Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1849-05-04
CLAsHING OF PROEssIoNc

CLhSHlNG OF PROFESSIONS
We have been amused wit the facile dexte.
rity with which The Taylor ,lors have Skinned
from the "no-party," antipHcriplve platform
TO the Procrustean bed of Erty and proscrip.
ton. What was the position of General Tay-
lor during the canvass, and zen up to his Ioau-
gural, inclusive' A good ting cannot be loo
often repeated, and we, trefore, once more
refresh the eyes OF his friend with few bright
leaves Of his past history:
'In no case can permit mysf to be the candidate
of any party, or yield myself 10 RTty schemes
ter 20 Jas w. Taylor.
al will moi be the candidate ohny party or clique;
and should The nation al large 10 place me in the
chair OF the chief magisncy, theood Of all parties and
the national good would be u great and absorbing
aim. "-Letter 10 q citizen in Ldnsgburg.
"Sbould ever occupy the Wte House il must be
by the spontaneous Of threope and hy no acl Of
mine so that could 20 into h office untramnrlled
and be the Chef Magistrate of people, and not of
pany''-Leuer to Eduoard Delone
"lf ever fill that high ohce.t must be un,rammrl.
led with party obligations ntesls OF any kind and
under none but those which threonslituton and the
high interests of the nation at lge most seriously and
solemnly demand '-Lttter 10 Per Sken Smith
81 am not willing to be the caidie of any party, TO
pledge myself TO any political c,ed save that which
springs directly from country, antThch they sornnIy
demand Ii elected 20 the presIdt rial Office il must
be without any agency cfmy owl il will hr al vari.
ance with my cherished asphlionsl and Ia those
duties must 20 nntrammelled byarty pledges of eve
ny character. "-Letter 10 J. a. Biry
by the spontaneous move ofthrpeqie and NOT by any
Of mine so that could er upon the duties ap-
pertaining 10 the Chief Magistrate T the country I'M
trammerd and unprdged beynni what have pre-
at.Aa
Ice The President Of the nation, and TOT Of a partyn-
Letter 70 c. L JVleUr and Others
Il need hardly add that cann in any case per-
nit myself he brought before hi people exclusively
by any Of the political parties tlt so unfortunately
divide The country, their candid for This office -
Letter 10 ). +. Bronson.
81 shall offer no active opposition TO the use Of my
name III connection with this rsspasble Office, long
they continue II thus ndr endent Of party dis
tnctions. "-Letter TO YIN. -ifar0iy nd Others.
sin being thus noninated mus insist on the cen.
dilon-and my position on tbs pint il immutabr-
that shall not he brought orvari1y them as the can
ddate Of their party, consreiss the exponent Of
their party doctrines ''-Leuer "a fasr sken Stuih.
81 have no private purposes % accomplishment party
projects TO bu'id upno eneniss IL understanding
serve but my country" "fel.ctd, would not be the
mere President ola party. ~oul endeavor act in
dependent Of party domination should feel hound 10
administer The government untrmuirlied By party
schemes" -FTst Autson Letter
"The appointing power vested the President i'm
poses delicate and 0nerons duties So far as IL il nos
sibe be informed shall max, mnesly capacity and
fidelity Indispensable prerequisites for the besowal oil
ofhce; and thr absence OF rilhrr 4 hesr qualities shall
be deemed sufficient caus. for reSgal"- 7ayOri
Inaugural.
