Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1840-07-24
OM.MtNICiTIONS
PUWiitTAN COUNTY.

pondinp Committee for the county Of Powhatan, held
at the Courthouse, on Monday, the On July instant,
the following address and resolutions were unanimously
adopted:
Fcuor-citi-cns: In accordance with the fundamental
laws Of our country, We shall be required, in NovcIi.
Der next, 10 exercise that in"stInab!@ fight, Inc rigit OF
suffrage, in the election OF 4 President oil the 1. s.
for four wears from the lth OF Marct. ntAt.-At.
men concur III opinion, as 10 the importance OF our max
ING a judic!ous selection. For this exalted Once, te
Candidates presented 10 Us are Gen. Wan. IL. HARRISON,
of OHIO, and Martin Van Buren,, E-q, OF New York. al
tins time the Cn,ci Magistrate d the u States.
Let US make a concise investigation OF their claims,
respectively. What are tie protested political pTincI.
pies Of each, ana what has been the publtc conduct Vi
each, the best exponent Of those princ pies:
The limits designed for this address Wall not admit
our gong INTO a detailed history OF Tie various political
questions which have arisen since The adoption OF tue
Federal Constitution. SuGicc II 10 say, that shortly
after that period important questions snccessi'eiy arose,
on which paTty lines wsre drawn w!tI a cuiiS'GeEhH!S
decree OF d.stinctucsS. The Federal party has, from
that time to the present, uniformly gwen such L con-
structivn to the Constitution Is 10 greatly enlarge the
powers of the Federal Government, whilst the lie
publican party has IS uniformly Denied to Congress
and to the Executive, every power noteXpicSsiy granted
or not necessary 10 tie execution OF sHch rs were 50
Granted. The leaders Of tho Federal party we're tlA-
milton, the elder ADAMS, Pickering, hing, &c. those
of The Republican party were J,!!rTson, Madison, lay
Tor. Giles. Randolph, &c. Amongst the most import
ami questions on winch these parties nave been from
their origin to this time couteGdiuE, we're, III the ear
lier DAYS Of the Republic, the maintenance Of Stand
ING Army, the enactment ot the Aii'n ahd Section
Laws, and the establishment Of a Bank Of The $
The last mentioned has been a SUBJECT Of continued
discussions: to winch have been added, .. late years,
the authority Of Congr. =, under the Constitution, 70
construct works Of Internal Improvement wit!Iif thr
limits Of the States, aud 10 impose on imported goods,
n high Tariff Ut duties, not tor rc"cnac merely, oui
avowedly for the encouragement and protection oi DO
mes,ic manufactures. SC. fGr the exercise o! each
OF these powers, II. F.Lcralj>t> have generally voted
in solemn column, occasionally Lending of w:t.t hem,
under some local influence, 4 few Il the Republican
party. The Republican party hay" un:ioTsnl! eEcricd
their influence against th" exercise 0! each Of TIC
powers claimed Il. the Frac.al's.s.
Now, fellow. citizens, tar lines Of distinction be-
tween the Federal and Republican parties having been,
in regard 70 these .ew but important subjects, Well c.,
fined, let US Sc" how til" candidates.. rrsPcctIT"lN. stand
in relation to them. When and wIcrc, do we, tor the
first time. hear OF Gen. Harrison: In l7!~, he was aP-
pointed. BY Mr.. Adams, the elder, 'hcn President OF
the U. :, Secretary Of the Territory Northwest OF the
river Ohio. In the session oi Congress Q: l'J9 and
800. Gen. II. was d delegate to Congress from the
said N~ortlwestern territory. In THIS SESSION, a propo-
s!tion was made 10 reduce the regular Standing Army.
In opposition to this proposition, Gen. ii. Delivered 4
speech. and would, without doubt, have voted accord
inrlv, had he, as delegate, enjoyed that P!ivlegc.-
Again: Gen. II. was, in l-03, exalted, by Mr.. Adams,
TO the Office Of Governor Of Indiana Territory. In
der this administration was enacted the Aiien and Sc
dition Laws-a period stamped, empA1tIcally, as the
"Rcign Of Terror q period, in winch no man, what.
ever his character or talents, had reason TO hope tor
prcfernent or promotion lrutn the Executive, without
entire concurrence IN lis principles and measures.
