Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1840-10-27


port of 1917, to convert, by organizing the mta our
Republic into military despotsm What measures,
then, ask, will General Harrison pursue 1t elected.
Let him answer In his Dayton Speech so late as Inc
10th September last, he tells you plainly enough what
he will do:af the candidate for high an ohce be
designated by The will of portion minority OF the
people, they will have come to the determination OF
sustaining such man, from review of hrs past ae-
tons and life and they will not exact pledges from him
of what he will do and what he will not do, for their
selection of him is proof enough that he will carry out
the doctrines of his party e "Were any
pledges required of your Washington your Adams
Adams the candidate of the Federal party and as
statesman was bound to carry out the principles OF his
party"
We have thus shown you, fellow citizens, that Gen
Harrison is Federalst by his acts his votes, his con-
fessons, and by direct and positive testimony from
sources entitled to your respect and confidence Can
you then, WILL you, earnestly and anxiously ask
vote for Federalist to be President of these United
States' We rely with confidence upon your decided
negative at the polls on the I'd OF November.
Fellow citizens you elected Martin Van Buren, in
1896. You then would have nothing to do with VIM
Henry Harrison. Are you now going to reverse what
you then did: For what: Is Gen. Harrison less OBJ
noxious TO you now than then? Has lie changed an
ota of his principles No. What has Martin Van Blu
done that you should not trust him again' He has
fulfilled all the pledges he gave you before his election
He has stood noby by the South on the Bank, Tariff
Internal Improvement and Abolition questions. In
fact he has shown himself Northern man with true
constitutional principles AS evidence of this, snch
men as Calhoun, Hayne, McDufie and Tazewcll have
been compelled 10 lay aside their reudces and rally
in support of the Administration. This ought 10 be
sufficient testimonial that the Government has been
correctly administered. We will not go farther back
than 1896, when you called him by an overwhelming
vote to the first office in your gift than to say he al
distinguished champion in the Democratic ranks,
and such, supported Mr.. Jefferson and the embargo,
when but eighteen years of age-Mr. Madison and
the War, when but very young man-those two able
and distinguished Republicans, Lewis and Tompkins,
in all their measures, and failed TO co-ope
rate in every particular, when uninstructed with our
most sraght-laced Southern State Rights politicians.
You passed upon his merits and qualifications in 1896:
he has more than realized the expectations Of his
friends and sadly disappointed The prophetic warnings
Of his enemies. We will not insult you by one mo-
ment supposing that you acted either iynorantly or
foolishly in bestowing upon him your suffrages in
1896. Well fellow citizens, what has occurred since
that period why you should withhold your con-
fdence from Martin Van Buren, We tell you up
honor NOTHING, nothing on earth. Even if
his competitor fit and pure as his friends re-
present him, there would be reason for removing
Mr.. Van Buren,. But when we have demonstrated that
he infinitely worse than even they would have you
believe MIR Van Buren, to be, sure you can find no
Justification for taking the and rejecting the other
The Wings, if conscious of the superior claims Of
MIR. Van Buren, upon the country, have abandoned all
fair discussion and all far MEANS and resorted to sys
of gross misrepresentation and humbuggery Tor the
purpose of sustaining their canddate and thus virtual
ly admitting his unfi,ness for the station. When, be-
fore, have witnessed such degrading exhibitions as
have characterized the proceedings of our opponents
since the nomination Of Gen.H.; Never. They have
never relied electng him upon the faith of any given
set of principles in any address to the American Peo
pie whose suages they ask They have not asked you
to vote for him. because he entertained this or that opn-
ion great question Of national polity but be-
cause, they have falsely asserted, MIR. Van Buren,
has been prodigal of the public money-because de-
faults have taken place under his Admnistraton-be
cause he was in favor of Standing Army-of negro
testimony against white men-ofimposing direct tax,
and oA-and because he has been guilty OF proscrp
ton, and is seeking to enlarge Executive power. Eel
low citizens it cannot he necessary for u.s. at this ne
TO enter into investigation OF these idle and rldcu
lous charges. We know you must be satisfied already
of their entire fasily. The fact that these misrepre
sensations have been resorted 10, together with log
cabins hard cider, banners, and on to deceive the
people, furnishes to our mind the most conclusive
evidence that Mr.. Van Buren, is orthodox all
the great questions Of constitutional law-But one
question has divided the country since his cleo
tion-that question is the SubTreasury, the coll
lection and safe keeping the public money by ndvd
ua officers appointed under the Constitution by the Pre-
sident and Senate 1t is the law the land, after full
mature and deliberate consideration onthe part ofhe
pie; it antagonist to National Bank, and
SUCH far preferable 10 that dangerous and unconstu
have heretofore existed in the Republican party, OPP
ponents csopped as the lawyers would say from urg
ing any objection to the scheme for in 1884, when SIM
liar measure was before Congress through Gen Gordon
of Albemarle, then Wing member, every Wing in the
House of Representatives voted for it, and it received
the support ofthe party throughout the Union Them
the Banks paid SPECIE but, in 1897 two suspensions
had interviewed, and Mr. Van Buren, renewed the mca-
At this time, the Wings wheeled right about and
have since denounced for the very opposite OF
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you put any faith in the principles and practices of
party guilty of such remarkable inconsistencies
Fellow Citizens, might have been satisfied by SIM
ply warning you of the Importance of ACTION, deeided
energetic ACTION, IN the coming contest, well con-
vinced were that nothing more was necessary to
satisfy you of the futilty and groundessness Of the
charges brought By opponents against the Admins
tration but this is the opportunity shall have
of committing with our brethren in Virginia before the
Presidential Election, and as these charges may be re-
peated the day of election by unscrupuous and
heated partizans, cannot too strongly or too often
urge their reiutatIon upon friends, and cal! upon
them 10 be ready-ALwAys READY-to nail them as
BASE to the counter.
The Hooe Case.
This case has been the occasion of more misrepre
seniaton and injustice towards the President than
perhaps any of the various humbugs that have been
conlured up by Wing iegerdemain, since the stipu
lated accession to their ranks of Aboltonsm at Har
risburg gave earnest Of possibility Of in No
vember next. 1t is hard TO decide, which of The hum
bugs that have heen played off the public mind to
nure Mr. Van Buren,, is most unfounded. The Mis-
souri, humbug, the Negro Suffrage humbug, the Blood
hound humbug, the Standing Army humbug, the Pub
lie Expenditure humbug, the Default humbug, the Cen
sus humbug, the Furniture of the white house humbug,
he Log Cabin and Hard Cider humbug, or this humbug
Of which we are now writing. One thing IS very true,
and that one thing is the thing ''needfur' with the
Wings in the canvass now going on-1h"re rs no SUP
ect
cited and led as,ray then this case Of Lieut. HooeI
and that of ITSELF apart from the real facts and the real
Justice Of the case, is inducement enough with reck
less and unprincpled Opposition as we have to en-
COUNTER to dstort and msrepresent the facts OF the
case In this occupation, next to certain Congress
sional Captain the Wing of this city has been busiy
employed In North Carolina, so ser ous matter did
they make of this case and with such confidence and
mcndacty assert that Mr.. Van Buren, had authorized
negroes to testify against white in the South that
citizen Of that State induced to address the Ere
sident letter, asking him whether such charge could
he true. The President, in this in all the other cases
of injustice against him, when called utby rends or
foes conscious Of his innate rectitude OF intention,
responds fully and satisfactorily setting forth IN Clear
Ill tbaf ncfcn G fbar