Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1840-10-08

he would approve any law that Congress
nigh, pass, if elected. in his letter To
Verplanck and others Of New York. re-
published in the Banner of The thirteenth,
General Harrison says: 81 do not consider
the President a constituent branch Of e
Legislature. Now, the Legislature is the
law making power, and no acI, under the
Cons,irutinn. can hecumc a law without
the Presidents signature. Is il nol alb
surI. then, for candidate Iur the Presi-
deucy to take The ground that the ESecu-
tive has no voice in making the laws
This policy might, to some extent, have
half way tendency to shield Harrison from
the olium incurred by signing these mou-
strous Indiana laws; hut even this policy
he has adopted within very short period,
for in his letter TO llarmar Denny, dated
December .. 1888. he speaks oi The prin-
ciples which should cavern the Execrtlve,
as follows:
THAI in the exercise Of The veto power,
he should limit hi, rejection ofbills to. lst.
! Such as are unconstitutional. ID, Such as
rend to e,IrrOach on the rights Of Slate
or individuals. 81. Such as, involving
deep Interests, may, in his opinion. require
more mature dcliheraiium or reierrnce TO
the pcopl,, To he a5ccraimed at the sue
ceeGing election"
A lcIer from Cleveland says:
"Alr. Starkwearier addressed large
meeting of the ci;acus al the courthouse
in his civ on Friday last, composed of
N hiss and Democrats; ami before ne made
auy comments on that part oi liarrIson's
speech in which he declared he would, if
elected, sign any bill which passed both
houses of Congress. however much il might
be against his own opinion or judgement,
he requested that If any one present nn-
lersrood him differently, he would correct
ilim. lie particularly requested tine
" hiss present To do 80, if he was wrong.
Not u,an presumed to intimate to the
CONTRARY"
narriso is the friend Of the adopted
ciIzrns, SAY some of his parlisans. lie is
represented by them as a very hospilable
OLD gentleman, The "iatch string to whose
door is never pulled i'i." This may do
for effect, wherever il will take
Harrison is the enemy ofatlupted citizens.
The Cleveland correspondent of the New
York Post says Of iluri ison's int speech III HAT
place: "lr aliIlsiing to the military services, he
sad, i rely upon the good opinion ol my coun-
trymcu: care nothing Tor The opinion OF those
(alludln. to our foreign and adopted popula-
llun) who lave come hilhcr three thousand
miles across the water This remark evident
~ gave great offence 10 our foreign and adopted
cItZens, who were standing III tie crowd, and
made it evident to ali, that General HARRISON
still retained the Spirll oi the afen aud srdl"n
laws, winch heIs SAID To have approved
Aid 70 this certain law Of Indiana, which
lis i,uvclnur hr approved, under lhe clrcunI-
STANCES before mentioned, and winch reads rs
iUiluws:
Scc!.nm Al -er"ea a.a t:::;!!,,to"s and
OTtIr.E rf..;SDNS BEING CITIZENS
or TIL. UNITED STATES OF hMEltl.
Ga. vino Si,all come El" li:l- I elritoly, unGer
canlracl 10 serve ar0tncr. iii any tra'ie or uccll.
patton shall he compelled 10 perform sncl con.
| trart Sprcitira;iy dIn ing the time III rcol.."
G".teral Harrison AID Stale flights.
! In his speech at nrl AlergS, Inc said,
II was ;aighl Ia believe. lint SOnncr or later.
that raiai c,,til.l: opip To hunah liberty wonld
take r!ace-.l;i;l the General Government
would swallow up Nil the State Governments,
aud that one department "I the Governments
wo:i!I swallow mp all The other depart,l' ntS.
These were lir,. teachings of Il Republican,
lnleer IN the Old dominion, who was one OF
the signers Of the Declaration OF American In
dependence.
Gcnerai Harrison on il.c nihcr side.
In his speech al Ceylnt in $3.50, he sail:
"CuIlsll nlci lis Is the Government OF tile
Unnn, II appears to NE lint there il moi tic
i":,s. danger NJ It's enciuachmg upon The rights
OF the STATES"
HARRISON praise: tic Militia.
In his late sI'cerh at Fur Mciss. he said:
"Ninctarn wears afterwards found myself
| Co,nnaller.lll- CIief o the northwestern Ar.
my; bat / iUuIii no dImlaItiOn IN tbs: bravery
| oi tIc American soldier. | iuItnd Tie same
spirit OF valur in aIl-nOt IN the regular soldier
only. but in the enrolled militia and vol,In-
| lrer also"
Harrison denounccs the militia.
In iilS Speech III Congress III February lsO0,
against lnG reduction ui john Adams notorious
s.and!n" army, ne said:
"lle i,au experience seven years scvice with
the militia, hui wis sorry 10 say, such was their
co!llHr tlidt lie cnuiti never think OF trusting
The culnry 10 lI,i, prote'lon.
| Harrison was ;or .Ndanl's standing army.
liere. then. is your Opposition candidate for
the Presidency, having upou record ail Soils
of opinions TO suit the most islidi"r,s tascs.-
.!r yoa Fedcralis,' SO il Harrison. Are
you an antl-FederaIisr! 80 is he. Do ycu ia-
vor AboIiiIon! SoGoes he. Are you "ppo-
sed To Aboli;ion! So is he. Are you aniI-tar-
| III! SO is he. Are vou Tor high tarill! So
docs liz. Do you dlsbelicve in that power!
80 does lrc Arc you for United States
/ R,,kJ So il hn Sr, Won onuOsrC tn a Eank?
Su is hc Are you ior strict construction OF tie
Constitution So is he. Are you for a lautn
d,niouS colistructiSn! So is he Aic YOU the
pnor mans friend! Su is he. Are you the
poor mans enemy! So is he. Are y"u m-
mcai IN foreigners! So is he. Are you Tor
Sialcs Rights! so is he. Aie you agains
States itI.iI.s! So is he. Have you conf
dercc in Il militia! SO has he. Have yOu no
confidence in militia! Neither has he. Aie
ynn for 4 standing armyl SoIShr; DC.
| We cannot find an nuinuu of his unun re.