Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1840-10-13
ORANGE, OCT. al
To The Pcop!c Of Or0uge.


Fellow-cltIzens:-ln the month Of February /!
conjunction with four other citizens Of Orange
dressed letter to Gen. w II. Harrison, reguts.
know his views on certain political questions, a
forth in the letter referred TO- In the month d! J
succeeding, We received reply from II F. ST.
"Secretary of the Corresponding Commtee,
missing replies 10 these questions, bat which Up /,
day have never been received il has been my
ton for some time 10 have published the letter foa
Spencer; and having gotten il back al last nto n,
session, | now transmit il to you for that purpose
proper | should explain why this letter has Ha
given TO the public before. The arc Il.
The letter IL question was lent TO william ;
Of Culpeper-he lent it 10 Francis l.. g.
Mr. Rives lent it to others, and II rs only q ta
since that it has been returned 10 nv HAND.
some anxiety has been expressed by citizen,
county 10 see this letter, II gives me pleasure
nit it TO them at length, and can only regret ID
non-commtal character leaves them and nos.
much at a loss TO divine the Generals senlmt,
we were before our interrogatores were propo.
1t has been lnsInGated, that the letter conIa!nre
more favorable to the Gen. than his potIca!"pg
would willingly submit TO the public, and tia,
fore it has been withheld. The cause of lis d..
has been stated; the letter is now before the put
Gen Harrison $ friends al liberty 10 make Il
Of it, have only to repeat that the promise Il III.
complied with; not even by aTippecanoe Iots
Questions similar TO those contained in our lc,
been transmitted TO Gen. Harrison from varln..
tiers. To none of which has been replied, -,
desired information Truly his policy seems 10
of making no Developments for "the puhlc
though to his discredit he has gwen private PIED
Of contradictory character. ! refer TO his !.
Evans of Maine, and Lyons Of Richmond; CIV
former evidences of his hostility 10 slavery, aal
latter evidences equally strong of his hostility
litionism. When deputatIon of g"niem,
Kentucky waited on HIM last April 10 ol4
formation Of him on that subject, he ca,
replied he would answer such intc..oga;or
neither friend nor foe What reliance 10.
shareholders Of Orange place on a candidate
one time maintains invoabIe silence at ano.
swers with "forked tongue, and tells the !
lists and shareholders alternately, they may Geif,.
him, On n National Bank he is equally E,c
so far as his published opinions allow rs 10
though as the Bank Party makes no compliant
| presume they understand each other. Pertar,
have been private pledges given on that
also, which have not yet seen the light y
Tariff indeed, and on Internal lmprovcmel
course has hcen consistent, open, and uHtc
Upon both he has avowed sentiments and gly
which every Southern man must abhUr-rot 4
lated to foster measures that would wiring trio.
US 10 promote ine Ina1Hldciufng interest anu r.
works for the people OF the West. II w BE-
people Of Orange 10 decide, whether they 81
this candidate blindioldcd on the subject Of j
and the L. S. Bank; and with a full know.
he is against them on the Tariff and Internal
ments Above all, il will be for them 10 Say. I
they will vote for candidate who has strive
his opinions from them, and in spite Of his scc'-
been detected in the disreputable stra,agcrn Of
ing The same question two different ways, 10
| support of two different parties. TO this ve!y
he has denied you all access to his opinions,
has the effrontery to solicit your votes. cand
your county or your district who should tread 4,
of concealment and deception would hardly rs
scorn and yet candidate for the Presidency
followed them ls thought worthy Of your cor
and support. The day is approaching when
will stamp such conduct with the brand Of r"Pr Z
and trust that Orange wIll not be found among,
counties that sanction it, On al these 9.
Mr.. Van Buren, has avowed his opinions with
gree of frankncss which becomes candidate 4
confidence of the American people; nor shoI
| forgotten that those opinions strictly % r
ance with the opinions held in the South, H..
been denounced by Northern Wings as "a
man with Southern feelings. u
JOHN II. GRA,t