Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1840-05-26

would be entirely subvcrsive of our Republican in
sttiuiions. Is there man IN the Commonwealth that
ever read The Constitution, who can DENY it: Not
one But 10 cxcur pate General Harrison, the Wings
contend, That some few days after he submitted his
port, he Introduced resolution, inquirng If there was
any constitutional objection TO that part of has report
Adn H. Does IL u.ake any better for General liar.
rson Ought he not To have known the constitutional
objections when hr wror the Report: Bear IN mind
that ms subject had occupied his thoughts from the
year lsil to lSi1 that he had been constantly brood.
ing over Il for eight years, and had never discovered a
constitutional objection Now, is there u rational
being who reads Tins, liza, doubt that some kind
friend suggested 10 General Harrison the proprety OF
Offering som" resolution relieving himself from the in.
proper ana an:i-Repub,can position he had assumed:
IL the subject had been 10 him, he might be pa.-
doncd; but regarding that he had reflected upon it 70
years, we must attribute TO him, either the grosscs ig
rance Of or the most perfect disregard for the prnc
pies oil the Constitution.
But may be, the answer TO all this is, that these OPT
mons were cxpressedby Gen. Harrison long time AGO
and experience has satisfied him of their folly
Think you so, Then will adduce still farther proof
for he has himself placed his opinions this subject be-
You'd all doubt; and If in that proof furnished within
The last three or four MONTHS again lind the word
Carthage, will you not admit that on the subject of Car
thage at least, he is laboring under monomania;
My proof is letter written BY Najor Grnsrai HIN.
Henry Harrison, in reply to an invitation from the
Louisville Legion, TO be present at the celebration OF
the a2nd of February. 1t is dated North Bend, Feb
3rd, ls40, and read rs follows
may perhaps be unknown 10 yo gentlemen, that the for
nation oil such throughout
the Union has been frorite project Of mine so long
the lel0 rneavored call the
the subject IN series of letters addressed 10 the venerable
uonary soldier aud patriot General Charles Scott at that time
annual Of discipline in which the select corps OF the mill
Tia 10 be instructed in their duty al the In
scented report containing the outlines of system military cdn-
Of all the youth Of the country in the ordinary scmnaes Of
Ify
in speeches and III toasts AT public convlsa meetings,
the importance ri creating national defence suited TO the
character of Government.
So much the subject occupied my mind that has often
beeu a nappoev introduced as the celebrated Drlrx,l Er
C,RriAGo the elder iu my e!Tnts
The Of rulers and the of the country have
been directed TO other objects considered no doubt by them as more
important Such however not the opinions the Roman
and Scnatcs when Rome aud Greece free in
William Pitt he cler,) of Washington and eier-
viii the who enrolled n the defenders of their
country longer suffer under this gross neglect WIN they longer
tolerate such mu SYSTEM III system calIct
pension syr devoid OF every feature OF justice and every
principle Of Repubicanism:'
Now, here he endorses all the opinions have as
cbed 10 him. and iii worthy of remark, that this letter
was written by him but short time before his COnf
dental Committee took him under their especial charge
Whether il was the re-asseron by Cen Harrison, of
his wild and ex,ravagant plan for organizing, and dis
cpliniur the militia that induced them to do it, the
repetition of the word Carthage, which he began with,
in 1902 and has constantly repeated up to cio, when
ever military sub jects mentioned by him, am
unable to say. Certain il is, that many man has had
committee appointed him, on sghter evidence.
In an examination of this subject, have been sur
prised at nothing than the continual reference by
Gen Harrison the high sounding names of antique
ty; at time too when he protested 10 he writing prac
teal ireatses. recoect too, when several extracts
first appeared i'll the Democratic papers, purporng to
be taken from Gen. EIarrsons Eagle speech, rldl-
culcd them 80 much that some of my opponents even
doubted their authenticity; and myself disposed
10 regard them fabricatons, and dropped the sub
icct But see that the Petersburg lntelligrnccr has
lately repub!ished the whole speech frathsr in the
cap of Gen Harrison. Prejudice possibly may have
warped my Judgment, indeed may have no taste in
such matters but really does seem TO me that COM
ing from old gentleman on the verge OF seventy,
few things could be more ridiculous II playful even,
might be borne but the whole is as grave as tnne-
raj oralon-and for his of treating the snhect,
read this:
hs scene said General H. glorious tohe American arms,
our bird might witnessrlIie might be- the which
fleet on The glorious 10Th Of epten
and that also accompanied The IN It's march upon me
Thames Nay am much pleased VAN his appearance t.at
willing suppose like the human lborirnrs i" is our new
continent: might have grated from The Oh world
aud may have descended IN direct line from the very
eagle prccd upon the banner 81 the a accomplished
gave TO his followers the assurance Of victory"
If the eagle alluded To by General HARRISON, was
horn during the seige Of Fort Megs, he would be
twenty ven years old this spring, and he must have
been somewhat advanced in years to have noted SO
particularly the movements OF our army 80 the Ge,
neral had given him honorable age and here snoua
have stopped; but to truce him back to the battle Of
the Granicus, was drawing little too much on our
credulity. The battle of the Granicus was fought
1874 years before Christ which added 10 lo4O, would
make the General trace his geneuogy in direct llnc
throughout period of 2l74 years-No titled head 'n
Europe, think, can boast ancient descent Now
this was a good deal TO say Of bird hatched IN the
woods Of Ohio, which has been committing petty lar
cenics all his life, stealing PIGS, chickens, lambs, &c
will now close this subject, with historical rcco
lection of my own 1t that when Caius Aiartus was
banished from ROM, he found his way to Carthage ana
there sitting among It's runs, was accos'ed py honah
soldier 10 whom he thus reped-"Go, tell thy master
thou hast seen Gains Narus sitting among the ruins OF
Carthage" General Harrison has no doubt treasured
this incident; and should he be elected President, will
at some future day: give TO his physician or some by
stander this version OF It; eco tell Danei webster,
thou has, seen William Henry Harrison bordering
over the ruins Of the Constitution.
DELENDA EST CARTHAGE