Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1840-07-31
July 81, lei0.
NELSON cor My.

\, meeting Of d portion of the friends of the pre-
sen, administration, assembled in The Courthouse, IN
Loying<,on. Nelson county, on Monday, tn" @d June,
lao. Floyd l.. Whitehead, Esq, was called - the
Char. anl Capt. john Z. Coles appointed Secretary.
DR.. l.. y. Lyon explained the object Of the meeting
Whe.cupon the following Preamble and Resolutions
were unanimously adopted
The Republican party of Nelson county, ever prompt
in cvincinr to The world their determination TO support
a, all times, and particularly "a at the present important
political crisis, the pure republican principles oil the
JcifIrson:an school: principles, whichm 10, when the
contest for the Presidency, was between Martin Van
Buren, and Wn. II. Harrison, were promulgated 10 The
citizens of .Tclson county, in an address written BY
James Garland, aud cordially concurrrd IN and signed
5y five other gentlemen, who with Garland const'-
,utrd the cominltiee 10 draft said address, and which re-
commcnds Martin Van Buren,, as the Republican candi-
date 10 their support for the Presidency, and deprecates
The election Of Harrison to that Office, who is proved
IN SAID address TO DC a tcfcr0ifSt OF the deepest
stamp, from the record. and as the contest Tor the IRE
siGcucv is araiu between those individuals, we deem
!, necessary at this time to @lvc some additional rca'
.uus vhv o r recent able and patriotic President,
should again be supported b. the people of tins coun-
trv. He has always acted with the Democratic party
and fonrht side bv side with Andrew Jackson, for the
maintenance of our Constitutional rights. When 4
candidate for the Presidency, he did not suffer himself
10 be placed under the care Of a Confidential Commit
Ice 10 sI,un responsibility, and cvade the enquiries OF
an independent people; but promptly gave ~ pledges
upon the most important political questions, wi"cl he
has strictly adhered 10 the letter and sPlIlt Oh u No'-
sti,ut:on, which he was sworn to support.
Under the conviction otthesc truths, II becomes us,
ono and all. to form ourselves" the contest, especial
IL when wc sec the unparalleled c%rrttons used ny oar
opponents. They DO not pretend 10 give us the p"i'''
raj o,,uions Of their candidate (larrison) at the present
time. but refer us TO speeches and letters enIanatIhg
rror, him some fifteen or twenty years ago, and upon
whrch they boldly assert and use every cil"rt To Ihdncu
the people to believe INN llnrr's"n} 10 be a hepnhl'.
c,u of the jeff; rsouian scnoOl-iorgcittng IN the mean
49, ,t,,. nTpitSs8Gll~ ID MS
~. >, ,n. CONGRESS OF the L. ). HIS letter ot l-22
to the people otOhio, is relied on mercy by WIN. =.
Hfyrs. a late convert TO tie HARRISON 'act'on' IN ii'
late address to the people OF Virginia, |" prove NM
true Republican, and thus, too, IN te lace
of Inc most incontrovertIhle evidence 10 Inc contrary.
lanes Garland, too. in his recent somerset ana change
over TO Harrison, has come onl IN a ie,ter o MS con-
,,,,rcn,S following IN the footsteps oil ms leacer,l az
ncuucinr Van Barren and advocating HARRISON. no"
bo can face the people OF this county, under ms new
,,;so after having so truly represented the pnlilica'
nrinciplps of Mr.. Van Buren, and HARRISON ~ ms '|-
dress of I-3b, is a matter truly astonishing Dnt sica
;s the fact. He must have been thoroughly " ~
,ha modern tactics of the Wings nj Washington winch
- - = : IS known, is based upon misrepresentation,
nrcser,inr 10 the people, instead oil reason ~" "r9"-
,,,.n,s, hard cider and lcg cabins, rolling balls an" ca
pac. up0n wheels, pictures ana manners, 2tca! "''''"
Ib,aras. and long professions "'th !"ua hu'ta'S ~"
is.n.rIrss dcc!an4tiOn rs substitutes
1hrsr uaiair, move! and unprecedented means, ~,
su,iinr ms they are disgusting to thc people, are seIz'!
