Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1840-10-09

| e' I'm oi THIS Association Ia the state of
r .,..,rd nj the hate Whr Convention in
most re 4 ectfuly urge upon them and
81, zcns throughout all Virginia, the adopt
" t-a1rah. means 10 defeat party 80 intole-
LIS and prosctipuvr.
RI. ..Hnorabje" John Tqle-T rsed,
n, name of wonders should have induced
wa" ,s,,ran, for the Vice Presidency, to have
,,m his retirement, and exposed himself TO
u.r,r Questions OF the Democrats of Ohio, on
md and the Abol,tonisis, on the other, puz.
,r,riUr But lac is now undergoing the ca
-, splc,s: aud, according to very detailed
M. cattchsm, winch we tind in the ST.
n Gazette o. the I'd instant, he has gained
,.. credit from the fiery ordeal 10 which he
.uhrc'ed The Democratic Club of S.,
n slnmted 10 hm six questions an ierHiRg,
ill.,, EX Senator attempted 10 answer oral v
,, answers, as they are reported IN the Ga
mos, amusing 10 see how MIR TYLER seeks
~. ~. oplntons with those of Gen. Harrison.
Rink, ,his opinion the same as Gen,
.,. - L pnn the question 1T receiving petitions
,.rabalt;rnn of slavery m the District and in
r .,,,i,,. and The slave trade between the States
. .-S oplntuns were the same as were expressed
g., flarrs N N his late Carthage speech
*, ylra>ed &c remember t" forget that Gen
Ill has lodged he great question ab"nt the
IT,. and Territories y Beng asked about the In
-.ui Treasury, and It he dsapprov' It, what
you'd he prefer for the collecting, safe keeping,
,tprseII,, nj OF III" public monies, he completely
H. m. question about ms iavorite scheme. The Ga
.l,.ly uctnsed al his evasi"ns, and declares that
T, Ter d,d III r. IN his speech here, by his evasIons,
mid " political Abolition, than any thing ever
!, ,-lm the most ravlng Abolitionists." But we
,y tin whole article before orr readers in
i One assertion of the honorable candidate anna
m. <sus,s Us II glory (sald hr) being con.
"a w:A General Harrison-we hardly ever d,f
<. III, no; "a great constitutional queSttons. IN
h VI. r. cannot escape some cross fire also in |Ir-
-. appears from the following letter of the De-
al, Committee Of HenIc" county. They expect
,,,-r ~ biack ami srhifs-and since his deficiency
....,,ns n the State of OHIO, they have stronger
.,u's 10 desire full aud explicit development
ONIONS Away with these Iaisd PfoyhctS say
-.ga - wu!! soy every free and frank citizen of
llExElco, October Sd, 1910.
HON. JOHN TYLER.
~ o.icr no apology tor the present commnni-
i. he,und ths--lhat you are candidate for IN"
4 IN people. and We are portion OF the voters
.r4f %. inquiry on the one hand, aud the obi ga
=. .u-wer on the other, have always appeared Ia us
0"Htct-ahsolutrly inherent IN, and lnseparable
iur positions nccupv with respecttn each other,
sa'rd tina, lke your associate IN the existing can
sou rrgDvniz, that right of enquiry IN friends and
nrc,Jous oHv: and affect to limit your responses 10
.c u>es and direction OF relations and partlzans:
r.u.d prccnSions like these possibly be brought
= 20 yuu. their Important hearing upon the iunda-
s principles Of representative responsibility would
e,Gg murr mpsr"nsly he pr"prety OF exposing
80 our counirymtn. Your situation, amidst the
: u agitation aud excitement winch surround
4, ha,-, boo IL t,.I
p,nr', forward, and their opinions demaDdrd and
aa'l WIKI eager scrutiny, YOU and your opinions
y.r, PERMITTED 10 pass almost without enquiry or
II ot any kind We mus. be permitted TO break
BON tins Hacron reposr, though from no wish, he
rG, Ia d,squ,et or annoy you; but with the SINGLE
Is ni gGl;dng our rights and our happiness, SO
my may (pnss:hly) he placed by events with.
