Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1840-05-29

o,v means TO arm the people, defence Of the people,
LET them hut know that the banks have been for three
ve,rs urginr doubtful battle with The Government
Cor tho possession and OF the public purse and lot
tho nr;viere of having Fictitious credit given to their
nn,a. nv being received in exclusive payment of the
nubl;c dues Let them know that this has been avow'
edly the ground of dispute between political parties ever
since the time whcn by general SUSPENSION these la
80 5.nostories reduced the Government with a re-
dnnaant Treasury temporary bankruptcy; let 1t De
own lint for resisting this claim of hank privilege,
Mr. Van Buren, has been the doomed victim oibank ven
oe,,cc lot them know that the party sustaining the IN
soent pretensions of these purse-proud corporations
have brought forward General Harrison as candidate
far the Presidency with the avowcd intention Of resor
ing these privileges to the banks let 1t be known VINO
constituted the convention by which he was nominated
hoy little the great productive classes, who fill the
ranks Of the Republican party, had to do with that no
mnation let them short, comprehend, what we be-
eve 70 he the true ISSUE whether the hanks the
pe are to govern this country, and we have no fear OF
the verdict which the popular voice VIII pronounce
| But fellow citizens, we cannot close this commun
cation without bringing to your notice, what we no.
ncstly believe to be another element of Gen Harrison
strength which, though not as powerful as the one al
ready mentioned is, perhaps still more dangerous
| N the South We will moi stop to inquire what are
,o on;n;ons and feelings of General Harrison the
obsorbinr subject of Abolition. We will, for the pre-
sent suppose his friends urge, that he free from
the infection of this foul tanaticlsn; but we cannot
help rejecting, that public men are more or less under
/
mower; and that it is often important to examine
the principles of that party than of the individual
they propose for office. This IS more particularly
lust in relation Presidential candidate, and the
par,y by which he sustained for his invaria-
bly brings that party into power and office. To test
| General Harrison by this rule, what his claims
on the South 1t will be recoeced that, in the con-
yention by which he nominated, he received not
single vote from any slavcholdng State The South
crn portion of the convention after being out-voed,
| tha pmtp ntID
svc vote they had expressed their preference tor ano-
thcr Sorrcconcilcabe the opinions Of that con
yention they adjourned without adopting, III the form
of public address, any exposition of their principles,
or the principles of their canddae and from that day
to this the opinions of both the convention and the
nominee on this vital question, have been purposely
kept from the public More recently, great national
convention Of Wing young men, purportng to repre-
sent every portion ofhe Union assembled in Baltimore
and numbered according to their accounts, twenty
thousand persons-and yet this immense assemblage OF
the party passed off without adopting any address, or
avowing single political principle except their deter
mination to place themselves in power. II there was
no contraricty offeelng, why did they not publish an
address: and if General Harrison nothing to the
support of the Aboltoniss why does he not come out
boldly and dcnounce them and their wicked designs
In striking contrast TO the policy of our opponents IN
not trusting the people with nvowa OF their primer
4 pcsu policy new in the history OF parties IN tins c"un'
try and based upon feeling OF misrust toward the
prople-the Democratic Convention which nominated
Il Mr. Van Buren, the fifth of the present month, among
other resolutions defining their principles and TO which
we are proud to call the attention of the Southern PEG.
pie, unanimously
r 10 with control the domestic institutions Of the
several States and that such states are the sole ana m
the Constitution; that all efforts Of the Abolhonsts, or Others
made 10 induce Congress TO interfere questions slavery.
TO take ncrnt steps relation thereto calculated 10 lead to
alarming aud dangerous and that all such
efforts have inevitable tendency la diminish the happiness oil
the people ANA cndanger the stability and racncy oil the
nn and ought not be countcnanced friend to our pc
/ The Democratic State Convention in Ohio, and most
of the Democratic Legislatures have openly denounced
Abolition and the Abolitionsts. We challenge our
opponents to show ~hen Wig ccnernho", a Wig
:. LEGISLATURE any either Hh@ association IN The non
J siGrchoding States hare uttered sentiment Of diSdp-
probation Of the 7oliiostS or their ncendiary schemes.
Mr. Van Buren, has not failed to respond 10 every call
which has been made him in relation to this ques-
ton, by expressing his determination TO use the powers
with which he is invested by the Constitution, in OPP
posing every project of these nccndary agtators; and
yet General Harrison, from considerations which none
can mistake, closes his lips on the subject.
If the silence of Gen Harrison, taken in connection
with the circumstances under which he obtained his
nomination in preference to Mr.. Clay the idol of the
Wing party, did not sufficiently disclose the Abolition
agency by which lie is presented for the Presidency
secret circular issued from Albany by 5. Dewitt Blood
rood leading Abolition Wing, has been brought to
light and republishcd for weeks without It's au-
thenticty being questioned, far we know; which
fully discloscs the means by which IT was effected
This secret circular il said, sent to the Wing
delegates in the non saveholdng States, as soon as
they were nominated the Convention; and, among
many reasons why Gen Harrison could be elected,
and Mr. Clay could not the circular says of Mr. Clay,
"he ltolusnsts generally miH Opposchtm, while Gen
Harrison represented as a candidate "ree trom
these 0LjectionS
But the following paroxysm of Abolition ecstacy
from the Emancipation, the Abolition organ in New
York. in the incautious moment of receiving the first
news of Gen. Harrison s nomination, is conclusive
sTHE H,rm.RuRc CoSvESr,oSWcl, the agony over and
Henry Clay lad upon the shelf And Of ordinary in,
racmcc deny that il The slavery feeling Of
ols and infamous pro slavery Congress Praise
God for great anIavey victory man Of hTh talents .,
popularity openly rejected for the Presidency Of this
monument of progress there Let the winds ei lhe aert e
shareholders hear the nrwsc foreign nations hear -et oCo,
for the Presidency United The of ayeocrn
v Fastening close he rejection Of Henry Clay by The
Viii. taken connection with all the circmisi
al the heaviest blows the monster slavery has receive" IN
Again. read the following Civilizations ofthe notorious
Garrison:
II 'From Garrisous Libcra;or
"NomrSArIoN GEy. H,RRIso>.-1lc National Wing Con
ventiuu assembled Harrisburg the 9Th ins nominated VIM
Henry Harrison the office OF President OF the l. 5 On The
Harrison, for Winfield Scott" 81 ON the third ballot The vote
Harrison, rs for Clay 9l for Scott IT, az ne Sidr,
the signal defeat The arshOd"g porec N thls county,
Had no, been for Henry Gay would NJ nnd0Ia
cR again be permitted tN the Presdeatia! Office N this RPu'
lie"
The lie Roy Gazette, once edited by Mr.. Gates, a
Wing Abolition member Of Congress from New York
, says:
Every much like indeed The editor of the Ohio paper aban
dnncd the Wings because they nominated the Abolion ana
Joined the Loco Focos because they for the dough faces
while left the Jackson party because adhered TO slavery and
united with the Wings because they supported Abolition ,
The following extract of n letter from the same MI
Cafes shows furher the hopes Of the Abotlonsts from
Gen. Harrison election
'You will have by the last Phianhrop that General
actually of Abolonist society," and IN
claimed ALL and excused hm
the Missouri and Arkansas questions on the
of objections which, consistently win Ms
support thought he could not disregard
He claims he the first member Of Congress 10 propose
the prohibition slavery forever in the Territory above Missouri
He while he has been the OF beatns sdre
he has placed in bnHdamc.
Whethe these explanations taken connection with the tact