Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1840-04-24
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inc lVth OF IN. present month
- = no wondct that the CALLED Jade should vince
WIN 'G sharp spur applied by bold and * ul rider
Inc "iig Central Committee insist that IA charre
as oreh made against the rhoic Uh poriy 0fhc Smith,
lhat Hey lave taken up Gen Harrison as NOR.
70 W'rk out their advantage that ihcy kno; he
Is redrralIst and Aboiitionist-tLat they well
"'om 'Hese trutls-that they dare not avow and are
equally afraid 10 deny them Now, no man Of com.
mon sense ana ordinary candor, can believe that
Drpeiauc ,"inmittce made any such charSc-l have
not mat address before mo hut nv impression is that
that allegation intended -rT.y
The lendins supporters of the Harrisburg nominations
Every mer er of the Democratic Central Committee
must an sure, chccruliy admit that there are very
many nm 81 men and pure patriots cnlisteln the Whi.r
csue' ana that they have the prosperity and fiapxnc
% t!cir country al hear-t:a they are dcvotsd tesher
interests and believe, honestly believe that tho vc,rr
81 tc mon would be promoted by the election Of Gen
II. 70 the Presidency They in ms humble opinion. are
under the influence of most ufoyuuaie dcluyiou No.
! or, the Wing Central Committee ourlt 10 have known
| That not one member of the Democratic Cn,r,i,,n
could or would assert that NIL Southern Whrs hoI;oro
Zen. Harrison to be a Fedcralst and an Abolitio,,
thlh however, 1t Is generally admitted that Mr. Clay
would have been the nominee Of the HARRISBURG C,n
Vehtion, II ne had not Unfortunately for his own pros
pccts) delivered certain Speech aua;nst Abnl5,icr
a'ely IN The Senate Of the L. States How happens !,
r Editor, that crcry n0H-S'arhDiHo State rGied far
htHtrM HaFrtS0n' Is II true, lhat Mr. Clay ,y.s
not as well known 10 fame rs General U,rrisons
Is It true, that the talents Of the General are 50 Trans
cenddnty Brilliant that Mr. CLAWS were ems, iu,o IN.
Shadc: What meant that burst Of Joy and shout of iri
umPh, which Were described by ccrain Abol,tiou m,
per IN The N"rtI-whc asserted IN strains Of nlound
ed cXnitIon, that that Cnnvcnton In its net he'd de-
cilred that The day had arrived when savocracv could
no longer elect President OF the t. S:-Sir If the
honest Wings of the South would Law aside their pre
Jndccs, they would soon duly appreciate these ,hnIs
But uniorttnatc v such the vIrIcucc Of marie feel
ing that though they have they cannot hear and
although they have eyes they cannot see
Inc wing Central Committee appear to be exceeding.
~ angy, because in the Democratic Address above l
Gcd TO- 1t IS asserted that men, s.to crafty their
lust OF place, TO gu their political anosities wouId
lend themselves To the elevation of one who uo fo,n
w!cEoineSs, from folly equally fatal would commit the
wil'e't cAcrsScs OF rage, brutality and ignorance -
fear, hr Editor, that this corrupt and corruptnp o,,
tncrcarc some men whose political animoses are 50
violent that they willing TO run into the wLrs, cv
ccssts Why SIR Is it not literally true that far
P6 purposes without rcgard principic they exc
crate man to-day for what they term an act Of tuyy
f""e, ana Tomorrow embrace him 1aou Of ririne
an" f0h0F0Hf bc6rtng Have not the Wip party de-
carm eternal enmIty 10 Mr.. Van Buren, because ,hcv
say he approved of the Force Bill the Proclamation |
the Protest, tie EHpungc and the Removal Of the De.
