Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1840-06-30

= pah1atlol., - 'it .a tIiitp iririti!iul, far that cup.
p"sel poiitda, hefrsy, IN the oft repeated declaration,
niadn as well IN Congress as III addresses TO the people,
that 1t the predicted malign effect Of the tariff upon it
) Southern States should be- verified by lis operation, n"
; advantage which it could bring with ii 10 The State III
winch lived should prevent my utmost cxcrtions, ("
procure the immediate repeal OF the laws By winch II
was sanctioned"
llis extract contains no remuneration or qualification
OF The od'ous principles We have shown arc and have
been entertained by General Harrison Tor upwards OF
~ years. His opinions nOc upon that subject are tn"
same they were then in reference 10 the power Of Con
grcss over the subject and 10 the cxpcdicncy of It's cxrr-
case. Woe to Virginia if her destinics should ever be
placed IN the keeping of such a President.
Woe 10 Virginia, if all her sons had treated her pol'ti-
cal principles as Gen. Harrison has lame! We do mol
blame HIM for the course he has taken. He is a freeman,
and entitled 10 his own opinions-but we are equally
free, and have Alright to decide whether such opinions
entitlc HIM TO our vote for the first station in the world.
liIs course may have been dictated by his 'OktjgGi0nS 10
other communities" but in the name OF justice, let him
seek his reward from them and not from rs! Let
ONO CT it 50 p!cascs her } wrcathe his brow
with honOrs; but let him not ask of Virginia the
highest honors, because he has sacrificed the prin-
ciplcs of her political code, to his obligations to
other communities. Asto our political code, where
~ has he shown his reverence ioi lis prcceptsa lsitin
hIs devotion 10 Internal lmprovcmcnts-to the Tariff
TO the National Bank-to the appropriation of the whole
surplus revenue, without any warrant from the ConSti-
tuition, to the emancipation of the slaves: Is it IN his
opposition 10 the alarming decisions of the Supreme
of Virginia! YOU are REFEREED By
these mongrcl Wings, To this Staunton letter, for his mo-
d!iication of his Tariff notions, and his great concession
10 our demands. Well, where is ii: lie refers YOU to
ms 'oit.repcatcd declaration, that if the predicted ma
IGN effect OF The tariff upon the Southern States sIIonld
be verified by Ms operation, why, then he would immc-
diately repeal it. "Alalign effect What does the Gc-
neral consider its "mafgm GfecL9' How far must you be
injured, before he will repeal it, How far must the vic
tim be stretched upon tho rack, bcforc he will loose its
screws: He tells you in his Agricultural Address :
"Hhc"ercr the streets Of Norfolk and Charleston shall
be corcrcG ciM grass, and it shall be ''distinctly traced
To the Tariff-lhcna and not until then, not till after this
"malign effect has been produced, and distinctly traced
to the Tariff would Gen. II. use his 'ulmost cxrr-
tons" 10 rcpcalit. We cannot wat upon such cautious
and guarded bcncvolcncc. We will not wait till our
streets arc covered with grass.-We do not think with
him, that sour Southern friends are certainly in error in
relation 10 the operation ofthe Tariff, and must soon
discover it." The error is his; the rtwcdy is in our own
hands-and we viii not begin by giving our votes TO 4
politician, who might use his 'utm"si excrtions" 10
bring back upon Us the reign of the Tariff, and take
from Us all the ground we have conquered. We went for
reducing the Tar!tf more rapidly than the act Of ':3
specii's. We wsntt for reducing the taxes, and lcsscning
the surplus, instead Of distributing IT. This is now
one oftEe cardinal points of the Republican party. 1t
is our doctrine; and the doctrine Of Martin Van Buren,.
He has told YOU so expressly in his reply 10 Shrrrod
WilIiams-but not SO has Gen. Harrison told you in his
reply.
But Gen. Il. SOW says lie will not disturb the compro.
m.se--amd who thanks han for that TEa, bill expires
hy lis own limitation IN le42. lielectcd, his first annual
message would not h" communicated til December Of
The previous year. lie claims great credit indeed for his
iorbcarance as regards the compromise act. But will
he not increase The Tariff in 'i3, That's tie gucsiioR.
And who can doubt Harrison Tariff principles: viii
he not have men, too able, cunning and experienced
leaders, 10 control his indccisive Temperament and in.
