Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1840-03-10


m reference 10 Legislative acton on general politics
w,s rather SURPRISING, when he reverted to the resou
lions forced through both Houses al me present session.
and Lp confessed he astpnlshed 10 ind the gen
tleInen of the minority reluctant 10 reerate me sen
tmenis of Mr. Clay nnd to call on the tw" candidates
rr ,Ia Presidency 10 say whether they would would
mt endorse lhca Did they doubt The ability or will
,noness of General Harrison to respond satisfactorily
Mr. NJ occupied the floor Tor considerable tmc' nn'
ye do not feel compete report him correctly, or TO
Io rs,ce TO the eloquent speech he delivered After
he took his seat Mr. Logan, OF Shelby, offered the fol
LOVING resolutions as an additional amendment to the
preamble and resolutions:
Resoircd further, That hereby request the une-
ov;rocqi and caadid opinions of General Harrison
and Martin Van Buren, upon the following subjects,
] viz:
lst Should honest and faithful public officers be pro-
scribcd and rejected from office tor o'inion sake:
ID Do You sanction the doctrine ito the victors be-
long The spoils of the vanqulshed
/ I'd DO Won sanction the practice of appointing men
TO Office for partIzan services, after thcy nave been re-
iec;ed by the people themselves as unworthy:
4,, Did or did not either of you vote for the admis.
sion of Missouri into the Union as slave State or did
either of yen, while member OF one otthe State Lc-
pslaturcs or at any other tine, vote for Rufus King
n 10 the Senate of the United States, who opposed the
!. admission of Missouri slave State:
9Th Res0lred That any other than direct and posi-
live response 10 any of the above interrogatores, Will
be deemed cEasion OF the same.
/ Mr. Marshall AGAIN and stated that, although the
shirt though they were Objectionable bo, in their lam
ruarc and lnnr vel his iavorite candidate for the
Presidency had no concealments, and had ever been
ready and willing to answer any political inquiry mace
IN dccorous TERMS he, Mr.. Marshall, would accept Inc
resolutions offered nv the gentleman frun Shelby, as
an additional amendment the original preamble and
resolutions Mr. Marshall cndcavored, hut IN Ta'n, L"
;nauc. the friends Of Gen Harrison 10 meet the q'es
ton fully and fairly, they had promised. hey ia"
determined rrpudIatc the sentiments oil VT. tidy
rather than hazard the consequences OF calling on Zen
Harrison to say whether he approved or dsappro'ed
them. -
dressed the House, all depecuting legislative h'erler-
ence in the Presidential election, aad plcdgng them
selves that Gen Harrison would promptly answer IN
the most unrquvocal manner any dccorons intcrrnga-
tories that be PIT to hun on Inc subject 81 Adolf
ton Two OF the gentlemen referred TO the TACT, that
la letter from Gen. Harrison, answer to political m
quiries propounded to him b. humble citizen OF
Missouri was to be in the Louisville Journal,
winch had been received the preceding evening and
they called on the Democratic members To say whether
they could reasonably doubt after The occurrence they
had lust detailed that Gen. Harrison would hesitate to
respond fully and canddly to inquiries put TO MN on
! the vitality important subject Of Abolition Some OF
the gentlemen went 50 far 70 declare they wished
Gen HARRISON 10 be nterrogatrd on tie SUBJECT aud
that il no friend of the Administration would do II,
they would do il themselves, cause Il 10 be done by
/ some Wing After protraccd and warm discussion,
!. Col Pierce Butler and offered as substitute,
: the following resolutions:
i RcS0ircd That view with indignation the al
tempt Of sect, calling themselves Ahoih'onislS, To
disturb the anicablc relations subs:sng between the
slvcholdn nd avchui!ng States OF tlis mon
and wond moi by our votes aid in e!cylting to Office
any citizen allied 10 that ruthless faction OF misguided
: fanatics or connecting in their views, opinions ana
!: plans.
