Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1836-09-30
TIE TOUR Of the I" ncrt Presidem IF The L. s.
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The General visited the Theatre at Baltimore on Fri
daY night, Ly irTniion; notwithstanding his great aver
sion 10 all pnynde-Anl the next morning set out al
& o'clock for Philadelphia, cscortcdby Il Committee OF II
genc.ncu from Baltimore.
On his landing CliesTut street wharf ut fhI:ade Phla
he w.s received with every studied mark Of Distinction
Notwithstanding his dislike OF the PlraG@ PonISon
scriLb.er describes the with enth"SIls'n-tie
crowd the shout the peal Of cannon, telling IN sounds
that were familiar to FaTrsnns ear that rc'ory on0h-
cd "a gum fired wien Harrison vas irInic.
d:acly opposite eye observation-disclosures stood Tie
hero the farmer, Nc. &c.-lc describes the long pro-
cesslon-!is mounting the baronchc along with judge
HcmphiIl, the hon JOHN Sergeant, (he distinguish
cd Fcdrra< and champion Of the Missouri rcs!rclIon
&c, &c.e tells us how FESTIVE the two grey horses
werc-and then how the people cut them adFlit: took
the barouche into their bands aud dragged 1T like
Jc0sts Of burthcn along the streets up 10 the Marshall
House When he arrived opposite Independence Hail.
something said TO Harrison in relation 10 that all.
cient and immortal building. when ne made lew re-
marks which elected bursts applause. II was There
his father had with The Jeffcrsons Adascs, and Frank
Inns and lIancocks of the day, sgaed the Declaration
Of indie pencncc He spoke of that instrument, avow-
ing his purpose to cling to and lis principles as long us
hr should live. What gift did BfSJsmIS llaRiISoH
make 10 his country in the person of his SON William
Henry!-1he Philade phia Inquirer rep"IS HIM to have
said, among other impassoncd remarks our Kindness
never be erased from my memory. have bccn
named for the hrsl office in the git ut any pr"le-or
the highest Office upon earth; and ce that III the event
of my election cnnld any circumstance Tor an instant
tempt me to from the path ct duty reference 10
this impressive scene would instantly eca, me 10 sense
of the obligations owe my country. (lmnense cheer
nr'N-Hc was then conducted TO the Marshal! House,
where he showed himself to In" people, and leSsrs
Ser geant and Sprngc announced that he would be clad
10 see his friends Monday morning at independence
Hail."
There is one part Of this spectacle, at which the blood
of every freeman ought TO boil with Indignation. The
Pennsylvania thus speaks Of it as it deserves
We learn that when the carriage was between Be:
hir,lS sir
the laughter and dcrson OF the asionshcd y-sanders
actually tooh the horsts from The rchiclc and dr"ggcd
themSercSt The day nt Tie warMesl oil Tie sea
suD but toIng and tagging, they drew harrison and
his companions in triumph past the Bank 10 the front
Of the Hall Of rpsndcncc where. as they paused me
available assured his hearers that i c'cctrd. he would
emulate the patriots who signed The Declaration OF lnhe
pcndenoe and then proceeded before. 10 The Marshall
lIouse-We have no ier ling in speaking OF this cxhih
ton but that of regret and II not That IL IS iuSa
tive of the character of party, we might pass H. ny u
noticed but il is necessary that IL should be heu up |"
the Wet of the Republic that ii be seen 10 "h"'
certain cvlhets in continual Use among our opponents
mos, Justly apply. They term the Democracy OF t,'e
country serye man-worshippcrS, for supporting me
principles and the who sustain their cause; anu II"
rendering manly cviIity their public officers ihey tc
us that the people wear colar that they are h!rnessed
10 the of political d;nagogucs, and that .hey ae
whipped into traces because IN what they deem 'h'
right they are firm and unnchng. both against urea
and against Establishments After the exhibition {" "a
of these aspersons. Harrison cannot succeed nu' IL he
wer, So 1t requires great stretch OF ia5'nat"n
10 corrective that the fancy sketches OF Nhggcry IN re-
la,on To Andrew Jackson and his friends, "ch!d pe
realty with Harrison and his followers.
The PcnusS lvauian says, that The cry among TIE Ht
man beasts ci Cardcn wcs ha0rc roF gireH m'e Te
and they had rorc eaoarh Aud yet Tie Nhizs' mus
harnessed thu ca. have scoted a. the friends OF tne
Administration. for wearing the cotGr-And why al, 'S
parade: How often has Cen Harrison visited our large
towns before without any thing like this plgcant5
eclat? WHY is i, exhibited at this time: Because his
Wing friends attempting to elrctioneer him INTO t'e
votes of the people, By addressing all this parade as one
of their organs says, ''lhe lowest iga"rance Hheh
Gen Harrison first entered Virginia. his friends boosted
that he came in an humble gu.se-travelng ID con''
mon staoe in order 10 visi, one of his family. But now
he does not conne himself this State, or to his nunce
conveyance He disikes all parade; and yet ne Ss,,s
Washington Baltimore and Philadelphia, with crowds
attending the heels Of the conquerng hero and men
converted into beasts of burden. And during tns st
scene he avuws himself from his triumphant car as d
candidate for the Presidency, and gives promises rt
he will do should he succeed in his election but IS not
sill this poinp to stop here: MOTOR, if we are TO oeer
Noahs Star Of the 2Ch "he Committee (ot New iorS)