Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1840-04-17

,,,;ros in CONGRESS from the State OF Delaware IN
171s, AND TOTED FOR TIE SEDflloN LIN
lsee Journal Of the House Of Representatives, reprint
vol. ILL., p. 379l) Mr. Bnynrd was member OF tile
Hopse from Delaware and roted for huron Burr
against Thomas jefferson to be President Of e o"''e'
States ,, 9TH
So much for the able and upright statesmen n WIN
,bom General Harrison acted during the Rclgn OF
Terror. ,:,,;,, az JoI,n
Between the close of the administrator % 'o'''i
Adams nm the Sd of March, 1901, and the commence
mcnt Of the administration of John quincy ADAMS Oh
The ith Of March En- J'l as to make il necessary
for him to make any public avowas OF ms Pol'tlcai
nrincples That they remained anchanged "oeeee''
there cannot de a0"of. -, ,::,,;on or Iohn
on;ncv Adams we find Harrison IN the Senate OF tie
E";,aJ States ,,an opcn jealous and frank supporter
administration us he had been IN liH-leuo Oh
.ho Sod;,;on Law and Black Cockade administration
Of his father. . :, :;,,,;,o
We have said that ne Is feuciais'' 90" " "
drcoa ,hr proof of the fact.
III. said however, by his advocates, ana by many ~
mis- state who were until recently, ms potca anu
nodes who always until recently proesea 10 DeI"hs
r. different party from that with which General mar
rison has at all times acted ana WIN wi'iI "e
and who until recently condemned all ms po'''icai
o;n;ons and acts-that Notwithstanding all TINS lie IS
r. md nropcr man to be President OF the u
they urge as an argument in his favor that ne mas pee
amounted TO Office by all the administrations, uhe TWO
tJ.msas incuded) up TO his recall as minister 10 "
I,h;o hv Gen Jackson. This argument-lt indeed y
he entitled TO any weight-shall receive candid con
| sideration
| How stands the FACT
] The only two appointments winch ne ever sere'seu
dur;nr Cen Washing ton's administration were tir al
no;n,men,s of Ensign in the army on the 5lSt OF Vel
1871 and Of L;cutenant the I'D OF February, '|"
| SEE Erecufire JOUR pp Sc, 1872 These NOMINATIONS
were made with numerous other nominations :" militia
~ officers Of various ranks TO MI vacancies "' ,'a
occurred by resignation, death, or promotion IN inc
| army. w,:
Is there any evidence IN this that General Nash'Hs
ton had particular regard for HARRISON: Ley us SEE
At the date Of these appointments the ffae'" ana nc
publican parties had been organzed, ana haa no
! ayis,ence as such Nor is there any evidence that
Gen Washington had any personal knowledge e mar
rison As is usual IN such cases, HARRISON was proud
by recommended to him as young man nj 10 DC an
| Easign and afterwards LieHtenGm 10 MI me '"rdi'
ces which existed As there was no ftdsf8t ana 10
Republican party ut that time It IS absurd 10 suppose
that political considerations had any influence III max
ing the appointment. Furthermore II IS wen h'i"m
that appointments IN the army and especially OF me
rior officers have a, no time and under no a"h's 81.
ton been controlled by political considerations on
GERS of the army when vacancies occur, are promoted
hy regular seniority, whatever their politics may ne
! Not So with appointments which lie received al the
| hands Of John Adams. When appointed ny ADAMS III
l1.,3 To be Secretary and in 1900 10 be Governor al
| v,
not only been formed but arrayed against eaci.
other in fierce contlca the head OF the former STOOD
John Adams the head oihe latter stood Thomas Jei
terson-and then political considerations d'a have
controlling influence III AL appointments '''t were
made. :,
When Mr. jefferson was elected President over Mr.
