Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1840-09-15
JONI Willis, Esq.

Southern PeOpe-and call thcn 10 fenpction, 10 ac-
ton, to the arms of the ballot box, to the polls:
"HARrroRp, Sept 9, 1910
"You will receive herewith Circular Letter 80 the
Aboliuonsts of Connecticut. 1t was printed at the
office Of the CONNECTICUT Courant, of which paper,
Theodore D. Wright, Secretary of the celebrated
Hartford Convention, is the Editor, and is the acknow
lodged organ of the Harrison party in Connecticut.
"The circular explains itself. A few weeks since
of the Abolitionsts began TO have religious scru
piles about supporting candidate, capable OF such du
plIcity and equvocatlon as was proved on Cen Har-
rison, by his own letters. They therefore issued an
extra advising their friends not to vote for either OF the
two candidates for The Presidency. They did not pro-
pose supporting a third candidate make out an cleo.
tora ticket Of their own, hut merey recommended that
their friends should not 60 to the polls.
"Although this movement confined to only a
few, and not emanation from the political Abo
litionists you can scarcely conceive the dsmay and
Consideration of the Federalists. They Immediately
set work to reconcile their stub"in men; but as
we'll might the whole concavc of cardinals have under
taken convince John Calvin that ne was wrong IN
not ack now lodging the supremacy of the Pope. The
more the Federal SITS urged Harrison $ peculiar cir
cumstances, the more obstinate and determined were
these fanatics. Under these circumstances, the Fede
ralsts struck out another They issued the cir
cular address which | send you, and which, would
here remark was got up by Melvin Copeland, active,
noisy Abolitionist-one of the three gentlemen COM
posing the "Whig State CenfrG Committee fhs State,
and who was last year elected member OF the Legs
lature from tins place, on wing
This address is sent out under the sanction OF eighteen
Abolitionists, whose you will see in the Hart
ford Times
81 perceive there are efforts made at the South
to create an impression, that the Hhigs and .7boton-
ISIS ars not identified This document will furnish
them with pretty conclusive testimony on that SUBJECT
Were the Abolitionsts to abandon the Wings or
dissolve the connection, the Wings could not make
stand in any State in the Union save Kentucky, and
North Carolina, and Indiana. We do not wish them
20 unite with Us; but if they will abandon Harrison, ne
annot get a vote in New Eng land or New York The
Harrison party is dependen entirely, on 4bofson uoss
Poor North Carolina has been persuaded by her STAN
vs. and Rayners and Mooreheads, to desert the te-
,es of her Macon and all the principles she has ever
upported To cooperate with the Abolltionlsts and
hartford Conyentionists of New England
"The Wing State Convention met IN this CITY en- .hr
,,b instant and nominated Electoral ticket Alter
hat nomination was made, the Address 'to the Adolf
ionsts of Connecticut-a copy of which send you
vas distributed among the members, and copies gwen
hem to circulate throughout the State No other Ad.
ir.ss was odopted or sent out from their Convention
aOne of the Wing Electors, nominated on the eth'
philip Pearl, is President of the Wndham Abolition
society and Vice President of the State Anti Slavery
society He is one of the most distinguished and mos
ctive Abolitions,s in Connecticut deserted the De
,ocratic party with whom he formerly acted, because
We would not become Abolitionsts, and with others
;tuated like him, made common cause with the
Wig. against Us in 1888, and contributed to our de-
eat He is now supporting HARRISON because he tayors
The Abolition cause-isa candidate TOT hssrisoa Ssse