Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1840-06-23
Al.hNLlUS.


FOR " ENQUIRER
Since military renown has lately become an import
ant requisite among the Federal party in a candidate
for the Presidency, they have nominated Gen. Harri-
son, of Ohio, for that office, as possessed of such an
requirement, and have endcavorrd, BY every available
means, certificates, biographies, &c, TO stamp upon his
name The honor oil great military achievements IN the
defence OF his country. Fearing that the merit he may
have gained, winch, had he not been nominated for tho
Presidency, would, doubtless, as il has for more than a
quarter Of century, have slumhcrcd in oblivion, would
not be so gratefully remembered by his countrymcu as
they desire, they have thought ii necessary o.. sudden
TO search the history Of every military transaction con
nectcd with Gen. II. and, BY the grosscst pcrversion of
testimony to enblazon HIM forth as a chief of trans
cendant renown, what was never thought of before by
the people of The United States.
A very superficial observer of passing events could
easily detect 4 manifest change in the political terets of
the Wing party within a few years. Not long since
we heard the great champion of the party denouncing,
in the most unmcasured terms, the policy ofclecting to
the Office of Chief Magistrate a man possessed Of mill
tary requirements, invoking in lis stead I" war, prsti-
lcnce and famine upon his country-all which denun-
ciaiionS were rc-echocd BY every Federal sheet in the
Union. But now, strange 10 say, we see this sclf-same
party recommending 4 man for President upon no
other grounds than his having been engaged III a
wax with the British and Iudians-all his transactions
during which time are involved in such mystery, that
it requires their utmost cxcrtions to bring them into a
favorable light before the public. They recommend
him for no civil qualification Whatever; indeed, Tor no
qualification that he possesses at all at present; tor, 1t IS
evident that he has now reached his second childhood,
and requires Il Committee Of Y igIlance IL watch over
him constantly, 10 see that he commits no extravagancc
by which he might betray the feeble and waning state
of his mental faculties. Tie selection of such a candl-
date for the Presidency exhibits, III the strongest light,
the reckless disregard OF means by which the wing
party hope to attain their ends. They must, doubtless,
be aware that Gen. Harrison is by no means qualified
for the Office o! President: and, should ne be elected TO
it BY tfc people Of the L. s, he would be a mere auto
matun, in The hands of others, by which they would las.
ten upon the country all those odious and dangerous
measures which constitute the main features of their
political system. Place General Harrison in the Pre-
sldpntial chair, and we at once entail upon The country
a National Bank, Internal improvements by The Gene
raj Government, Il high protective Tariff, and any
other dangerous measures the leaders OF The W hug par
ty might, in their wisdom, suggest. Our country would
BE- once more under the dominion .: Banks, those pow
ertul engines, b: which the public would be swaycd ut
! pleasure, aud the currency kept IN Continual derangc.
mcnt-and from the fatal effects OF which We have not
yet recovered.
If the intentions of the party be honest, why are
they so sollc;tous that Gen. llarrison's political OPT
mons should be kept shrouded in a cloud Of ohscurity:
Why does he remain silent ,oevcry call made upon him
by his countrvinCn for an avowal Of his creed: Such
Il course as they have adopted, IS a downright insult to
the people, to bring 4 man f,rward for the Presidency,
the hirhest office in the gift of the people, and call
npon them by a generous confidence to vote Tor
him, when they have no clue To the course and nlca.
surcs he will adopt, If elected. John Randolph once
pronounced him a Black Cockadc Fcdera.ist OF the
Adams School; and he is, doubtless, one 10 this day;
and the object of his corps IF Surveillance in sealing his
lips is, that the people Of the L. :. may be gnllcd into
Tie belief, that he Is a true Republicans, by the mISre-
presentations Of Wing presses. III hoped however,
that their efforts viii prove abortive, and me people
will open their eyes to the dangers INTO winch they
may be cd-tIat they vii vindicatc in the Fall
those principles handed down to them by Jeiter-
son and Madison and tina, they will not allow
the humbug of Standing Army, sei2ed upon so rea-
div by the Wings, to prejudice MIR. Van Buren,
in the eyes of The people, 10 have any effect with them
1t is not to be supposed, that the Democratic party will
desert a tried Republican; a man, who has pledged nm
self 10 support the interests Of the Sonth-cnpha'ically
The sNor,hcrn man with Southern feelings, and who
shows, in every act Of his administration, that he lns
them at heart, for such a man as Gen. Harrison, who IS
by no means competent for the office, and who refuses
TO answer any questions relative 10 his po!rtlca! OPT
Mons. We see in Mr.. Van Buren, no disposition to con-
ceal his opinions upon any subject; but he boldly avows
them in the face of both Wings and Democrats, dcclar-
inr among other things, that he will set his face against
any measure tending 10 the abolition at slavery IN The
District of Columbia, or IN any OF the sia'ehoIdIh%
States. As TO the course Gen. Harrison would Pur-
sue on this subject, if he were elected, no one can Tor
!, mom,ut doubt. We find him a member Of an .Abo-
lition Society, before, he left his native State: and he has
since declared, that in the whole course of his political
life he has continued 10 adhere 10 the same opinions he
then maintained; and when he was nominated by the
j IiarriSDuru convention ~ preference W 80 >'' -
see the whole corps of Abolition papers hallIng this
event as evidence Of the signal triumph Of the cause
which they profess TO cspouse.
During Mr.. Van Buren's visit TO his native State,
several months since, the Wings said of him in deri-
sion, that only farmers, the yeomanry OF tn" country
who had just left their plonghs, came out to greet nm,
while the elite of society, meaning suppose, the tops,
dandics, &c, of the towns and villages welcomed Mr..
Clay. Now, however, they have changed their tune
Gen. Harrison is one ofthc people: lives IN 4 log CABIN;
drinks hard cider, and IS styled The log CABIN candidate;
all which slang is used to impose upon the people OF the
Il. States. This shows, that their whole ann IS 10 get
into power, to subvcrt The present administrations; and
that they are regardless of the means by which lhcy
attain their object, and of the Inconsistencies OF winch
,I,cy or. ,r,Iiltv:, The least shadow of success they exult
over as n MAGNIFICENT triumph, and become intoxicated
at the faintcst prospect of getting into power:
4 LOOkER-ON.
KING ( QUEEN COUNTY.
AT n meeting Of a portion OF the Democratic Ke-