Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1852-02-13
RICHMOND ENQUIRER.
wEDS asDAY MORNING. FEBRUARY II.

| WEDNESDAY MORNING. FEBRUARY IL
ALWAYS willing COR free and full discussion, we We pa"
to-day TO an emphatic communication from AN oa.'A~
, De,,.r , IN favor Of the reelection OF the prSs''
whis Secretary of State ana Librarian =" ~, ',
,ys n,hl;sh mn article from the Lynchen:s "eP'"'"'
aver of standing and influence, "e''"s' ANY,
iorciby urcinr the election OF Democrats - "'' '"l
Secretary # State and Second ana!'or We ite' eo"a
~ r. ,,.,,cv in the Legislature and in The STATE con-
~ w;,b m. rnch5urg Republican, as 20 the papIieiy o'
,; Democrats 70 those Offices In regard 10 The Scc:a
srv OF Sas especially il has always been regarded "a an
anomsly ,hat Democratic Governors should have, as their
confidential Secretary o! entirely opposite fo:!e"
principles, having sympathy with The Executive IN
power no interest in the OF his ADMINISTRATOR
In PENNSYLVANIA ana States, the Governor hnss p
points the Secretary OF STATE and OF course sssc's NO. to
ical opponent who has the power ana the o.a' -
rsss and nus he political cause end principles OF the ES-
aruiye-bur thorough going officer Of his own roi!uca
PRINCIPLES with whom he commune freely 'hy ana On
terms OF The mes, confidential Intimacy Y! all Tie o!Hees
j.; bs (,,n,,o ,ba, OF Secretary OF the Commonwealth IS
from its ve.y uaure,a political one More especially IS
;mnosn, ina, III. overnor should have Secretary OF his
~ ,o;,ic, ,i,h row thai the Executive Council has been
,eosed with and me Governor should De furnished IN The
SECRETARY OF State; able wise and sale counsellor
yersed in the affairs State OF the same political opinions
as his own win whom he mas commune as win ooner
10 every sense Un!s: the new Constitution ae ONCE mas
assumed an increased dignity and Importance and il neces
sarv should be made BY lswand il due 10 our
new and excellent Democratic governor. that his party
should afford hin. every proper means 10 carry out The
great objects OF his election and by the Of his ad
ministraon CITIZEN the Democracy o Virginia 1t
i, from wha, hear lha, provision will be made
bv law that in vacancy in the Executive char not
provided for by the Constitution the Secretary OF the Com
monweath shall be required Governor. Who can
properly argue Democratic Legislature should elect
whis who may have the Governor OF me state
We have RETAINED from abiding this suScc, because
from all Learn there is fixed determinations on Inc part
of our friends in the General Assembly, 10 select true and
able Democrats instead of Wings give TO the government
nev and popular direction The people, we are per-
suaGed desire Democratic appon,ees tho offices in the
Capitol held BY Wings and their representatives, will faith
fully reflect he, wishes. The Democratic party declined
al the of the Legislature mike the proposed
chang in view Of the then approaching Reform Convention
which, /, thought, would probably make those Offices
elective by the people; and In that event, 1t was thought
Wiser give the people the opportunity OF making he
own selections uatrammced By action OF the Legisla
,ure The Convention failing change The mode Of cleo
ion the Democracy look their agents to act as they
would, and they will not BE- disappointed:
! For the Enquirer.
! TO THE VIRGINIA LEGISLATURES
STATE Lp0AaIAN-The most Illuminating thing Of our
day the Office worship Of the politicians This disgust
Ing dolary growing daily stronger There seems TO be
general disposition among The class 10 create Offices and
then scramble for them; Just as gamesters increase the
stakes out OF which they attempt 10 cheat each other And
for offices n existence down 10 the least there are
usually numerous competitors Fitness whether Of char
acter talent qualification is not al all requisite Cooks
made COnsus and backguards become Ambassadors
be appointed only necessary that there should DC
some little reputation for services rendered be rendered
little adfoitness some little skill TO drive political
bargain and good knack hard and impounatc begging
These coupled wish particular
the things that get man into office
do no, say that it has been always am too young
10 knows but ii it BIZ old thing il is time II had passed
awsy-if thing, il Is time that some corrective was
passed 10 these days which boast Of REFORM
These reflections re though they be, cannot be too Of
brought notice. and the appointing power warned OF
the temptations abuse sacred public trust from party
considerations or from private motives or may be- rom
mere facility OF character and amabity OF temper Inc
immediate Of their present revival is rumor that
| Gen. w. H. Richardson, the Librarian OF the State is
sough, be removed make way Tor some politician OF
democratic principles AS democrat after The srctest Sect
protest against H. utterly repuch:e me docnc prac.
