Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1840-02-08
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TO THE STATE RIGHTS MEN Of ViRGlSiA. ::
The Harrisburg Convention has met ''thr agony IS
over,' and William Henry Harrison has been an
nouncsdehs the Wing candidate for the Presidency
The ISIS H isnow fairly made up, and you Will nave 10
decide Between Martin Van Buren, and William Henfy
arrisoH Upon that decision will depend nnch OF inc
weul or 4yes that is hereafter to befal oar copntty
seat a' :. an' ~. IN Inc rs.ity OF The
Union.
This is an important crisis in history From the
organization Of the Government to the present period,
you have never had responsible duty TO perform
than that which will devove upon you in the fall o:
loiO. The currency question, than which diff
hcut and vitality important one ha never engaged the
public attention, get before the country, and remains
to be adjusted But apart from this subject, other
questions may be brouSh into the next Administration,
which will tend either TO perpetuae, else to unsettle
the foundations of our State institutions, and subyert
the rights and liberties of the South In every aspect
in which the election be regarded, it is iruught
with amount of good evil TO the nation hitherto
without parallel At this juncture then, Of our po-
tca affairs, believing that our prosperity and happi-
piness depend upon the triumph of correct princ-
pies, ought carefully to the pretensions
of the respective candidates, and our utmost <
crtIons, 10 elevate TO that responsible station the IN
divdual, who from habits OF life and qualifications
is best suited to fill i. We want skfni pilot at
the helm-one who will steer the vessel Of State 6g
the chart Of the Constitution, and in times Of difficulty
and danger, accustomed to look to it, the Ark of
safety and The Palladium Of Liberty. In Mr.. Van
Buren,, confidently believe have such His
temperament peculiarly BELTS him for the chief nagis-
tracy of the Union Cool and collected, as on all
occasions he has shown himself to be, and Of abli-
ties equal to any emergency hc i recommended 10
you; bUt especially he So account 0! his unbe-
mshcd character and the 0rtaOdaIJ Of his poii,icGi
sentiments Holding the views that lie does upon
subject second i'll Importance 10 nans, The Influence Of
his position should SET up claim 10 your confidence,
and rn for him the support Of the South lie is with
the South upon all those great questions which have
agatcd the country for the last 81 years and drawn Ike
line Of dcmarcaton between Democracy and Federal.
lsm-Anti-TafsasS Antl improvement, Anti.
Bank, strict. construciionis of the Constitution, and
upon the subject Of Abolition, "a Northern man ,rih
Southern fsciings These the principles inscribed
upon the banner under which you viii have 10 fight.
II IS the banner Of your county, and SIZE calls upon
you TO do your duty
On the other hand :or whom would the Wings per
suade you to vote FL: Wm. H. Harrison, 'fhc =ca
Ions md opea SaPpor Of he Back c9ckdde and Sedi-
iioa lac administrations charged upon him II Con-
grcss by John Randolph, Of Virginia; the advocate Of
high tariff of d l.ics, and devoted 10 tic system,
that he declares he will only modify or repeal II,
s'hcaceer the streets Of Charleston and Norfolk shall
be corered 'ein grass cad Southern friends md no
markd tor their 1-oaucci' The advocate of Internal
Bank luan; Procianationist without the anthoritn.
tive exposition and believing tia, GrurraI Jauhspm In
issuing that docnmcnt has rendered service 10 his
country n greater magnitude thna his Spi.nM rictary
At .feu 0rears-a iati:rdnarian in theory aud prac-
tice, aad If net aJotonist in the widest sense,
ultra e.nancpations, and that at The expense Of the
Federal GoecramfRt--at,vbGting TO it powers which
were never conceded, and deriving them from
which no strict consiructonist ever admitted We're
political hercscs crowded in list Of the
extent They would oppose formidable bar
rier 10 the hopcs Of any individual desiring 70 move
in more humble sphere; but 10 him who asP;res
to the highest honor within the gift Of the Aneri.
