Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1840-07-21
POLITICS.
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I'll. N1n Iohn Il Notfs

s,s,e.. That political Gen Of yoGf creed should SECT
fee all The ofcIn1ry interests Of tie cniaaiuu'; 70 "h'ca
tbey belong, in Their unPrInctpi"d struggle i"f power:
is no, a, all surprising; 5uttn:t men 81 Gngctsrd snouif
enter INTO coalitions, express q implied, "ilh Z lana,
teal sect, whose principles strike a. TIC ioohCa'."h Q.
society itself, and threaten, not only theii properly O"'
the lives Of their wigs end chi!dfen, i ao.'!HE.y a.
founding.
That The object q: the Harrisburg Convention, IN
prefcrriny General Harrison To Henry Clay, "aa 70 .
cure the vote. If the hboiitf1nis;- no candid man has
The h.rd:hood 70 Geny. IN" aoolition's;s themselves,
every wnerc exult 10 a Consciousness 81 the in:inence
,.h,.b cn.hl.d them 10 contso! the decision o:;het body,
and look 10 ], a. the power of The nation shall oe yield
ed By their hands.
VIA, principle Of honesty Or patriotism could nave
induced aur Southern man even 10 acquiescs N thia
f,pl coalition. and Join hands with thos. whose esc-y
measure tends 10 the destruction TAI! that - dear 10
them, i - impossible !Dr an ingenious nsnd u coE2ctTc.
Principle, stern, inHex.5lc principle, 'c?ei!:ng promp:-
". ~ il Is accented upon the tainted bE-ez-, tm-
approach If thee c~ontriyrfs 81 ocs1iatl@n and Death,
il the only way IN which the South can escape the
bloody scenes winch ere ii preparation. ilenr? Clay
was, in that respect, the bold and Infatuated champion
oS he. rights aaa he. salty; he had spoken out as u
nrQa. win "scnrncd 10 pslicr ~ a double sense, and
cheat has cuuntryIncn out ii their su.rak"s; ne was Z
leader worthy .! the principles III Southern Federal.
isn; tha, party Ia your seciaca OF inc I mon could haze
supported him with an honest ria~, aIa = 'erTrhi en-
t.rsinsm. II, with such i leader they had been defeat.
ed. theg would sill haze been strong IN CONSCIOUS n
tsPTtT, tUty HDu1I .isdI . DS'S ~ bA'' 'PI"''t
and with a strong hand rcsiated, The approaches Q! the
fell enemY 10 thei. safety; they would, on tina, subject
at least, have p'escfG,a a cordial unrcn among her
osn people, which would have rendered them MIN
chile IN defence 0: Their reserved rights and ~con4ttu.
tional powers.
Bot a different course has been pursued. The only
man whom you could honestly support was abandoncd,
and for what. E.cuuse he coutd MT getAc rotes If yoor
impLaeaLie eRrmisS' Yes, your part; IN the south
abandoned their frank and fearless champion, IN the
I... ,g pp.,y, ~ .ig .rliz uYt IN fhHEs .yup E'.rI ready
with their dagc"rs an! kntyrJ u s'a5 ynu t. the heart,
and cut The Threats ~ ygur ~t""- and children, Thus
the South IS made 70 ios" its moral pD"cr, - >'!t!e-
spec,, liz conscipusness .! right, : di"iGed al: cut Hp,
Will. the enemy comes ru.IIay On G.ItH rcnD:Gl:c hnpcg
and whcttcd f"roc,'y.
/ charge you, sr, wtta having become, without daily
weighing the 4 sasttors consequences, one Of the pm.
cipal agents 10 render ciicctiy" this policy 80 fatal 10
the State and people whom you n par. Represent. i
charge yon wih ass,ciaI.og yourself with Eno"n nnd
pftdgsd .IbohtoHiSts, for the purpose Of making Il Ere
s,dcnt by the Jo,nt votes ii the people Of tie South,
and The Aboltipnists Of the North; q policy which -
prns,rating the South, iandcDf"d ana bnUnd, AZ the
lie, Of her eternal, implacable, and s~iccplesS sc
| do not make this charge without TIE froofs. The
authenticity Of the following t.-YuJcnt has, ] believe,
never been denied by you, although i has been for
month"; bcsoIo tie pubic, w.
"WA.UIrGT0s, January q, $40.