EesoIccd That the ardnous public services and long
tried and well established patriotism Of Gen. William
Henry Harrison, furnish the most conclusive evidence
that elevated the Presidency "i these u States, he
will exert the full influence OF that exalted station IL
produce harmony between the several states, and 10 al
Iay all sectional jealousy and local strIics, growing out
of their respective domestic institutions and that We
have entire confidence his often avnwcd sentiments
oopposition to the schemes Of every sect faction or
party, who may aim BY direct action, or, through the
the instrumenalty of the Federal Government, or IN
# any whatever, To disturb Tie re!a"n between
master and slave, otherwise 10 Interfere with the
;. domestic institutions Of the slavcicidng S:aics
Col! Butler addressed the House in support Of the
substitute ne had offered. He of course deprecated
Il Ahoon-said hc DID believe either OF til. cand-
dates President belonged to the ruhess faction
was opposed catcchiSlng and, after declaring that
he did not doubt that Gen. Harrison would promptly
i answer anv gentleman who mi ht think proper to al
drcss him on the subject, Col. Il. closed with huh
d wrought culogy IN ms iayorc for the Presidency
}. DR. Lane, o Oldham then addressed the House lie
o a>t0nshed that gentlemen, who We're 50 conhhen
: that Gen HARRISON thorough-gong Trend OF Inc
l. institutions of The South-tbat liz hated the "rucss
faction and ready to answer any call lhat nISh
/, be made on hin-should shrink from making such
@ call 1t was matter of unfegned surprise to him thai
q the veteran followers of Mr.. Clay dare not rcera,c
;; his opinions, though they admitted the rrcltnde o.
li,p,;; sInok, Mr.. Speaker, said he, Eat the sub
. ,,tuir offered bv the gentleman from Louiss lie
Does il accord with the original preamble and re-
solutions Does 1t not proclaim to the world that IN
'ruthicss faction is busy, rndcavoring 'to disturb
the amCable relations subsls,Ing between the slave
4 .I,.1l Ilnau II NM
declare that the members OF this House would not ale
!, in c!evanp 10 Office any individual 0ied 10 the Abul
t;onsts: Why, then, If they believe Gen. Harrison
e is ready to rppudiae that detcStahie acnn, slonit
J. they not afford him opportunity to do 50: Dr. l.
saiG il admitted that Tie aim Of the AholiIonls
!, was t. disturb the peaceful relations subsIsting be
tween the Sa,csto produce strife which might, ant
e probably would be followed by civil and dissolu
ton Of the Union. To this extent the substitute nc
e corded with the original preamble and resolutions
r. Both referred IL the AbolItioniSs warrng agans
IT the rights of the South, and the tranquility OF the
v Union. One, however proposes to call on tue t"t
candidates for the Presidency say what they think
the ruthless iaciun the other carries on is lace proc
4 tina, The friends Of of those candidate IN th:
House, dare not put such question TO their iavortc
e Dr. L. ntinatc that he would call for division OF l'
substitute, it not for the fact, that the Democratic
: members, in voting Tor the original preanb" and rcso
: uons, had shown their utter GcteSatIon of Abolition
l. ism, in ,anEcr that could not be misunderstood. lie
y,
only condemn Aholtouss, but TO treat them as they
deserved to b.. rraicdas unworthy of beng ass"c'aeo
with, allied To- any political party, and lie washed tc
know why the Wings could not consent 10 take Tho
$ same ground.
l. DR. l.. said had been contendcd in debate that Tho
; friends OF the Administration in this House charge
L. Gen Harrison with being an Abotonist, and conse
m quenty, enemy of the Union No such charge hae
? been made. The position assumed by the friends o
r, the Administration was this-that the Aboonis,s arc
L, enemies Of the unjon-they so denounce them ant
s;ish to call on Mr. Van Buren, and Gen Harrison tc
/ oin i'll the dcnuncation The preamble and resolutions
contained charge which would mol apply with ena
j force TO Van Buren, and arrISon if the opinions OF the
two gentlemen be identical the subject Of Abolition
10 urge that the preamble and resolutions pronounce
Gen Harrison enemy of the Union, is equivalent e
IS an admission that he is Aholit,onIst DIR. l.. III
Is qurcd whether the Why's ready to take such
d position.
He said The movement proposed by the friends of th'
!, Administration was intended to put down faction