The various arbitrary assumptions Of power by Mr..
Adams having excited the Indignation Of the people and
aroused their fears for the preservation Of the Constltu-
ton and Of The union of the States, he was at the Pre-
siden;ial election in 1900 elected from ciice, and Mr..
Jefferson was chosen IN hs stead. When Mr.. ichrr-
son, n l-Gl, assumed the duties d Office, he found Gr-
neral II. hold the Office Of Governor Of Indiana Ter
rItory, not in accordance with his will, but, Is before
stated, b. the appointment Of his fcGvroI predecessor.
In regard IL Gen. Harrison 5 acts whilst Governor OF
Indiana and member Of The Senate Of Ohio, relative TO
The sale Of white persons for fines and costs, we shall
only remark that, whatever other traits OF character
they may b. supposed 10 establish. they present no evi-
dcnce OF an extraordinary sympathy ir tie poor. In
relation TO his conduct whilst commander of the North
western army, we shall nuke no comments; especially,
shall we not throw any Ga!k insinuatiunS against his
character, as did some Of those now his most Jealous
advocates.
In lel-, Whom Gen II. was a member Of The House
Q. representatives, i series OF resolutions was nitro
duced, asserting, III al.lpSt every form, the power of
Congress ever the subject If Internal Improvement
For each one ~ these did Gen. Il. vote. In addition
to this uneqn'vocal expression oi his opinioa on THIS
subject, we shall refer 20 but another in5'aucc:-W!lcn
a member Of the Senate Of Ohio, IN l-i9, he actually
introduced and voted Tor the following resolution:
"RcSoltcd, That in the present state Of pccuniarv
cmbarrassmcnts amongst the people, 1t Ig unw3sc and
impolitic for the Government 10 pay Of: the public debt
more rapidly lian TIE ohigalioHS II .iidN nave come un-
der TO lis creditors may require, and that any surplus in
the Treasury would be more usctGliy employed III the
Internal Improvement Of the country by roads and ca
mails and IN the support and encouragement of domestic
manufactures.
In 1897, when a member Of the Senate of the L. S /,
he voted, in 4 minority Of IA, against a proposition 70
reduce the import duty on coffee from > - : cents pc
pound; and4n the proposition TO reduce The duty on
tea, he voted in the negative, IN n minority Of eight
In le2s, he voted ~(without ins,ructions) tr the act cs-
.hl,.l,,. .la .,l..t T.r.tf -. ,,,,lrt,f NOD In =
speech delivered 50 recently as 1891. he went into the
greatest excuses in support Of the Tariff. lie sad. u
believe that not one Of the evils which have been rrc-
dicted from the Turiff, have happened, and that not one
OF the advantages which were promised from ii bu;
have been realized; and that nothing but The folly .;
abandoning II, can bring us back TO the hard tunes
through which We have passed He admitted, how
ever, that he would, under certain circumstances, vote
for the modification or repeal Of the Tariff laws. He
said, .wheneycr the streets of Norfolk n.i Charleston
shall be covered with grass, and our Southern friends
find no market for their produce, nat this state Of iAiars
can be distinctly traccd to the Tariff, / would lncn in.
stantly give NV voice for It's modification or entire re-
peal: even if / should still think that lis contiauanc"
would be beneficial to a majority OF The American pco-
pie
We are aware, fellow-citizens, that Gen. RI. has
claimed 10 be 4 disciple of Thomas Jefferson, and that
his political friends have attempted 10 forttfy this claim
by reference to the fact of his having been Governor OF
Indiana Territory under Mr.. Jefferson S administration.
The truth is, that Mr.. Jefferson merely cbsta'ned from
eJectng nm as lie ua IN lelallon 10 WI. huluS hHhS,
Major James Gibbon, and other members OF the fede-
raj party. VIM. II. Harrison a disciple of jefferson
Could the spirit Of the departed patriot speak. in what
terms of Indignation would not the tu;orstiip be dis
claimed;
The evidences we have thus briefly presented, We
deem amply sufficient 10 carry thorough conviction to
the Judgment "f every deliberate and impartial mind.
They are such az do not admit 4 doubt as 10 the pnlIti.
cal charactc4 Of Gen. Harrison. They stamp him, in
characters unequivocal and indclible, i Fedcralist of
the fullest dimensions. Amy additional evidence must