Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1840-04-03
POLITICAL.
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On the Correspondence from he Os,regO Palladium
The Palladium may well call this 'extraordnary
correspondence extraordinary that we consider II
worthy OF special examination, exhibiting an exam
pie oil wing management unparalleled IN our political
annals. That General Harrison should decline reply
ing to The queries ofhis opponents, IS moi subject OF
much surprise but that he should thus cvadc the IN
ques Of friends 'who entertain The highest regard for
his past services and hope, should c De elected 70 the
high Office TO which he is nominated, Ia; '.ohng may
occur to lessen him in the estimation Of free people,
is indeed an exhibition of such remarkable discretion,
we hardly from the garrulous old gentleman
of North Bend.
But the Of this evasion is extraordinary
than the evasion itsc 1Ne Federal candidate, in L..
aton of the royal and legitimate monnr"hs Of the ages
of "divne right and sspassve obedience, is shut up
in hi-c AsTLE Called a clog cabin at North bend,
secluded from sight and prohibited from answering
questions! To what can this jealous supervision be
owing Doee the committee thus constituted to deli
yer the responses of this oracle Of Dodona appreEcnd
that the good gentleman will talk nonsense, or disclose
too much of his position to suit the purposes Of the
mysterious conclave that presdes over his conscience
and opinions: Or has he many opposite factions to
please that it is impossible to satisfy them ALL and, for
that reason, takes refuge in doTged silence Without
doubt both these considerations have led to the adoption
oi policy insulting TO free people, who are
called upon to give their suffragcs to who cannot
be trusted with the disclosure of his sentiments,
than any that Whigism has yet vcnturcd to arow
The grounds assumed for declining to answer few
simple and definite questions, are II possible more cx.
raordinary than the circumstances To which we have
here alluded. The policy of the committee having
their candidates conscience in keeping, TO lis
words " Is that the General make further dcciola-
ton of his principles for the public while occupy
ing his present position. Such course has been adopt
ed not for purposes of conccamcnt, to avoid I'll!
proper responsibility, e. under The impression that
the Generals views IN regard 10 all the existing cues
tons c thu day, have heretofore been given - ,.c
public iiiIlr and explicitly and that those views,
whether connected with constitutional other ques
tons of very general interest, have undergone no
change.
We desire TO call the serious attention of the people
to this artful paragraph while detect and expose its
latent meaning and application. And first where
etle Generals views in regard to all the exciting
questions of the day to be found; The answer IS, in
his FORMER speeches and writings for he has not been
permitted TO make any lately. And what do these de-
clare; Abolitionism Bankism, Latitudinaranism. To
all these he has heretofore committed himself; and to
all these his committee, when undertakes 10 speak for
him auhorativey, pleads guilty, BY referring 10 his
previous declarations the standard of his prescn.
opinions Withou. doubt the motley collection Of his
followers SO understand him. They ask no pledges,
being content with those al-eady given ard referred TO
by the committee rs ''nAyIyG uSpERGoA. - CHANGE.
ThusW hle these wise Solomons continue to give eve
necessary assurance 10 the Aboonis,s, the friends
Of National Bank, Of National improvements, and Of
constructive RIGHTEOUSNESS they imagine they can treat
The sagacous, cearsi GIFTED Democracy or the U. S.
as the Egyptians do the crocodilethrow dust in his
eyes, and lead him where they please There arc none
so prone IS fools TO imagine they befool others
Fo!iy is always caught in its trap; and SO it will be
with these besoted dcceiveTs, who viii end only in
deceiving themselves. Thc Democracy knows too
well thai no candidate WIS., ever will be sup
ported by the Federaists whose principles not in
direct opposition al those held in reverence By the