Lynchburg daily Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1852-1861, 1853-04-21
Executive Appointments.

Ithe name of Seward. II was well establshe'
that no relations Of personal or political init
macy suhsisicd between himself and Gen
Scott, and that no government appointment
wduld be sought or accepted by him, but the
stimulated fear that he would exercise som,
improper influence over the administration
kept the whole Southern Democracy in terror
and exerted no slight influence in securing th,
5defeat ofthe wing candidate, 1t might uatu.
rally have been supposed that party thus SEN
5s,ive TO The rights of the South so tenacious
of the purity of the Government. would have
been the first TO cry out against the bestowa al of
executive favors and honors upon any holding
SO odous.
n Not hairs breadth behind that individual
lin hostility to the institutions of the South
nor his inferior in intellect and Influences
Gen Dix, who in ls4S ran for the Governor
ship of New York, on the Van Buren, ticket,
with nm out-and.out abolition confrere by his
side, as candidate for Lieutenant. GOVERNOR
No man has given more unequlvocal proof of
his deep and embttered animosty to the slave
2holding section than this man-and yet when
( he is appointed by the President 10 the highI
office of Sub. Treasurer, with salary equal to-
J hat of cabinet officer. and large amount
Of patronage and influence at his disposal, We
hear not one murmurof complaint from those
who so DANGEROUSLY deprecated the influence
HofSeward. How is this Has Southern de.
mocracy become less vigant of Southern
zrights-or was the uproar that it raised last fall
3all hypocritcal and intended 10 impose on the
Ipcope
Marcy. too, who has been given the post of
highest honor and trust in the government ii
perfectly understood to aft late in issympathiesi
and principles of action with the Barnburners|
/ and Free Soilers of the North. Are those who
were TREMENDOUSLY apprebensiye Of Seward =!
Influence Content that he should hold so int.
mate relation to the PRESIDENT The Secre
4 tary Of the Interior Mr. Me 1lelland, whose po
! siton gives him almost absolute control in the|
new territories Of the United States, spoke and
voted for the insuierable WiImot Proviso IL
] 1.-The choose, he can WELD decisive influenced
n the final application of that principle TO Ne
braska. Utah and New Mexico Is there no
thing in bis appointment 10 awaken the alarm,
|of Southern Democracy 7
In the city Of New York, the other day, J
Messrs Fowler and Cochrane. both supper
tiers Of the Free Soil candidate for the Pre-
sidency in 1S4S-were appointed To Iueralvep
posts, each with powerful pat onage, and
our Northern exchanges acquaint US with the
TACT, that the country post.ollices there ande
many Of the minor places are being filed
with FREQ Sellers The leaders of the dcmoc |
racy are fully apprized of these facts, but theyE
maintain an unbroken silence.
Mr. Fillmore held all such men as enemiesf
TO the country and refused to entrust ,hems
with the Offices of the government. His courseg
provoked their opposition and procured his dc
feat in the nominating convenlon-but Mr.
Fillmore was not worthy of confidence, in theI
i Judgment of these extreme and uncompromis
ing defenders of the honor and interests of the
South They demanded his overthrow, and
The settlng,up of man who was to frown
their schemes and hopes Such an one they
pretended to have found in the present incum
bent of the Executive chair--and yet he has
mot warmed his seat, before ho begins to scat
ter his princely favors amongst the very men
he was to scout and spit upon; and Southern
emocrats-those valiant and ncorrupible
champions of our institutions when they were
4 not endangered, are as silent the grave
I What has become of all that burning aud i'm
patient courage, whose loud vauntings stun
ned our ears all through the administration oil
! Mr.. Fillmorel Where sleep the thunders
of these Southern Jupiters, when the foes to
their faith and the invaders ofthcir most sacred
rights are reveling in place and power
Have the sentnels deserted the tower in the
moment Of danger, and the defenderl gone
away from the gates when the enemy are III
slg ht Indeed, so il seems, and only re
lief is the comfortess idea, that they We're false
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