Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1840-06-05

risburg on the 9TH December, nominated William Fl
Harrison for the Office of President Of the Unite
States. We regard this another important sig
Of the times-as signal defeat Of Me stareho'dH!
Po"er IN tbs country. Had it not been for Abolition
ism, Henry Clay would undoubtedly have been nomi
mated. We hare faith TO btiiere that no sareho'der cii
crcr as"'a DC permitted to Jill hc Presidential Gte
| this Kcp"Hic.
From letter written by leading Abolitionist
published in the Phan,lropst, an Abolition paper
printed at Cincinnati, make the following extract
"tlave the Abolitonists not already reason to con
graduate themselves the concessions made TO thci
influence in the nomination of General Harrison: Mos
assuredly they have Who is there that can bcliey,
that Gen Harrison would have been the Wing candi
date had it not been for Cays anti-Aboltion speech
in the U. S. Senate last spring: Is not the Harris
burg nomination great Abolition victory
Indeed the Abolitioniss every where proclaim the
nomination of Gen. Harrison triumph the slave
holding States In Cincinpa this boast hns been mad,
again and again, influential paper published with
in few hundred yards of the Office of Gen. Harrison
and ne tactly admits that the Abotoniss have reason
to congratulate themselves on the concessions made L
their influence in the Harrisburg Convention Ant
tins is not all The Wing papers at Cincinnati hear
the shouts of the Abolitionsts without hazardnr a re
mark upon the subject hear the nomination Of liarr
son pronounced tone of the heaviest blows that the
monster slavery has ever received in this country,
without daring TO deny the assertion. 1t is thus Gen
llarrsons neighbors who must understand his scnt
ments, act Oh the vital subject of Abolition They
as non-commtal as his Confidential Committee, and
nearly firmly resolved TO stand mute, when question
ed, the General is himself They know that hi,
"ormer expressed opinions have been uniform and
strong against slavery; that he has constantly viewed
il as "a great moral and political ev--as a sscursc
and blot national character that he has boast
ed thathc tie first pcrS0n to nroduce nfo COugress
tic pr0p0SitOn MHt all Tie country Gj0re tie Missouri
SdouM hare Sidrcry adHjusd ato ii: that the final
and complete abolition of slavery has been AN OBJ
rc near his hcart-that he hopes the day is not dis
tant when North American may look down upon
saveand that he has said for this much be de.
SIred event, must wait the slow but ccrtaia prO-
/" rcsS Of those good prncips achich nre erery arcre
/" ginning ground, and mhich asSurediy cW ultimately
+" preraH
But, strong the "exprcssed opinions of General
Harrison are against savery-dstincty they show
settled hostility 10 the institutions and rights Of the
Sonh-thc conduct of himself and friends is still more
convincing. "Acts speak louder than words" He
has united the Abolition SIS IN RS lvor They exu!t
and lmponsy offer praise to G. for the great anti
slavery victory achieved in ms n"m,natrnn over Mr..
tlay-reir to the event as proof of their onward pro-
grrs>, and Indication 'sihat Sla ,ehOdrr Viii
again be permitted to Gil the Presidential office IN
tins Republic They understand General Harrison,
and lie understands them, IS demonstrated b. hIs
manifest determination to continue their conf
dence aII support. What but congcnality of feeling
with, or sense or obligation 10 the Abytoniss can
against the ruthless faction MIR. Clay Mr. Van
Buren,;
Called on a few months since BY the Oswcgo Union
Association, TO say whether he would If elected, be
IN favor Of receiving and referring petitions presented
to Congress for the immediate abolition of slavery in
the District OF Columbia and TO express his sentiments
in relation to a Bank of the L. s and a Genera!
Bankrupt LAWNS Confidential Committee, under
date Of Feb, 30 1910, responded thus
''As from his Confidential Committee, you will look
y
ga" "stfrsut. E'' '''' - -
mediate advisers than Gen Harrison. That policy IS,
That the General nuke further declaration q ms
prinrpIcs far tic pubic eye, whilst occupying his pre-
sent position.
