Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1840-06-12

/ our ODeulent servant,
J. II. POINSETT.
Thomas RIrcHIE, Esq, Secretary to The Central De-
mocratie Committee Of Virginia, Richmond, Ta
Views of the Presidential Election.
.4ddress 10 The People Of Frginta. No. Al
- NATIONAL INTERNAL IMPROVEMENTS.
We now call your attention, fellow citizens, TO the
specifications, which define the Federal position OF
w. H. Harrison. We will show him by his own votes
and acts to be what he is in theory, laudinous Con.
str conist of the ooscst school Upon the vast sub
ect of Internal improvement, he differs with The whole
school of Virginia Republicans with Jefferson, Madi
son, Roane, Barbour and all the fathers OF the Church
He differs, the whole breadth of the horzon from all
the State Rights principles of Virginia.
| The first act, that comes up on this question, on
which find the vote of Gen Harrison recorded is
the celebrated bill of 1917 to "set apart and pledge,
fud for Internal improvement the Bonus and United
States share of the dividends of the National Bank
Messrs. Webster, Pickering and the Federasts gene
rally supported it. Mr.. John Randolph and the Re-
pubcans opposed it. 1t passed Congress, and went up
to MIR. Madison for his signature but who can forget
the memorable message which he sent back with
the bill the very last day of his administration 1.-THE Sd
March, 1870 He returned it with his reto, denying
the power of the Federal over the system
of Internal Improvement. But Harrison, and Webster
and Pickering still chung to it; and, fortunately for the
good of the country and the safety of the Constitution
it was lost
The next step in the process is still more memora.
bic one We have before official copy OF the
Journal of the Senate Of Ohio, commencing the 9th
December, lSl9-to which Gen. w. H. Harrison had
been transferred. 1t abounds with monsrous, uncon-
sttutona propositions, which emanated from the tenn
ing brain of this Federal candidate But we cOnhne
ourselves for the present to his schemes of Internal
| improvements
On the 9th December "AIr Harrison moved the
adoption of two resolutions, sructtHg members IN
Congress to procure the passage of laws modifying the
Tariff imported articles, and for the encouragement
| of domestic manufactures, and Internal Improvement,
which were read and ordered TO lie on the table.
On the 18th December, the Senate took up the Re-
port Of the Committee OF the Whole, upon the rcsolu-
tons respecting the Tarifo imported articles, and
| lative to internal improvements, and after adopting
the Is Resolution for the encouragement and protec
ton of domestic manufactures, Qor which, Of course
General Harrison votedO the Senate proceeded ITO
agree the resolution relative to internal improve
ments and domestic manufactures, TO wit:
/ "ReSoircd That in the present state of pecunary
embarrassment amongst the people, Il IS nnrtSe and
mpoltic for he government to Pay Of the p"bIic d6t
more rGpiMy han Mc obligations Il may hare come
under creditors may require anil that any surplus
in The treasury ,rouid be more nSctuHy nnpoycd Hhe
Internal improvement et tie country By roads and canals
md in tie support and encouragement Of domestic manu-
factRrcS which motion to agree decided in the al
firmatvc: Yeas -, nays 2-(Gen Harrison voting in
the aiiirmatvc.)
"Ihc Senate then came TO the following resolutIun
on motion of MIR. Harrison:
"RcS0red That Senators IN Congress be instruct
ed and requested to use their eXer-
tons procure the passage OF laws, embracing the
principles recommended in the foregoing resolutions
Is there a Virginia Republican, who does not start
with as,onishment and Indignation at such policy on
the part Of w H. HARRISON Here torsoo, he projects
grand system of Internal improvements, to be prose-
cuted with III" very money which IS drawn from the
pockets Of the Southern people and moreover with
held from the public creditors Here we have that mos.
singular of all doctrines, following as rational dcduas
ton that a national debt is national blessing Gen
II is not for paying of as the resources OF the Urea
sury would pcrmtbut BY encouraging ITS continuance,
and of course its eventual augmentation, he WISHES 10
devote the funds of the nation 10 great system Of IN
terna improvements, and the encoura cement OF manu-.
