Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1840-10-17
POLITICS..
WING CONVENTION OF MASSACHUSETTS,.
He'll at Springfield on 10th Septtm6er, isao.
ANSWER TO THE WIG DECLARATION
(0f DANIEL HtbSter:)
PrEroaTIsG TO HAVE been MADE oS gUSN ER HILL,
fBy the Dcmocratic State Convent 2.

The Democratic party have waited long ana loudly
called for avowa of principles or Int suiea from
our opponents The party formerly calling ,ssl rae
raj, then federm Republican, then National hfP""neG"
then Wig, and now again changing their name Oh Dun
kcr Hill, To .lmrricanS.
Their Presidential candidate has been silent and
guarded by committee, affirming that me- "''i give no
pledge TO the people of at he could d. or 'roa'd nat
no j elected 10 the Presidency; or Whenever ne has
spoken in public, written letters with nrinctols mol
to put them the newspapers II has been eiliisf sell
contradictory or like the Juggling oraccs @ OLD, IN SUCH
form to bear equally satisfactory construction on
either side of the question
Their Harrisburg conventlon winch nominated their
anddates put forth opinions, but SER out us ms
sionarics preach bank and no bank, Il II and anti.
tariff consolidation and State Rights, Ho":tion ana
anti.abolion Just would best sut their several erl-
dams. That convention, rs we are informed by Hene-
raj Harrison confidential committee, "DEcLAEEp II
IMPoLITIC TO PUBLISH ASY GENERAL DECLARATION or
THE VIEWS THE GREAT OPPOSITION PARTY.
Their Baltimore gathering of thousands, rolled balls
outed banners, sung songs and shouted hn|zas, ou'
said nothing.
Their Worcester convention drew log cabins and long
canoes, bore Washington Benevolent Society banners,
shouted rDald songs through the streets, encouraged
rong and drinking until las we are told by the most
accomplished historian Of that gaihering,) they made
thc wlne beer and hard cider flow in streams, but
they put forth declaration OF principle, save one,
and that was
awe come here TO get up a hurrah!
And lastly have their Dissertation, by party es-
scnal!v British, of the sacred nafioHdt soii OF Bunker
Ill., from which that /" Hcaren TO which IN Their m
sutnr notices they impiously "appeaied, drove these
invaders Of the peoples rights by pouring upon the
Knockers of liberty, in the midst OF their childish mum
mcrcs and pucre songs, torrent OF indignation mat
scattered tbs aSSembage of the reckless and dsaieced
from all parties and all sections, even as Ike gather
ug of old of the naughty and rebellIous, and dscon-
tented the plain of ShInar, TO resist the great decree
of the Alminfty"to labor and rcpiensh the earth =
was dispersed BIZ the confusion of tongues, SO that no
two men could understand each otlert
Such is the confusion OF tongues and doctrines mat
prevails at the gatherings and parades Of the opponents
If the Administration They agree in pulling down,
hu, in nothing else. No two of their master workmen
have the came plan, while most of them have no plan
Of all
There is evil they say, in the land, but IN VAN we
ask them for their rSmcdy At last however, they
have been driven Ia seeming declaration Of Their
opiniops The oracle was 10 be delivered by Daniel
Webster who had been set aside because his OPINIONS
were Lnor0 and therefore condemned: and General
Harrison substituted, who was committed TO no OPP
mons IN particular, and could clam such as should
chance TO seem most popular.
