Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1840-01-07

b, IA my election was gratitlcd, "
VINO We: ,hr Presidential Chair the mtteA'ni' "n
i""s s,,,s,np opponent OF every attempt oh -. r.
ntsoSs 10 abolish slavery IN INC p ,s.i $50
- - r,,nst the wishes oil the save HOME ;.
i"'", IN \ determination equally dc''"''' ~ ~ :;
and aiso wy" r,.-rncr with il in the States Wh'rc
'ht submitted also to my fcoW ,'t'N,", ~;
.Nr , and frankness, the reasons WHO" W -, ~
i,,,;,otion The result autt"riSes i nI - ~ ~
ho have been approved, and arc 'o'.a ;.,na;n,
;nr;,v of the People OF the lnitra s'".'S NV all
lo''', Nv, ,b,r most immediately affect ~ Roe c"s
'h"se WIZ" J h0, no til conflicting "h these rte"'
f'" ;., mn constitutional SdRrtfoH iheS'
90" have been adopted III the firm bcici, t'i"' NV )
W. :, accordance with the sprit ilia' ac'ua'ca ~,
- "A ,,,hcrs of the Republic, and that SH'c'eo'.s
n.r;encc has proved them 10 DC humane p IN.
?I,,,, honorable and Just II the agitation "i "i'
,s intended 10 reach the siatlhy oi our 'hSt
H"'' ,,L has occurred 10 show that II has >i@ilai
LID. and that in this, rs IN every otner hs'IIe
,r,.l.n,,ons of the tmii, ana me EoPcS u '''
Nv ri i,r The destruction OF our governments af'
w. ,,s,;ncd to be disappointed iicrc ana tnel', IN
- ccpes Of dangerous excitement nave occn!isu' ci
decd ,,css Of local violence have been witnessed
-! -LlSs DISREGARD of the consequences OF tleil
a"" h,s exposed individuals to popular 'naiSna
I'm, neither masses OF the people, nor Sect'ohs o.
ION ,. have been Swcrvcd from their devotion &c
@ bond al union, and the principles u mas aue sacieu
i"c yrr thus. Such attempts at dangerous agi
II "' =. r;oiIcallv Icturn, but with each the Oh
'''on T - hotter understood. That predom,natlng at
l.', W." ,rr n,,ical system which prevails through
"'" ,r,;to-al limits that calm and enlightened
o", which umattl : governs our people as on.
.f bodr will always be al hahu !" r9s's' anu 'o'i y
fort, foreign or domestic winch a'iiis OF "o"'o
,,ad 10 overthrow our institutions
'".' w G,r the ,rpcrinentum cructS' Let one OF
a',,-ous friends of Gen Harrison frankly address
w., and ask him for SIMILAR pledge, ms has been so
I,mnIy given bv Martin Van Buren, When that art''
q.
~, Of his creed has been promulgated, we may pass
H., other items of the account We shall then ihveS
-, ,hn o,hcr opin;ons which he entertalns upon the
T,;F Internal Improvement, and the other great on
,,u,;op,l ouestons which form the distinctive lines
:: ho ,u., narties But we need scarcely ntcrrogatc
hin, mon them because have them already, IN eacS
nd whitc-althourh the Louisville Advertiser OF tile
.l,b MI makes the following call upon htn and ms
friends -,
loI, ,hat Mr. Van Buren, will be reelected BY an
,,raceGcned majority Causes are now operating
mich promise the defeat of the Federal party in every
STATE in the Unon-Eermont excepted. The specie
aa;nr and non.specie paying banks cannot con-
,nne 10 operate tremendously; and some of the IN
,-or,tories OF Mr.. Sherrod Williams of this State,
nrononndrd 10 Mr. Van Buren-interrogatoric winch
nus, have received the sanction of Mr.. Clay-wli have
:" 10 answered BY Gen. Harrison. The mark must be
.o,t Fiji was light interrogatc Mr. Van buren,, II
INNS, be cCualv right TO lnterrogae Gen. H. Lei nm
conn op and say whether he should veto any bill pass
81 - the abolition of slavery in the District of Coun-
h, whether he holds that Congress has any right to
egsa;e on the subject of slavery as it exists IN the
S;,,os &c. Ac Let the General
answer on these points, and then say whether he is for
or sgans, national bank, high tariff, internal I'M
BY the General Government, or the appro
nraou Of the proceeds of the sales of the public lands
10 the emancipation of slaves The people of thus
country will never vote for any man for President
withon, understanding his views on the important
cres,ioDs 10 which we have alluded.