Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1835-10-02

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lin the Enquirer) the subject OF Abolition srI.t
il cridcnly from the pen Of Mr.. Rives 1t is
not from his pen. Guess again!
The "Repnrtrr' casts sur upon the Demnc,,.
Virginia. BY charging them with blindly fllowino H.
| pack any Editor or any man. The slur which y
casts upon the motives of the Editor, in oppos,n,
Leigh, is un'r0rthy IF notice.
Tic H. Y. Star says, tho letter Of Mr. Van r..
arainst Abolition, is addressed 10 Mr.. Forsy ,t-and
either appear in Gccrga, or be transmitted 10 the H.
mond Enquirer, for publication -.yous Icrrons.
FOR rnE ErQriRrs
GEr. IL4RRT5O.N-"Th The .iradab!e Candilqr
II I.ai u Gen. Harrison wa. II member Of the T. Sns,
Ol,iu-aud John Ran!upE mrmpcr from Virginia. II,
hen skeche' til" political character Of the former:
Now sir, the only ii'rrnce hctwecn III" gentleman fc
fun af:"n,aly totally, an dill differ when ir' r
Delegate from the Territory Northwest N.
river Ohv as member OF III" other House from Sn Of
smin open, zcaion., frank supporter Il" the ,r.7
o2c an uppon"n the hale scdi;inn law lr
ton. We differ fundamentally and iual!y never can 200
nhou, measures ar auu, rn- do no, mrau In ,ro,c ,,
cniun-r agree differ gentlemen ought
iIc nckn,wII.c iu., now ,nc - NTH au tho w." -, ~
les. there something FALSE in the philosophy OF Guul. -
course OF time these will change their pacrs'
| TO which tica Harrison replied:
the
Adams, FcIrra< AMI he that To.
pursued by in the .cssun Of l7.:l-lc0D."
1.-The gcut"una had Of knowing political pri",
unless he obtlinrd them private conversation ~ Wa
terms OF Intimacy with rhr =c"cmAi, probable Tia.
hls'ratIoa. cr"TAiNLr rELr THEN, &C."
The embarrassment and alarm Of the pirla'L ~,
ncus Of the Administration have driven them toes
txpedent to divide and conquer thu people, an! ~
down the supremacy Of the public will.
As new experiment to detach portions Of the ,
nncracy of the Union. and throw the election If :,
next President into the House of Representatives v.
.barurin and intrigue" will have a better c!.auc,
serve the purposes "f faction. Gen Harrison has t.
nominated in the North, the South and the Yves.
and ANA Iauist and thrice 'jrccd candidate is T..
IDENTIFY put son tho fence" Mr.. Calhoun. As 4 rec, r.
NullIicr and DiSn!onist has hcrn and must con;iar,
be, wh"lly out Of the question. He can ONLY clfry
own State. and that wall vote as he may dictate
bubble Of Mr.. L"ighs nomination giitIrrcG ouy = r
mcnt in the whirlpool! Of few partizan county I'M,
ings Judge Mclean was mt found strong crouri,
excite interest in his Stale. and It j. ;!lu,
rather hoped. that Gen. Harrison is the true nrq
candidate There. That gentlemen is a native 81
giDia; possessing here powerful! ami roar
lion and h. ST OF personal friends. lie d.,!n.a
himself IL the military service. having col.:lan.
during The late war. great numbers # the vr".,a,r,
Pennsylvania. Virginia, Kentucky. ard tie North w.,
rrn States Among these troops ana their family
nccons he acquired CONSIDERABLE popularity: vi.c.
now sought II b. brought 10 bear in dividing the =.
of The people.
1t was expected that Judge White. from his l:c ST..
Right principles and support Of tie Adniu>rarr.
would, indeed, BE- nrainHc in the S"n'h aud N r..
ncSsrr. But. most Of the South and S"u'hWr>,r,
States have either rpudiatrd him or shown the sr,nc
di$p casrr at his tcrg;vrrSann. and his Permitting h
self to be made tie supple iooi Of unprinrp!! or
the least heterogeneous Politicians. Until alter Ia
Virgins elections hr held up The only carGti
of the Opposition. Although many Of the Nrsiriar
were drudcd by thi: trick, tho elections showr: b.
shallow it was. Since then, Mr.. Webster ,ar
! as the candidate of the Northern FrLrrais>. an!
