Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1850-05-21
RICHMOND ENQUIRER.
.aTURDaY MORNING. NAY 1s. 1850.

SATURDAY MORNING.. MAY lS. iSoos
Icssrs EuIitt and Sargent have been dismissed from
b Repubc because they had the independence To reflect
M sentiments the Wing party in regard TO the weak and
inefficient Cabinet and probably because OF their OPPOSE
inv; IN the presidents policy on the slavery question:
h lane EDITORS of tho Republic desired 10 save old ZACH If
,ossible rom the Notifying and damnng influence OF SO
poItjcay bankrupt set OF advisers oul Inc weak OLD man
was nose of in the hands OF The crafty Regency ana
VA, induced to otter mp his pet EDITOR imported rom We"
o a. victim to their deep laid schemes Of personal ag-
,pdzement and ambition The "Repubic' must be DIS
solved 10 save aphn Cabinet and wreaK the vengeance
If CLAYTON Preston IL Co. II was not asuiicient triumph
Inns ~ turn adrift two troublesome edors the sacri-
fee mast be complete and they must be huhted 10 the aust o!
-. ..ia, If The Regency We have notable instance
hfre rs The Philadelphia North American Is Mr. Gay
nam, oraan and opens ercey upon the expelled editors
If the Misunderstanding in their dismissal depFeea'h
md services and declaring that any change
~ ,v bcn for the better Our correspondent informs
m ,b,, AIR Hall the new Editor, was the actual editor oi
h Rcnubc while holding the office OF Assistant Secretary
, rho Trcosury-how will he relish the application oil the
~ n,ycak" and tiippant' to his editorial course! The
North American after expressing itse well assured tat
oul make no announcement which wouia be more u'ftF-
% accepttbe 10 Wing readers, or me rh'te "hiS par
~ h,n This transfer of the Republic proceeds in the follow
in. direct and scarhng strain
rbe change though may prove somewhat Of thunder
ho Ia our friends the opposite party VINO nave oi te,
discovered much admire and ID quote IN tc epuo',
can surprise who have been familiar WIN Inc course ."
that paper or the last fortnight. wing paper established
he those deemed the Devoted personal friends oil the esi-
rr and established the public Supposed Tor the purpose
of giving his administration tint peculiarly ierven Aina 81
especially 10 b: expects: from the he " pr
v, fri shl haled SUCH with uncommon favor by NE
WLip co,rnunity and cheeriuly admitted by The genera!
prcs o the party honors ana position usually accorded
Dny 10 uncommon merit talent Of o long party service
mn Journal ever commenced lis existence under happier
,,s,crs orater the first flush oil expectation had been
succeeded by disapponlmen-lor some dlsdppoln-
rent ensucdwas still received with more Kindness anu IN
durence The King is Of stTengthand the
Presidents favor IS letter u ecoienuaon oi heiiy
nr the Rcpblc performed its duties Wing feeby
though faithfully; always WISE not always vigorous oc
casonally imprudent sometimes fppaat and rfng with
disposition airs OF spirit and superiority neither very
bic very advantageous but suspected OF any
want oil fidelity The party il espoused 10 the admins
alion il protested defend Ii is only within icw days
back that lis readers have noticed, with equal aniaHemen
and pain change Of tone and tactics and the paper
established sustain General Iay or has for the first time
struck sensation the public mind by coming out sudden
" open assault against his administration Ii Is true IL
prolessed faithful 10 General Taylor II pro-
cssed the last friendship tor him. which showed by d.
recnc its artillery against his cabinet II case I'll
that kind OF friendship whose merit consists in being dtyo
ted in despite Of the object The Republic determined
ha; the President should change his cabinet whether hr
would So down viii, the cabinet, its cry
although the President himself might have been DESTROYED
with it, The world does not often hear ol such signa-or
such eccentric proofs the devotion ot friendship.
I'VE have quoted ana We do not mean 10 quote, me
articles in the Republic 10 which we aIude The locooco
paneys have given them sufficient currency We read them
with as much dispeasdrc and establishment others. We
DO not know and unable suspect, any cause Tor
them. In Judging the acs oi men which we cannot com
prehcnd prefer attribute good motives, and 10 MAN
faith in The efficacy 81 perverseness and diosynca
~ We never doubted what would be the result Of the
pursued By the Republics and We smiled AZ the weak
ness who anced that General Taylor could be driven
by n
that he would pardon the presnmptioncven ut proiessed
friends which struck hen under the grauitos preience
Of defending him. The lnsnnaon Of weakness was wrong
as great as the outrage OF hostility
From the first of this escapade, We have conii'
IDENTIFY expected {! angc in the editorial management 81 te
Republic; and We have expected WIN greater eahi
from the conviction that change coGd well be made rt
.roM not he FIR the better The distinguished character
which Mr. Hall carries with him. best warrant Tor
ticutina that in his hands the Republic will BE- what the
party wishes and originally hoped would bca bold man
T. nervous and we'll balanced Journal able exponent oi
hn principles and fearless advocate and faithful dee
= Of General Faylors administration.