Is sphere Of your influence. We have just
,our ADDRESS 10 the T,pprcanoe Club of Wash
pn Jliy. and thu tone of confidence and eA.
on ~ winch you have there predicted the eleva-
~ General Harrison, and consequently of your
10 the two highest stations IN our government
q Justify, al least III your estimation, any solicit
/ N or part with respect To your acts and de-
/, whrIl - vnu have averred, you shall BE- clothed
power Should General HARRISON be elected Pre-
h. al,roSt al the age of three score and ten years,
+ !, no extravaganza in supposrng, that thu four
|, term, winch he has been p!edg, by hiinsrlt and
|is may be antici patcd by the course OF nature,
.. Executive power be thereby dev"lred on you.
7utentpatrun of such a casualty, and yielding TO a
r anxiety To preserve our Liberty and happiness,
,ac .4v- 10 request Of you prompt and explicit an
+ = the following inquiries:
/ u YOU or do you not recognize in the people,
any portion of them, the right to require from all
candidates for their suiirages, and from all who
ntcnm" their officers, agents, or representatives,
>ure o their OPINIONS as to The character OF the
Ernurnt, the powers II may constltut'onaily exert
tn measures and policy which It ought TO adopt
pursue;
Do Won recognize a correspondent obligation on
at IL those who are candidates, or who are the
:, Ulcers or representatives of the people, prompt
1pDc,Iv and honestly, to yield such disclosures,
moreover, z-alously and IN good faith to obey and
nc" tie Will uf a ma "rlty al their constituents,
never that will shall be known to them, unless II
require the infractnn of some moral obligation,
lit shall require such iniractIon, doyou or do yon
un>d-r II the duty Of the representative to resign,
not "ppnse his ndrv dual oprni"n TO the will OF
u whom he owes his representative existence,
s. '.,:r>prct I" whom hr can have no right 10 act {,
p' ma rtpreSeRtdttre capacity:
ian have asserted, in your address to the Club
+ mentioned, that G., neral Harrison, "through all
ge.ts" &c h,s public life, has put in practice the
a's nr Washington. We request you I" inform u
h.. refusal o.. General HARRISON, the first IN
q, scl"~- his op Nous and intensl"ns "eahfr 10
&c tos his subsequent partial disclosure "i
T., r"nnrctnns and partzans, upon the av"wed
lr = personal partial,ty, solely. and not IN de-
s" t. the gh's q" the people, and then TOO, urdrr
r..tt"n IL use his communications privately, and
- them from The public eye, find any warrant III
Dr"rrptS uf Washington, which you affirm that
Harrison Inns swell read and deeply sinded;'
tHv d. that Won will point TO the auhnrity; for
n honestly assure you that in all We have ever read
lr! 81 the life and conduct Of Geo. Wash ngton, we
heard nothing "f the kind. We request you to N.
u w!r'hrr IN your np,nIon the prctcusrons IN.
aud indeed openly claimed, in the conduct OF
"a tiur.son lust noticed, be- at all compatible with
s',acc Of a Representative Republic; and whe.
IN the contrary. YOU do not regard 81 ch conduct
b."rStvc of Repuhcanrsm, and as credrtable mel.
y ia" wisdom, the candor, nor the good manners
author.
Ia The same address, although you have display
= ii parental soltcrtude tr the welfare of the peo.
The DISTRICT Of Co, lmbia, you have III the over
~ 81 your affections omitted to tell them whether
1utd nrrpnsr To save them from the oft atemptrd
+ nns Of the tanatical Aholitionis's. Now, SIR, We
: desire you would tell US, (and we frankly adj
"r "nqnTe more on our own account, than from
E"n!"rn">s we feel for the people of the District,
|" "e nevertheless wish very well,) whether you
p !4v"r OF permitting slavery IN the District OF Co.
u 70 be ln'crared with, discussed even, IN Con
+ or whether, If haply you should be President,
OH touch ng the rights of shareholders, either IN
'"s ar the District should be enacted, you would
IN" hghes, power vested BY the Constitution IN