posrS and yet they hail Mr. Clay as pure and spo,
Jess patriot who II mistake not voted for the farce
'H; ana he sucking doves, they billing and cooinr
VIII Mr. Rrcs the sweet lI:tIe chcrub srbo snVroved
3EdGPPr"rcd trcry Lich then dcrigrcd irgy
rcci a"d opprcSSrc' Are not such transactions rpu
nan' every principle Of political honor and honesty
IL IS really amusing, SIR, 10 listen the offensive
one OF tins Central Wing Committee, which has been
ACTED By the charge that certain supporters (or am
ure that the Democratic Committee never intended 70
n"LIde the whole Wing paryl A"ow and believe Gen
he rholc Uh;g pGrty sn SiiT imagine that Why
lot be of damnng character, than the cP'thci
which daily appears III Their moutl-piecc, declaring
hat the Administration pariV roTncs and royal
SIS" Now SIR, for one | had rather be a FcGcrast
md an Abollionst although such character is odous
10 Incl than 10 be rogue.
II appcars 10 Inc, that if General Harrison is not an
thoonist, he is in duty bound TO say so. lie has
been repeatedly addressed on tins ai!absorhn@ SUBJECT
and he IS as silent the mravc-No" 1t IS absurd 10
say that if General HARRISON 10 undertake 10 an
vcr rem letter he the subject, h. could
no, DO it, Is il evident that one idtcr written by
him would settle the question al onc1' All that has
been required of him, TO write oniy ccr amt not
Anrdrtd Oac Ic,icr would be published by the press
throuGhout the United States and ms OPINIONS would
then be known. ask, cmphacally, ii he ought not
to declare his opinions openly and frankly: "hat
new and strange doctrine is this, that candidate Tor
The hrhcst office within the gift Of free people shall
stand mute and dumb: VIII the American people |
sanction such political monsrostty If they do, The
dovs or their Ihcrtv and independence Will soon bc
numbered Can any thing be mcrc arrogant ana
prrsumptUous than such silence, Is II not treating
I he trccmcn Of the land with conicIaP, Nh" IS ne
GartS 10 prefer MS pItttiS'II- =" N'''4
,r,c,. az these L s and refuses to declare in tIPiicH
,,ris what course Of policy he intends TO pursue, II
elected. WHY, Mr. Editor, can rccolcct, (and am
not very old few years ago, candidate Tor
the smallest county i'll Virginia had refused TO INFORM
his constituents If called upon, TO his political creed
hn conld not have received 10 votes in the county Tor
seat in the House Of Delegates What then, pr, mas
causcd this mighty change; Permit me TO say, or INA"
is the offspring of Wing arrogance that has sprung
from that contempt which Wing leaders have Tor pc
a. ton ptp Sll-
prenacv of the popular will Now, Sir, if Gen inrr-
SON shall obstlnaely refuse to answer simple q"cS
finn which Interests the South more than all other qcs-
lions and fhs Committee shall also refuse TO answer,
Then for one will say that he Is an ib0itt'0HEt; al
his silence will be proof against HIM; that upon la'
, if he is not with heart and soul, h" IS against
NJ care not whether he IN theory against tAe IA
naticsm OF Northern AboiiIonism, #, by h'E nets Or
oisson Of dny, he adHccS as rotdfteS ~ 'r5'fe at
he will indirectly cooperate with them, ne oeco,tS
m alder and abetor Of their unholy cause surely his
Cof,m;cc arc competent TO write o"e letter. ana tncre
nv inform the South this vital subject hat There
! is such Committee, | fancy no one any longer can
doubt. Men should be Judged by their acts General
HARRISON on one occasion, some ID or " years arc
said that he was Joiersonan Republican: yet, III al
most all Of his political since that day, he has
nroycd himself TO be FedcralIst. We therefore can
not tell what are his political principles by his probes
sons but must look TO his public acts as the correct cX-
poncnt of those principles Rely upon II, SIR, Inc Gca
ton candidate for the Presidency, Is oH h"m6"g I"
quiet the fears and suppress further enquiries By the
people of the South.
/ With regard TO certain members OF the Democratic
i Committee those who hold their Offices al the handS
of The Legislature knew that they have at all times
expressed their determination to do nothing directly
or indirectly Of they could TO operate on the election
Of members OF the General Assembly they resolved
to pursue such course, from sense OF ITS proprIcy
They believe, however, that the acceptance OF oihcc
does not and deprive them OF any political rgh
whatever and that they feel themselves bound TO re-
sort 10 any fair and honorable to sustain the pre-
sent Administration. But whilst they are thus lniin
cnccd seems that some Of the other party similarly
situated, have no scrupcs whatcver-and he who =
now become (who could once believe t) the Ajax iela
mon of the Wing party, William c. Rlres, has become
a missionary, travelling throughout this wide DOM
r,inst the. Administration Yes, sir, this polltica
traitor, who would ope his mouth pending the Sc
Material contest, because delcacy forbade It, IS no"
moving Heaven and earth to effect his own election
,oy, such conduct 4 DayHVcI IN the an