Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1849-04-13
Friday Morning, April 10, Is49.
aCHANGE OF 'FRONT.'

"CHANGE OF FRONT"
Yesterdays Republican proceeds 10 Vlndca'e
itself from the charge of "proscriptl,n' and de-
clares that it did not mean to adopt and endorse
the communication from Washington, breathing
,befeulest poison of prescription. That paper may
not 50 have in,ended-bu,, on turning TO lis hles'
it will find that, as published, II mas iui'y com
nended and endorsed the article IL VIII iinu '''e
words "The True Policy in attractive capi-
tails, Immediately preceding, but not part Oh
the said Washington communication lhese
words occupied an editorial posilon, ana u We
traced heir paternity 10 he editors, we were nd
lurally LED into The error by inc eaiofs 'iieHi-
selves. who will hereafter see The importance OF
putting every hing in shp-shape Inc hepuo-
ican says il docs mol enCofse The llea ihd' me
offices OF The government are al SAKE, 70 "hich
The winner in an election is entitled, as the sue
ccsstui gambler 10 the pile tor which he plays
We approve o! no such senlimcnl;" but MAN
tains still what il tina iniained before That homes
and competent officeholders, who have hot exert
cd a uartizan Interference in elections ought not
10 be removed"
Ii gurs on farther 10 say, that the Wings have
beer prescribed people," Qhis is laughabIe, u
we look at tie Offices Of rust and pToii in Viz
giniaD and that, "as paIizins and Incompetent
otfcc-holders retire, Gen. Taylor's bounlen duy
is 10 give that party which has been prescribed
Tor twenty years, lis fair and just share in The
NJ h,ia ht
no means mean 10 endorse a principle which
wouiG restrain the ohicehoders from bold, honest
and independent expression OF their political SEN
limrnrs We IRE Tree 10 say, that The rule here
laid do3n hy The Republican is consistent with
VIVA, was revealed at New Orleans, as General
Tay,o!'. criterion, sine the election. Daring
lhs canvass his motto was, no friends 10 re-
ward. NJ eucmles 10 punish'-no ailusoI vas
lhen maze 10 Gly party, whether prescribed or
MOI. He Wa 10 lUok not 10 hiS ''ireDds" but 10
he good Of the whole country, o ihs value and
mora quauicalions oil the officers Of cove rnmen.
alone. Tie Republican, moreover, has moi regular
" protested The same rule, Tor unless we are mrs
AIKEN. Il lev da S since il ayowet ''ihe Jefferson
Ia rue, mat WIHuut Icediu " eohIPStSHeJ "
parnzan,hlp the Wings should have fair
share Of HE ofices-,hus making Whiggery a
trsl OF appointment
Bus .akIns le Republicans rule as laid down
| Yesterday, how can that paper justify thc nume-
rous changes (upwards u tour hnnd,e& ia one
month J mace By the Taylor Admiui>Tation!
| Ii vii, surely not contend TIA, all Ihe>e othceis
were incUu potent, or used an improper in,eIie-
rene. il elections. Bur We specially cali lis a.
trEiion Il = recent case II onr own S'aie We
mean ne rs master in CharIes'uwn, Jefferson
county. H. February last lhe Office was made
vacant ny IN resignation Q; f" VI. Aisqni'h'
and his successor was jeremiah Harris, whom
the Spirit q. Jefferson describes rs
"a young merchant Of our town, OF great bu-
siness capacity, high moral integrity, and mucn
personal worth. In all resp. CTS nc fully mt he
qufi fcatioEs required for Office, Is set TOR by
Gen t. or aud his friends prcrloaS 10 the cec-
lion. He was honest aud competent, and lie
haping ,epcr yo.ed or tax n any act,re PIT III po.
llllcaI dlylsons, il was yainiy hoped that he al
least would have been spared, as one monument
uAo y. e;nt cxec,niunt! - retn wHCTIrd and
|
under IL ban, or how 0lgrant the violation Of
right and OF justice, IN executing lis proscrip
tive and unjust purposes. Accordingly, Mr.
Harris, on Wednesday last, received notice that
the DO ks and papers Of his Office must Ice trans.
ferrcd % MIR. John p. Brown. We have rot
one word TO >ay against the new appoinlee. r.
sonaily or politically, but we do charge this re-
moval worthy and competent Democrat TO
give place 10 a Wing, (solely on political
grounds) as an entire forfeiture Of every prln-
ciple upon which Gen. Taylor came into pow
rr"
We agree with The Spirit that this is case
Of unqualified prescription and W, our neigh
Dor will, doubtless attempt TO argue, lnal il tails
| Justly within the rule laid down, that The "pro.
scribed Wings" should have lair and equal
snare Of The offices, &C.! This is only one our
OF hundreds Of cases in one short month, 10 con-
vict The "no-pally" party u a violation OF then
mosl solemn Professions The people Of vir
! ainia will n,tc the axe q prescription brought
into her borders and "maT4" The au,ho.s ard
| aheuofs.
| The Petersburg In elsenccr is amused, ara
sometimes disguised, 10 hear The Democracy
complaining u prescription by he present Ac-
| miaisuralioa," or, what is nearer The truth, re-
buking The Whiss for violation ot their pro
miSes made before The election. Tina, papci
say:
:" is high time that these gentry tthr Democrats
who pa,,ottay desr lIir Iorc term IN The service
their country, >i"ui b. ,ueh ir doctrine nt
,fise' q: theory ana It We are u i
my 1 lean the lesson 6gors 81 months har,