Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1840-05-29
POLITICS.
Mr.. KENDALL'S ADDRESS
To TIE Pf1Bie of hc a. g

OF our people, and al the time Suses To answer
the questions they put him for purpose of satisfy
ing themselves as 10 The principles and policy by which
he will be governed, if elected With his consent,
committee is n'erposed between him and his country
men, not to aid him in giving frank replies 10 their
sonabe inquiries but to cut off direct communication,
and Keep his opinions from the public. free and in
elsen peoples whose precious right it is to ask and
obtain the views of every who seeks their sura
spon every topic apperlanng to their government
Huntly told that they shall enjoy this right, but
shali take candidate for the Presidency upon
They are asked to relax that 'eerna Vigilance, which
IS truly "the price of liberty and blindly submit them
selves, if not to "Fng, who can do wrong, TO
Chief Magistrate who assumes the attitude Of respon-
stability and surrounds himself with ministers, be-
fore the crown OF power has been placed his head
This candidate was nominated BY convention moi
because they considered him the abiest man of their
party at all qualified for the station but merely be-
cause he had once been General Having seen the
people place the heroic Jackson in the chair of State,
Notwithstanding their unccasing dcnuncIaOns of "m-
lltary chIctans they weakly expected to avail them
selves in their struggle for power of the same devo
ton and enthusiasm by presenting the OF another
who had worn the uniform Of his country and attained
10 the rank They did not accord 10 the people
sense enough TO discriminate between the weak and
inc ficent chicitan, who after series of military
blundcrs, fortunately for his country resigned his com
mission in the midst of the war; and the real hero who
took up and closed that in blaze glory at New
Orleans
Under this fatal error the convention instead of pre-
senting address resolutions the principles which
would control the administration Of their candidate il
elected, concerted general movement throughout the
Union 10 give ccla To their nomination by slmulta-
neous shout TO the military glcrcs, which, after
oblivion of twenty tre years. for the frs, time
discovered 10 be worthy of cnmnicmoration in casls
and in song. We have accordingly vast
bagcs collected together at great labor and cost not to
respond 10 any principle, listen 10 any argument, but
to drown the voice Of reason in The shouts of revey
and lead captive the feelings of the people in a
less excitement. lluzzas for newly found hero,
nunciatIons of his poverty, of his residence in log
cabin and love Of hard CIDER the hauling OF miniature
lngcabns and Canoes and cider barrels, through the
streets the rolling of balls, and the display of banners
with unmcaning notices; doggere rhymes and vulgar
pictures the drinking Of cider, the mumb!Ing of gun
gcrhrcad, and initiating the OF birds and beasts
with other mummcrr and mockery, disgraceiul to
the country it IS insulting To the people. are the new
means o: eec,ionecrng, by which it IS vainly expect
ed TO indacc the community to surrender itself, like the
charmed bird, to The jaws Of the wiley serpent which
stands ready to devour IT, By arguments like these,
is expected 10 persuade the rccmcn of America TO
render Their right to know the political opinions OF the
candidate and take him. for better for worse gagged
and gHHracd as he IS
To these means OF influence added money without
stint abuse of Official station and privilege without res
traint, and violation Of the laws without reserve. The
Harrison party in Congress are lcagucd together IN
great eectonecrng Association, with It's "EXecn.
tive Committee" appointing subordinate committees
throughout the Union raising money by tens OF thou-
sands support presses to nagniiy their mock nero IL
bel the Administration and scatter dclusion through the
country practising the most unleardoi abuses, getting
subscribers TO newspaper under promise that they
shall receive it under frank, violating the law by actu-
ally ranking il, and devoting their money! their talents
their privileges and their time, not to the business OF ie
pisla,ion for which they elected, but to an I'M
scrupuous and unceasing warfare upon another de-
par.Inent OF the Government. The public business IS
delayed the public faith violated, and the ordinary ope-
ra,ions of the Government obsructcd that the session
of Congress may be protracied; thus ur sng the nu-
ence oipublic station The facilities of the frank and mo-
ncy from the Treasury to carry on their cectioneerns
operations In ofelcctoncerng tracts frank
ed by members of Congress, weighing more than they
had right frank, have been falsely marked public
documents to their free transmission; and IN
Others the frank Of members has been boldly t0Tgcd,
What would br said oflhc Executive officers here,
then were 10 form such club, appoint such commit
tee and resort to snch mcans' Would not the very
men who are now committing abuses and outrages
thousand times aggravated than any they charge
aparnst the Administration, sound the tocsn ut alarm
upon thousand hills, and startle the country with the
threatening danger And are these combinations less
alarming less corrupt, less dangerous or less criminal
in one department Of the Government than IN another
CONTEMPT FOR THE PEOPLE lies at the bot
tom Of tins whole scheme Of electionccrIng
The Harrison party showed this contempt IN present
nr "a military chicaln their candidate, after hav-
ing FOR years denounced the elevation OF such men as
worse for the country than war, pes'chce, ana Ia
nine or any other scourge
They show il by presenting sham hero t" the PEG,
ue and cndeavoring 10 persuade them that he is re
They show il by asking the people to vote Tor gag
ped and guardcd Candidate who 'w answer The qnes-
ton, OF neither friends nor foes.
They show it by abandoning all argument and throw
ing principle out of the contest.
They show it BY their log cabins, cider barrels, pitch
ers canoes balls, banners, plcurcs and parade, rot,
and drunkenness; fit only 10 amuse, they dId mol
discust, a London populace Partisan mob
They show by their inccssant and monstrous ms.
concentrations Of the Of the Administration, and
their causeless abuse of the men who compose It,
Where is the trne hearted American who would moi
be ashamed of his country, II she could by such means
no induced 10 abandon her ght to question candidates
for Office and throw herself Internationally INTO the
arms of President and party which has no primer
plcs or dare not avow them:
From this contempt of the people springs the oppo-
son of the leaders of this party 10 the extension OF
,b rig Of suffrage and their steady attempts to cor
rupt II when extended Not believing the people III
for sclfgovcrnment, they will not trust them win
power when they AVOID II; and, whenever thc ol
poruntv presents itself, take from them that winch
they possess They do not scruple to compel their
Dependents their will, at elections instead OF
their own and so to manage their private affairs as to
reward or punish more humble men for the surrender
or assertion of the right Of free suffrage Upon the
tons and cheat in the returns Recall a few facts OF
recent occurrence, and Will be seen that do them
no injustice.
In le:}s, the leaders of the present Harrison party
had uossrssion of the Government of Pennsylvania
in ali its legislative and executive branches by iaise
resstres and the introduction OF thousands OF voters
from abroad they strove TO elect Governor and ma
iority Of the House of Representatives, but were de-
eaed. Instead of submitting 10 the decision Of inc
people, they determined to disregard and retain pos
session of the Government of the State at every ha-
gard. From the county of Philadelphia, two Demo
cratic Senators and eight Representatives mao Deeh
elected. and il was SO certified by majority of the
Judges of the clection yet though the Democratic ma
orty was several hundreds, minority Of the judges
sent certificate to the office Of the Secretary OF State
falsely showing that the Harrison candidates had
majority The change Of these eight members from
one side to the other, would give them majority OF
the House of Representatives. Fortified by THIS
false certificate, and supported BY the Governor and
majority of the Senate, the Secretary of State
publicly advised his party 10 treat the election OF
Governor as if it had been held although the
Democratic candidate had majority of thousands