Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1840-05-05

and unoticndng persons that Gen Jackson murdered,
either himself caused to be shot Also, snort do
orapbica sketch of the life and death of those unfortu
nate victims of Gen Jacksons barbarity, each concud
inc with verse or Of solemn poetry, set TO the tune
of Old Hundred Here, also, IS the tomb OF P0or John
Uoods with his epitaph written This was one OF the
Federal modes ofeectioneerng IN IHs4 ana lc2oi and
il is one of the Federal modes now OF eectoneering.
hold in nv hand a carcatrre, which represents MIR.
Van Buren, By the body of reptile with the head of a
man, winding his way up steep rock, ana General
Jackson by the body OF tortoise and the head OF a
man. descending from the top OF the same rock, with
the inscription underneath
ssfDh pI0rts in Gorcrnmtnt like steep rocks, only
cessibie 10 eagles and rfPticS
Yes. sir, caricature is of the modes of cleo
toneering now.
The Federal party now The party called the
Federasts in 79S-their principles the same, and
their base and sanderos mode of eectoneerng is the
same Tens of thousands and hundreds of thousands
of these vile panders of nlsehood and Islander have
been franked by Wing members, and sent from this
Capol bv mail at the public expense, and distributed
all over the Union TO advance the cause Of the "og
raJin candidate" for the Presidency. How often have
the people rebuked such base conduct-such degrading
attempts at insult upon their understanding When
will these Wings learn wisdom: when VIII they learn
ia appreciate the intelligence OF the people
General Harrison has been presented as the available
candidate by the Wings What makes him available /,
Is it because he is military man: II 1t ID intended he
shall be available by the Democracy, he wants another
u
was elected President not merely because he was Mi
tary man. merely because he had rendered trans
cendent military to his country IN her darkest
hour and greatest peril but because he was Democrat,
and had always been identified with the Democratic
PARTY General Harrison refuses 10 inform US what his
political principles arc this ne and what his views
are in relation to the great questions that interest this
country nj this time and his political conscience keep
crs refuse To answer for him We must therefore, be
governed in this matter by circumstances. john Ran
/ u let 20 \. FnnnI in
CONGRESS- and said that he Harrison) was friend to the
Federal black cockade administration of old Jno. Adams
Gen n did not deny the former, and he virtually ao-
United the latter. To my knowledge and to the know,
| ledge of all who have known him as have, General
| Harrison has been acting with the Federal party Tor
twenty years and sustaining all their measures, prln-
cples, and policy. | know him 10 have been in favor
of the recharter of the Bank of the IT, ;. know nm
to have been opposed to the removal of the depostes oil
the public money from the Bank of The L ) and me
branches thereof He is opposed to separation q" me
Government from the rotten, toitering and swlndng
banking institutions Of this day; consequently, he IS
imposed 10 the establishment Of an independent, con-
suona and national Treasury. Like the party 10
which he belongs and whose candidate he u.s. ne IS IN
favor Of high protective Tariff, shnplaster currency,
national debt surplus revenue and splendid schemes
of internal Improvement, and consequently impost
taxes In short, he is III favor OF the iiamitonlaii
system Of policy; system by winch two hundred
millions OF the British debt have been saddled upon TINS
cal community are now groaning; splendid Govern
ment an arsocratc order, and poor people, VIII he
the offspring Of such policy.
Are we to be told that the present State debts which
have produced the scarcity Of money and the depressed
price of produce which exist, out Of the pc.
! licy of this or The last national Administration: These
Administrations have had about much TO do with the
State debts and the Stale improvements which have
created the debts, as The Government Of Spain.
Are we TO be told, that the system Of credit and the
use u paper money! which the parents OF all the
cmbarrassments pecunary and commercial, had Their
origin with this the last Administrations: why,
Sir il has been a cardinal maxim, and a fundamental
principle with this and the last Administrations, to
establish sound, uniform, and constitutional cur.
rency BY which that policy, pprnclons to, and
destructive Of our best interests would be put down.
mean the banking paper and credit system, which IS the
source and fountain of all difficulties and embarrass
ments and system which had rs origin with the imam
cial administration of Alexander Hamilton and the IN
PRODUCTION OF his National Bank and credit policy The
STRUGGLE now between the two great contendnI parties
is whether the lamil,onan Bank credit and paper
rencv system shall he revived, confirmed and fastened
upon this country with all the train oevs which have
and will AGAIN follow such system, such a national
debt heavy inpost iaxcs, un<ound currency, bank
SUSPENSIONS bank failures, and bank blow.ups paper
contracons aud paper expansions high prices to-day
and low prices Tomorrow, &c. or shall we establish
a sound and uniform currency, the currency contem-
plated BY the patriots of the Revolution and the
Trainers
will enforce regularity in trade, oreign and domes
tic; and uniformity in the prices OF every article OF
~ sI and kee gp o FpaCe i'm
movements and expenditures within means, and
within the Constitutional powers OF Congress: IN
short is it not better that we should have limited
Government with free lnstitutons-a poor Govern
ment, and rich people:
The question now is: General Harrison, National
Rank a SPLENDID Government poor people, shnplas-
ter currency, and privileged order, against Martin
Van Buren, sound currency, an Independent Urea
s,rv Independent of the banks) rigid economy poor
Government, rich people, and equal rights. when
side do YOU take sir and cannot answer that gues-
ton, ! will tell you which side | take go tor Kinder
hook and the independent Treasury go with the hard
handed industry; | 90 with those who depend upon
their own for their living; the farmer ana the
mechanic all of which constitute the Democracy OF
this country and ofcvery other. Yes, SIR, 20 WIN
them against Gen. Harrison, National Bank, ana the
modern Wing party, who are made up Of
! Cnycou,> and dauiies, aud loairrs and nlhllrr-;
S,avrrS and !larklcg-, and pcdiar and scrihbcr.:
| bankers and brokers, and cunning bufonns;
Thieves that >tranilons and thieves that steal Spoons
/ Ra,cal> in u'!c-. and rI>cals ~ rags;
/ IIrrca II COACHES, and bergar-
| 0u,ckcrs and dortns, with scalpcS and sqnll.;
Pel,ifngaer, aud lawyers, with green bags aud lll-
Shyocks uniccing, and dealers in stocks,
such j. the crew that 70 Harrison bellows,
Always excepting some very fine fellows
| Do YOU desire to know the feelings of the Western
people in relation Harrison, Jackson Johnson, and
their relative services: can tell you. II Western
man is asked his opinion of General Harrison, his an
swpr will be- nineteen times out of twenty that Gen
Harrison is very good man, and tolerable Cen
era He has done his country some service, and that
perhaps he discharged his official duties III the last
war; about as well could be expected, all cir.
cuuIstances considered. This, sir, | repeat, will be
The general answer. In some instances higher opinion
will be exprcsscd-in some instances lower one. My
colleagues this floor Wings and Democrats, will bear
me out in what say; but when you hear Jackson and
Johnson named, they named in praise and song, in
affection and PRIDE Yes, sir, in praise and song
Were you ever at n shocking in the West: II
you were, YOU never left it without hearing the wool
| hat and linsey hunting shirt boys sing
Mary Rogers "a
And Sally Thompson
/ Gene Jackson hor~r,
i And sol l. Colonel Johnson.
| sec, sir, in of the Western Wing papers, the
name "Harrison Democrats This IS name I'M
der the Well, sir as the world grows older names
will increase New will run pari paSsn with the
worlds age and with the cunning and rlckery Of Fee
deralism. "Harrison Democrats in the West are like
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