Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1840-09-08

rh;oh I have ever acted, and if you find that my
doctrines are unsound and unworthy OF your S"Pp"lt
# is your sacred duty 10 reject them ask no Yum
spmpathy or favor | want bat common justice. Let
mo have fair trial and whatever may be your verdict
I sh,U ba satisfied Investigate matters fairly ana no
nestly compare the doctrines and practices OF my 40
versnres with NINE and then decide as you shall thnK
r;rb, and nroper Cast aside your pre- udces and pre-
dcctions and vote only from principle 1t IS your nu
~ To do So Heed not the c"nSure Of knav'Sh p'.'
con. win rcproach you with the name OF "turncoat
sc II is not opprobrious 20 turn from party To your
country We should despse the odium sought To hr
hc,ncd upon US bv designing men, from their selfish mo-
tivcs. as they despise truth and honesty.
Hoping that the right may prevail and make our conn
trv nrosperous. will only add the wish that you may
lonr rnoy its blessings, maintain ITS free Institutions,
and rejoice in the independence OF happy !:eemen.
WIIGGERY IL FEDERALISM.
The Federal Wings III some parts OF the Union are
attempting to make the people believe that the present
Democratic party the old Federal party, and that the
present Wing party is the old jefferson Republican
party For this purpose, they have collected some hall
dozen names Of gentlemen who once acted with the
Federal party but having become converts to the De-
mocratic faith are supporting the principles and
measures Of the Administration.
To pnt down this ialschood, {. q. Greene, editor
Of the Morning Post, Boston, and b F. ilaIett, Esq
have collected and embodied mass of information,
which mos, crctunly puts down this Wing prelcncc,
y
Uh;nnrry back aad damning as He mark 81 CAIS
We shall rive this exposition entire, with many
thanks IN Messrs Greene and Iallrtt for performing
the work so rtrctual: but 10 apprse the reader what
he NAV expect 10 find IN IL we select the following
facts, VIZ:
Daniel Webster and John Davis the two Wing Sc
majors from Massachusetts, shown by their sayings
and doinrs to have been Mor0ugh-gomg British Tory
Fcderaiis'S during The last rar
John C. Bates, who heads the Harrison electoral
ticket in Massachusetts; Oliver b. Morris, Mr. W. Is.
Calhoun agent to bring the Aho!rtionss over TO Har-
rson Leveret, Satonsal of the Abolition assnci-
a,es of Bell, Bolts and Garland on the Wing Execu-
tv, Committee Al Washington: were violent enemies
of Madison and the war, and, with Benjamin Russell,
editor of the Boston Ccntncl IN former times opposed
Jefferson and MADISON as they have recently Jackson
and Van Buren, and they were then for the British,
are now for Harrison
Alden Bradford who was Gov Strong Secretary dh-
ring the war, is now for Harrison.
Ebrnezrr Mat,oon and Samuel :. Wilde, the only
tvn Survivors of the John Adams electoral ticket OF lo,
in Mass are now Harrison men.
Ehcnexer Sravcr one OF the Committee in Congress
who reported in favor of the ut -l2 Democrat
Wm Sullivan lately deceased. OF the am
b,ssodors of the Hartford Convention to Washing
ton, and was modern Wing at the time of his
death
JUDGE Hopkinsor, an old and leading Federast,
exclaimed in the Pennsylvania Convention, IN 1877
"Thu< in times of difficulty, they ttie trderaiisisJ
triumph, and then "g0ln coming INTO Po'ccr.-
see hOneSi faces present who are MT dSh""ea 10
oro,r themselves Fcdsr0ljStS
Samuel Putnam. in June, lsl2, reported IN the Mas
sachusetts Legislature, strong memorial to Congress
against declaration of war, which was adopted by
400 yeas to 249 nays. Of the Federal yeas, h'rty-
now living. hTiy-69ht OF WHO'LL are no"
HARRISON WINGS.
THIS memorial was signed also bv two Federal mem
hers of Con0ress, both of whom are Harrison
HhigS.
