Daily Richmond times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1849-1850, 1850-09-17
ParLN FEELING Refining.
missions.

The Enquirer after rejoicing over the success
of the Fugitive Slave Bill, and expressing conf
dent hopes of the harmonious progress of the
Union, makes the following appeal for the re-or-
ganizaton of the Democratic party, Selling the
opportunity to hurl an ungenerous shaft at Mr.
Stuart, the new Secretary of the Interior.
ave have in deed full blooded Federal Admins
tratou Let us watch in its Be viglant, and
take care to scrutinize its every act With difficulty
has Mr.. Fillmore been able even 10 get a Cabinet AT
last he has been constrained to look out Tor Secretary
10 obtain defeated candidate OF our State Conven-
ton-one whose opinions on the subject OF government
were so odous that in OF the strongest wing
Districts in the State, he beaten more than two to
one He who comes 10 be Secretary OF the Interior,
stands in advance, condemned at home. LOOK, then,
to the future Permit pary differences to DIVIDE or
separate, for hour Democrat rom anoiher
The power and influence OF the party nave each Deeh
already felt in the North and in the South in sustaining
the integrity of the Union and the rights OF all It's parts
When time shall allow. we will pursue these refiec-
tons
We have no sort of objection to our Democra-
tic friends coalescing more, if those OF them
who think the South degraded by the recent mea-
sures of Congress-, can be brought to succumb
to the majority who 90 for acquescence; but II
maniests an extraordinary degree of party feeling
to turn so sharply, as the Enquirer does, upon the
Administration, after its whole influence has
been given to the policy, the success of which that
paper has long been most anXlously awaiting
The alluson to Mr.. Stuarts defeat candidate
for the State Convention is singuarly unjust and
acrimonious. 1t is notorious that he failed OF cleo
ton simply because his views of the different ques'
tons of State Reform were more conservative
than those of the people OF his district. And we
venture to say there is not Wing in Augusta
Rockbridge or Highland, the three counties that
compose that district, who is not gra;itied that Mr.
Stuart has been invited into Mr.. Filmore's Cabi-
net. More than this, we happen to have at hand
q conclusive Democratic ansacer to the Enauirer's
assumption that the Convention election has
proved Mr. Stuart to be odious to his district
The last Lexington Valley Star, strenuous De-
mucratc paper, an ardent advocate of State re-
form, and Jealous opponent of Mr. Stuart as a
candidate for the Convention, has the following
paragraph
sour readers are aware Of the resignation OF Mr.. Nc
KEENAN, as Secretary of the Interior We learn from
paragraph in late Richmond Enquirer, that the Of
fee will most probably be rendered 10 alexander H.
H. Stuart or Geo. w. Summers, of this State-eiher
OF whom would make an able snd ettlclent ofhcer-
They are both gentlemen OF distinguished abilities,
possessing THE ENTIRE confidence u tie Hhtg party,
and could be relied upon for faithtul and prompt
discharge Of the duties of the place, SO far as zoe
hare preference, IT IS DECIDEDLY FOR THE FIRST
NAMED AND WE HoPE MAY RECEIVE TsE kppotNr-
NEWT, FoR PREFER TO ANY OTHER w HlG THAT
is LIKELY TO RECEIVE IT FROM THE PRESIDENT
This is Democratic testimony from Mr.. Stuart's
district, and it must satisfy the public, that al
though Mr.. Fillmore may have failed to please the
Enquirer in the appointment, he has done what
is very acceptable to both Wings and Democrats.
where Mr. Stuart is best known.