Richmond daily times. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1853, 1853-04-12
FREEsOIL APPOINTMENTS.

The New York Express recalls public attention
the fact that in ls41 the nomination of Frank
Granger for Postma ster General was opposed for
hat he abolitionist, and that nearly the
whole Democracy, North and South. voted
against him. The nomination of Edward Eve
rett, as Minister to England was also bitterly
resisted under the same pretext. The country
cannot have forgotten the camor that was raised
by Southern Democrats when Gen. TAYLOR an.
pointed jacob Collamer to post in his Cabinet.
Indeed, whenever individual of real or
supposed free-soil procvities has been appointed
to office by Wing administration, the Southern
Democracy have been shocked and alarmed be-
You'd measure, and have raised their patriotic
voices IN indignant denunciation of such conduct.
In the last Presidential canvass they sought to
brighten the South from the support of General
Scott, by saying that if elected he would make
Mr.. Seward aud his e-soi followers the re-
cipients of federal patronage. No Democratic
paper or Democratic speaker would have dared
to tell the Southern people during that canvass,
that freesoiers would be rewarded with HIGH
places under the Government, in the event of
see that tie free-so Democrats are coming in
for their full share of presidential patronage
Thomas McClelland, as staunch an euemy oe
slavery as Frank Granger or nJacob Collamer. is
Con. Pierce's Secretary of the Interior John
A. Dix, as bitter an nbotionist as Vim. Fl.
Seward, has received an important appointment
under the administration. and there is every rea
son to believe would have been taken into the
Cabinet by the President but for the opposition
thereto in tine ranks of his own party. Mr..
Fowler. another Van Buren, and Buffalo platform
aoolltionist has been rewarded with the lucra-
tive office OF Postmaster at New York. How
many more individuals of the same stripe have
been rewarded by Gen. Pierce, we know not, but
the cases we have mentioned will suffice to show
that in the distribution of the spoils, he knows
no distinction between free soil Democrats and
other members of the party
1t Is no part of our present purpose to complain
OF this, Our sole object is call attention !. the
course which the Democratic press and poIiti-
clans of the South are now pursuing with refe
renee to these appointments. The same men
who denounced Gen. Harrison, Gen. Taylor and
Mr. Fillmore for bestowing office on free-soilers,
have not word to say in condemnation of G IN.
Pierce for doing the same thing. Most of the
Southern Democratic papers applaud the Presi-
dents conduct as eminenty wise, just, iudicious.
&c. Others are more sparing of their COM
mendation but none dare venture to declare
openly their disapproval of General Pierce's
abolition appointments. These consistent or
gans saw danger and disaster to tho South when
ever Wing administration appointed a free.
soler to office, and invariably raised a simulta-
neous cry ofwrath and warning But their Argus
eyes are now closed in sleep, and the thunders
of their indignation no longer reverberate among
the hills. A locofoco is now King, and such
King, according to their creed can do no wrong.
We are not of those who attach any importance
to the appointment of few free sellers to fede-
raj office. but what are to think of the cousis-
tency and sincerity of party which fiercey de-
nounced this practice under Wing administra-
tons and now justify it under Democratic DIV.
nasty Whatare the pledges and professions of
such men worth