Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1840-09-01

Adams-nelther does he tell you hot he mas mt. You
may come 10 any Conclusion THIS point, that yon may
see ut; and stand somewhat justified by the remark
themselves HIS hcct appears 10 be 10 mate 1t appear
nat neutrality his best position; and while policy
n'gh have forced him 10 in 1900 why should he IN
Sd be afraid to his positions: lie was not, SIR
tie did av"w It; hut IN lSlO, Ger fourteen years had
elapsed without the discussion reported in The CON
gfess'onal debates, being in the slightest degree
brought in question when this TIppecano" Text
Book IS published, you have version Of this discus
son TO suit every party BY it, you can place hun IN
the Federal or Democratic ranks, policy or necessity
may require. IL is even made To appear that John
Randolph charged him with rOiing for the Standing Ar
my, and the Alien and Scdltion Laws. We here in VIr-
gina, know the tenacty Of that great man memory too
we'll, to suppose that he did not know that delegate
iiom Territory, Gen. Harrison had vote II" tells
you, che was not in Congress- when the Standing
Army was CREATED, and The Alien and SeditIon Laws
arrc passed, and II he had been, he could not have
'ot"d Tor them, and would not, if he could. No, sir,
{ was not in Congress. He got his appointment rs
) cr"tary and Acting Governor Of the Nnrh western
Territory shortly after he resigned his commission IN
the arDy.-Thr act giving him his apppintmcnt-thc
Alien Law the Sr;ition Law and the aw for the Pro"
visinnal Army, all approved BY Jno Adams in l1S,
IN the same month. He succeeded man by the name
ot Steele, who is thus represented by Mr. Jefferson, III
70" !, p 30o Of his Writings: 'Steclr was Counsel
f" Tor of virginia, and voted out by the Assembly,
because he turned Tory. He then offered for Con
grcss, and vas rcjected by the people. Then offered
:" for the Senate of virginia, and was rejected =
Mr. II. succeeded this man in getting his Office from
President, whose rule of appointment, as avowrd IN
the debate in l7lS, the Foreign Intercourse Bill
(hy Stgrravcs Harper and SMITH appointments
cfcinsirety from those agreeing IN p0ieat 0p'"tons
Yes, sir, getting it from Administration of which
MIR. Jefferson said, lin his letter TO New Haven,
volume 3, page 40, Of his writings,l "'Thnsc who
not Of particular sect of politics, were cx-
cudcd trom an nGcc." lie retained THIS office,
believe I'LL l>iIO when he received the appointment
from the same hand, of Governor of the Territory Of
Indiana: territory the establishment o.! which, he was
the first 10 propose. Bu. Mr. President # he va: moi
in Congress when the standing army was crtatcd IN
1897, where was he in 1900 when Legislature
instructed her Senators To procure reduction OF THIS
very army within the narrowcs limits compatible with
the protection of the forts and the of the
arscnals, maintained BY the L. States, unless such
EmcasrTe shall be- forbidden BY information no, known II
the public: ask cmphaticalIy, where was he then,
At this very time when legislature were framing
their emonsrance, the Republican party in Congress-
battling with The Fcderasts, TO get this reduction,
Mr. Harrison though he had vote, took the floor az
fdfeRcc Of The Fccrai administrations nnd against re-
ductiOn IF Mo army. Yes, sir this was his p"sItI"n
thong he has the audacity to tell in this late
version Of his speech, that sandng he did the sole
representative of that territory, his greatest ambition
was prove himself faithful to- his trust, BY chrrIsirnT
its interests and nothing could be suicidal PrG
nicous 10 those he represented, than for hn 10 cJ"c
rate either purity by becoming violent partizan, wi-
out the power oil aiding either party, because he had no
vote political question to tell Us also-"le
was not in Congress when the Standing Army was
created and the Alien and ScdItion laws were passed
and If he had been, he could not have voted for them,
md ,r0mid net II he cOnd' Sir what downright et-
frontery is this He tells he would not have voted
for the Standing Army created in l71, and which WAS
increased in l1- and vet in 1900, he speaks against
reduction Of this very Army, at this most confused
period of our country, the egn of Terror, as It was
