Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1840-06-16


and brneiac'or! The ncarnate spirit Of deuonac
bion has urged him 10 do The same injustice 10 the po-
lItIcal creed of the great Apostle of Liberty We must
drink deep of the Lcthean and be obvos 10 all
the past, before Gen Harrison be palmcd upon the
people, as any other than Federalsi dyed in the wool
The false colors hung over the camp Of the Phsnes
will not deceive an intelligent people. More anon
A PRACTICAL PLANTER.
FOR TIE ENQUIRER.
FEDERALISM-rNo2 81
VAN BUREN, AGAINST HARRISON.
In No. the writer submitted to The people of Vir-
GINA ample for the belief that the imputation
OF opposition TO the war; is without the shadow of a
foundation in the conduct or the opinions of Mr. Van
Buren, and that il is base calumnv invented bv the
malicious opponents of that distinguished Republican,
and unblusingly urged by them before the people in
defiance of truth and facts well known TO thense Ives
The object OF their accusation ls TO prove the Charge OF
Federalism against Chief Magistrate. This they
attempt TO do by false assertion, that he opposed the
last war, and voted twice TO elevate gentlemen of the
Federal party to high official stations These votes
have been satisfactorily explained. Mr.. Clinton was
the candidate of the Republican party in New York,
and supported by them on the avowed ground of his
desire for vigorous prosecution of the Mr.
King, too, was the period of the election which
suited in his elevation to the United States Senate,
The candidate of the Republican party and received
their unanimous vote in the State Senate and all the
votes of the delegates, excepting three. He, too was
| recommended 10 the party by his warm support of
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then, prove nothing against Mr. Van Buren-but
they do show two things greatly in his favor-tbat he
was very Jealous friend of the war, and that he
| in common with his Republican compalriots were far
above the petty spirit OF modern partizans that would
prescribe every for any difference of opinion
\ With regard to the resolution said have been Of
ered by Mr. Van Buren, in opposition 10 the policy of
the General Government towards Great Britain, no
sane believe any thing else but that it is, as
we have convincngly shown, paIpable forgery
On these three things rests the charge of the Federal
] Wing papers; but these have been blown away and
the charge which they sustained must fall to the
ground Van Buren, is Federaist Can the coun.
selling committee of Gen Harrison say, or prove (for
they sag any thing as mach for their silent Hero
Can the friends of the gagged candidate prove the Re.
publcansm of their pabe old gentleman, We think
not. Upon what do they rely for the proof Solely
upon a letter written by him in lS22 'rhcn RcpuN
can administration ~0s IN Porrr, declaring that he
"a Republican of the Jeiicrsonan School, and that he
believed the of that prc,ation of the
| Constitution given BY the writings of that ghtcned
statesman who at the head of the party and others
belonging to it, particularly the celebrated resolutions
of the Virginia Legislature, during the Presidency of
Mr.. Adams -{By the way, If the reader viii scan this
sentence he WI! mark, with wonder, the absence of
that grammatical purity, and OF that lucid clearncss,
which the Wings have recently discovered 10 be the
characteristics of Gen. H. s style Upon this isolated
declaration, made by the old Hero in accordance with
his custom Of SVppOrting aRyparty IN pomGr a CUSTOM
rgidly adhered 10 from The time Of Washington till the
period Of Jacksons administration, and III the face
acts worthy of any Fedealrst pcrpetraed BY this same
"Rcpubcan of the old Jcirrsonan school, his Federal
Wing friends wish build the Repuhl can character of
their candidate But let us look at his actual conduct
actions have coGuencc more emphatic than that
of mere words -wth an eye single TO the discovery IL
any shade of agreement between his and this
approved profession The fact, that Gen Harrison was
friendly the Republican administrations of Jefferson
Madison and Monroe, proves not that he is a Republ
II il does then the fact equally notorious, Of the
support given by him 10 the fcdcroi administrations Of
the two Adamses, proves him nconicStibly Fcderas
and be il rccoecied, too, that this same "Rcpubcan of
the old Icierson;an School, sustained The Proclamation
of Gen Jacksonthc strong Federal feature of his adj
ministraf!onand the speeches OF Mr. Utbscr, in sup
port of It's then unqualified Federal sentiments, Gas
containing the most eloquent and satisfactory expos-
on that has been recently published Of the principles
upon which the Government of our Union is formed"
What think We OF this sentiment, friends To State
| Rights: In the same connection he seems 10 rely
" upon The Federal Judiciary as the great and only
expositor of the Constitution, when the Virginia Re.
