Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1836-11-04

We h'pa that hr This :t,ndaII you "iil 1noge u Tie
Qualifications of ' candidates. and determine upon your
preciepce wi!!ui regard 10 sectional CONSIDERATIONS OF
am kind We do net ask you 10 sustain Mr. Van. bu-
rel, lrcaiisc he is %olc.n man, only ask you not
TO discard him on that aCcaunt
W. deem l. unnecessary TO nntcr all fhc S!ane with
which The rrs have lccmcd againsi MI Buren,,
and which has hvru gathered up and rcail1d among The
people by heated partsans truths, although n'i'P
ported hT single particle Of testimony, such as Ma
e;cian, :inirisucr, "ilypocrite, pnd 'lt'non Ca.
ll,nc they are unworthy Of the ugr. Hni will cxrE!
BIZ! little Influence with All intelligent high minded pco
PIE. As 10 in charge OF non communication. ~ will an
swe it, by drfyisg advc!sHres To- designate si1.e
question which. has aGilw'd the colr:!ny since Mr.
Van Burcns into public life, upon which his
opinion has moi been unequVocay and decidedly cx.
prcssrh If t!irv will designate the qucstnn, we will
answer il by pointing on, decided opinion expressed Ivy
Mr. Van Buren, in relation TO IL, Mr.. Van Buren, enc
mics camnoi ascertain his opinions. because They do nh
search for them.
To Mi V;n Buren, there are two opposing candidates.
judge White, Of Tennessee, and General Harrison, ri
Ohio. o.! thcir claims propose Ia say lew words
Judge White has ithr TO been rcc"tnn"nd"dby his sup
poers frcRd Of the present administrator" 1t is
true ludrc White has been friend Ut tho AdnInstra
ton In speech delivered in the Senate OF the Unrd
States in 1854, he pronounced lgh rungy upon &c.
neral Jackson and bis Administrations In Octnbrr, IS3,
in letter TO the Legislature oil Tennessee, when HIS
re- election as Sraator about to come on, and Inc was
ssprc.cd Of ,onning in his devotion tie Adminslra
,ion le stated, that The idea Of his quitting The Mml.
n;Stra;i" FAHcIFuL. In lt6, he ascerlans that
tho President in his uorAGE, THAT He HAD DEFARr.
Ed FROM THE PRINCIPLES WHICH HAD BROUGHT HIN
INTO POWER. and that lie under TIE control OF iif
POCRITES and FLhTrERERS. He voted against
Mr.. Tancys nomination Chief Justice, whose course
in relation To tie Bank Of the United States he had
sustained and although he had voted for The conlr-
nation of his nomination Secretary Of the Treasury
lie voted for SlcvrnSons nomination as hlinster TO
England in 1851 but voted agans in 1876 lie voted
for Mr. kcndalls nomination as Fourth Auditor, Dut
against it as Postmaster general, although Kendall had
n
he voted for Mr. Van Duccns nomination as Minister 10
England, but pronounccs him fntrrcr ana Fyfo-
plant, although rival canddate-tlus voting 10 sacTI-
ice To The resentment Of the Opposltnn, some oil the
strongest friends Of the President and all supporters ct
his administration. This is not all: At the last Session
Of Congress, he voted Tor Mr. Clay land bl!-in iol'
lie voted against it, But above all, citizens, he Is
rrgcd upon YOU with hit fec ccpioRS by The constant
uncpnrpromising enemies Of the Administration, Bank
men, Tariff ncn, internal Improvement men, ana all
and your support Of him is sought, because II" haa
been the friend u the Administration regardless Z" Tie
strong Indications which lie has given Of entire ai:r;ih
ton from the Administration and lis friends. low ana
why ii is. that The Opposition are so earnest IN ti;'r
pressing Judge Whites pretenslons upon Tie people,
willie many have 10 idea Of voting for him, viii be s:r
in the sequel, and will present anomaly i the history
Of Presidential Elections.
Cen Harrison is !lir real candidate Of TIC great i"dy
Of the Opposition, that constant and steady OPP
position 10 G'n'ra !acksons Administering winch "p:
poses il princ pie What his political opinions:
We here of his votes while 4 member Of the
Senale Of the United States, going to shrw r true cor'
p!exiun Of his political opiaons:
G5SERaL HARRISON,
l. Voted for The Panama Mission, and all its rlilcs and
dangerous principles; May !, i52-among n yeas
[Scnate journal page rs
= Voted subscription TO Dismal Swamp Caru and
afterwards to other wild projects Of Internal Improve.
mcnt; May 10, le2G-umong2l yeas Senate Journal
page ;}45.l
Voted subscription 10 stock in Columbus and San.
dusky turnpike February II, Ic27-among27 yeas.
