Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1840-08-28

50 says me .NHEOH1i IHifiiigCHcfr.
In tho National lntciIcnccr OF September 30 1~3J,
Nct liz Editors look their files and deny ii, il they
CAM this is the character given of the it is
advocating They give in this paper, extract from
the Pittsburgh Gazette, speaking very dsparagingy OF
General Harrison, saying she has striking quaca-
tons, is not 'of high ordcr, &c. Also
from the Pittsburgh Advocate, saying:
at Idle 10 talk about Gen. Harrison in Pcnnsylva.
MIA M press in Westcrn Pennsylvania has declared
in his favor and, for the people, crazy they may
he fltlrr!nglv supposed after military men, they
not To be laShcd by any process intoan cXccmc like
that which passed. like whirlwnd over Safe when
Gen. Jackson was nominated.
in their own editorial comments on this subject after
noticing with disapprobaton the course OF certain
Wing editors who had admitted Mr.. Wcbst"r's great
merits and prclensons. but objected to his being the
Wing candidate for the Presidency, account of po
purr prejud;ccs against HIM. they go to say, what
follows:
GLOW much more manly and communicable, it ap.
10 US, Is the anguag" If another Wing editor in
the West Will" We point says hcl to such names
Webster and Clay in the roll Of the Wing party we
consent 10 stoop TO the selection Of a second
rate 1t would be dong injustice 70 these
well convctng ourselves of the grosscst inconss
cncy
anil ccwHrndGbie' to say that Gen. Harrison was a
"scccad rGtc man, and that they could "ncrcr con-
sent % sioop 10 the selection Of second rate man,
an! tina, to do would conric Mem Of tie grOSScS IN
consistency.
II cannot be pretended that Gen Harrison has done
anything since then to authorize any change of opinion
about him Since then he has for the Presidency
and certainly came out second rate. lie has done
nothing else except TO farm his lands and hire other
people to do the dnrs Of good Office, his cerkship of
Hamilton county, while he received the profits Of their
labor all which presume might be done by second
rGie nun.
All else that have been told Of his doinrs land
that is not the tru'h) is that he has lived IN log
cabin and been drnker of hard cider; but this can
hardly the Integcncer and the Wings from this
admitted coaretion Of c grosSsst Inconsistency con-
senng 10 stoop to the sccriion Of sefondratc man
We have also another Wing witness to call as to the
character and qualifications Of Gen harrison In 1886
after Gen. Harrison had been nomino ed the Troy Mail
declared not only that he ga of no particular
responsibility of character and wholly obscure as TO
talents, and decidedly Insignificant. so far as needed
abilities are concerned but that he was nominated
not from any intrinsic powers ofntcect he possesses
bat merely because he has thrown abound himself that
odous Characteristic Of eminent statesman military
popularity"
May VIC not say that these Editors, and the whole
Wing party, scfeonr!tcd IF the yrosses iaconssi
cRey IN STOPPING 10 the st'ertOn of sncl man: And
they have stopped far lower than this by striving
to exalt By praises, which they know to be false the
they declared they would "neres consent to stoop
TO select
However, rcmcmbe: that one Of the notices en-
blazoned on the Harrison flag is, awe stoop TO
conquer This un7iddes the whole matter: there is
change i'll Gen Harrison, in their opinions Of
him. but the change is in their opinions about stopping
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