The Republican, and paers OF that iik, re-
echoed and held MP these parioiic words as 10
kens that SECOND Washington" had been
vouchsaied 10 the na,Ion-on, who would crush
the monster Of party, would hing with him po-
liiical millennium and "ihe ed Of good feeling. y
Gen. Taylor, in his accumulated declarations
above, clearly iulimaIcl Isaton no occasion and
for no consideration, woiudhe regard "paHy
distinctions" or "pany oblgsions or interests Of
any kind" In appointing n and removing rom
Office he should NOT ask whether man was a
Wing or Deriocra.- whether Re had voted Tor
Cass or Taglo--but wnn.d cGnlnc himself 10 the
sole and exclusive les; q "honeiy. capacity and
iteliiyw Upon this Platform Ct Zacs aud Inc
Republican once stood. But, o'ing either 10 tie
severe outward pressure from The Wing Office
hunters or from the inauspicnus evidences Of
popular sentiment, The consc!nce OF The ad-
mnislra,ion has been considerably stretched
and the plea OF "jusiice' 10 lie Wings has hy-
pocriiicaly been paraded, 10 jslily the remova
OF Democrats however "hones, apabe and aitb-
full" The National Wing, II, minor organ al
Washington, lakes The bold gro nd that The iacl Of
being Democrat prccludes thidea Of honesty
capacity and fidelity" and a'thereiore, Whiss
alone come up 10 the high slndard required
The Republican males mos smusng effort tc
Justly the removal Of Democrts and the subsli
luiou Of Wings. Hear il in it.Tuesday's paper
ave 60 with Mr.. Jefferson and the Demo-
cratic Postmaster al Washngon, (see Union,)
for 'equalizing the burdens OF Office We
trust that President Taylor will show himself
the President Of the country, and not Of party
by permitting Wings, not less than Democrats
10 discharge their due proportion OF the pubic
trusts. II that be prescription, make the mos
OF it,"
Did we hear any thing of this "Jefersoniar
rule"--this equalizng the distribution ct offices
between Wings and Demcrats-during the
canvassi On the contrary, ~se not Democratic
office-hoders expressly loltby this same Re
publican that they need fear 10 danger Of bein.
disturbed in their Offices by Did Fac, for thei
political opinions-for be boxed not TO th,
filthy "spoils," nor to mi,enble party disiinc
lions, but 10 the good Of 10 country alone7-
We ask, if the officers are honest, faithful ant
capable. will not the county prosper, be the,
Democrats or Whigs' WHY, then, introduce
this new test-why.tak OF equalizing the off
ees unless it be a mere PreteIt to cover The
gross violation Of pro,cri2tiye pledges'
To the same etTec, speaks tn. Lynchburg Pa
triot, another "no party" orgm, in which We
find the following:
"The National Administration, (says thu
Pennsylvania FrecmanD is slowy and CAREFUL,
making removals from and appointments 10 OF
fee. W. hope that ii ,Oilt MT 'ccoms ,usary !,
well ding. We like 10 see In, Wings have {
share Of the offices, as for many years they
have been prescribed We hope Old Zacl
will prescribe that Locofoco prescription. hi
has mo friends to reward, no t,emies to punish,
but he has TO mete out equal and exact justc'
to all. And justice mus displace Locofocoism
without the least color of prescription.
$50 say ,1s. The best way TO prescribe pro
scription, is TO repair the injustice it has done
10 restore its equal right TO prescribed party
and equalize the distribution OF Government
patronage"
But some organs of Taylorism go ste
farther. "Potomac." al acknowledged mouth
piece Of Wing authority, takes the bodies
ground, as follows:
EVERY where, in every town in the Union
the friends OF Taylor and Fillmore voted nol on
" against Cass and Butler, hui asans, The off
Gals II the Loccloco party, whom they knew, II
their midst-oiFicials, here Postmaster, there
Cus,om-Louse office, !erc Marshal, there
Sub-Treasurer, here a Receiver, there Disbur
ser, and what nol-whu had been the life, sou
and stay OF the Locotoco parry, and kept il 10
ge.her, while they had al the time been lordin
il over the Wings, who we're DISTINGUISHED iror
holding Government offiss, although compeile
10 bear their lull share OF The Governments eX
penses.
at was aeains, these sl6ordinots cteials, an
their principles as mmeh as 10 elect Taylor an
Fillmore, that The Whissevery where went 10 tn
polls and voted in the las Presidential election
"They lriumphed. end now they make h
reasonable request that The Administration, whic
they have elevated to pcwer, alter hard slIne