solutions Of 90 (abovc referred to by Gen H. dlsciaim
the doctrine They state express y, that 'here are
cases Of paramount Importance, which cannot come
within the cognzance of the Judiciary and that the
sovereign States, the parties 10 the compact, have
right Judge of great lr;racons, and bound to
interfere arrest the progress of the evil Here
behold beautiful specimen Of that inconsistency al.
ways exhibited by weak minds when comparison is
made between their sentiments, at different times
prcssedan inconsis ency growing out of the fact, that
their minds destitute OF that strength and stability
essential 10 enable them to hold for any length of time,
TO any great primer pies. OF deficiency in these
quistes Of great mind, Gen. II. gives most wom in
dcaons; and in the language of certain Wing Con-
vention, so those who may regard this as proc! "l
his fitness for the Presidency, have nothing TO of,
fer.
Il Again Gen Harrison is latitudinous construction
list OF the loosest In proof of this quotations
from his writings will suffice. Ponder them well;
for they show, that if you place their author upon the
ramparts Of the Constitution, and consgn to hun tho
duty of preserving that instrument pure from Federal
encroachmens, the broad sanction of constitutional
power will be thrown the widest schemes of Fee
deral policy They show, too, where Gen. Harrison
stands on the Bauk question, and accurately define his
position with reference to the vital subject of Slavery.
Gen Harrison said in l-22 "rhc charter given TO the
Bank Of the United States was unconstitutional. =
In 1886, he said, in his letter to Mr. Williams
HThe question for me 10 consider, is, whether, I'm.
der the circumstances You state, If elected 10 the
office OF President, ! would sgn act TO charter
another Bank | answer 'ro"!d, if it clearly
ascertained that the public interest would materially
suffer without one, and there unequvoca mani
f,.statons Of public opinion in its favor" In the same
letter he says, "The measure, if adopted must have
for its object the carrying into effect rACITATIxG at
least the exercise ot) of the powers positivey
eraned to the General Government" Could Mr..
Webster or Theodore Dwight, desire President
with views on constitutional construction more con-
:, GENIAL 10 their own or could Mr. Clay ask Chief
Magistrate who promises to be easily available for
promoting the of his darling pet-monstcr;-
Mark how loosely his opinions sill upon his conscience
He believes "bank TO be unconstitutional" The
Virginia Wing Convention says, that CHS unqualified
declaration that it unconstitutional is before you
and they are assured, that "tlerc is be-
lievc that lie is in favor of bank in any form Yet
despite of this belief, and despite, too, of the oath
which, elected to the Presidency he must take, to
preserve the Constitution in lis purity, according TO his
own conviction Of correct construction, he believes the
bank 10 be unconstitutionalye he IS pledged III ad
vance TO sacrifice his own Of duty, obligatory on
the Chief Magistrate by the sanctions of his solemn
OATH as well by the free promptngs of every honest
mind and hopes concate popular favor and 10 gain
popular support by the dsgraceful sacrifice OF his own
e indie pendence and reasona sacrifice, too which IN
wolves something that smacks awfuly of perjury
The other quotation is taken from his Chcyiot Speech
delivered by him in July, 1888. His language is Il:
E,llnms uftnr rehnhinn the schemes of the Abolition