The Charlotte journal. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1835-1851, 1840-03-19
LETTER FROM Mr.. RIvEs.

long ieUer staithe pis ouJSSesons " ''S -
election Of Mr. Van Buren, and the reasons
which induce him to support Harrison and
Tyler. His talents, political and personal
integrity, aud influence, and the fact that
he was Van Buren, man two years ago,
aud left the ranks in disgust at the mlsdeeds
Of the Administration, give to his opinions
grea, weight. We propose therefore to
make few extracts Fay. Observer
lie sets ont BY accounting for not sooner
making his preference known. Whilst he
was held I'd as a candidate for the Senate,
he thought il indicate and improper. lie
then argues that Sir. Van Buren, ought not
TO be supported for observation-disclosures OF
bis efforts 10 establish an exclusive hard
Insaey currency, which be thinks will pro.
duee d scene OF distress and desolation that
no pen can describe because the tendency
OF The measures Of the Administration is, to
invest the President with supreme POper :
because i, has been openly avoWed IN the
Seoate, that it is the right and duty of office
holders 10 interfere in elections ;-because
The public expenditures have reached the
enormous amount Of 80 millions because
the President has recommended an army of
10000 men, to serve eight years. one.
half in active service, and the remainder TO
form a corps Of reserve and because the
President assumes TO be ga component part
Of the Legislature"
On the subject Of the standing army be
says
81 can view the Secretarys plan in no
other light than as proposition Tor raising
large shading army without encountering
the venfounded Republican jealousies
which It's name exciies; or otherwise as q
most ingenious device for extending the in
fuenTe Of the Federal executive by setting
apar: from the mass Of the people, tao hun.
dred thousand roiing, not fighting men, re.
seiving pay from the United States as mill.
tia 10 actual service" and looking up TO
the President as "their commander 10 chief,
as the constitution, in that case, provides
and directs. know Of but one precedent
for 50 profound contrlvance; aud that was
n the days Of the English Common.
wealth" so called, when that willy states.
man, Oliver Cromwell, divided the king.
dom into "tselYe military jurisdictions, "
just rs The Secretary now proposes 10 DIVIDE
TIE United States into "eight military dis
iricts," and under cover of organizing the
militia, caused them TO be enlisted" or
recruited under proper officers, and "regu.
lar pay 10 Be distributed among them"
which the historian says The Lord Proisc-
tor found TO be a most efisciual resource
for repfessing bis political enemies, but
which all reasonable men considered as
throwing aside the mask Of liberty and
paEceilHg Out the people into so many
sub divisions Of slavery" | have no dis.
position 10 question: the originality Of the
Secretary. By insinuating thai he may have
derived the hinl Of his Plan from SO celebra.
Ted an authority"
He slnis Up his review Of Mr.. Van Blu.
fen's course as fo.lows:-
In my humble judgment, the preseu.
Chief Magistrate has departed from every
leading priociple Of Rep1bEcanism, The pro.
fcsslob Of which brought nin INTO olice and
for myself | cannot coDceiYe how any one
who IS truly Republican and Consarya.
tiye-sbo, 70 lAs administration Of the gov.
erameut is the advocate 81 co1scrrdlire
as opposed 10 des,rlc'ire policy ,--xdo IS
Ibe friend Of STATE Rights IL opposition 10
Federa! consolidation, -va9 would main.
sa.a Lag sl1f'rs independence against Ike
clairc sgprem1cg, --v1o so1id see the gov.
eraDsa: Of this great eoatederacy admins
tered IS high national tr4S, and not as a
party 1,-sha n short loves liberty more
thar Poser--can support BIS re eisc'ion.-
Lss others decide as they may, | certainty
Cannot.
Then folla#s q discussion Of Gen. Barr.
sons claims, abich sc copy entire. /! is
scouplete reiuta;.on oflhe Tory SANDERS: -
lie. us nos see what are the public prin,
eiples and opinions, the life aud character,
Of Gen. Harrison, the sole opposing candt.
date FOR the Presidency, and If they do not
preseat better guarantee for the safe re.
publican administrator Of the government.
j, has been The singular fortune Of General
Harrison 10 have been mo!e misrepresented
and consequently misunderstood, particular.
by IN bis native State, than any other dis.
ilng1lshed cIiizen Of cur country. The
Teasaa q this is, doubtless, 10 b. found IL
the circumstance that Tor the las. ten or
twelve years Of his LIE he has been with.
drawn from the scenes Of active political en-
ploymen', and that, while ais name vas be.
fore the couniry IN the last Presidential
elecs.oD, exposing him Of course, 10 much
deGuuclalon aud Misrepresentation from his
political adverse les, Ghs attention Of the op.
position party Of the South was manly di.
recled 70 distinguished citizen Of their owu
section, 80 that there was 10 party interest
felt at that time, in lhe South, 10 detecting
sna exposing the nUmsrous and gross mis-.
Representations Of which he was made the
subject By an unscrupulous press. From
this state Of thlngs il has arisen. that in the