Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1836-08-26

,ha, the public Interest reia,n 30 the collection and
disbursement, Of The revenue w"ad tstefaiiE sane'
without on. = Ye, he is Tie caIaiuar " TIE wings
protesting Southern doctrines
Cu,rns I'd (irnernl HarriSo. IS 4 '.icad 70 Ister
nal Improvements by hae G'se,at G"re:nmeHt.
The Pxocs.-t;eu II whilst in the Senate ct The
limited States invariably aclr with the friends of Inter
nal Impro vcuiens, his votes in that body distinctly
prove We find in the Globe lis. Of his votes upon
various subjects, by which it appears that be "
subscription TO the Dismal Swamp Canal, and as
to other wild projects OF Internal Improvement; +%S
ISe6-among 81 yeas.-[Scnate Journal pass - an
iVn. for subscription to stock in Columbus %'u ,
dusky turnpike February II, le2'-ani'es -o,'s "a
Voted against any restriction on Jour
nails, &c; April 8, lS2S-among2 IS nayS'-l'e"1'~
CpsEax Gen Harrison is in arcr Of h!sa fn. .
riff ard Of ro.ce,eg Tic aHEf%ct@ren az s
T '," tie Senate of the u S he voted
AGAINST reducing the Tariff C. e OF conet'
cessury of life To the people on,t oer ,onrd Vo
I'D ,.e REDUCTION of duty teas; February 49, lS%'
-among nays 70 the reduction See Journal Fo-
TOD T byh Tariff Of SS May II, le27-aniong - yeas
w. have ns given at as r.uch length as Our space
vii, admit fair and candid statement OF facts III rsa
lion TO Gen. tarrsons principles we nave sio",
from his words and Votes, that he IS an n,
that he would, ii elected charter Nellonai Danh-
that he is friend to Internal Improvement ny Tie Oe'
neral Government-and that he is IN favor OF prolec
tive Tariff The dup!icty OF the fhHs pfancn e. !e
candidate can longer be questioned. lhey have VIZ
finally abandoned every principle for which, one year
ago they protested 10 contend Their TO ic
State Rights doctrines OF Tie South and their hostility
70 those who advocated the power OF Congress to utter
frc with the subject Of slavery, has been merged IN
warm and active support OF candidate. who IS an open
enemy the one und an den friend OF the other lheIr
e::os to conceal the true political character OF Zen
Harrison and TO plaster up his knuwu political hercSes,
is their only hopes OF But the intelligence oil lie
people is shield against such arts. The honest neH-
beers Of their party, those who conscientlovsy sup
ported Judge White are daily awakening 10 Tie oeceP
lion which has been pacsed upon thcip and the first
Monday in November. will prove that they will not bar
ter their pinc pies for power suffer themselves to he
syd like "shecp nj the shallbes
IN comoari,oa to the srsa, men of the Wing party he Gencra'
Il'risonI like MAX taper TO the burning sun vn rio
We have doubtless devoted more space than mas been
necessary to exposing the military Character " ot:
-, Harrison He has been brought forward us iH'
,,rr man and support claimed Tor linn rs sIch uha
therefore is that We have shewn, that even Is
~ man lie was ibccie and incompetent IN LIE oP'hlo
~, those best qualified Judge But u E!s aaHele"tS
honld succeed in establishing iar him, at this late day.
a military reputation, they could BY no means claim
support tos him on that ground; we want no " wax
tsner" to shed pale and slckly hght on tnst h'gh
.,,;on which has been honoTrd and adorned ~ TIE
orsates; statesmen the world has ever prodaced.-
Re want no inbec:e there to become the tool OF de-
uniug men in q! reckless attack upon Tie IL
berty and prosperity OF the country or to degrade the
r..,ect and susains fame unrlvallcd aReDg the IA
tons of the EARTH by iEcompctency and gnoEance.-
Whatever Gen. Harrison may have beea as General,
he is no;hing as Statesman EreE in his best days he
was described By Henry CLAY VIGOROUSLY ncompe
tent 10 perform The duties OF minister 10 the little rePub.
