The Ohio Democrat and Dover advertiser. [volume] (Canal Dover, Ohio) 1839-1840, 1840-07-17
INTERESTING LETTER.

Register a letter Of &. F. Sale, ESQ .
of whose character and capacity that
print speaks IN the highest terms, re-
LouncIOg his support Of HARRISON and
his ASSOCIATION with HTrison's psr,y.
Mr.. Sale, It seems had given his as
sent to'ths nomination Of Harrison, but
the proceeding Of the whig party have
eincsed him to review the grounds othis
attachment 10 tbatParty, and TO declare
publicly that he can support it no longer.
We lranscribe his letter.
ToTaE WHtGs OF THE STATE OF Al
,ABA,tA. AT the meeting held iu Mobile
last winter, 10 respond 10 the Harris
burg nomination, declared my ecuui.
sescence N the nomination Of supposine
Aihat IN due time, manifesto Of the
measures Of his administration, if cleo
ted, would be published TO the world,
containing such principles as | could
support, aud What believed 10 be the
true principles Of the wings proper. 1t
was uotuntI | got bold Of the National
1uieIIlgeneer Ofthe 9th of May, 1910,
that saw the principles and measures
of Gen, Harrison set forth, and upon
which the opposition to Mr.. Van Buren,
urge his claims to my vote.
cannct support Gen Harrison upon
the principles set forth by the Virginia
Wing Convention, contained in the In
telligencer Of the above date.
The first ground they take is in these
words
"The first great and important ground
fellow citizens, upon which we ask you
Gaitewi,h' US in the support of Gen.
Harrison aud John Tyler, is, that they
stand pledged, as deeply as men can be,
80 derplO that universal scorn must at
tend the violation Of tho pIedge,-not
to be- candidates for -eIec!.on-to
serve but single term"
This is altogether Objectionable with
ns as sapriuciple. 1t is in derogation
too Of the constitution; it implies that
there are other candidstss impatient Of
the office; no sooner would the Presi-
dent elect be inauguraled, than the fierce
angry, and bitter contest would com-
> sence fort succession. The people
Of this vast republic would become so
fatigBed with such frequent elections; so
disgus,ed at the lying and corruption Of
the press that must naturally grow out
ofsnch continual state Of high excite
naent, that they would, ere long, grow
weary ofrespublics. The principle is
exc zable. The President would be-
come a mere cipher. He would Of
course have cabinet, kitchen or par
ior cabinet, or committee. This cab
met would sooner or later resen.ble the
prime minister Of the King of England,
without the responsibility. The odium
Of any measure would ba transferred from
the President 10 this cabinet, who nigh,
perhaps, be rival chiefs for the success
sion. We should never hear of the
President. ,Congrnss would cease to
watchwith vigilance and jealousy the
Execuliye;.hut would tura their whole
attention 10 the quarrels among those
supposed rival chiefs. | ask, If Mr..
Van Buren had como into Office under
similar pledge, would we have heard
so much about the Sub Treasury, the
two hundred thousand militia, the blood
houuds, &c. 2 ! say no.
The next ground | shalt notice is in
these words
"1'hat in the exercise of the veto pow
er,,he limit his rejection Of bills to-lst,
such as areain his opininion unconslltu-
liona;" I'd, do. Then comes his opin.
ion upon the consitutionality ofthe ~
s. Bank, which is in these words, 81 be
iieve that the charter gwen 10 The Bank
ofthe U. States was unconstitutional, il
being not one of those measures nsces-
saryto carry any OF the espi essIy gram
ted powers into effect; and whilst my
votes in Congress will show that will
e,any constitutional means 10 revoke
oshe'ehansr, nv votes ia the state legs
lstuTe will equally show thatI am oppo.
,sed those that are uDconstituliona! g.
violent, and which will bring us into col
lsiOn with The General Government. u
Having stated other grounds Of his ad-
-pninisiraiion if elected. with which ]
shall not trouble myself he proceeds
"The question may perhaps be asked
ofme, what security ! have in my pow :
erto offer, if the majority of the Amer
ican people should select me for their
Chief efMogistrate, that ] would adopl
the principles which | have herein laid
down as these upon which my admins
'tration would be conducted, could
only answer by referring to my conduct.
-aKdthe disposition manifested in the
discharge of the duties of several i'm =
portaBI Offices which have heretofore
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