Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1840-11-17
For 1NE E.NarIRER.
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One of the most remarkable anomalies III The motley
Wing structure is TO be found IN the curious cFcun-
stance that their candidates for President and Vice Pre-
sdcn entertan (or profess TO entcrtain) the most nos
tile and conflicting opinions relation to the important
questions of the extent and legitimacy of the consttu-
tional powers Of the Federal Government. And IN
deed so striking the contrast that any one not tho
roughly acquainted with the time. serving policy and
unprincipled prostitution Of Federal Whggcry, would
naturally he led to inquire how such apparently differ
ent views could he reconclcd or how wretched and
unholv combination could be formed. But for our
selves, we will frankly confess that wc have been
taught by experience not to feel surprise at any thing
that the Wings have done, doing, or may do
We have seen stranger things than tins IN our
day. We have seen {. Wings coaescing with tanati
cism for party purposes have seen them coaescng
with the brutal and absurd Ant;masons We have seen
them coalescng with Hartford Convention Fcderalists;
we have seen them coalescng with the manufacturing
monopolsts we have seem them coalescIng with the
.jbononisis of the North; we have seen Wise and
Bolts, Waddy Thompson and Stanly coacscing and
shaking hands with Join q. Adams, Francis Granger
Seth Gates AMI William Stadc we have seen Wing
Convention composed of Abolltionss and Shareholders
we have the former hrustng down the Threats OF
the latter their tdroriic candidate for the Presidency ;
we have seen JamcS UHson Of New Hampshire (who
is 4 notorious AbotonisU presiding at Harrisburg as
Of the Vice Presidents 10 the Convention which
nominated Harrison and, in word, we have seen thus
" Uhiy Nomination hailed as ca triumph and " a VIC
tory by the Abolition presses of the North /.
But, return. At the Session. during tho same
debate, and the day january 22nd, l5272 The
WING nominees (upon an appropriation TO the ouni-
berland road) expressed and maintained the most DIS
cordant opinions aud principles with regard TO the con-
stiiutonat powers Of this Government. We make the
following extracts from this debate therefore, las lhey
published in the Senate proceedings OF that day.
not merely to show the opposite principles of Harrison
and Tyler, but also with the view OF showing how The
rank Federalism of the former eternally clashns
with the pure Rcpubcanism Of NATHANIEL MACON
and others:
HARRISON TYLER.
Mr.. HARRISON replied to "MR. TYLER addressed the
made by S Sema,r considerable length
Bmnc aud ADVOCATED The ap osiSs IN hi ana expressing
preparation he grounds TIM his dcdei ha'thy TO ALL ap
the Cumberland Road was appropriations fer :, similar ,, %n ,
benefits be- derived from ~ marks he exercise OF the
more than equivalent to he considered rSCuNsTu
pcndlurc. # The ToNAi.Ii and nai"tainc thar
aas bound c,sr lie agreed from Prinep's l dn IA
Colleague, that The re Co">f".'s rtoa, reetiag
houaht il I'M inst that iii, an he a. States winch had ona
propriation, which ted system Of gaming and
e'e an unfinished piece OF the Pecnl" that had hardly ever
"S MACON spoke oppo- arguments asain,, tn con
Bill. lie consider strucon that had been ,tcn
ed The various powers which given CONSTITUTIONS and
had assumed ly Congress declared that yrginia would
in relation 10 Internal iere sooner foes" The ADVANTAGES AZ
iacR:s, unauthorized by the ordd hy this CNACTHOR-
Constitutions and uf danger ISED system, than enjoy them
character tending To create 1t The rI,k q violating m sa
anon. the different states. Ilci
alluded % Il number O, instance
Of similar grants each lcad,n
to others uf similar nature, and
all making the administration
the Government conplicai.
ed and leading the Federal TO
yernincnt system nl gam
bling in Ban.s and Lotteries,
which threatened the most dis
| astrous consequences"
What sublime and beautiful spectacle is here pre-
scented in relation Wing consistency and public vr-
tue Harrison mpelled by his uncomfortable Federal
bias, which never leaves him for a moment, does not
in favor Of that "big nquity,' The Cumberland road
inter- on the other hand both and speaks against
it. Harrison assumes the old Federal ground that
what has been done formerly may be done again, and
that the road being naionai work, therefore nio,e-
abc. Tyicr declares his decided hostility TO all similar
objects Harrison adopts the dangerous principle, that
the appropriation is rghtful because "the benefits TO
be derived from it By the Union coIlcecely were far
more than equivalent TO the expenditure. Tyler de-
clarcs, that Virginia would forego the temporary
advantages afforded By this unauthorized system, than
enjoy them at the risk of violating the Constitution
And in a word, while Harrison, with his accustomed
loose political morality ams that the constitutional
question has been settled with regard to Internal I'm
provements, Tyler afrms strongly the contrary OPT
mon, and declares that :" the Government has never
departed from the Constitution without repenng it.
Freemcn of Virginia win you sanction this I'M
prncipled system of Wing politics which aims dead
y blow at all candor and political honesty: If Hair
son principles he right and proper, Tylers must be
inadmissibe. They cannot 10Th be right. No honest
party can support the dscordant principles which
these candidates represent at and the same tiuc
Oh Whggery, how diverse and wicked are thy ways
JEFFERSON.