Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1840-02-08
not if he does not give this solemn unqualified pledge

not he does not give this solemn, unqualified pledge
then common sense says, Trusthim But trust Mar
TN Van Buren,, who is the recorded friend Of the South
But after this, if doubt be entertained by any the
subject, the omission of General Harrison reply to
communication from some of the citizens OF Vermont
and at too in the face oil promise do SO, enough
20 rivet conviction at least excite dsirus ex
tract from the Middlebury (vt) Free Press
General Harrison's Viers Of Sarcry
"The friends of Gen. Harrison in this quarter, have
cndeavored create the impression that has views
slavery acceptable to the people of the North
than those of Mr. Van Buren,. In order, if possible
place the subject before the people in the light of rnh
and ascertain whether his friends had any right
present him as consistent friend of liberty than
Mr. Van Buren,, several gentlemen in this vicinity adj
dressed him letter, asking expression Of his sent
uents three topeslst In regard to the constitu.
tional power of Congress to abolish slavery in the Dis
trict of Columbia-2d Whether il elected President,
he would sign bin for the abolition of slavery in that
District, in case should be passed by Congress
3d. In regard the constitutional powers OF the free
States to suppress "ncendiary publications
After waiting six weeks they received the following
"NoRrH BEND, May g. 1886.
"Gentemen Your letter Of the 9Th ultimo was 5
weeks in its passage to this piace-when it arrived
was confined by ilinessl now fast recovering, and
will in few days answer your enquiries fully.
am, very respectfully,
The above letter was received the 9th. or 10th
June la36-Affer waiting until the 29th July for the
"answer which was promised in ''few days. the
gentlemen referred to wrote again to the General stat
np that no answer had been received and expressing
hope that he would write without delay-Bm to thus
day not ,eordhas been heard from him We are there,
FORE left to infer that he has concluded to doage tae
question or play tsnon- eommatal Is it not s,nguary
strange that at the very moment when the wing press
es were lashing MIR. v. Buren, for not answering
snperfuous enquiry from Paul Pry who was not en-
titled to snswer-an interrogatory Whch nr haG a.
ready anticipated in another way-uenerai iiuft.son
should be playing the mae-ahu Win i'"P1'
the same presses?
Mr. Van Buren, has shown us by ms casting eue' tia
he stands ready TO arrest the circulation OF he nfe
brands among us-Gen. Harrison IS sand TO nave eSaa
ed all responsibility and enquiry
But fellow -citizens there IS yet announcer INK IN 'e
chain of evidence sufficient Of ITSELF should say, even
in the absence Of other testimony to rouse your
cions and make you distrnstful OF Cen harrison 49,,
the low that was felt and the exuaton expressed by
b. Emancpator the organ of the Abolition Society in
New York at the annuncation of the news from the
Harrisburg Convention Hear it, and say, It you are
prepared 20 for the man, whose nomination was ec
complshed through the instrumenaity OF stevens anu
other Abotoniss, and hailed as victory over
bv the organ of their society:
"Wel The agony is over, and Henry Clay is laid up
on the shelf And of ordinary intelligence
can doubt or deny, that it the antslarery ieeng Of
the North ,ohich has done Il. Praise TO God for a
aren't ant sIarsry nictorY man of high talents, OF
great distinction of long political services of bound
less personal popularity, has been openly rejected for
~, Presidency of this Republic account of has deco
nam 10 slarery Set up monument Of progress then
Let the VII, tell the tae-Lct the Shareholders hear
the news-Let Foreign nations hear t-Le, Cennei'
~. ., The slar,.s hear it, STAKEHOLDER is inca
nas to serve as Of these U States The
election of Henry Clay by tie Convention is the hea
West blow the monster slavery has ef YET eeereu
Here citizens, paragraph whic oagh' 10 De
held up to the gaze of the whole South, and ruirs "
Ill H. afa fpf 10
Gulf of Mexico-(the nomination of General Harr-
son claimed as rietory sLarery) Are you pre-
pared to further the views and cooperate with that
fanatica band, whose Vaccinations would produce dis
content among the slaves, stir up conmoon, and con-
yulse the government to its centre:
A STATE RIGHTS REPUBLICAN,