"Snch course has been adopted not for purposes Of
conccament nor TO avoid all proper responsibility; but
under the impression that the Generals views in re-
gard all the important and exciting questions OF the
day. have heretofore been given to the public fully and
explicitly; and that those views, whether connected
with constitutional other questions OF very general
interest have undergone change. The Committee
are strengthened in regard 10 the proprrty OF this po-
lev that issue h" made to the public, from h"
consideration that the National Convention dcemcd Il
impoiir at he then crisis 10 publish any gCncra dcrn-
ration Of The rrS Of he greGt Opposition purity, aud
certainly the policy, at the present, remains unaltcred
In the mean tme cannot help expressing the hope,
that our friends, every where, will receive the nomIna-
ton Of Cen Harrison with something Min 10 generous
confidence. When reflect upon the distinguished
intelligence of the nominating conventon-how ably
all interests were represented in that body; we GER
tauy have high guarantee, should Gen. Harrison be
the successful candidate for the Presidency, that office
Will be happily and conStitutionaly administered, and
under the guidance of the same pr!ncp which d.
rcctcd our Washington, Jefferson and Madison. Be-
lcvnr YOU will with in the propriety of the
policy adopted, we have the pleasure in subscribing
ourselves Your friends,
DAVID GWYNNE,
j. G.. WRIGHT,
O. NJ. SPENCER.
RI. Z. SPENCER, Cor. Sccry
The "polcy observed by the Committee, not by
The General is "that the General make no further
declaration of his principles for the public eye The
Cincinnati Gazette, conducted by one of the Conf.
dental Committee, says: 1.-THE Committee make no
new issues between Gen. Harrison and the party in
power" These are, when rightly understood, plain
ayowas of the truth, longer to be denied, that Gen
Harrison is under the guardianship and control of what
is termed his Confidential Committee. II is he poiicy
IF HE Committee that he shall nakc no further dcca,
rations Of his principles for the public yc-and that
policy is TO be regarded paramount TO the right OF
the people to be answered, when they call candi-
date for the Presidency to declare his sentiments
on question, which, all admit, IS menacns the
Union After acknowledging the singular and dis
graceful fact that the National Convention of the
Great Opposition party deemed It lmpoltic 10 pub
lsh any general declaration of its vlews-thus show.
inr that its determination was TO shun fair issue on
Just ana Droad prlUcipIcs-you dIc ho'HSu 'ha' ~
Committee fhaving the General in charged 'make nc
new issucs!S But, you have more TO condemn than
non -couImittasm on the part of the Committee who
hold the General in Surveillance He has been ap
pcaled to in van for his sentiments Abolition by
gentlemen of Virginia, Illinois, Alabama. North Caro-
Ina and New York; and when presented with the letter
addressed TO him aud Mr. Van Buren,, which the latter
has 50 promptly and satisfactorily answered, Gen Har'
rson declared that ssnothng could induce hiin 10 an
swcr such intcrrogaores coming either from friends
or foes HIS mouth is sealed he dare not offend the
"ruhess faction whose movements are disturbing the
amcable relations subssting between the saveho!dng
and -saveholdng States, and producing distraction
in the councils of the nation How different was tn
conduct of Mr. Clay, when it confidently believed
bv the Opposition that he would be their candidate Tor
Prrsdont-w hen he believed he would certainly he no.
minated did he quail under the lash OF the fanatics OF
hesitate 10 express his opinions Of them No lie was
then as decided and free his ""rhati"n OF the oa'e
nl agitation Of the subject Of Abolition md the "cSeo
designs Of the fiction Nr. Van Buren, - now. IN
ms speech of February = 1882 n IN" senate OF M
United States, Mr.. Clay. speaking OF the Abolition
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