When Governor Strong heard Of the declaration Of
war he sent to the Legislature strong message against
IT, which was echoed by the report OF committee =
The only survivor of that committee is Charles Jack
son. one of fhe Harrison eiectorS IN s:2 committee
was APPOINTED To recommend fast on account OF the
wicked declaration OF war: the only survivor Of whom
IS Edmund Dwight, now a Harrison Hhtg Scn"'or III
that State.
nate of Massachusetts, in 1873 Seth Sprague, now
Democrat voted build seventyfour gun ship, and
present it TO the General Government OF the thirteen
Senators who voted against il, now living, ALL
| HARRISON WINGS.
The three most prominent actors in the Faneul Hall
meeting against the war, in July lSl2, are now LIVING
and ALL HARRISON WINGS.
1 OF the hliddcscx meeting, in July, ISL, |" de-
nounce the war; four Of the most prominent actors are
living ALL HARRISON WINGS.
OF the Worcester Convention, in August, lel:,
which adopted high reasonable address III relation
10 The war TWENTY members are known TO be living
! ALL HARRISON WINGS
Samuel Eloar and Nathaniel NJ. Davis, two OF tn"
delegates TO the Harrisburg Convention, which MONT
mated HARRISON were aid FcderdstS the former having
been one OF the strongest advocates OF the Hartford
! Convention and the latter having been in the LegS!a
! ture and voted for II.
Lcvcrett Saltonstall, one of the present wing com.
mittee of Congressman, in the Legislature, and
! fc1 NIL UC fiHTIUTH
Contention, in the Massachusetts Legislature vi the
cIcren survivors of those who voted for the Hartford
| Convention in the Srpate of Massachusetts,, Ten AXE
HARRISON WIGS.
OF eighty fire members Of the House Of Representa-.
tves recently surviving who voted for the Hartford
Convention, EIGHTY.TllREEw were Harrison Wings
Of the survivors of those who voted against
the Hartford Convention, EIGHT are now Democrats
one unknown, and THREE Harrison Wings.
/ AHhe knopn survivors Of the Hartford Conrentton
TWELVE in number, HARRISON WINGS.
OF Governor S,rong's Council, who advised the
Hartford Convention, the only TWO survivors are
HARRISON WINGS.
OF those who voted in favor of Josiah Quincy $ re
solution that All is not becoming moral and religious
people, TO rejoice the victories OF the war, En-
survive. NINE of whom are HARRIsoS WhigS.
In 1921 upon the motion of Seth Sprague, then and
now Democrat, this resolution expunged from
! the Senate Journal. Of those who voted against
| expuncing, TEN now survive, ALL HARRISON
| WINGS. OF those who voted for expunging, TnR,
TEEN survive, of whom NINE Democrats, and
THREE Harrison Wings.
Of the fourteen candidates for Harrison electors
now in nomination, TWELVE are old Federalists and
tno aposiate Democrats. Every one of them is now
a WHO OFFICE HOLDER.
OF the Federal electors who voted for Rufus King,
in opposition James Monroe, in 1S16, SEVEN now
living ALL HARRISON WINGS.
OF the ELEVEN HARRISON Wing members Of the
present Congress from Massachusetts, EIGHT old
FedcraiistS, TWO Apostatc Democrats and TO
young have had any character at the time of the war
| while Mr.. Parmenter, of the Democratic members
is old school Republican.
NINE of the old Federal members of Congress, dur.
ing the war, still survive, EIGHT Of whom are now
| HARRISON WIGS.
EVERY OLD FEDERAL NEWSPAPER MAssACHU-
SETS, which opposed the war, Now SUPPORTS Gen
| Harrison FOR PRESIDENT.
| Having thus identified old Federalism and HARRISON
Whggery in Massachusetts, the exposition gives few
| items from other States
In Richmond, Virginia, thrty-three Federalsts who
roted for old John Adams, still survive, THIRTY
TWO of whom Harrison Wings OF those who
voted 70. MIR. Jefferson, six survive fire of whom
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