serve as the foil in that quarrr-JudGc White stand,
humating defeat he is destined tn nc't Every IN:
cation shows. that he only ret the rite tSOnh Gar
na though he may MAKE show Of strength, and crnu
the przr in of the other States III which II Is a
ranged that the Nullltrrs. the FrdcralislS and la;
tnarans of every hue and color, are To rally under l.
banner. lie m@y set T"nncsSec-bni that Is Doubt
yet
! Hitherto Judge White has been strict ]clirrS"n
| RrpuLl;can-thr advocate of the PrcclamaonFrr
Bill, and of the Administration Is it moi sirangr '
to all these Nuiiiicrs and pichads voting for HIM
Alas this is only part Of the Inconsistency dlsh
csty-cnrupti"n. and desperation If the Orp"sllIn
! J have already alluded I" the cunning design =:
which General Harrison is held up TO the great rcnt
portion Of the Union. The wirc.wnrkcrs had much b.
ter pnt MP Mr.. Clay at oncc-Pcrhaps 1t is yet inrn
after Harrison shall have rallied his Fr'm"Gf and ar
friends in Virginia aud elsewhere To Withdraw HIM n
put MI Clay in his place. There have been arraG'
many horses put in training for the race, aud IL
tnrncf ou that it is not unreasonable to c1pcctth>
occur.
| May not ask. in what particular does Gen |!
differ from Mr. Clay, in politics or principles: IN" "
~ difference is that Mr. Clay is IncompaTaby snpr'o
to his friend H. in talents Influence. and all these
points that make the successful Statesman. The Ger
raj will doubt readily WELD to him. superiority IN Il
arts of management and intrigue necessary II 4
accomplishment Of Statesman, according 10 the 'rc''
cd opinions in Europe, and Of those in this country 81
think the people unqualified have any thing 10 DO VI
government think it honest constitutional I" d'i'
their will in getting into office, and afterwards dciy
instrncti0nS As corollnry from this supc iory, ta
readily, conccde lis lruth) Gen H. has n.rr" 81"
ry and consistency than his friend. But, these qua
ties OF value in the estimation Of tho hone test pa
OF the Nlosalc Opposition. The Inconsistencies {" L
whole of them outrageous How often do wr
COT ,lutonal principles and measures of policy and
pcdlcncy, advocated day. and denounced on ~
ther, by the same pollcian; Pcrsonni politics wiU
ways produce this result To an intelligent reader, {
qualification is superiluous.
If General Harrison should not be withdrawn tue
among lost to their own former prnrp''
and 50 cmbtered against the President and his rrom'nr
friends to vote for him Yes, hr should be cunG
as the 6rnHHHc cnndidatc-tic Clayics-ilIc talh'r
cS-the We. stcri'cs-t,c 1ariihlrs and Nuiirrs. ~
in Virginia. all tremendously vote together for Inn
But it will not all do. General Harrison has even L.
chance in Virginia than judg White. His prize p'
arc too nearly in un;s''n with those Of MIR. Ia:
AS The advocate of all Mr.. Clays ultra cpiuimn< wi
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and aspiring politicians have been maddrned and "sa
pointed by supposed neglect. and have thrown their I"
mrr principles, well their feelings into Mirhi
with those of the odds and ends of every personal IL
ton in the Union. These, and few who either do II
know, or do not care, what they do, may vote fer
General. Indeed they will vote for any man that M
be called the nrGIaHc candidate. They are i.ans'c'n
in soldlerlkc phaanx. from standard to another
the word OF command from the Wing press. But, can al
thing be more Ridiculous nay. slandrr' n' u
political honor and consistency Of the .!ral Dc"o'f"
party of Virginia. than TO pretend that ma ory OF m
will vote for who in favor of internal npt,
mcns BY Congress- Of the Tariff; Of the Bank; ard IT
Mr. Clays ultra doctrines; ], is true many ""ir dive
from their faith by the panic and Bank pressure" and
gain relief and the threatened ruin of tn" co"n'
voted for public men who Immediately riisr"prcs"nt,
their honest "pinins, and deted thrr Instructions ~
drluson was "f short duration. II WAS indeed i"'
nate thing, though Mr.. Rivcs driven out OF it' ,
nate by it, and many Of The NEST high.mn"d and u.s.
full Republican public servants were pr"scrlhrd. 80