lie of Ccumbia and we have puced at the head OF this
article the opinion CT the Wing Senator from Mr. Har
rsons ow n State, which is lie the sane effect But
The General has not t;e OF The ability that lie
had when so highly COMMUNICATED by Mr.. Clay. We
have il from gentleman who was at Cincinnati not
long sincc who is eutls, TO the highest credit and
whose opinion is based not ony upon personal obseva'
ton bu. upon the privately expressed opinions OF Gen
Harrison own friends, that he (Gen Hasr,Sonl Is now
but The aoreck of 1rha lie scaS-ana that twenty
men might be selected out CT almost any town IN New
England better qualified than he Is tor the FFesldency
His nomination first intended, and was tor long
time considered Jest. But few politicians IN Ohio
took hold in earnest expecting OF COURSE TO manage the
affairs OF the nation his name, II they could by any MI
1ace succeed in eectng hm The prospects OF ell the
candidates named by the Opposition being alike hopeless
others who enthusiastic and greedy OF the spoiIs
fell in being influenced BY large PROMISES OF reward
Another thing was, that every leading man IN the oppo
sitioR obnoxious 10 scIe enc OF Tie factions coGpos
ing it, and could therefore be unanimously supported
but Gen. Harrison having been too insignificant TO be OBJ
noxous any, that difficulty obvated, and ne was
pitched upon - available" candidate. Tho y wax
taper, though it bHrnswith blue light exctes no
nU!;ce beneath the blaze OF 'FbGrnng sun.' There
arc hgh.mnded and honorable men, as the polls will
show, the ranks of the Opposition, who will never
consent degrade themselves by supporting such nan
Harrison for the Presidency; and is easy to toresee
that the time will when those who have been
less suupulous of their political COURSE vii! remember
with shame and regret the part they acting in
the miserable farce.-!iiaine .4ge.
GEN HARRISON.
Considering this individual the only real Candidate
of the Bank party and as the individual for whom the
electoral OF Massachusetts will be finally given, if
the Wings not defeated, think it proper to keep
his character and qualifications constantly in view. For
this cause, copy from the New York Times, tie fol-
lowing:
a Disu 10 General Hurrison.-A number Of Wing gen
emen, opposed to MIR. Van Buren, and liz favor of flar
rson recently pSd visit to the Farmer Of North Bend
They had tnrlned--tfom the glowing account Of the
Wing ournaisa most favorable idea of the intellect OF
the great available They sought him, found him.
versed with him, and left him, sickened with his imbe
cility and cgotism, and in good humor with them
Eelvcs will, the reflection that they had been most out
rageously hambrgged by portion Of their wing ore'
tren. The suioned accoaR. OF th's interesting inter-
view is from the Cincinnati Republican:
WAN buren, TRICKS.-PEOPLE'S ECHO.
Mr.. Ramsny,-Sir: Having accidentally observed Il
the Peopies Echo, contradiction of certain runor,
in reference TO the visit Of nuuabes OK gentlemen from
the Eas, Gencrsl HARRISON ander the above caption,
ard calling upon ere Us the gentleman still remaining
in Cincinaa TO reiuc it; have been induced to make
the following statement Of facts, without regard to the
rumors circulated by The MagciaRs friends, Ike still
more unauthorized contradiction of the patzans of the
pet,scoat Hero. ImpSimis: A number of gentlemen
from Boston, New York, Philadelphia and Of the
Western States, agreed TO make visit during tieiE So
ouTn in Cincinna to Gen H. whose professions 70 the
Presidential Chair they zeaously advocated, none more
warmly and sincerely than myself Arrangements
were made for the introduction and in due time, my
self and Messrs. -, with becoming Formally, bow
ed to the General. After few moments conversation
with the General in hick he betrayed great imbeciity
and egotsn we left him in disgust the other gentlemen
in half hour afterwards introduced by me, with
the like result all of hem except expressed de-
termination to abandon the 'otd Granny, and advocate
the election Of any other than Harrison, some OF
them openly avowng their intention to support MT v
Buren,. The writer Of this induced from the repre-
Of n residnnf ofC innn and