Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1836-10-21

P1tt eio,. ,;,i,sn., Gen. Harrison is the only candidate
Of the Wing party in Virginia H"D
'Pss' ~ IN syor Of isrERsAL IMPROVEMENTS by the
81 Gorernmcnt. Whilst in Congress, lie unborn,
" voted for the mose wild and eStrayaganI st ' ,I", bodv
acknowledgements, and openly claimed Tor 'ra. pouy
nm unlimited exercise of the power. ihath he was Stlong'
J IL in favor OF the general principle, Is proved o.; MS
votes On The following resolutions, ac'ed upon III Con-
gress in 1915. viz:
= =. That Congress has power, under the Constitution
to appropriate money for the construction OF post F"a"S'
military aud other roads, and OF canals, aud for the I'M
provement Of water courses -(aycs ~; noes ''-ii"'
rison aMnTg the tOrner9
.:That Congress has pnwer, under the Constitution, |"
construct post roads and military roads, lroFiueo :n".
private property be not taken for public use without Just
c,ppcnsatoa'-S yeas, 81 nays-(llarIison among the
yeas.)
"That-Congress has power, under the C"nstI'u''on: 1"
construct roads and canals for commerce between the
States, provided that private property be not taken 'o:
public purposes wil!,out just compensation --(ayes ~,
noes H-HGrriS0R aIpenr The yeas
"Iha, Ccnrrcss has prwcr, under the Constitution, To
construct canals for military purposes, ~T7oYided ina no
private property be taken for any such purposes, with
out Just COIN rensalion being made therefor --(ayrs 81,
navs S. Hurris0R among the iorlner)
Jet us see how far hs cndeavorcG TO carry these prin-
cipIes into practice. We select a few Of his votes;
In 1926. on The question OF an appropriation tor Il
"suryey of the country between the Apaiachicola and
Mississippi rivers, with view to inland nav: CATION -
Gen. Harrison voted in The aiLrIRaLi7e-Mr Van Buren,
in tie negative.
ol StTihIlg Out d II FLU iiuL~'' Vi SS'S;S"" we
/ Cumberland Road-Grn Harrison in the negative-hf-
Van Buren, in the affirmative.
On the bill authorizing Il subscription of sock in the
Louisville aud Portland canal company-Gen. Al ia Nh0
afirmative-hlr. Y. b. II the negative.
On a joint resolution fr u survey OF certain rouleS 'I
tween Baltimore auG PlilaUe!nhiu for Il post lead-Oeh'
Harrison in the aiirlaau'e-RT. Vs" R"r"n Va Inc mega
On tuc oil! ior subscribing 10 stock in a Turnpike com
pany IN Ohio, Gen. Harrison spoke in favor OF tive
nave not Tic vote before US.
Ii ioC4, on the motion 10 strike GU, ttH appropriation
for surveys in aid Of Internal improvrnrnt-ltsing the
great test qucsiion)-Grn. II. voted IN the negcAiic--Elr.
Y. Is. in the affirmative.
We could multiply these re!ercnccs--but sacugh has
been shown, 10 prove that hr Is IN favor of tie exercise
CT this Unconstitutional power.
I. He is in favor Of the TAnisr.-AS 4 Senator in
Congress, he voted for the highest rates OF, ,iutie3, and
particularly against the reduction Of the duty upon Tea
ana CoI'c-aIt!clcs entering inio the con iImpt:on Of
the poor rs well as the rich. In hs Clev:ot iOhio)
Speech he entered into 4 general dc!enccuS' lht higll
Tariff policy, and declared, that he would nct ro,c l0r It's
a'and"A!ient: until grass grew III the streets 81 Charles.
ton and Norfolk"
3. Hc is in favor Of Il NATIONAL BASK.-l9uring the
celebrated Bank Panic he presided al Il pu , c III erling
in Ohio, at which! strong resolutions were l,'optet cor
ueninu,"ry OF the removal OF the Deposit, II, and in ia.
Tor OF The Bank of the Uditcd States, not outstanding
lis corruption bad become manifest. In ! J 81, we find
hiIi! still iITorabic to such all institution. svh"u asked
by Slierrod Williams whether he would sic r a bill char.
tering a National Bank, he said -
Il would If 1t were clearly ascrrLuined t Mt the public
lIteIcst, III TEihlOl 10 Tie collection and disbursement
OF the revenue, wonld materially suffer vii hou. enc and
there were nnequivocal manifestations of ubIic opinion
III It's taynr.'
