his humane efforts, sunk exhausted by hi,
.bofs. For This gallant acl Mr.. Tyler placed
i'm al West Point, where nc received instruction
u about two years, and Then put him in The Ie.
enue service. He has continued there since
I'D has risen by his merits to he post OF sccon1
eulenani He is suspected OF liberal opinions, and
lille patlof boys and mere street walkers are
,lained, he is stricken from the roll oil The
evenue service Of the country--while the
ms OF The Hon. Henry Clay, Of His Excel
ncy John j. CfiIlenden, of the Hon. Da
ie Webster, and Of that N,BLE OLD Pa
alor John Davis, (~ho could find it in his
cart 10 throw up his hal and give rlree cheers
n hearing the capital OF his county was sacked
foreign foe, in l6i4) and The soD-in Law OF
'homas H. BeLloD, can receive The re@aids AMI
ppointmenls from this ''efa u good feeling" ai-
even, as il is said, the son in
" OF Mr.. Calhoun, and the son OF Gen. Cas-, are
sch 10 retain executive favors-is hard irnwns
nd proscriplve policy is directed 10 strike down
e humble and the weak. Noble old Buena
Is!a and his satellites eschew The unpro ect.d,
cd worthy, and useful and mainly beslow their
onor, and their iayors on Senators or their re-
in IL fole Iiad |