Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1840-06-16
The Mountain IN LQbart

me .NCHHt0tH an Ld0oT.
r, C;fv was astoniShed Yesterday with the birth Of
-" !, ,h, columns Of the Wing. Saturday night
- .b.s,rr ran through various circles, that Gen Har
~ b,t written letter, and such letter, so full OF
.,,.,ry hedges to the South, that 1t would win
saw. southern hcart--that he would remove every
IN, mon every suhiect-that he had at last unmask
.,r3 had not left single inch on which to cav
w.. bs position Ii said, that this important do
",,t would be read that Evening to the Tippecanoc
r,,b ~ Virginia, No. lon Sunday, scarcely any
bnr was talked about among the politicians, but this
srops Letter, which was to appear IN the next morn
MS Whir aud the ''unhounded accianTtlon" with
.Gcb !, had been received by the Tippecanoes.-W
,,,srted of course document, which would do some
o,r 10 the talents Of the expecant President of the
Vim, They certainly antic pated paper, which
s,,jl PROSTATE forever the hopes of his enemies
We'll we have seen the important revelation. II came
an, IN Yesterdays Wing, larger than life. FIRST there
w long :ulsone puff from the trumpet of the Editor,
:, nnounce the appearance Of the great an-Then
ANN, N as ID trumpeter, Mr.. Jas Lyons, the General
= ,,Spondent Senator OF this District, Wing Elector,
,,,ro.an OF the Tppccanoe Club of Virgin No and
,h1 ..couneXion of the distinguished Hero candi.
%s Las, of all mounted upon his fiery charger, ap-
,,r. the great man himself. We have seen his reply
i must say we are astonshed at the exhibition which
Tsmgkes Of himself 1t is among the most awkward and
-.,f,d pieces of composition, which this whole con
,-,y-sv has called forth II we wanted any thing else
,,fs;y us that lis author unfit to be the first Ma
,r,s of this great Republic, we should ask for no.
:,r more There is beauty, force dignity in the
.,,Y,sl,.on II is the wsh-washv production Of a
.-alags man, not Of clearh headed and talented
,,,sgan But our readers shall Judge for themselves
" have no room for ii 10 day; but shall publish it in
o,-urxt To adopt the words of the R. Wing upon
,,,,bg- occasion with new version-lt is ''admrable
Democratic capl,al'-and must beg our friends ssto
sr, evcrv copy Of the last Wing Cor the next Enqui
they can Law their hands on, to be used before the
,e7p. on public occasions.
m, frs question which rises 10 every mans tongue
!. has the Yelled Prophet unveiled AT last-Has he
g,s.i aside his confidential committee, and spoken
m, Ike freeman Has he pledged himself, as Mar.
~ Van Bu:en has done, TO veto the bill Not sylla
ba ;se All Ina, he does is to respond to the care.
milk con,rived queries Of his correspondent James
LIONS E<c-and 70 adopt the same opinions which he
h., long since LAID before the public that is TO say, de-
clare. again "the sentiments upon the subject of abo.
LION EXPRESSED IN vour speech al Nnccnnes in 1888;
an: he declares that he is AbotonIs Why these
rare. gus before the public FIVE years ago-and
Notwithstanding they vague, (taken in connec-
ION a th" appropriation OF the surplus Of the reve
Da, 10 tie purchase and emancipation of saves,) that
uade. them Bloodgood wrote his Circular letter to in
We his nomination Al NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. ding
.as Vnc,nnes letter, he nominated NJ Harrisburg
81 :he influence and votes of the Abolitionsts. He
. been recommended BY several of the Abolition pa
5ffs u OAio!le has lately been warmly pressed upon
The Ah.tioniSts By Joshua Gidings of the III. Of Il.
H. tie candidate Of the Abolltonists: expects TO
succeed b their votes in New York and Ohio; and he
a4r MT ros:e and offend them, Mr. Van Buren,
rs done, by Gneguivocally declaring his resolution,
and throwing all consequences behind him, lest he
.uaa'd lose their support Such is the position of the
military candidate He takes care answer the oues.
ton which is put 10 him by political friend, James
lyoas carefully conned, not going up 10 the mark, and
nj committing him thoroughly in cction with the
S.,u. not young far as Mr. Van Buren, has
c,ue-Eut he will not, as Mr.. Van Buren, has done,
meet the searching questions Of his enemies Why, If
lie Je thoroughly with US, did lie not the ques-
tens itom OSwego:
Whv did he not answer the direct question OF Alex
aaGrr oj Illinois, stwill YOU veto sanction BILL &c,
a. WAY did he dodge similar question from Gras-
Il q! Orange: And the from y. Carolina And
nav when the Kentucky Committee put the screws
u.aa when they asked him, eff chosen President
WI, ygg 90 INTO office determined TO veto any bill tina,
max r % ,,ed b. Congress for the abolition of slavery
ID III" strict of Columbia, in any one or more ofthe
States WHY did he dodge that simple question: Why
t he tell them, that nothing could induce him to an
such mtcrrogatories, coming either from friends
Or toc>. All that the South asks, is vii! you go as
s,r a. Martin Van Buren, has DONE fearless of all con
Sequences. aud contemning the support of the Adolf
uuu>>.-Iess than this will not satisfy the South
And her tue sons will say to him, ''lf you ask oui
votes, come out like man and tell these Abolition
s. TIM, they have nothing to expect from you.
What he SAYS about his letter of 1922 is ridiculous
enough he has mot been able to see the paper contain
Iut N> address Why it has been recently published
tie rhianthropiSt-lle now processes to say, that
il M. ~ Abolition Society to which he belonged
when lie Vas L years of age. But, suppose it was
oalv s.ilumane Society, what matters it, when he
rs.edops is22 his professions when he was only l.
r"lr> ol-whcu IN lS22 he considered 1t an abolition
Society," The object Of which to ameliorate the
condition Of slaves and procure their freedom by eeCrl
tga mans, and when he then pronounced 1t to be
"raIuuug, that he was :'accused being friendly tc
Sag"ry.
The present letter, therefore, unsatisfactory &c
tie South, 5 it is weak in its composition There !:
not %1rd IN il about the Bank Of the L. ). There |:
long rgmaro!c about his not being FederalIst in ole
john AdamSS tnnc-of which, more hereat.er-bu
these four facts be denied, lst That he did de
oar" his sentiments to be favorable to the then Johr
ADAM, - admin stration-2d. That he vndicated the
s'Iao,ag array Of John Adams, which was grea
pitt aud test question in lS00-Thirdly. That he
VS. treated and pronounced by Duane Aurora Y
le a feirraISt, along with OTIS, Pickering, Harper
%Co-and 4th, That in all his measures, votes nc.
be las declared in favor of heightened, Federal doc
,rur>
We shall publish the whole Letter in our next-Bu
r1ig the General had better remain mute, than aec
speak III thus wisc.-One word more. He seems t
Gen" liz confidential Committee and yet he does
A deny the fact, that he has handed his CORES
y'-aerce 10 Major Gwynnc, (and his committee, pro
"'>nr not 10 know until lately who they were, al
t'g-a t:.cir names have been emblaZoned in almos
every paper IN the Union y He empowers him Zane
'.e1 where he is consulted about points on which h
nat expressed opinions, send the pas; documents
2eorGted for ssflrther opinions they to DECLINE