!crior abilities: Will not these men cnr hm on IN the
career, towards which their interests urge, aud his
own p~rcludices incline him: Can we possibly ms.
take the Signs OF the Times Do we not sec the
Emblem displayed at the Grsai Baltimore Young
Mems Convention of "7ip, Tyler and the Tariff
and woe 10 Us, If that ALTERATION should be carried
out Have we not seen Andrew Stewart, one of the
most distinguished leaders Of the Wings and champions
oil the Tariff, proclaim IN hs Speech at InIontown, that
the Tariit must be augmented, and that Harrison is the
man to DO it: As McsSrs. Dromgoolc and Francis i.
Rivcs aGmoniSh Us i'll thr.r late able letter: "Thc COM
promise is OIL the eve Of expiration. The questions of
the tariff and internal improvement; are again to be dis
cusscd. The issue OF the pending Presidential election
will exert, in all probability, great influence upon their
adjustment. Can any Stale south OF Mason and Dix
on's line support Gen. Harrison with the doctrines
contained in hs Ohio resolutions unrccnntcd, without
a total abandonment OF al their long-cher!Shcd prin-
ciplrs upon the subjects Of the tariff and internal I'm.
pr"yeinrnls; 1t IS as clear as the MONDAY sun, tcl-
low-crtizcus, that II you elect General Harrison, an IN
crease Of the Tariff follows, Of course. How, in the
name Of Heaven, can it be avoided lie is in favour
of the principles of Clay Land bill, and IN all probabi.
lily that resource for replcnrshing the Treasury will be
cut off and diverted 10 unconstitutional objects. The
whole revenues of the Government then Will have 10 be
raised from a Tariff: and since We have shown YOU, that
he believed it was Iupolittc and unwiSc 10 pay off the
national debt III l~lg, u period of great distress in the
country, because The money could be more usctully
employed in the encouragement of domestic manuiac.
lures and Internal improvements, what else can you
expect than Il national dc!t in some form, and 4 heavy
Tariff 10 RAISE a surplus 10 relieve the country, il per.
chance there should be at any time during his admins.
ltration, which IS highly probable, a pressure in the mo-
he;ary affairs of the nation, and Il general stagnation
of business: Such periods have frequently occurred in
our history, and ii this doctrine of Harrison relief r..
ccivc the countcnancc OF the country, how easy would
it be for the manufacturing and banking interests to
cnrspirc, so as to increase the burdens upon the balance
of the community. In 4 word, citizens of Virginia,
can you possibly trust such 4 politician as this Can
he he the man, after your own heart: Can You conidc
in the auspices OF one, who entcrtains such opinions
about the Tariff: A Latin adage says, ',houmh we
may cxpcl Nature with a pitchtork, she will still return. :
Such are the Generals opinions, and 50 deep his nm
prcssions Of the value OF The Tariff, that they would
come back upon hIm-and you would never be safe
under his administration.
So much then for Internal improvement and for the
Tnrii-Lct US proceed TO other qucs,i"ns-Wc shall
further show, that Gen. II. differs 50 essentially from
You, that you onght not to vote for hun.
SLieS B~risbr-(from Knnq~da couaig. tive will
reduce the Federal Wing vote, in November, 10 the
smallest ever given IN this county (FrGm .LarhEoa
Co0nig Tive are golnT ahead III this county: heads
up and bodies square. (tr0m Shenandoah )-"You
man rest assured, that Rockingham, Shenandoah Page
and Warren will give 4 Republican majority Of $500"
(Fr0m Od Iianorcr, the battle-ground Of two Clay
dinncrs)-"Wc had a glorious meeting atour Court on
Tuesday. never witnessed (suyS this old sterling
r. Republican, a more delightful expression of Democrat
ic feeling. Delight shonc forth from the countcnance
ofevcry Republican; and the countcnance Of the Wings
was any thing but Acknowledgment upon it, Mtessrs.
Crittendcn and Clay, Virginia IS true to her principles;
and if you do elect Harrison, you must do il, not only
without her vote, but against her wishes. But you can
not elect him. Not even l~og-catlnS or hard cider; nor
all yonr h~umbugs; and all The tricks your party plays
upon the people, nor all the contempt which they show
for the understandings of the Yeomanry Of the land,
can avail you, or eject the Yelled Prophet. The &C.
counts dSerhrrc are most cheering.
A letter from one uf the most rr-pcr table citizens 81 rnilalel-
pima received by Saturdays mail, says, "lin not fear fr Pra'Sgt
rama. The parry Is united, and VIII move a, one man III uru.
her. Sangunr calculatuIS i0ok FOL 4 mlj"riy Of from IL in"1yDp.
My own careful estimate says, moi les than 9,llt"
.Nt,c lOrh.-Ihe lIarper's Ferry Constituencies
publishes an able letter from Saratoga, \. Y, Of the 9th
Which concludes thus: "Unlcss fact is n liar and cX.