Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1853-09-07
Ola Virginia upon the TapIs Again.

We solemnly protest against the way Washington
writers and telegraph reporters, have oil tan
,,l;zinc our Democratic friends Of this State abou
GOOD things in store for them at Washington, bu
which they never get They seem to take especia
delight in quizzing the Virginia Democracy, or l.
take for granted that to that effect will lie s.
thankfully received that they are rather fast in the
,agerness to impart it. Do they suppose Virgin
Democrats think of nothing else but getting Office
from the Federal Government, or do they think tina
such thing happens seldom of late days, that l.
is really an extraordinary piece of neos to announ'
the prospect Of it coming to passr Wehave suspect
ed ,bese gentlemen letterwrters and despatch repor
ers about Washington for some time past OF havin.
an ;dea that the Virginia Democracy expected . pei
FAC, harvest of fat offices from the Br adei's Al
r,;,s,ra,ion and that they have been amusin,
themselves at the expense of Virginia Democrat
over the short allowance they have been sent adrii
on Though it is a i.ater that does not concern w..
ot We can hardly suppress our indignation at seens
the repeated hoaxes of that character winch are per
Dc,rated. II is too bad. From the time the Press
dental contest was decided, it has been carried on
First. Virginia was 4 have Cabinet appointment.
but she did not get it. Next, she was to come IN mrs
ON the list for the first class foreign missions, ou
She was disappointed in that. And lastly, when II
was about to come TO the last chance, and nothing
more was left but the petty appointments with LITTLE
honor and poor pay, Virginia was to be most oount'.
fully provided for but such they are, there has
been considerable scarcity among the eSpectants II
this State We thought that when the grand distrI-
button of the public plumber had once been made
rho Virginia Democracy would be relieved from tn,
state of painful anxiety in which they were kept
become reconciled TO the worst when they found oul
they were to get nothing, aid that Washington new
reporters would stop tormenting them by eXcltInt
fond expectations that were never TO be realized
But not So Whenever per chance II turns up that
some Office is not yet filled, watch was supposed to
be and there is still prospect to let one in,
mors are set ahoat that the app 'nment will Pehq
be conferred upon this that Virginia Democrat; as
though it was the general opinion that the Vii gina
Democracy hadn't got their share already, and cteo
more At this late day when every body thought ii
French mission was disposed of and knew 1t ought "a
b., an old rumor is raked up again that HEINZ y.
WISE. of Virginia, is to get the place Now, had
enough Of that before the Brgader made it know
that he had given a secret pledge to give this choc
mission to his friend Dix of New York, and 1t is tim,
to stop it. Just about the time our Democratic
friends here becoming reconciled to the banisi-
lnent from the public treasury the Brgadcr has IN
hicted upon them, and are striving hard to make
virtue of necessity fresh rumorS are put in Gil culaoI
TO induce them to 6~leye that there are some hope
yet while the truth is tht there are none whatever
and they have again. to 90 through i5e agony OF d,
appointment 1t is outrageous, and we hope We sEal
hear more of it. is bai enough for our Poticn
opponents in this State To have to bear their Gsap
pointments without being evcrlaStingly tanaiized ii
this way with the promise Of good time coming
but which never comes If they hoaxed much
longer in this manner and such remote contingent!
should happen as the appointment of of them Il
any important post we fear they will hardly be adj,
10 believe that it is indeed a reality.