Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1850-01-08

and interest Of the party would mperonsy require NJ III,
should control
From tie Fredericksburg Recorderl
me lamentations of the Wing papers at the prospect OF
.he Legislature making clean sweep of the Wing office
holders at the Capitol truly pitiablc We have no fond
ness ior prescription but dmi, that upon the score OF
iscc Inc Legislature would be warranted in leaving moi
the vcstgc OF Whig oicc-holdcr in Virginia The Whn
parry IN isilyng the ruthless prescription of Democrats
practsed by General Taylor in violation of solemn PLEDGES
nave forfeited al claim To Democratic clemcncy and should
pear te workings oi their rule with becoming silence
should die deceny with manly forc; should hush their
howinss ana be still They have enjoyed the Offices in this
Deocac State as an act Of grace long enough The pco-
pc no." demand the Withholding o favor from them and re-
gnFc them 10 b. speedily visited with rcrbuiyc Justice
were we 10 consult our feelings mercy might prcpon-
drhe over justice in this case but still we can't be- blind o
what justice demands TO what sc-rcspcc requires The
Legislature o Virginia must know, that therc point be-
| yond which iorbcarancc ceases Ia be virtue"
Until General Taylor pushed the work of proscripon To
INC extent he now has and that with the sanction his
party we were inclined to ccmcncy but shall mercy still
required OF us Shall the Democratic party be expected
treat WIN consideration those who have aided in the pcrsc
cuiI"n o their leading because of their political faith
or 10 reward those who have wrongcd them exceeding
~ Times seven and without asking their forgiveness?
In vain do the Whg papers OF the State threaten with
The consequences which they predict will follow the proscrp-
tlon OF their friends in office The Democratic members nf
the Legislature perhaps know what The Democratic party
demand rather better than the Whg organs S,pposc thev
Know that the removal of Whig oiccodcs is expected Of
mem as part oi their representative duv and that duty
tncy nave The nerve 10 discharge though Wggcry should
threaten fret lament and mourn from until loos day
political friends 10 teach the Whg party lesson that they
shall not forget aud do permit oirsc 10 doubt
that they VII do it, Rotation in office is the Republ-
can principle Whg friends tell us; ct us make them
examples illustrating their own maxim.
From The Lexington Valley Starl
The Ne cr icl the halter draw.
- With good opinion Of the law"
Nncn ten Taylor came into power the 5th day Of
March last IL soenny ordained by him. and his Cab
net that there should bc general sweep OF all Democratic
oicehodcrs From that time 10 this removal of Democrats
N niuIN .,l,
the order OF the day According the last accounts they
had removed something like 1000 and was boldly ayowed
that removals would continue Ia be made until not Demo-
cra would be !cii III oiccand the signs of the times fully
Justify the conclusion that this threat of determination will
oc carried out Already in this State have Nelson Christian
Thompson, BAKER Graaln tour own Postmasierl and ma
ny others whose names might be mentioned, been hurled
rom Office, for other cuson than simply because they
were Democrats who had the independence
Cass.
This system Of removal has been justified and out by
the Wing party with rare cxccptionsI and the whole Whg
press Of The State from TN Rctmoad Wig" dorn-(or
pehas We should saynpl have openly approved it, and
defended The administration oracticng upon the principle
TO the riciorS Jeioag The pos They believed that Demo
iratS had no business in office, under dg administration
that II hey would not rein, they should be remorM The
Wings chuckd tie doctrine and practice with great
4lee. II was fine fan Ia ihcm-whilc it death To US
81 things went until memorable Thursday in the
month Of April last on which day majority oi some Is
Democrats returned 10 the present legislature of this
State The Wings on receiving This startling and alarming
news, looked somewhat mcllnchoyand hcrci-
ter their papers began to dcprccae roscrptioa for opn
ION sake" Sundy old grey headed Wings in the basement
Of the Capitol who had fed for years the Democratic
Crib and had grown fat, and sleek through Democratic
clemcncy and inagnanmy, aud who had rendered good
service in the Wg ranks many occasions, grew sudden
~ uneasy They feared and The Whi1 papers feared that
the Democrats who had become prescribed class under
Wing rule, would retdia by dismssing them upon tie
principle that HhgS had business in g1ict, under Got
F7oytFs democratic administration.
The Legislature nj last and the democratic majority
lnariing under The injustice which had been visited upon
their political friends by the Wing administration At Wash
nion for months past determined 10 stand by their friends
Hence in the organization oi the House they filled all the
offices with Democrats, and have doubt that they will
follow the example set by Gen Taylor and hs Cabinet. in
eiocng Of their politics, 10 fill all the places
held by Wings. In dol: this The Wigs will have right
Ia complain They will only be receiving the measure
which they have mctcd 10 US
\ few years ago a Whig majority in the Legislature with
apology excuse eeced the accomplished .on Ruth
eroord from the council and gave his place n. T.
Uaa renowned Whig knight al 'Ihe fqier kifer and
with that mugnanimty which has influenced Demo
Gratis, Daniel has been permitted 10 remain in olc
since. In this Democratic State, Htak, Brora Rctdrd0
and Others rabd Wings have been permitted 10 remain in
office year after year. Under existing circumstances the
Democrats in the Legislature longer permit this
state Of things without the sosscst injustice their po-
cal friends and IN utter abandonment OF all selrespec
Our friends almost daily hurled from office, i'll order that
Wings may be provided FOR by the powers at Washington
and shall We here in Virginia. where wc have the power 70
resent this outrage quietly and amcy submit. Nonever!
The Democrats have begun right and they Will continue as
they have commenced. Let the Wings drink the drces
the bitter cup which Tor eight months they have commended
TO our lips, under the gusc uf No. .Pdrty$m.