Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1840-06-12
E,rced 10 that alternative, |

&c o,,;I, Forced 10 that alternative,
sbould have no hes,ancy III determining VI h's "'
N1y ,rodl,ctons for him. therefore, nave hau ~ "
Guence on my mind in arriving ~ t''e eo"'iu ia
General Harrison is totally unit ana unworthy u VIZ
p .sdrncv of the United States; aud That unher no
aYstino state of facts can support or au'hi'e ~
claims 10 that office. He is IN favor OIL ir"eerSe
riff of Internal Improvements Oy me reartai ""''i.
. 80 nd v;tb il to establish, .Nni0nH BaHH.
g. vo,rdIv was he in favor Of the Proclamation ana
r. nm ~ n say that Gen. Jackson IN ISSUING ti't
former acquired more imperiSlaO!e ia'e ior '''' -
and achieved more benefit for the country ih"h h'"
been accomplished ny lle "e'' $50
tory at New Orleans :. ;,,;
Ma and holds the Federal and laud:nous doctrine
jiraught with pernlcioIs ELECTS 10 t't ""t So.
rest und hostility the true principles OF inc Sa'
Rights party,) that Congress, ny t'e co"sen' t -
states can appropriate the public domain ana me SUIT
S r.rsnue in the mission OF our saves-'helcpy
not only compromising our rights, oy eehp'"y ''
our own means to the purchase oil our own PioPe'
bui making the will ola majority III congress a'i' 'e
concnrrru consent Of the States, rule Tor the inter
,,;r or Tho Constitutions INSTEAD of appealing to
ihot nS,rumcn nj for ts own meaning. no stae hlShs
man. eyceu, he be one only in shaio" profession anu
name will recognize such Constructive P'"c'S -. "
Federal Government, and there IS no SlaS'" % any
party nrtahly stupid, but "ho WIZ c'hc'u' " -
cpl that If Congress has not the right TO rHrrc Sc 'hs
opnropriarnp power without The consent OF he states
:hrr acauc scencc concurrence or consent, cahlo'
confer it. 49,
lie was nominated by a combination OF the Ola eae'
rail- Anti Masonic and Slavery parties the later
;rfs;uy so uuch of ITS feelings into the deliberations
of the as 10 defeat the admitted superior
claims of the Hon. Henry Clay. He's now placed I'M
der the Guardian care Of committee, who deny to nun
the privilege of answering, and vino refuse 10 u'iS"e'
for him. such questions would give the constituency
kpowledre of his present opinions and principles
~. uIiul ip held nj
or pledge for his future political course. ih'S h'''',
Republican position, have no doubt - assumed from
The conviction that the dscordant materials anu pun
Teal combinations which have been formed 10 pro-
mote his success Of he answered nj a'i) "o"'u o'
dissolved by the people, he could not 80 answer
as to conciate the feelings and prevent tnc 'o'ic't
IRE of the support oi many wh" nominated Hlhir any,
nj the same tme prop.t'aie and preserve We sup
mort of many State Rights men, who regard primer
nh. more than men, and the love OF country more
iban the love Of Office The State Rights party, 50
far from participating III his nomination III thrlf I"i-
ycntion held in Mredsrville IN December l"S'' r.
undated it, The State Rights Editors win Dnt ie"
exceptions united with you III sustaining ths dl''u"
ot the party; and, until few weeks past ho'h'h3 wv
whitening lrnuucatons OF the principles OF the NOM
nee were scarcely to be- seen and read The concurrent
opnons we're that his political principles we're "O"A-
ons in theory and would BE- not only p"Fhic"us' "u'
fatally destructive 10 every Southern interest !" P"'
icc But IN those few weeks Through what new S'cI''
"A
nrospect lies before us but shadows clouds ana "f"
ness rest up0n it, As 10 the past, lis "reminiscences
ara, of no avail as the black cockade principles OF inc
administration Of the elder Adams. and the Panama
Mission and Lighthouses Of the skies OF the son. nave
collapsed with that 'pcrIod of time where me memory
of man runnelh not the contrary, and Gen. iaFr'-
son is now called by his supporters here hrpuO,c'h
Of the Jrrrsonlan Observation-Disclosures Inc non
f. A. Nesbt stated in his address to them, mat tI
high priest Of Federalism, Daniel Webster, w"nsd or
could select his place in the cabinet and with the
knowledge Of Mr.. Webster IS To he brlicvedl that br
Harrison was selected TO bear the flag around "hici'
Mr. Webster and those VIII" agree with han are |" RAJ
H. Thus we have unmaSicd all disguise ~ the extra
ordinary efforts making to carry The State '@h's
party INTO the embraces and close fellowship ana com
munion with the old Federal, and other fragments OF
parties with whom there have heretofore cA'stcd n"
identity Of principle, sympathy, or feeling
And to arrive the climax OF political inconsistency
such Nulliiiers as CoquIt,, Cooper and Black, ana
those who agree with them 10 BE- prescribed ana dc
nounccd as apostacs from the State Rights creed, be,
cause they will 20 for the establishment Ct N"fo"6,
Bunk shout Iosannas TO the praise OF superannlateh
old man. and pim in the funeral drgc, IN order 1t pos
sibr to consian oblivion, the melancholy ViSatoI''
of the truth that the State Ri.htS party once ~ds
Respectfully, your obcdIent servant,
II. e.. LAMAR.