Sir: The undersigned, an Executive COMMITTEE, pa
p0in,.dbyt the Opposition members oC Congress, have
taken the liberty Of appointing you an E,aecstive and
Corresponding { mmitcc for your county, and NC
have the honor Of cncios'ng yoG : prospectus for the
Madisonian. We recommend that paper 10 the conf
dcnce and support Of the opponents Of tie Adminis.ra-
ton throughout The coDa,fy. The committee attach
much importance {, ! general circulation Of the Madi-
sonian, and oider po!Itsca! pamphlets, circulated 10
c~nlightcB The public mind. The subscribcrs wlicl.
you may procure land we doubt not, considering the
c~heapness and ability OF the paper, they VIII be IncnyJ
viii be entitled, gratis, TO all such pamphlets.
W have confidence that twill afford v,u pleasure
10 aid us IN our efforts to rescue Inc administration Of
the Government from the nan3s 0; the present lmbe-
nest and tuaf.css press, these efforts, We trust, viii be
successful. We are aware that the acceptance Of this
appointment may subject you 10 some sacrifice: your
patriotlsH, * a sufficient guarantee tina; II Will be borne
viii: clIeeriulncss. The consideration that we are IN
the service Of an injured and crushed people, should
animate W in the use Of every honorable cxert!on toci-
feet the cofstinon object III Ycw-Mc rcsiOrat'on 81 Hc
Government 10 he dsys IF her patrtot Prestd'"tS.
Your obedIcut servants,
r.. GARLAsD, La, LEvERETT SALIoSsriLt, Ms,
ions Bell, Tenn, Tnc@ry Sairn, Conn,
}. NJ. Boris, Va, CnAs. MAYOR, Penn,
Tmos. ConwIs, Dino, :. CLahE, y. x,
NJ. II. GEINSLIL, y. l., Committee
The fact Of your ASSOCIATION as one ola grand cleo
tioneering committee for the whoi" Union, with tho gen
tIemen whose names arc appended 10 this paper, has
secn confirmed by the publication Of srndry other pr
pers bearing The same signatures, and IS cCncius,vciy
established.
oSS'i wv abN AiIh''@ '"~'1 N'sAN ''" SAaiiIlAt =
was appointed by the whole party in Congress calling
themselves "Wh;gs,' including the most rahld hbol,.
,ionists from the North, take the political character .!
the members Of the committee themselves, AZ conclu
sivc evidence Of the foul combination ! have charged.
assert, and have the proof 10 show, that no less
thnn THREE Of tins committee which 10 laborIng night
ind day 10 overthrow tins Administration, and make Il
President by Abolition votes are PLEDGED hBULI.
IIONISTS.
TRUMAN SMITH, come 10 the bar Of The people
and state by what right or title you arc the associate Of
}. Nj. Bolts in cnlightening the South BY your circn.
lars and ~nandbrl!s, and asking her c~oniid,ng people 70
vote for Y0u candidate for the Presidency, When
you were : candidate for The seat IN CougEr-s now held
by you, Messrs. Horace Cowlcs, ! Garfield and John
IA committee annointed ~ me Executive,
Committee OF The Cnnucctica; hntI-Siivcry Sncicty,
in n letter dated '~iiattsord, March It'll, l-3a,'' put t.
you the following questions, VIZ:
81. Are you IN favor Of the immediate abolition o.
slavery in the District Of Columbia"
'2. Are you opposed to admitting into The min, !,
any new State whose Constitution ,olcra,rs sl,vr Q:
The following is a. extract from your reply. y!
L~itchfeld, March l9th, 1889, viz: dated
II feel no difficulty in communicable"
questions Of lndisputable rig . my ,s"s
IAN be neither concession nor comp -, : ."t
other matters as are Of nature s om's,' :" nataahr'
hat the whole community, esp .c;,iilv with rs. viii be
likely to unite in the same re - - -
al can therefore say TIN 9th those who
had an ra>ncy in ., IN cot''hon "" '" c"a j"
~ - bringing my name before thr
ha 81, rs nr- very rs a great and crying esn'
's :" -nsa"s"" which is a contamination deYouuy
. be WISHED thu, it is a sad commentary on those
princ'plesoi freedom and equality which were inscribed
by our a 4ccstors as a !ronthct upon our institutions, tha'
the " ords of the Constitution, contsrring upon Ion,
gre. the power 10 exercise exclusive legislation IN ali
cases whatsoever over the District of Columbia, are
sufficiently broad To clo,he that body with power 10 an
initiate (should they deem it e%xped'enp this evil at The
seat of Governments; that the introduction OF a foreign,
independent and sovereign State into our Union is to-
tally unauthorized by the Constitutions; and if it were
otherwise, the measure would be incxpedient II
The effect would be To extend and nggravate the
disease which all would e~Slirpate, if possible, from
our system; and especially do THINK that me