Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1850-05-21
RICHMOND Il ENQUIRER.
MONDAY MORNING. MAY 90, 1850.
THE, SECRET HISTORY.

i THE SECRET HISTORY.
tine ol the remarkable events Of this brilliant ex
ressisey popular and influential party" administration
Is hc manner III which the pet organ The imported Republic
was Gaphinsed" bv the impcIots Regency The curtain
4 drawn back by both Whig Democratic aud neutral hsto
finS and dt colcs the ridiculous and discre-
dahle in which amy administration ever figured
obserycr. the able correspondent Philadelphia Led
ger, says:
Mr. Meredith gav" The President the choice between his
commission crd his ayolfc editor, Mr. Eal!tt Of The Re-
puoc and General Taylor consented sacrifice the editor
VII .li il present Assistant Seer ary .! the Treasury
WIl' Cit the 'RepubIir in u'ure-Eult Sargent be
bought oni and lia Ia be rewarded with the print
ing That Was tile programme this afternoon: il may how
eyer have been changed this evening, while writing
ms Is history, not sllndcr. There things
here In Washington than dream of in Phiadcphia
win all your Quaker philosophy.
"EAumnc ui the Pennsy vanian adds few more touches
oi The pencil Of truth follows
! This has been busy day, indeed, around he White
House, where negotiations Tor the retirement Of MIR Bu!lit
from the Republic have been GONG His dependence
has done for him; the cabinet having made his
the sin qua which would alone prevent them from
>ianty deserving the sinking ship lie sells according L"
the account which wings give and Clayton and Meredith
bay his share Of the concern under pledge from E at
The propclor- shall the prniia, Gut ii
which Blair and Ryrs realized s0060 years aaa Thus
they i'll make spec, which in the aggregate will ccua
Mr Cr4wi;rd GalPhin haul. \ lucky cabincr this is il
not Alr. Alcn Hell, the ornc: EDITOR q; illc ls.y c
I
= pay ne t:n =" sflw !or In ne" prophet ~ o vi. Bu
FITS Lal The Republic verify there must o I'll. aoli
investigating committee, ii all hr wonder
q! this is correct the work of will
hc hut hall DONE John Eel l. Ia be- The re" leader III The
senate. with Gentry the House. least until Cr;i"
lord shall have rercd-thni event being determined On
correspondent Of the y York Express leading W!ig
organ whose editor is member ot Congress- throws much
new and luri lht the If hc expulsion If Eu!ii
and Sargent W. ;-s attention his remarkable letter.
part, ula. tie passages nave Nac:ed The Republic
IS have been the organ o "a very large majority o
the members Congress from all parts ol the United States
while III o the cabinet who rule Gcncll laylorJ
i, scurfioue eesoil lccr-wer, who under the auspi
the Cabinet ana Oi Zach, charged "mcmho> Of Con
grcss With icing under tie influence Of Texas bonds subject
/, hcr bribery" Gisgtsrn. picre p:erent-
q! than npw these glorious fruits oi the no
party triumph Of Isis! Old Jack and the Wing press
'asel beautifully Of the improrrcy Of the Presidents in
iarcring with the opinions Of Congress. What revnson
oi lerng will the Wings themselves. when
They -cc the Cabinet and Gen Taylor through their organ,
arraignng members Of Congress bribery ;" This it
will bc remembered i high I1ir testimony an! will ring
throughout the land. The Vaccinations ot the Cabinst had
,.ir effect The editors Tho Republic forced Ia
retire and The Rcgeney have obtained stunning victory
OH X,tn and - large maoritg ol the members Of Con
cress from all parts oi thc United States" Here is the
extraordinary and dsmnins letter Of the Express:
WAsmxorox, MAY l., $50.
One oi your sponenS from th- city writes YOU see,
eycutS an ripc,na which must bring abuut dissolution
.. the cabinet" Il may b. and am inclined 10 think il
viii BE- in The o times hE, III" events that think
h. snraks of arc not rip.d 81. hy a rood deal The cab-
H.. scs to General Taylu and w! stick 10 him through
a hc xc. mpul that set cyi-i here There seems hc
no misunderstanding among them They haze the conf
Jenc ~ lhe chirt of th government lHs eai'orof III M
,l ,ror,ys lie f.1,a.s ami rie, rcrg igrgc maigr
IN Of he ,mb,rS C1H.rrcss hire an pdrs 1f tie
SG,s hf lev are a variance with In. cabinet The organ
III nff,, lpr n
.,ni, N.fth American and the New YORK Courier Mr.
,,,o and .Ir Meredith -p,al i,tn tina, writer 4 lo
M ;: w.. - j,l.r ,r III. ,I,ro;o. ,.,l<rS ~ r,0yre<,
:,h ir ,be Z; s,enc, ~ I,,r,S iou,I mir
49,, ,, h Lo ,~r;,,,n br, II L,,e b.,, ,yc,r,,,,,j
- - -, ~ .I, h XII h. ,,,s c,osesg ,r;,a lJr lIr
I'm ~ man can ,res,n,. 10 induce him 10 make such
r I'm, IN, lrf hn. nevertheless and not the less been
| ,,'nr..i,
Is hinr- now stand here (and il j. well 10 ncc
,r,,.. il j. necessary Tie trRoic Southern ig J.rfg j.
st 10 the rbia.f iac,diap k.utucy Tennessee amt >orf
Cirlina t,re drt H. Eifi and coaSerrI;rc ltbigs
ran h. iouaG in fts MON S0t one sotary Uhg tran h
>oL,n 10 III, lSg rlpic ii Ines. ftie,n S'lso 1T
iaioa ayprocs> he srs'ing state qf Hus in and aboH tie
Ill, Iop>e and So an sure their r0t.s W sios in The
Capi,I The Two Southern Secretaries Mcssrs Crawford
and Preston cannot carry one man with Them ii they
rv in wing unsettled thc whole slavery agi,aonnor that
M ,he admission of t,aiiorn, The President is thus
hrown far spoor, entirely mon The Southern States: and
in IN. Northern Satcs ar tho mapy and powcr adcrcnis
- Webster eod Clay who de-jr, IL SETH, and nj ~ once
,cs. dangerous differences between the North and the
Sonh
II i; s,iJ however tha, these nreat men do not express
I'M, seoneni ot tbc free Staic- but have set 10 learn
h in,Iec Or the hearts Of the tens o thousands who
thirty wears. have been accustomed 10 look up I" th'ii