THE DEMOCRACY OF NEW YORK CITY
Had grand celebration Tuesday, Of the anniversary
Of the Society Of Tammany. Many good and brilliant
things were said on tie occasion Van Bnren and ee-soil
were the subjects frequcn, r!cue and dcnnucalion-
Mr. McKcon leading member OF the Bar and Common
wcalths Attorney, said
the subject Of slavery our doctrine is n0n-lnerveniicn
Lei South decide that question IN opposition 10 inns
Of the democracy 20 with the wings on tins point On ms
they saud and here also the democracy stands against
them We say the States themselves have the riga, 10 de-
eide their posi1 the rcnegadrs Congress ought IL
interfere The MON mitch Senator cote a. 10 any
man in the Cniun loud cheers, clappns Nc; tbs com
many rose II chcered1 II would be shameful 10 exclude
the South from her rights. This matter must be compro
missed or the Union will be destroyed The resolutions
ms scd lw weeks ago in the Twelfth ward the same
IN principle the compromise before the Senate Il
what the threatened fate Of that compromise! The Wild
est fanatics oppose il: and sorry To say, some Of our
Southern friends Ought we not To call upon them 10 yield
-oi thing The sake OF the Union II they will wc can
secure them their rights, and that il, intervention from
the North There i plan 10 make union OF the demo-
craey in this Stale am -. opposed to IT, Tne h. TAX
such side The first and only duty Of the democrats i II
stand by the who stood by them-D. ). Dickinson
and this plan is concocted topu him out of tie Senate
The following the only principles we will recognise
in any candidate Hostility to high tariff; specie
currency the only currency fiji for the American people; and
uncompromising hostility the WImot proyiso Ii any
one will unite with these principles let them unite
with hut if not, the democracy will exclude them Cost
what wl stand by our principles and. above ALL we
stand by the Union The preservation Of the Union il what
we seek; u = dear to every true American hSe VINO :"
against this principle cannot have orr support Mr.
Mex concluded br offering the following toasThe con-
>,ituon Of the United States Sufficiently strong 10 bind
together The States, when carried ont in the spirit in which
il formed"
Nike Walsh paid glowing tribute to Mr. Calhoun, "thc
ranlcsi most pure ard unsuicd statesman OF the 10Th
century" He gave:
The democratic party IL ms been NATIONAL one; may
il always continue he So" (Checrs.)
By JosErH CoRSELL.-"The Wilmot Psosiso. 4 hand
rcnadc thrown into the camp Of Democracy by modern
Arnolds Nav they share the fate OF their usos prede
cossor" (i}erisive shou,s.)
By Doctor VAcHE.-"Our own Senator Dickinson'-1hc
Abdcl democracy in the highest councils Of the nation
faithful among the ialthlcss
By En-. srEAnAS-"Martin Van buren, The democracy
him nothing for cancels all debts due tors.
fGca chccring)
BE- WI. DENMAs-"The democratic party OF the Union.
One in aii one in family and one in power, in lS52-
Il Loud chccrs.)
By Mr. nIiLoy.Seward and Van Buren, the twin broth.
ers Of whiceory and abolition The democratic party will
achieve the victory in 1852 the combination OF both
Shouts and oNcllmltons Of at will)
Mr. Dallas writes:
Il conceive higher pursF aim OF American pnb.
lie action than giving harmony trmacss and perlctnity 10
the Union and know OF but certain aad iualblc rule
by which that aim can be achevcd-a strict, stlaignor-
ward and unconpromisng conformity with the Consl-
ton Every, the slightest deviation from the track
marked out by that chart, opens upon uncertain,
sell forbidden sea-amid the gloom and shoals, and
storms Of which wreck is almost unavoidable The Consti
tuition is the rampant OF the Union when that is lorci5y
sealed artfuly undermined ,notlr deserted for
ether cxpcdcn the Union il in Jeopardy To stand I'M
inchinglv ~ the Coustution-in lis pncp Piles and pro-
visions of federave equality edcatiye jurisdiction and
cerave restricons the lesson ncucated by its authors
who in that way only hoped 10 give 10 the Union dura