With aviditv and reiterated by Tue fcdcfdI Pfcss.S INV
T.inr,I Missionaries, aided IN each county by Federal
,.-.,rx ,ogc,hcr with innumcrable papers, documents
IA I;,rs nj harrison. ranked ~ Wing members Of
Crrrrcss, INTO eycry hole and corner OF The country,
and to many persons who scarcely II ever received a
n.wspaper before. These efforts. u succcsslui, WHICH
yyc cannot believe, would elevate 10 the Presidency
v,n II HARRISON, an event we would dcprecatc as one
Of The greatest calamlties that could aeiai a irec cou'i'
fry. and as a triumph Of Federalism over Republican,
ism. a triumph Of the banks over The people, ana when
we fear would finally overthrow oar institutions ana u"
Liberties Of the people: Therefore,
P,solecd. That the Democratic Republicans have
orraicncd Gen Harrison, tie nominee Of the "hi@S,,oh
CHARGES Of TedctaiiSm. In proof, they show that MS
{ carly manhood was spent IN camp nhue' II oesPo"S"'
:" Th,, - , Deleratc from the Northwestern Territory
bo srpported in a speech in the Congress OF = ,, me
| standing ARMY Of John Adams, and was shorty a rM
wsrdS appontcd by him Governor 81 indiana indt
- ,o,rd for the younger Adams A. President, ana sup,
:. ,oJ Gs ,Jm;nis,ratlon as Senator from Ohio, and
ga. ap,oin;rd bc him. Minister u u g''a
E N.Y., 10 voted for the System Of internal Improve
men, By the General Government, IN every FORM ~
.b;cb The subject could be presented, and i"E a 9ni OF.
} that subject, Gjtef VI idu o''' '
. Tba, he i favorable 10 the incorporation Of . Bank
t.. Conr-css--that he voted for and vindlcated Il h@h
/ protective Tar.ff--th1t he las asserted INC supremacy
nr the Federal Judiciary over the other departments
! e hat Government and over the States, the parties 10
the compact of Government:
Tia, he il opposed to the separation Of the revenues
r If the Federal Government, from the organized money
r mower Of the State Banks; that he asserts the power
and The ,cisk 10 be near his hr0rt 10 appropriate me ~
? venues Of the people to the liberation ana c1'ohI,ns
; Of their slaves, and that he considers thc rfoc "a -.
? ne presiden, Jackson. as interpreted by Mr. "eos,"s
as the true exposition Of the Constitution, o y m nv,
u charge and these proofs, he s'"rds o's'a|",ny ~. ;.
and 7accord;nr to lie principles oftlle eo'a"io" mr. y"
stands also c0ariricd. .,o:o,,
. Eesoired, Tia, modern Wh'gg"ry : the anc'en,
IN, DEGRADED federalism, and the party no" Gazing ~
:. JyIsr = lie same which was encountered hy Js''
:. ~, !, his associates, in the early days OF the re
J public. -,.u, roae-,I practice Of changing
n = 80; rartv names, merits deep consideration ~
u HI people. 1t was as a party they threw Oh the nam.
e y rpo,d%or-,I and took That Of Na:iona! Republicans; as
!" ,bny threw OF that and took the name OF wing
. > "a ), : honest man never changes his name: his honest!
makes It honorable. A knave frequently changes ~
Il n;,h liz place, because it his interest not to be known
a INT The Ethiopian cannot change hs skin, nor w
leopard his spots. In Mr.. Jefferson time in'y zane
:, hs' friends, ~JacoJ;rS, Infdds, L'fcH'rs, .'srGT'a"S
a., 10 ,rhich ,hey have now added Loco j0co.