Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1849-07-13
RIG HMOND. VA.
Thursday Morning, July IL. lsao.
The Fsdsraiss Of Wilmington. Del, made

The Fsdsrals's Of Wilmington, Del, made
party matter OF their pretended celebration OF III,
Fou;lh OF July. Invitations we're sent TO Wash
ins'on, and answers returned from some Of III,
cabinet Officers. Mr.. Clayton 10 his reply dc
ploIes the necessity which compelled him /,
fo'ego The pleasure of uniting with The Delawar,
Wings. 10 the following melancholy Strains:
THE leisure OF one day 10 visit my home il
Delaware, which have not seen in Tour mon,hs
though wihin sven hours travel OF il, would /,
luxury TO me, Of which you, who enjoy The
| pleasure OF locomo;ion daily, can hardly have
auy just conception. Chained down to spo
from IA to 10 hours day, and aboring all lhe
time, while every act do or can perform, is no
only liable 10 misconstrGciion, but certain 10 be
| Eaisconstruc!ed from some quarter or olher-a
| man In nv situation Is competed TO throw him
sell upon the charity as well as the justice oil his
counlrymen, or abandon his position. lcannt,
be mistaken when say, that IRON lie origin OF
The Republic down to this present writing tneie
has never been a period during which greater
difficulties have beset The path o. public man,
than that which comprises ihe four first months Of
the new Administrator. The Departments at
Washington have been crowded by host Of Tie
esrec,anls of fire, never before exceeded, not
even 10 The frat year OF The advent OF jackson
ism"
Truth and fiction, perhaps are about equally
blended in This extract Mr.. Clayton speaks
correctly when he says that every act he does Is
"labe TO misconstrucion;" bet he greatly errs
when he inlima,es that The host Of expeclanls
for tffi:e" in Inc "6rsl year OF the advent Of
Jacksonism," we're equal TO those curing the
frs, four months of TayloiisG. Lis we'll known
that President JACKSON made only one hun
dred and seventy.si1 removals iron, the DAY CT
his inauguration until the meeting OF Gen.
gre.s in December following; yet Taylor and
his Cabinet have already removed thousands
OF Democrats. MIR. Clayton had The docu.
mems uodeE his eye when be deliberately penn
ed his misrepresentation, and could easily
have asceHaiaed the facts. Yet, Wing Ike,
he conlG no. resis. the temptation 10 give a pass
ias thrust a, he Democratic parry, however Zee
bic i; might BE-, and however far i, night strike
from The mark-yet The Iebound Of such mis-.
siles cannot be Otherwise Than destructive to
The tend hopes and expectations OF the reckless
assalanr.
TIE Uaion ailudes 20 another precious coEfes.
sion made by he Secretary ofS;ale in The same
Letter. He says it is very natural for the palrio.
tic wings 10 rush forward 10 claim the office<'
bu, that, "ty those 10 whom is assigned the
painful duly OF hearing The applications and &c
Gliding upon their relative claims difficulties and
embarrassmen;s, which can be better felt than de.
scritet, are absolutely unavoidable" "So, then
[adds The Baltimore Republican, we have Mr..
C!ayon's pablo ayowal that the painful duy
of hearing and deciding upon the applications for
office has been assigned 10 him. No wonde, the
Secretary complains thai he is oppressed by The
weight Of these responsibilities The Second
Washington seems take II easy ana b. who his
friends asserted 'shrunk ircm 20 responsibility
icnobly abaudons The helm, and throws the whole
responsibility upon his ministry We trust that,
after this aYowal Of Secretary Clayton, We shall
have no more denials from The Wing press as 10
The miserable position Of imbecilily aud useless
ness in which General Taylo, has placed him.
SELF We think his letter se:,les The question
beyond all controversy, that General Taylor is a
mere ciphcr-a simple tool in The hands Of The ir.
responsible csbal who are now lordilg il SO AFRO.
santy over these United S.ales."