Adams in February ,Snl he found Harrison IN Office
and did turn him out; but wien ms Term expired
suffered him 10 remain he did many other Of the te
! dcrasts whom he found IN Office AND how absurd y
l.. Ill. l,,,,t, at Is
that every Fedarast whom he did net turn out IS no"
10 be regarded good Republican, and that the cvlden
oft is tic .tact that he did not tnr" INN emit
The same NAV with truth bc SAID OF The course 4"
Mr.. Madison in regard to the Office OF Governor "l
Territory which Gen Harrison held when he succeed
ed Mr. Jefferson as President Of the United States
After the war of 1912 broke out The Executive records
show that many federnits as well as htp"6'icn"S wert
amounted To commands OF various ranks III the army
and If the fact that Gen Harrison held military otlc'
during part Of the war-h0rin@ ie$igh'd rs he dd
iLc 0loomitst pcr0d IF Mat cGr "Hd year bctorc
r!0sr9-proyes him not 10 have been fcdcrast IN Pc
ltical sentiment, the same mode Of reasoning would a
easily prove anv other Fcderalist who held oihr
in the army to have been good Rcpuhcan--a course
of reasoning directly at variance with well know
facts
4. the first session Of Congress- after John Qulncl
Adams was elected President OF the niled States l
means OF "barga,n, intrigue aud corruption, fn'
Gen Harrison voting and acting with III" Federal par
ty in the Senate in support of his administration w
find him BY his votes supporting that v'',''.s va"
rerous and Quixotc measure nc Pa"aMa .ntSS'oh, AM
the extraordinary Federal power claimed BY MI Adam
10 ORIGINATE Foreign Missions without the consent
the Seuatc-tan which more ngh-handcd Fedora
f prctcnson was never claimed BY John Adams hlmscl
during the 'srcgn of Terror" Far prorccdi"gS a"
rots n reiaon 10 he Panama hS%t"" H"6 hc4"'Sho"
Of Constitutional yo,rcr or ratr, Tire attempts 10 rsrR
po,crr By he Erecntjrc Of The tted NateS-Sec ape"
iir To Scnatc j0Hr nj the SfsSfon 81 l>2''-h
Atthat time we find the Senators from Tennessee
John II. Eaton and Hugh l.. Nhi,c) voting side b.
side with alacon and the whole Republican party "
the Senate, invariably opposing by their votes tn
|, course Of Harrison and the Federal Administration
Z which he supported.
I, Gen Harrison continued to be member Of the ST
nate oi the United States, and to be "an open, Jealous
frank supporter al the administration OF John Quincy
ADAMS as he had been Of The administration OF join
: Adams up 10 the I'D of May, Ic2-, when he ap
pointed by John Quincy Adams, then President ofth
United States, 10 be Minister Plcaipotcnary 10 Co
lombia--f Sc, f.recUtrr j0~r. roi., 3 p. Gl2
In the last year r!ih May, l-0o ofhe administration
Of the father, John AdamS,) Gen. Harrison re
wartcd Tor his support Of and adherence to the $50
diton Law and Black Cocknde Administration will
the appointment Of Governor of Indiana and in TIN
last year rod May ISIS of the administration of H.
son, e.. @. Adams,) Gen. Harrison rewarded 70
his support of and adherence to the Administration
which had being through bargain, intrigue and cor
rupton, with the appointment of Minister TO Colon
bia
VEIL IidIE'soH Is proven Tue VI NoH
gress, as well as by his own admissions TO have been
supporter of the administration of both the Adanscs t
have been particular favor with both of them, and Il
have received Office under both That the adm'nstra
tons OF both the AdamScs were Federal .3dnRniStr6
tionS, fact universally known and admitted b,
all parties, that It cannot be necessary 10 adduce proofs
to establish il.
So well satisfied was Gen. jackson of Gen. Harri
SON. Federal bias and avowed principles, well
his untncss 10 represent the interests of the Unet
States Minister abroad that one of the first acts o
his Administrations, after he assumed the Presidential
chair, was to recall him as Minister of Columbia and
to appoint another in his stead-and perhaps no act Of
his administration met with universal appreciation
w.,a the Republican party than did that. And, fur
thcruor", told that in Tennessee there was
not whisper oicomplant moi symptom Of dssatis-
faction
/ After Gen lIarrsons recall lie was the invrtcrae
opponent 81 General jacksons Administration during
his whole uls and was the Jealous supporter of Mr..
| Clay rs his opponent for tho Presidency in 1872
| In vicy OF these INCONTROF ERTIBLE FACTS
it would seem Ia be impossible for candid man o!