Daily American telegraph., 1852-06-08
The NewIy-Elected Mayor OF Washing-


JOHN w. MAURY, esd, was yesterday elected
Mayor of Washington by very emphatic ma
jority Of the voters of the city. Ii has not been
the custom of the press of this city to interfere
in the municipal elections, and we have not con-
sidered it to be our duty to violate the existing
| usage.
Mr.. Maury has been elected by the votes of
nearly thousand Wings. We will not quarrel
with these Wings, nor so far elevate our judg-
ment as to condemn their course. They acted
with light and knowledge, and it may be with
single eye to the welfare of this great and beau
tiful metropolis, Yet we cannot but regret their
action-that at this particular moment of time
especially they did not either re-elect the incum
bent of the Mayoralty, or select from our fellow
citizens of the Wing party one who would suit
them better.
We will here take occasion to say that in our
opinion better or more competent man than
Mr.. Maury could probably not be selected in our
entire community; but, taking things as they
are, the Wings owed themselves duty, and,
without injustice to the city, they might have
faithfully performed it. The times, however,
| appear to be out OF JOINT
! Within a few weeks past, on the eve of q Presi-
Dental election, Mr.. Webster has appointed
Democratic chief clerk of the State Department;
Mr.. Stuart, who openly avowed in his speech at
Richmond that in making his appointments he
knew difference betsceen Democrats and Wigs,
has appointed Democratic chief clerk of the De-
partment Of the Interior; and Mr. Hall, the bosom
r,,o -
cratic Assistant Postmaster General-all, of
course with the sanction of the President And
portion Of the Wings of this city have not dis
dained the example. If Wing administration
knows no difference between Wings and Demo
Gratis, they, of course, have right to disregard
| such distinction.
Such is, perhaps the cause, and such the eff
feet. We do not and cannot approve of it. But
the deed is done; and far be it from us to utter
disrespectful word of those by whom it has been
done. We speak in sorrow, not in anger The
right is ours to express our dissent, and we do
so with every concession of an equal right to
those of whom we speak.
A national election is now before us, and one
of the most deplorable incidents prospectively
connected with it is this same tendency of the
Wing party. The peculiar friends of the present
administration desire to see either Mr.. Fillmore
or Mr.. Webster chosen as the nominee of the
Wing party, in preference to General Scott.
May we not ask whether either of those gentle
men would ever have held his present appoint
ment, had he not been regarded as Wing and
whether Mr.. Stuart can be so blind to his own
want of merit as to suppose that he in particular
would ever have been even the fourth choice as
Secretary of the Department of the Interior, had
he not been mistaken for Wing?
The Wings of the country have fought nobly,
from 1924 to the present moment, with scarcely
hope of success for at least sixteen years of the
time. They have contended for principles, re-
CARELESS of men, and without the prospect of be-
ing rewarded for their efforts; but they never
could have an tcipated that, in the event of sue
cess, their brethren, who had become poor in the
service, would be left to starve, while Democrats,
certainly not their superiors in intelligence OF
integrity, would be selected for Office.
We never favored the doctrine of prescription;
but We do earnestly contend for good faith among
friends; and if in the propagation of our opinions
in this regard, we at any time give offence to
portion Of our friends, it is our misfortune-a
misfortune we had rather bear than for mo-
ment feel consciousness Of ingratitude toward
those with whom we have throughout lifetime
toiled increasingly for the accomplishment of an
almost hopeless purpose.
A BeneGcent Movement.