Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1853-05-03

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Thousands Of persons, of both sexes have heard with
srai!icaon Of the appointment Of Nathaniel Hawthorne
as consul TO Liverpool the lucrative Office is said
in the gift OF The govcrnment because l Hawthorne is
attached TO this that political partyor many Of these
scarcely Know in what consists the distinctions between
democrat and Whg- but because he is delightful writer,
whose books and tales have been 10 Them source Of enjoy
mGn' In their leisure hours.
r'esIsnt Van Buren, set most excellent example, and
wheh We regret has not been closely followed by
S ccessoIs, IN appointing Office OF letters who
.e eihosnmens attached thereto woeld be welcome
aio 10 them would devote portion of their time 70 collect
s ue information as would add materially 20 the stock Of
naive literature and afford delight and instruction
ter countrymen at home. We could recall several nsan
ces appointments OF This made by Mr. Van Buren,
o y ase uouo'iess fresh in The minds of most readers.
hnas oeeh frequently charged by their opponents that
the Democratic party is composed of the ignorant and the
deohscn and That education and intelligence are the only
requisites necessary make its membcts see The error o
ther way Yet is ac, which cannn be gainsaid thai
The chci stars IN tie American literary frmanen have b. en-
noted ur their hfm adhrencewc might anos, say enlhu
stsc dtvaton-to The principles Of The Democratic party
The first OF poets the first historians and The first of no.
'eIss nIc or were in their ile!imc Democrats; and il
"ra'o be snte 10 say that very majority OF those
Whose WORKS have reflected The highest honur upon Ame
can literature are atlccd 10 the Democratic party. This
act OF itself Is sufficient refulaun of The calumny that
ignorance and Democracy 60 hand in hard
II s indeed the universal xpeence of the world THAI ht
great nights o leraure-ihcse most eminent for the bril-
lancy al their ocn!sha:c been To the most be-
raj parry in politics. Men Of genius and high intellectual
enduwfreniS usually possess warm ind generous hearts
"hpsc syn'ai.s are all on the side OF freedom Of thought
aud acon The most distinguished writer's Of continental
Europe are now in prison in exile account of their
written thoughts being in lille unison with de poIism
~ s NE tastes Tie safety OF the rulers The drn,ncal
lc party IN the United STAG orng the more liberal find
the literary class generally attached to il.
Bat WHAT SAT down tu suy was 10 express the hope
nat ia future Presidents would pay respect
ceis ul literary than has heretofore done. The
Secretary who writes clever drsput thought
lie highest honurs. Why should the man who has spent
years producing buok which adds the fame OF our
common country, and assists n making her independent OF
foreign authors br considered less worthy We do say
tina; every wretch who nsprcs authorship should be
made Secretary OF Stae-far from IL; bu, writer
U evident and unmStakable talent has by his works
dcred service country We think the government
could d. better than give him which would
10 render his talents araIbe Many Of the val
uahe works in eia have been produced by who
obtained their materials while in the service Of
nen and wo but for that fact would have been unable
giiicr the Information thus given To The public We
reading people, ihsiing after knowledge, and think
snou rather than discourage this
tional propersity.-I Neu Albany Ledger