Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1850-05-03

dis,,non ara treason Is raised III this be treason MAKE
The most at IT,"
lnc Southern 'oopc lose the Union which they have
done so much to establish ana pcrrcuse hey wou! not
see any "i the stricken from our sprpus consi,!
aiion o States We would not see any Of them shoot
matiy from their spherosn Ne Massachusetts.
with all her political sns and lh.l i leion)
VIA ;I Gt the glorious Revolutionary "reminiscences which
clistf a!o4nd her namshcr Lexington, Cone )rd and
ihKer lil while the people Of the South love the Union
:ey love aer own sunny South and old Virginia TOD
Not that they lu.c the Union less, bul Nirgina more"
repeal ha il this tnioa is dissolved Ii Tho iaFicd
!" hand is raised against it, il VIII tc tue wo. tc
torlI and not Of the oogh the land Of W shin and
iienry will !eyct be the such caialn;y. viii
oc caused b. lie cncIoacnonl, Of the North pon tn
constitutional rights and institutions vi The 3o.th May
i'eavcn avert suvi. ca'myi The sentiment ot disia-
uishnd statesman anc constitutional lawyer occurs
me- and Is ih Liberty and Union, ant ioaver
| aud .nJenarablc' kAnpAtii.:,uCk.
TIE p-.MoCRATlC POSTMASTER or LYNCH
BURG GONE ?l THE 20 aD.
Robert Cav ;:!on, ESQ., the faithful ant ,opulF osrlls-
Ter al this place as shared ns fatc Of r:-GG, the De
nocfa: Postmaster a. Petersburg. lie his s"ao by The
board and IS 10 be succeeded ny Wm vi. B!acnor ESD,
lltc cd..or oi the Lyncr5urg Vi:aihar.
The removal of Mr. On" th"n is Of the
ous and oartcs acts If OF the ten thousand of
which THIS administration las been ga:y. The relation
w!il we hold towards N-r G. wonl. nc.nc silence
this occasion but the duty which 70 tie Demo-
cr:c af. VIII not pSit Ms 10 pass By iis act o r"
siipon Lnfebuked but cUnpes the ,n;ulnl-h
cd aets in the casc from Ac the pabc may draw 4! ir
own conclusions.
On Ii prcqen. admins .atuns coming IN: power. scn@
of .Ir. Cawthons Wing i.t.lis got - Y,Iv
large memorial the President ciiaci:i1 great
:" ic aient and woll III the own, asking that W.. e.
should net he rooyed rom Office he dties oi which he
nd dlschac - tic entire satisfaction al ever, citizen
perhaps two three who could not BE- ielscf except
5yr l!h'r Ti.s memorial wEich sisnc! by a. las,
r,--.-hHt o tlc Wings o the uwn. vas lacked = nuie
letters the different hee1s y TIE Departments Al
i Lsagon from lciG.n an! influential Wing citizens,
AL BY edJria iioa boM rte Htg paptrS u h.S li.cs,
ur-ng he strongest language tie retention of Mr.. e.
rpS IN The
people OF Inc town i'll Tie meantime, resting satisfied :iat
ihri. almost ananruus wishes ~oal be respected by Pre-
~,Lcnt who declared before ms election that he had no
friends reward and tia; his object would be 10 bo%
in everything Ia the w Of the people," Wishing hc mat
d. cy settled EoweycI and the apprgcnsos 81 the
e,nunity put entirely respecting tie mac-
II Mr. C.s influential Wing friends visited Washing
ton, and sought Of Mr.. Coaucr definite response To
tie declared wishes Of the Wings of the town. The
Post Master Generals answer was that he desired To res
pcct the wishes Of the people upon the SUBJECT and that
the Ggs memorial OF Mr. Cawhon's die not ask !or his
appointment, but ony that hc should be remored il
would lie best e.. him get ~ sccoEd memorial asking
renewal Of his commssionthe clear inference from
whci a n the event oi his procuring sucha second
memorial the wishes Of The people would BE- respected This
~ -. Le least Of il, most contemplate quibbic, ,w:o-
iy unworthy the csniiy Of The most contemplate adnnis
raion Mr. Collunrg knew full WELL that to irs mcmo.i
Il for the retention Of Mr. Cawhon in office dn:ing the
administrations
The memorial itself cxnressed noing the contrary,
ard e rcncatcuiy inormc Dy the hlst Wigs both per-
pnay and letter. l'at such the dcsca oi the meno
lIIl
tun Ii, iad doubtless haa some irlimaton, perhaps
om those sorght Mr.. C.'s shoes that The first
o mad been gotten IN Immediately after The election
ai Gencia Taylor and while Lis pledges and professions
81 :u pa..yisn fresh their recollection. and had
controlling influence upon ihcr acon and hc was as
sulcd doubt that il SecOad realoria vas required,
H. C. wonld fail 10 get I! from which Il change in public
sentiment nd wish the part of the people 10 get ri OF
r wo;, in'srred This was dnu5tcs: the secret of
lr Collmcrs rcsorting TIE qulbble which he did
Iu H. ls!ncn 1l- CawtHn Wing friends forthwith
up another memorial asking the renewal of ais coai-
mission arr l.J.cssng their ::ns.asen cunidcucc III his
qualification headed by The Jhi Eiecfor Of lis
Distri, ami numerously signed erc"sircg ~
Uss tl.n the first, Mr.. Blackboard the of Mr.
Cl,eihoa beirg in good faith he .ist. Mr. g heat
iS &hi1 competitor three ar four To o:": while oi course
r Democratic prr. unanimously for him. ihts d'i
VI e. ia his favor .t Is Ssret-cSits ot the people
lynch5tg of both parties and And even the memo
ii gotten NJ in opposition him. v.y in tc aherd
tire that the department should be determined 10 remove him.
such are Of the prime facts in the case and We submit
il to the people whether the removal oi Mr. Cawihon,
;t"y 'c circumstances, is not The Eost outrageous IN
of prescription upon record and the greatest insult
+, ser offered 10 any community Of people.
II is nncniablc that the appointment OF MI Eackiord Is
purely the rerari of partisan SerfctS.
In coninnn with the people OF lynch5nrg wc oi course
nrti jerSoIaLg the removal of Mr. Cawthnn but Viewing
il in jarii:u light pleased III it, The alnnlsir?
lion conld not have done the democratic party and cause
service and only regret that they kept back e
fact until after the election which has Just transplrcd We
advise The present administration make the most OF their
"it.lc brief authority, for The i.me IS fast coming when no.
,. ,unbus federalism will be swept with The violence y!
Il tnrna, from place and poHerwcn the councils ot tilt
country will no longer be disgraccd hy oi who
have no rcspec: for hcr solemn pledges an tie Ut
,r"si concfn!; Tor Inc wi of the people.