Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1836-09-09
FOR THE ENQUIRER.
1.-THE ACCUSERS ACCUSED"

FOR TIE ENQUIRER. .
"-rHE ACCUSERS ACCUSED"
Tho preulccs the party ens the local preferences OF the
people lave bocn appealed every form Of SLING ha been usod
and even The unLuss Misrepresentation has been resort
cd ion GCrSTRAL WING Address
Mr. Van Buren, has not disayowed opinion that Congress
ny u'ol slavery ia Tia District oil Columbia If the e"Fma'
which he has written that subec have been rightly solved he
Will probably that opinion he thinks SHE Tor
him Ito that principle sou wish cnfei out: Can you
u,l him carry Out, if bill upon that srhcri hall pl''
Congress by force Of the Nuren ad Eastern wLh VI
Va" busn relies, uad rely [fEHrs WI ArpErs,.
How slfikinsy appropriate again, The foregoing
extracts from The Address III the grand Wing Commit
tee of Richmond How applicable is Tie irst rxtract
to the of the Wing leaders Of the South! What
commentary is the last extract upon the Grs Here
" the prriucrs the local preferences Of the peo
pie t.! The S"Ilh) npprnlrd TO-, ar coupled with en-
= un!'ushing misrepresentation" of MIR. Van Burcn's
position t. the Addition QUESTION. For, these Wing
Traders ESow, that lie has declared empacay, that
1t 7r"nId be surprise mpon the stare holding States,
brrnch IF inhh. nj riM lie compromise # interests
Whch gacc birth TO The COnSttion, and dcsructre IL c
tn;nn, to aholisA Hnrcry in tie District If CmumLia
nHhOu the comscnt Of tic Hnrehodi"g HalrS' that 'hc
affections 10 the exercise Of suc po'rcr, SURPRISING to
I' are as strong as The most pnpHc cant Of r"nShu.
hOadi p0nsr could make Mcm; and that lie is ime16fy
ana "mcompromisingiy opp"sed TO IT, And yet, these
wing leaders hold out the idea, that he would give his
sanction President, The exercise of this power and
at too, in the face Of his recent direct vote in the Sc
nate against HE Northern and Eastern mrmLts, aud in
favour of bill 10 prohibit the circulation of Abolition
papers through the mails.
But, it is not 10y pnrposc to defend Mr. Van Buren,
but to his accusrrS. and 10 convict them of
blushing attempt 10 drfraud line Southern people ont of
their votes. Reader this is strong language. But
appeal To You, If you be candid, dspassionatc man,
care not To what party you belong to look to the past
course and present position OF these leading Wings, upon
the Abolition question, and you must admit that Their
attempt 10 This question in the South, to the injury
Of and
of Judge White, for The Wing ticket III Virginia, Is
daring attempt 1T mpostuTe.
About one year ago, when the hb>'irioIr sanic was
first gotten up, and the people Of the South were appeal
ed TO- to assemble aud adopt measures To twnrt the de-
signs of Tie Abotnnsls, it prnclamrd that party
politics not 10 be mingled with these proceedings
Mr. Van Buren, ex"ncalrd from all suspicion OF hav-
ing any part participation with the nrrndIares. Yea
il was admitted 10y the leading Wing press in Virginia.
that he opposed to them. But az popular e1-
element in full blast efforts made to drrc! il
against Mr. Van Bucn These ris have been persisted
in since i'll the public press in our State and National
Legislatures al every election, and upon every OCCASION
which afforded chance to impose upon voter And
here we See in hi. Central Sfhg Address, the same
game unlnshingy played by men, who are advocating
Electoral Ticket ccntlngr"tly pledged TO an open
advocate Of emancipation IN Tie &ates and of aPpr"pr
atinr the whole surplus revenue 10 that oh cct. Such
arc The sentiments of William H. Harrison. the jon,
pal tnrr Of Hugh l.. White in the WING Electoral Tick
Of this Stale, and such lire attitude of this Central
Wing Committee! Is 1t harsh o! unjust, 10 call them
political npOstorS:
People u tie South The hopes of these Wing lead
built upon your supposed ignorance and prcJu-
dccs What Gun you hope expect from Judge hltr
in the hands Of such leaders these: North Of our
Mountains his prrlensions ridcutcd. He is
y IN MC SUi, and other State, {llinos EIrglnla.
North Carolina. South Carolina. Georgia. Tennessee
Alabama Mississippi, louisiana Arkansas and Illinois,
are the only States in which ticket is run for in-n0t
enough Ia elect him. if he could get every orc OF them
V,
told that to object 10 him this ground is daring at
tack upon your right to choose for yourselves Choose
for Yourselves. fnw citizens! But you choose TO
vote for man, who has lLroAn himself into the hands
Of his enemies, t. be used by them in the South alone
and in Virginia, joint partner OF such man, and
such politician William II. Harrison: Has not
Judge White forfeited all title to your confidence, By
lending himself to such party, with certainty thai he
cannot be elected but TO be used only to cheat his for
rr friends, and contribute 10 the triumph Of bis former
enemies:
Fellow Citizens You have heard Mr.. Van Buren, de-
nouncrd as nrguer, arch magician, and by every
species Of slang every sort of nickname, and every form
of epithet Look to the past and present position
of his accusers and you will find that they but play
ing the game Of The rob5er crying Stop the thic stop
the THIEF" THEY the intrigucrs-hey are the I'M
princplrd politicians. What principle have they ever
professcd which they have not deserted; Look back
upon their past course Look the dscordant elements
composing the modern Wing party II they triumph,
what principles To prevail: What measures are TO
he adopted Which OF their crrcds Is to be IN the ascend
anti The fact that they receive into their embraces
and support without scrupe, desertcrs from all parties
and that the sins which they chargc upon Mr. Van Bu
tolerated in their ranks, is triumphant re-
ulann ofhcr accusations The charac ter and course
his enemies are sufficient to confirm the confidence OF
his friends Their daring el!nfs to impose upon the
American people: by opposing him in one section upon
one ground and in other sections upon precisely oPI'
site grounds-in the North denonncng him as truck
Ter to the South and in The South prescribing him as
No ,hcrn man, an Abolonist, and an enemy TO slave.
hodsrs-the NulIilcrs denouncing him Federa!ist,
the FEEDER aiss abusing him as the enemy of their avo-
rte schemes and s sems,the fact that he IS SO bitterly
opposed by the mad extremes Of al! sections; IN short
The hole game Of his enemies proves iH worthy ct the
support Of patriots ui all sections. Ills whole political
course evnres high order Of talents and al ardent de-
vo,ion 10 the Constitution, TO The union OF the States
and The rights Of the States.
FRIESD TO VAS BrRra,
BECAUSE u Friend to iAL SOuth ant tic CniOn
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