Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1840-09-29

| Should General Harrison be elected President vl,
will be his most particular friends and most confident
advisers in this State: Stevens, Pcnrosc and Burr,w,,
Without their aid, Clay could never have been defeated,
and Harrison could never have been nominated Al :,
| Harrisburg Convention. VIII you then Tor ca.
! Harrison and thus restore 10 power and t. N ,urr
those very men who have already made one tarnr *.
| sault upon your Liberties
Another attempted the Wing party 10 treat .ac,.,,
as if thcv had never taken place, occurred a1ur, MI
same time in New Jersey There the broad sal n.
] Governor Pennington was intcrpos"d Ia sagr,.., .
fraud upon the rights Of the people. TIE minor.,yc,a
| ddates were thus attempted to be forced INTO III, n
of Representatives, instead of The members who hal
been fairly elected b. the people. In this manner liz,
hoped 20 defeat the great measure Of G"l,vcrancr and
| rclef-thc Independent Treasury blll-wAlch al.
i Wing papers tearing lis effect upon the people l.,
not even dared to publish. Having spent much Of; rI
precious time Of the House in the discussion Of ii,
question: il was finally decided in ia of the reml,r
elected by the people, with but TWENTY-FIVE dl>Senr.
voices believe this the number, although .rc
| from memory. Thus has ended the second acmp, b.
treat elections If they had never taken place
The Wings tread upon dangerous ground IN max IN.
these experiments Their conduct in this aspect Is ar
Of the most alarming symptoms OF the times. Demo.
cracy will always submit to the will Of the MINORITY
We but those of reason: yet wc shall na
patiently submit to the rule OF a usurpCr Now b.,
me suppose Suppose the election of i-}> h
have been Presidential election and that Goyrrpar
Pennington had commissioned electors, under Tia.
broad seal OF New Jersey, individuals who had been no.
torously defeated al the polls Suppose, IN addition,
that these defeated candidates had turned the scale and
had elected President of the t. :. Under snch cir.
cumStances, would the people of tins mon have m.
tently submitted TO the rule OF a President who had
been VIGOROUSLY elected by fraud agans; the viii d.
| the majority, This is Il startling question. Saou
these practices be continued. dread the result
| But it would seem that political opponents hae
Linz A. -r,try
mined to resort {, open force If that tie necessary To-
put down the viii of the majority : few days aga q.
the log cabin IN Richmond virginia, the VIM weu.
addressed by Mr. Preston, OF the L ; Srma;c e d..
tngushed and eloquent leader Of Their party Ia r-
course of his address, according 10 the report of "
Greenhow, gentleman OF the highest character ana
standing, as published in the Richmond Enquirer, NJ
Preston CATER lnduIgng in the most inurlatc dcnur
cla ton of the President of the L. 5, and exciting hi,
audience 10 pitch almost OF phrenZy capped the al
max Of his Inilammatory appeal by telling thrm thar
"aii!iouuh he believed Mr. buren, srlccon, wou.. g.
defeated bv Constitutional means, get IH,OSe Uoans s
j0.afici,Bt-if he b0iiOf-L 0r >hDwd t"d h'm-ae, r
0Hc, icaS wIijH9 10 r,S0yt 4" hs rt,hiS 0ad i
Stature narc him, lie said this Ia a N.rgnia audru..
and that virginia audience answered inn wrth "sNoa
nt applause THIS declaration Of the South Caro.ra
Senator aGvcrcd 10 tins afternoon by the Gsn.
.suisacd gentleman irom Philadelphia, Mr. Dallas
and It's truth Is substantially confirmed by gruuua
now present of Is much standing and character ,a
in Pennsy lvana, who was personally present sa.
heard the remark. Similar threats of evil war, {.
the purpose of depOsIng the President IN case lac shot
be re elected hy the people have been uttered 10y Nj
orators Of inferior note IN other portions al the mon
Now with liIs distinguished Senator have been 80 'a
habit "i'socal intercourse; and do not, cannot .,
that IN I, cooler and camcr moments tie would have
tered such 4 sentiment: much less dn imagine liz $50.
shed the blood of ms fellow .countrymcn ~ cEri
for the purpos" Of Lrposng Mr. Van Buren,. Bnr>a
furious language Is the inevitable consequence 81
political rcvcS of log cahns, where tho orator and
audience excited 10y drauehts Of what liz,
hard cider, 10 suc patch OF passion, that the rnr
utter any extravaganza and the other, ike the r-I
audience will applaud 1t. But the Wings wall no.
II. No, hry AiN Herer d"rs 10 mute he auonpt.
1t will not he long before all tins humbugg"r g
reach lis end. By TIA" Idrs OF November the !ac
will have been converted INTO sour vinegar under
burning rays Of the Of Democracy aud the log
bins viii disappear, If By enchantment. The Nh
will look upon their now, favoriie intoxicating Lou
with the same nausea and disgust that the SICK ma
already G.enchcd with medicine, views dos
cllomcl and irap. They viii return aratn to Ii,
champagne. The Tppecanor butous the lIpp,caa
pocket handkcrchetI tIsr rippccaaoe sauif.b"Ne>,
Tippccanoc articles of every kind, wall disappear
ody the miserable shinpasters after the resUmp'
of specie payments. The unsubStantia pageant TAI. II
will not leave trace behind.
The Democratic lion oil Prnnsy lvania is siIaa
HI ma ne and rouSinr himself for the contest \
achieve triumphant victory at the Presidential. rt
ton the Both Of October Every where the
element prevails, and every where the people
aroused to a sense of their danger. Every win
they feel themselves nsuiicd as they ought 10 de-
the ridiculous and humiliatlng attempts of on. ora
nents 10 scduce them from their principles I'll
will again fail, for the simple reason that they In
not how to appreciate the people of this country
they wish to carry the people with them they mus:
peal to their reasons, and abandon the ridiculous
meres TO which they have resorcd.
On the other hand, appeal To every priu..
Of morality, rs well as every feeling of parlo,D,e
support of our cause. Where viii the true friend.
temperance be found IN the. present contest This
rious reform has been spreading over the world II
rapid strides Father Matthew, the celebrated Il, Il
priest, has done good 10 Ireland in this hoy
according 10 the confession of an English Bishop. y
any other for the last hundred wears Every wur. n
throughout this land, the wise and the good urg
the temperance reform. What then shall wc III II
of party whose watchword is an intoxicating ian E
upon whose banners is inscribed the motto of ".. h
cider, and whose log cabins. of city manufacture,
Of rerelry and carousal; lie, the ''ail the
cency party deny this, If they can. The true cr 4
oftempcrance every where viii be found bathing ,a n
ranks
We live in glorious land: and all of us who are
scmbed here have been born, in the language %. 2
Declaration of Independence free and equal. L. T.
transmit privileges TO the latest postrr:y, rl
tanning Democratic principles and Democratic u,r Ia
On the present occasion, have addressed mysD rs
your understandings; and the patient attention u
which | have been heard by this vast multitude, n
me the highest reward IL