can urope, they arc insurmountabe objections, cal
cua,cd TO PROSTATE MIN in The South, and blast his
prospects forever That they true there is abun-
dant evidence 10 prove AMI is conclusive as to the
other charges, that his friends attempt defend him
only agains the last. Th;s it is my purpose to
me, and since the cicmrs Of Mr. Van Buren, despite
lis pledges, sought 10 hunt him Gown in SO Dis
irct Aboltions, and have reoprned their battery up
on hm) 10 contrast hs opinions w!h those Of General
Harrison upon tins all-absorbng and vital topic. In
what shall say, ! lay no claim 10 gnality The
subject discussed in the newspapers with great
ability, pending the last Presidential election end
shall do but little than adopt the argument
then used, with perhaps few slight variations. ave,
then that Gen Harrison, if not an Abotnnist, is
ultra EmancPatIonst, and at the crpcnSe Of Tie Gene
raj Gorcramsnt. Now for the pTooi-ln the year 3d.
in fourth of luy GRAFTON, delivered at Chcviot Ohio
Gen. H., after denouncng the Abolit:onsts and dcs.
canting upon the constitutional rnlablity oil slave
~, u.Iers the following sentiment
"Should be asked, II there he no way By which the
General Government can aid the cnuse of enanc pa
ton answer, that has been long object ara
hca,t 10 the holc CT the snrp!,5 national revenue
appropriated 70 that object: With the sanction Of the
States holding slaves there appears 10 coastta
.ionai affection 10 ita being Tins applied embracing, not
only TIE colonization of these that may be otherwise
freed, tai thc purchase Of the reedd 81 c,herS. By
Jealous prosecution Of PLAZA formed mpon this basis
zee gh iaOk lor'sard 10 doy far distant, 'rhcn
Worth .imCricaR ,coGd not look dozen lpog S!G.c
Now, what say you, frcemcn Of Virginia? Can you
60 for this candIdae; Win what grace Can ,ha Wings
themselves, who have Unnstly denounced Mr.. Van Blu
rem as District AbolitIonst, now adhere 10 General
and IN the states We beg you 10 analy2e the above
passage and say, did you more heresie5 con-
tuned in so shor, passage;
I'm the first place, the Federal Government has no
power, but what is delegated 10 it. "Whenevcr, says
AIadsons Report question arises concerning TIE con-
sttutionalty Of particular power the first question IS
whether the power be expressed in the Constitution.
If il be- the que ton is decided fit be not oppressed,
the next enquiry must be, whether it is properly IN in
cdE 10 cypress porcr and necessary 10 It's ezetu-
ton If be, 1t may be exercised by Congress. Fit
be not, Congress cannot exercise IL. The question
then recu7s will Gen Harrison be pleased to point out
where the emancipation Of the slaves is expressed in
the Constitution, to what express power IS Incl
dent and necessary TO lis execution: lie Will be puz-
:!cd TO TO either.
Bat, IN Tie I'd place, the General attempts 10 obviate
this Objectionable holds that there is constitutional
objection nih tie sanction cfhc States hoidngMc tases
This still more alarming than the olhcr-By
the one, you claim particular power, whereas, b. the
other, you interpola:e mode Of construction al
together new source from which you may deduee a
th"uaand powers. The consent o! The s!aveIold'ng
States concrs the power-ls tic rue: Can the con.
sent Of this, that State, of any number short Of
three oustts, confer sny ne'r pox5r' Clearly not
The Con situation itself points out the way Tor IT'S
own northumberland this is done, when any proposed
amendment is ratified by tlree,ourihs Of the States
This is The cny way in which their Consent ca pe gwen
position, that the consent OF the States can confer a
power which the Constitution nhibiss, was LAID bare
by Mr. Madison in mis- celebrated veto OF March Sd,
ls37-sf savs that truly great statesman) general
power 10 construct roads and canals, and TO improve the
ne yraton OF water courses, with the train Of powers
incident thereto be moi possessed BY Congress- the
sent Of the Safes in the mode provided in the bill al.
ludins to Mr.. Ca!hous bonus 5ij eaasot confer the
pO1ocr,
1.-The only in which The consent snd cessoa OF
n.r;crlar States extend the power of Congress,