Thus acknowledging The consiilutigRaiiti of the :nsli-
tuition, and making the question uf its cslai iishmcnt de-
pend upon lis rSp,dicncy, and upon the " Ill of Z Illajo-
r!!y o! the National Legislature.
i. tie is an ENAScIrArloNIsr-an adv xate Of the
powe! OF Congress TO lcgislate upon the S, tject Of sla-
very within The S;a:es. We give YOU his o xu ws.ds.-
Read and retec. upon tlrm-he says:
Should up asked. if there be no WAY ~ which the
" Senerai Government can aid the cause o. EMAN CT
" PATTON: answer, that it has long be Ell an oh icct
- near my heart to see the whole Of the sur Nus revci lue
q" appropriated to that object: With the sal lct.on OF the
= sia'es holding the slaves, there appear s 30 the TO
- 1c no Constitutional objection 10 its bsi ag MAs ap-
" r'ted;-eInbracing not only the colonizal ion OF those
" that may be otherwise freed, but the yxrcAase of
" the freedom of others. BY i Jealous prose culion OF Ii
:" plan, formed upon that basis, we might luol forward to
" 4 day not far distant, when a North Al aerican Su IL
- would not look down upon a slave"
This alarming and dangerous doctrine de serves voIl-
serious attention.. General Harrison claim $ Tor Con-
g!ess Tue unconstitutional power 10 legislat . upon the
subject of slavery, and tie equally unconstilu .ional po..-
er to appropriate The public revenue 10 the purpose ii
abolition-to tax the Shareholder for the MT ans 10 pc y
him Tor his own property. Congress either possess 5
or does not possess, the power to touch the question o
slavery. /! II dues possess it, the - consent o { tie Sa te
holding the slaves, is not requisite TO It's ex grcisc. Ii
II does no possess 1t, the consent Of these Sta les cam OIL
confer It, II, therefore, General Harrison 5 { UctrIne oe
BY The S0utI-iE it be admitted, that Go a.
gross under any contingency, engage in It. e work OF
tho security for our clave pro rcrly IS al
destroyed. Say that Congress may wit ! corseI 1t
bat II violation OF the Constitution, appropriate thu pL b.
nc treasuie, 10 the emancipation OF the slav IS with in
The States, and Il majority of AGOlliunlsis Isl iould II! Z
country ever be cursed with such Il majority, in Con-
gress, backed by j President who has the sol Jet near
&c his Eeart, aud who is anXiuus,y looking for waGd :to
day, not lar distant, VIXEN Il North Amer can sun
would not look down upon L slave would real lily seize
ipon the admission rs Tie ground for Abolition without
consent and without: compensation; for, il ithec mccded,
hat That Uudr may, in llp one case, perform an act pal
,ablv unconstitutional, we Should not be Jus titled in
;om rialning if they were 10 exercise the power without
=, 49, "consent Of the States holding the slaves.
: 900, will m, d,,ain you. fellow citizens, with remarks
:, ;.,;r, .,,bic, iS an ulain. We ask YOU Il perlSc
in extract which we have laid before you, ana lheh L"
m.ho,t,- , roudid,Ir who cuterlains such Dc crimes;
I,,h, ,,.,us far C,rarc.s the power to enanciI ate and
49,. .., g. ,bc uuru,s. in any conljnpcucy is the
man whom you would choose as the guardian Il your
rights. :, .
1Fell,w.ri,izcns. We have thus deiineated the cllarac-
.crs of the two candidates presented to your CT to'ce;-
~ ~ 80 -, ,o, assertion Int Droof. Martin \ an Bu-
s or,. Inv tia, Marty which batlled by he side
Of Jefferson, in The prrilous days OF 10: i"r Inc asceh-
tancy of Republican principles, and which re! ARDS a
strict construction OF the Constitution as our chi y seen'
~, -.;.. ia, ,r;l. ,f consolidation and the { !eSpotic
~. ~, = an r,rrstroineJ minority of the National Legis-
iature. Gen. Harrison, on the contrary, Is snPpt 'rted'y
4 marty composed OF all the elements OF OPPo' Huon--
anv:en. ard modcrn foes of the Democracy, L iarllurd
Convention Fcieralisls and ncwtangled wings, Nnli!!-
CrS ana ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS, il'sh" HS' "N N'N
NC. &c.-hy Il party that seeks To aiar IN yunr
fears BY crying ont "Beware Of Abolition, Will st their
candidate Tor The Presidency is all avowcd En- Incipa-
ZIONIST and their most prominent candidate tor II &c wee
Presidency, (Froncis GIans"r) IN open and nn' .sgG's.
ed AboIi,inn!s. of the Tappan school-by a par iy that
'Jsrnunce and misyeprescnl Ar. Van Burcn's opir Iion on
the subject of slavery in tue District Of Col umbin,
whilst thew ask you to vote for Mr.. Tyler, who Idmits
10 the same extent as MIR. '. BUREN, the consul it1oNal
mower of Congress 10 abolish slavery in the Dist 1ct, as
rrn, v;iI pcrccire from tlse.follow,ng resolutions Uttered
nv him in lie Sruatc Of the United States
y" na.LnA.i Y,ha1 10 nltcr. clanrc or abolish The rights