The place selected was Bunker Hill, and the num-
beers assembled were 10 be sixty thousand This docn-
ment has now been put FORTH the only one III when
our opponents have committed themselves on paper
II appears in the form ot0 pnr0dy an TIE Dfctdr"t0n
Of iudrpradenn, and i'll tins particular, shows the
identity Of the present wing w'th ihe ola reuef"i
party. -.
n'lsl2 there was a similar gathering IN Worcester
county, Of The then opponents 10 the Administration,
and they came together 10 rally under the Washington
Benevolent Society banners. That convention pup
shed violent protest against The war, drawn up III
nockery of the Declaration of Independence, dcnonnc
mo the administration of James Madison, and calling
upon the people 10 withhold from 1t all support IN The
war Twenty of the OF that convention sill! sur
yyc and are all Wings and subscribers by their assent,
! nJ,r nv np me ;
cred instrument Of liberty, which has GeSecra'ed hnn'
kcr Hit
Bn, il purports 10 be a solemn declaration Of princi-
,cs and measures for which the opponents OF the Ac'
ministraton contend II IS therefore an impori&u'
document for the people study that they may know
what these modern Babel mean, and where
fore they thus disturb the quiet and demoralzc tho
youth OF the land by their hard cider rerclS, their log
cabin parades their rbad songs their vulgar moit"s
and unseenl: PICTURES and their insane shouts and rude
| huzzas
That declaration says s'that than ftty h0uSdnf
of the free electors of the New England States honor
ed also BY the presence OF like free electors from nearly
every other State in the Union, having assembled OF
Bunker HILL proceed TO set forth declaration oil Prn
cipIcS
| This is false in numbers, and false i'll the assumed
fact that the asscmblarc (and which at time amount
cd 10 half the alleged numher,) had any voice whatever
in setting forth tins declaration OF principles dccia
ration printed before it presented to The assem-
/
the oppostc schools and factions in politics. who de
vised il in secret not 10 set forth, but cunnngIy
to conccaI their real principles and designs from Tie
ueoplc and the mass nf their followers. This would
be- apparent, could we give the names ana number o
those who actually ratified this pretended declaration
before i, was put into print and the multitude wcr,
told TO look there for il, and adopt what they had nj
power alter or add to.
II is thus our opponents consult The people, whel
they desccnd into the forum to take the voters by h
hand.
And what are the principles thus deccptiyely
nt forth as Tie doctrines and measures of the Oppos,
! lion to the National Administration, and to the emf
ncrtlv pure and patriotic, and prudent Governor 4"
this Commonwealth, against whom, however, rot ;
charge is brought, nor syllable uttered in this mani
festo.
We proposed to select each Of the principles they
have laid down. distinguishing their party, and FOL
low each by comments showing the practice 1t Wi
be seen that these pretended Wing principles are &c
neral maxims which all profess, and therefore give NJ
indication Of the particular views of this party Ant
vet our opponents, in their practice, do not conform
| even to these universal maX'ms.
Declaration.
l. The British Wings declare, on Bunker ill thei
uvu0herabe attachment 10 public liberty and that they
will never foaet the principles of their fathers, suie
any thing 10 qucnch within their bosoms the love I"
| freedom.
Practice.
This declaration is made BY Mr. Daniel U66S'r, IN The
name OF the wing party party that III we" i'"S
holds as the chiefs in its direction thirteen oil the surv'
vors of the Hartford Convention, and all but Mrte
the eleven surviving Senators and eghty-hve mcniber
of the House, who roted for that Convention III The
legislature of Massachusetts, presenting an aggregate
of oNE AND FORTY SEVEN, out OF one hundret
and fifty survivors Of the Hartford Contention actor
in New England, who eadi"g and Get're Harrison
| Uhigs.
Their 'aachment to public liberty, the declaration
/ tells us is tsunaitcrcd."
| 1t then remains the when they voted that =
was unbeconing moral and religious people to reJ'cs
at the victories of their country
| Il remains the same as when they refused to vote
tribute of respect to the gallant Lawrence IN the last
war, while they sung re Dcums for the restoration
the Bourbons, and passed resolves expressing ADM
ration of sthe virtues of Lord Wellington TO whom, nn
der God, whole nations were so greatly indebted.
1t remains the when they laEnented over INC
Democratic government of America, under Madison, "a
othe sole exception the christian world, and prayed
that she mig hit soon be restored 10 Mc tantIy Of ma
tions '-TThe Holy Alliance.