styled, when State built her own armory TO
arm and provide her people against the dangers
which mcnaced them, not from foreign enemy,
bu, from the minions &C Federalism at home. Sir,
he here stands convicted out of his own lips, at
what: What shall say MIR. President; Must adopt
that rgor of the day, and use harsh term IN refer
eDcc to this old man: No, Sir will iorbear. will
only say, h stands C0nirGdictd BY HIMSELF out Of his
own very mouth.-'Fhs proven, il individually IS,
how receive his denial in relation I" his having
the black cnckade, particularly when the fact
that he did so, is clearly made out by the over
wI"lm'ng testimony have introduced: How can we
his declaration to what he would have done,
had he been in Congress when the Alien and Scdition
Laws wcre pG$Scdo 1t is clear he not iii Congress
dr time; If he had BEEN he tells YOU he wonld not
have voted for them, he cnnd. So he sad in relation
ihr army blk but how lie acted subsequently,
SIR the testimony nf Mr.. Fowler proves 10 yon that
liz heard him sustain th" Srdition Law aud nnd-r all
the circumstances Of the case Weighing particularly
the position of the gentleman himself a>cer'aned
hy us very acts and declarations, ask you, and the
members of this Association, what would hay" been
The course Of this grniem1n, had hr been called on
to support the Alien and Srditi"n Laws--w"nld h"
no, have acted a he did on the Army BILL hen brought
10 The test, and sustained the Reign IF 7err0r'-
Nov Sir, which horn Of this dilemma will the Wing
parry or their FrdPralrs nominee take: The version
Of ms discussion reported hy Gales * Seai"n winch
stamps him with the marks of those whose peculiarly
ChSrn avnre he was, or the LAT" version "' Tins d's
cusrmn, which, taken connecedly with the history OF
his course in the Senate Of The L. s, stamps hlm, I"
will IN
cuRhng and prcvaricati"n. Strange |" say, Sir, THIS
la VERSION he has recently endorsed in letter from
Nrrh Bend dated % June, lSiA addressed to Charles
" Thrusion, Henry Pirlc and u. w. Anderson, ana
s. !ic is in these words:
.GcntIcmen In answer 10 Your enquiry, 'Whethcr
~, letters and speeches which have been published IN
my name, BY my political friends, pgrcman'y those
Confined IN a pamphlet lltry published in CIncn
mai, by Coz. G. l. Todd and Benz. Drake, Esq, con.
tan the sentiments and opinions which al present en-
ternin' repeat VIVA, have lately written 10 com
o,rce Of nv friends in New York-that should not
consider myself an honest man, suffer those letters
anc speeches be thus used nhou contradiction, If
an, alterations had taken place IN my opinions.
IL am very respectfully,
"Your fellow citizen,
"WM ii. HARRISON
Some have gone far to charge General liarr-
sor br In" approval of this version OF this discus
so, with having endorsed forgery 1t IS very clear
he has endorsed IT, but cannot believe that he would
endorse anything, EnOTiag IL 20 be fuse; aud IT IS most
likely, that the publication referred TO in his letter IS
the same alluded to the notable document of Nessrs
Gwvnne, Wright and Spencer, of the 29th oil February
las They say in a postscript, "The committee are
nov publishing in pamphlet form many OF the former
expressed opinions of the General and facts and nc'-
der,s connected with his past life, which Will be Tor
warded you at carly moment Perhaps rs thS
compilation was made hy the old gentleman sponsors,
he took it for granted it I'll right or Ito use an eS-
preston of modern parance) o. X; AID therefore,
wiihout rcadnu endorsed j.. | will not, Or do not,
charge these gentlemen with forgery, but will merely
sv something is somewhere 'roten IN Denmark =
Il IS evidcnt he is in 4 most Irreconcilnbc position IN
regard 10 the natcr-and whichever horn Of the d.
emma himself or friends may elect certainly neither
will be enviatlc In his let.r TO Mr.. Lyons dated Isl
June 1910, he alludes to this dIscusSon nos IN way
10 deprive it of any of IT'S force. lie say
"If the charge made against me, by MIR. Randolph,
is authe ntc taken from newspaper report surely my
answer 10 him should be considered so also aIh
perfectly willing it should stand on thus .oo''ns,I
MIR H. proceeds, The truth -, that beers ne really
regretted his attack upon He repeatedly told me