Voted against any restriction surveys uf roads ca
mails, &c; April q: lc25-amcus % nays. LScnatc jour
nal, page 2Sc
B. Voted against reducing the Tariff; coffee,
almost necessary n; LII! to the people, February II,
Is: aiming II nays TO reduction from 10 CENTS per
pound.
Voted against reduction of dnty teas; Febuary -,
lc27-among nays, 10 The reduction. [Sec Journal
Voted for the hugh Tariff "f lS25; May ! i-ic21-
among % yeas [Scr Journal, page 4lnJ
Voted for oduu. bankrupt law; February lc2I-
among q yeas. [S"c JUu7na!l
These vn!cs, taken in connection with his letter 10
ShcrTrd iiIiams, stamp Frdcra>m upon his politics as
decidedly ns is rossihe to do he voted for The high
Tariff Of >?S lie is decided friend Of that syscn'
OF Internal Improvement which Mr.. JrtlrrS1n III his
letter 10 AIR liuoc considered destructive Of the rue
character Of government He favored the cclchra-
ted Panama Mission thinks that Congress has the pow
10 appropriate the surplus 10 buy up slaves
for emancipation, or for distribution auIung the Sta!cs,
which: in tlcir results, would burden the people witt.
excessive systrm Of taxation He is in iavnr Of Ar.
Clay Land Bill, and above a! and worse than ALL he
hcirvrs III tie constitutional power ui Congress Ia char
ter National Bunk, and The expectancy r It's exercise.
II liz Sc Claims u power DO not constitute such ailtu'
dImnus construction of tie powers CT the CnnsutOn
Us constitutes The very essence Of fcGtrn!ism, then
at loss 10 know The distinction between tCdcr-
aIism and RryubiicnnSn, according 10 the old land
marks. I'm addition TO this, Gen. Harrison has been
constant and u;I'!urm oppnHcnt OF ibis Administrations
Are you pIrinrd IL become thorough going OPp"Sttton
ISIS?
Feliow-ctzens. in Virginia, different wings of the /
Opposition, by mps: singular combination OF clrcun
sluuccs have presented ticket OF Electors nominated
by ConTrntlrn in Rcinond: avnwcdly friendly TO the
ciecton oil judge White, and pledged 10 support IT, and !
also subsequently nominated by Convention al Staun.
ton, nominating Geo. Harrison, and pledged 10 support
his c!cction-1hcsc Electors named for caid
dars-t!cy cannot vote for boh-whch they II vote
for: He who shall be found most available, suppose.
We think il here worthy of enquiry in what do The r!.
ccs ii White and Harrison. nearly accord that gem
trncn protesting fixed political "pin"ns, ay vote for
the the ocr, without violating any OF their fun
damental principles White, anti Tariff; HARRISON Ia
riff; White, anli.ncrua Improvement; Harrison, Inter
nal improvements White, anti Bank; Harrison, Bank
with many other differences which we have not
time TO cnuncralc; vet these Electors may vote for
either, according to circumstances. We appeal 10 those
friends of Republican principles, the opponents Of these
Claims OF Ialudinous powers supported by Gen HART
son. and the sincere friends OF The Adnn5lratlon-we
appeal 10 Sale rights OF al! parlirSaIc you vii
ling 10 hazard your principles by voting for ticket
which may ultimately vote for man maintaining doc
lrincs which you utterly repudiale' Do you not know
and that The contest is substantially Between Y. Blu
rem and Harrison Tint TIC great body Of The Oppusi
lion who aided in inducing Judge Willie TO become
candidate, Only ncuded 10 produce such division in
the ranks %! the friends al the Administrations would
enable them 10 do that; which in Il single contest they
could do, throw the election into tic House of Re
pcscpa;ivcs and by management tho election of
one Of lheirown men; Is not this design manifest from
c fact, that they gradually dropping the Jndgc and
gliding into the GcHc'arS ranks?
speech is said, endorsed Cen Harrison orthodoxy
md capacity. This is enough for US, and should he