factures where they would be more usctnlly employ
ed" Yet this is the politician, whose measures are SO
much at with the Letter of our Constitution and the
whole genius Of our Insi tutions, whom the Virginia
Oppositionsts are anxious to iolst upon us as the
Pres dent Of the L. S. Place him there, and we should
indeed have the change, which Mr. Webster so ardenty
desires-hu NAV "Providrnce and the People project
US from such changes We ask such change OF men
and 'sleast of all such changes as these men would
bring
BIZ, let us descend to further specifications drawn
! from the proceedings in Congress. In lo2' lr van
Buren, laid the following resolutions before the Senate:
"RfS0tred, That Congress does not possess tie power
TO make roads and canals within the respective States
Such was his crecd-hul what was Gen. Harrison
opinion: On the I3, March, isis, series of general
resolutions were argued in the H. of Ron the lst
Resolution, viz:
~ nat congress has pO"fI uHutl te SolS''''''O''
appropriate money for the construction of post roads,
military and other roads and of canals and for the I'M
proyccn of water courses -(aycs 30, noes I'-ffnr-
riSOn among the tormcr.)
I'd ResoIition 'sThat Congress has power under the
Constitution construct post roads and military roads
provided that private property be not taken for public
use without just compensation -i-2 yeas, II noes
| IarriSOR among the ycas.)
ID Rcsoiuijon-" That Congress has power under
the Constitution 10 construct roads and canals ncccs
f,r lptw ia
private property be not taken for public purposes with
out Just compensation '-(ayes a. noes 93,-iidrT'S0n
among the ycas.)
the Constitution, to construct canals for military pur'
poses provided that private property be taken LOT
anv such purposes without just compensation Delhs
made therefor ayes 81, nays e"-liarr'Son among
the iormcr)
This is indeed going the whole. The power here
assumes almost every shape, in which the question
could we'll be presentcd-Upon all these resolutions,
Gen Harrison was found in its favor and indeed he
uniformly voted in pursuance of these principles.
4gaini The present candidates happened to meet upon
the floor Of the a subsequent period Never
were two politicians more perfectly distinguished from
each other than by the contrarey OF their votes upon
this great subject But are saved the necessity :"
consulting the archives for ourselves, by the rcmh's
censes which the Nashville Republican, an opponent
of Mr. Van Buren,, brought up four years ago: Judge
White was then the favoritc candidate of the Nashville
Editor now he has transferred his allegiance to Zen
Harrison 1t may strengthen the confidence OF the
Federal party in the following quotations, when II KNOWS
them to have come from the pen of friend:
The Mobile Register says, that "Ihe most striking
part of the Nashville article which displays It's scorer
purpose is that in every vote imputed as SIN 10 Hf
Van Buren,, on the subject of Internal improvement
and the Cumberland Road, while Judge White was N
the Senate lie and Judge White voted together' 'ie
IS not an exceptions except the case OF appropratIng
money for removing the distractions IN me savannah
river be one-and that is in favor OF the strc'ness o.
Mr. Van Burens constitutional notions, Tor nc voted
aoains, the BILL and Judge White for It. we happen
have record of Of the very y0t t show ,r wb
casons quoted and we will cite Jew, 10 snow WV.
what GOODNESS of assurance this advocate OF Judge
White attacks Mr. Vaa Buren, for voting precisely a:
Judge White did. a. SOC Az W.
oThe Nashville Republican says, 'ln lo2o, MI Var
R,ron voted auanst the causing survey to be made
f of the country between, Apaachcoa and MISSISSIPPI
rivers, with view TO the formation OF an 'hand haVi
CATION between the same. .oc
"On this question the ayes were To- nays 2o-amon2
the nays were Macon, Randolph, Bernen' hayne
Branch, VAS buren,, WHITE; u '1"0"s "e ayes
Cen