Used considerable by The wings in Virginia, and
also TO be pacsed by the democrats pre-
vail tina, the plumber Of office belongs TO the victorious par
~. deprecae H. in with all men OF all parties ~
Virginia, except campfolowers and msgulaed zcalois
repudate IT, 70 with nearly every democratic egs
atue-a .hink, but oncthat has met in Virginia for
twenty years But, this particular case rcpud!atc II On
another ground equally strength merits OF the present
officer. / an rot conten. 10 say, though it is
that General Rchordson during the war OF lolo was, at
The age Of screneen, the best Captain in Virginia, and did
of his useful and aboous and public spirited though
unobrusive HE simply refer 10 his merit as librarian
ask who fill his p4cc2 For twenty years or more
he has held the cce and in that time he has literally built
the library To DO this required The several qna''ica
above all thorough acquaintance with very complicated
thing the trade Of Europe and America by means oil
which alone seysra hundred dollars perhaps as much as
the amount 0: hs salary annually saved TO the State
Who that wants his Office mas single idea on TINS oanc
of the busness7 Though do not Know even Their names
yet dare answer not one! On the scorce OF economy
| alone then, he should be reelected
1t should be forgotten that in some cases the oihce
ia st ss necessary as the cce In This cuse particularly
is II SO for Us has truly said BY Democratic friend
who knows hin well! iii General richardson were 10 de
tomorrow, the grea, difficulty would be TO find proper
man 10 succeed him2n As without Col MuntoId, the
House Delegates could hardly be ogan!zed 80 without
Gen Rcardson the library could hardly o. kep together
The office needs him more than he me ONCE many WE
testify Of his necessity IL and The public servants VIII co
well consult them before they detemInc " MS removal
10 disregard the public interest ,,-,,,a1,,.r
From he Lync!burg Republican,
! The Two houses Of the General Assembly have very
promptly and patrolicaiy elected United States Senator
and Printer, and The additional task VIII dc'ofc upon
them in shor, time Of c.ccns basement story and other
ministerial officers of the commonwealth Had the election
these important officers been given 10 the people, as they
should have been, along WIN that ut Governor Lieut. gov
ernor and Attorney General the legislature would have beer
relieved of the responsibility OF ma King the selections ana
people enabled choose OF their own cince But
Convention Thought wise leave these ~hGfc
they have heretofore hcen with the TWO branches OF tue is-
gsatc and II IS for them 10 discharge that dat; as strictly
ln
For wears ami in fact during the whole cx.encc OF the
government which been superseded by the new or
der oil things every OF The basement oihccs besides INC
office of Attorney General and that of Secretary OF the
Commonwealth filled with members OF the wing par:
tv though il vas an admitted fact that Virginia was and
always had been democratic State few winters ago
the democrats OF legislature aroused By portion OF the
newspaper press of the Stale proper sense Of the MUS
ce Of this exclusive things determined TO do their
party some Justice and turned Heath and LAWSON
For this the Democracy oundy ocrafed BY the
friends of those gentlemen and The most terrible clTlbuiion
thar n.
ted Heath and Lawson could discharge the duties OF their
respective Offices and that refuse reelec them would
everything 10 fall into The most nextlcaoe confusion
These things however were all disregared by the demo
Gratis and the result has been that everything III those
branches government well or better Than
they did heretofore and that the change ITSELF 80 far from
bringing d.crcd upon the warmly sanction
ed by the people The murdered Heath fell SO dead TO the
ground that he failed under the cry OF persecution TO
pet tho nomination of his own party and friends for
f in the Legislature from The city of Richmond!
Attorney General Baxter and A!Julan General Richard