Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1853-10-28
RICHMoND ENQUIRER.
MORNING, OCTOBER 90
AssAuLr oN TuE ADMINISTRATION
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ASSAULT ON TIE ADMINISTRATIONS.
i, the Richmond HorRinE Mail Of The 2oh' we n -
os,aeraph which ernbodcs In few words The
The indictment Of The Wing press against '' lin deter
ZION Of Mr.. Pierce very brief exa"'na ,~,n,ious-
mine who,hcr the bill be true be iaSo w mi. ,Y,al
whether il originate in honest conec" ~ onno
or In The malignity Of a SinaicHr' AL,
,,, 1b,s Ia the language of the Ma'G en
s"'o" A''' % .vCn.ou RrMovED-The axe has a,len
BRONSON HConor have been degraded ny .ne ,hv
Bronson ama N W. been removed from once otcau h
have denied me leh. o. 'n ,hsr share of the Offices
rec pnnld have believed Twelve or even es d hava
VIZ VIZ, such a thing could have occufreof n r Msrch
ago ma Tho, The author of the Inaugural Address Vi maj
on,d In October Of the same year DC ioune re- 1913
Ion rom Office who had been Inc ttue lnenus " Or
to pu, in who had defeated Se ss national one
haa onenv nike sides with the hypocfi"ea' aeo"
Free Sellers in New ofki -, ,. Administration has
i,s Under the Free Soil banner IL mas open Voc
Isod ,vith The Van Buren, party OF New ois' : 49,
ipnorsd the National Democracy. , ,.,,
rhs n,lsraks OF the Mail In REGARD 10 MI y o
instly excite distrusI Of The general accuracy - "
ns,,s which a thorough review oil lis ar'ic'e WIZ " " ~
,ao d,soi Indeed we find in the very next sentences az
ut,ev eroundless assertion, mnde win me utmost
dance of lone: "hey have been removed says 'e 'a'
a. ,h, ba ve denied the right OF The Cabinet 10 "''
h ,h,t Free So!rra should have Their share OF '''
offices, Neither in The circumstances oi 'le cast "
I'M letter Of dismissal from the Secretary OF me
can lhs A1ua find The least Justification of '''
charge The original complaint against oo"ee''i
was that he carried into Office The spirit 81
zan and distributed the places under MS au'o''' ~
v,ew 10 the restoration of harmony, ou' ''' ''
ne1oetuatInp and exasperang the passions o'
@ Aid ,ot matter to what faction he might oelong VI
TO what interest he might pander-'e .,
;oon 10 him was that he descended from the postum
| min
CO.. o,,d IN va been the same if he had chosen 10
Tho sms Of the "Softs" and 10 prescribe aho Pe's "
adverse faction. "a. . alas; eo,or ~ inc
The Ietter of dismissal not only iai's ~ g''' w.
bo,oa of the Mud but does positively aoa unequ'
5isnroye it-In reply the first letter itoh Tue
of The Treasury Judge Bronson assumed 10 hse o"
depsndence of Executive authority, and posa'eS
the right of the President to instruct nun J" 'eea'u :" m
dn,v After demonstrating the uer Illegally oil Inc oo'
preensions Secretary oil the treasury tens h
that in consequence of his nsuoordnaton anu 'e WIN"
ho,monv and confidence between him and the heaa OF 'ne
he must give place successor VINO WIN NOT
,mnnoo The authority Iepe the suggestions u us supp
or n ia petfec,ly manifest that feeling OF hos''y oo
ween superor and subordinate. Is ihcompatloe WIN e
proper discharge of the duties OF government anu e
val of Collector Bronson was but the legitimate una '"e'
M of his letter Of defiance 10 the Secretary o
the Treasury.
But The Secretary distinctly and emphaIcay epels tue
that he censured Collector Bronson Tor refusing
10 bestow an equal shuro OF patronage on Free h
be contrary The Secretary declares that the Administration
would have withheld sanction from The Free Son appoint
men,s OF Collector Bronson II it had known a' any Suc
Ind been much respect 10 the removal OF Col
ector Bronson. ,
The Mad proceeds with tho eAclamaton-"Who would
have supposed that The author OF The Inaugural Address OF
March, 1883 would October OF the same year. DC onho
removing men from Office who had been lie True fehue VI
,be nary TO out Ia those had defeated five years pre-
yIous Or that ation, which claims 10 be ma
tonal one should openly take sides with tie hypocricel
faction Of FeeSoers in New fokq Yet such 10 The case
The Pierce Administration ranged itse under the Free
Soil bauner II has openly alesced with the Van bufe
pary Of New York Ii has ignored the National DeHoeta
cy"
10 regard 10 the allegation in ie first sentence 10 Inc
orecedne paragraph is sufficient say that il is absolute.
10 and utterly untrue. Judge Bronson was not rne
friend of The party nasmuch he abetted The batno4faer
detection Of 1913; did MIR Redfeld the successor CT
Collector Bronson aid in defeating General CASE The a
The direct reverse OF the truth The author OF the
Inaugural Address of March. 1853, removes man who
wrote sympathy and approval TO Van Buren, meet
nes in 4 and substitutes who sood faithfully BY his
party that crisis OF detection and defeat The successor
Of Collector Bronson is who vet betrayed the
party or the country.
ia alleging that 1.-THE Pierce Administration has ranged IL
self under the banner" and has ignored The Nation
al Democracy the Dfau makes ON assertion which does
not deserve reiutaon because OF s papablo injustice
and absudty simple statement OF facts Is the best re-
ply 10 reckless asseronhe administration holds Inc sen
tments OF sellers in such adherence that mas euS
excluded from office oil who refuse 10 recant their hees
aud 10 endorse the Baltimore PLATFORM and it procalms ha
instant expulsion from place shall be The neVlaolo pena
of any connvance oil slavery agitation on Inc part o
Government subordnates 1t il thus that the Admnisa'
ton FRANCES itself under the lree.so banner An" no"
does il gnore the National Denloclacy? Why OF course,
by bes,owing on "NaonBw Democrats, vast moor'Y OF
executive appointments The accusation is unworthy :"
serious consideration We dismiss it with simple express
sion of surprise any of candor should con-
descend 10 repeat IL.
The Wing press will of course affect great indignation
al the removal Of Bronson They will nke HIM under taeif
special protection. They will exat him Into martyr anu
will weep torrents Of at his sad fate Ihey ~ll DO
this not from of Bronson but from ac 10 inc Ann6-
aou They care nothing Bronson. but in fact they re-
oce al his removal because they hope TO reap from some
possible party advantage But they will be mistaken The
country will sustain the Administration in It's honest en-
deuvor carry ills policy Of harmony, Cancellation and
union.
e. p. K. JAMES.
We find The following paragraph, in The London I.aIsr
The .perils of literature illustrated in this week.
news by the double attempt Ia burn the house OF e. T.
James the British Consul al Virginia. who has incurred the
i,npacable cd Of all ses BY the reputation Of having
formerly written song in favor ni emancipation What
would these people do 10 CIarkson or Mrs. Stuwc2 Mr.
James hns not with had The character Of being very
terrible anarchist not formidable poet; but in VIZ
gina, hs is both.
The Leader is wrong both regard fact aud Inference
No attempt been made burn the house OF the British
Consul al Norfolk Some miscellaneous boys have set lite
more than old uuoccupied building his preis
es but other way has the au.r of Phip Augustus
been moesled by the incendsry q citizens of Norfolk Tina,
nlIy of which Is 80 deficient u The fc0ns