Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1840-05-01

tber tia: General Harrison reiIes political cohsci'
,ncr kcepers-because with him the Federal principles
,hos times would not be- saeor that he and his party
hive no urncipes-or that their principles are so OBJ
noxious to public sentiment, that 1t is dangerous to DIS
close them think the latter proposition IS the fact
have looked in vain for q demonstration OF modern
Wbir principles from their conventions: ! can see
none There have been none; nor will there be any
The object of committee is 10 put their prime Piles under
bIshel Such is the secret mandate of the State Con-
venon wire workers-such is the mandate Of the
wire workers of the National Harrisburg Conventions;
and the lip. ofa subordinate committees sealed The
above committee informs US, in many WORDS that II
is not the policy Of General Harrison his friends
TO make any exposition of political faith principle
until after the election. Like the subjects OF bcnigh
ed ignorance of the old world it is enough that the
priests know the viii Of God and the mysteries of his
holy word What miserable cause IT is that shuns the
Tpht: and how umpardonably ignorant the political
leaders of party must b. of the intelligence of the
nineteenth ccnury-of the intelligence of this people
who think they can lead the freemen of this Go
vernnent bndfolded, to the subversion of their own
nrncplcs and the overthrow of their cherished instr
iutions And how baely corrupt must be the party
who sneak and skuk from an open, candid, and marly
exposition of their political principles Sir, say un-
lcsatingly that this corresponding committee has been
appointed for the purposes OF conccalnent and dciu.
sion | unhcsatingly assert that this conceament OF
principl arises from The fact that the Federass dare
not publicly disclose their principles to the American
people Conccalmcnt of principle and false glare OF
military tiscl are 10 he the means by which the peo-
pie are to be- Gued into the support of Federal men
for office and the establishment of Federal measures
But, sir, the effort will be about fruitcss the
coffin handful mode of eectioncering.
In relation to the conscence-keepIng committee,
must saw something. Of David Gwynne, know no.
thing personally; am unacquainted with him. pre-
sumo he clever fellow, and respectable citizen, as
all mn constituents take it for granted thst he is
opposcd to the Administration and the Democratic par
T. principles, but not the less respectable for hdt
But of J. c. Wright and 0. NJ. Spencer, know some
thing. know them to be attorneys at law OF high
standing. know them, as private citizens, to be OF
the most respectable order, and will take this occa
sion to invite all who hear me, and all who may read
me- to call on J. c. Wright and o. NJ Spencer, should
they have any business in the way of their profession
No two men in the State in which they live, will dis
charge their duty with fidelity more ability
But know another thing. The Democracy will find
themselves vetoed if they make these gentlemen the
conservatives Of their political rights The log cabin,
and its wool hat inmates, will find themselves IN the
rocatirc if their political rights thrown upon the
care and protection of these gentlemen. A Persian
frog could not swim in all the hard cider they ever
drank. Those gentlemen may have seen log cabin
in their travels they may have seen plough; but
doubt if either of them knows TO which end OF It
pair of horses should he hitched from which side OF
the land the furrow should be thrown.
These gentlemen are not Democrats. J. e. Wright
will feel secretly lattcred when he learns that pro-
nouncc him high toned Fcdcralist, from the first
foundation of the world, and if his colleague Is not OF
quite so blue steep, it is because he has not been in
the dye so long. Knowing do, it intended By
the Fedrralists that the Democracy TO be gulcd
bv this confidential keeping committee trick,
| think 1t was manifestation of diplomatic stupidity,
that have never e1celled in political manGuvre
ing. 1t was customary stupidity. ! think II is the
customary Bird that rests the security oft body in
the conceament Of its head The politics of this COM
mlttce are too well known. fGeneral Jackson, in his
proudes and most popular days, were to have put hIm
self in the keeping of these men, il would have blown
him sky high with the Democracy, far and wide they
are known II the friends of Gen Harrison had con-
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