Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1840-07-24

"!"s",. = well as in public life. Ia a debate in The
rcnate of the u. 5, III i-26, on thc Cn'acer!hnd i""a
Inll. for which Gen. Ii. voted,J AiT. JOHN ht!id"iph
CHARGED HIM with having been IN open, Jealous, frank
srnnor,er oithc Seat,on law and black c"chadc Admin
,s,ra,ion. He said that General Harrison and hini-
self Uttered Fundamentally and totally, ana oa
il5rr when we first took our seats IN Congress
". can never agree about measures or about iich.
ia s,;a they were siantipodes 10 each other. =
General Harrison, in his reply to Mr.. Randoipti,
said. tia; .haring no vote, did not ihihk u proper 70
lake ua-t in the discussion OF any o! me aftaI p"''''ca'
1nes,ions which DIVIDE the two parties. as ! was upon
,,-,,S !; ir,I,uacv witt. the gentleman, III very prooaHlF
he might have heard me express sentiments iaE"taH's -
III. Tho, administration: and concluded DY cltIhg tl'
authority Of John Marshall and James >. Bayafa, Two
DISTINGUISHED Federalsts, in support Of some c"'hP''-
meats 1, the elder Mr.. Adams. Cen. harrison $ par.
,,,n. have attempted TO diminish the force oil OF.
rnnIoiolSs remarks, BY reference TO his iTrlabLiIty,
,Sc -lnf never did any man, on any OCCASION, nlah'its'
more entire exemption from passion ana ''l'ot'a1,.!
thar did Mr.. Randolph on this, as reference 10 ms
snaech viii clearly establish. lie spoke dt.:nefateiy'
w,h., he had. for more than 20 years, known 10 be 'r'le.
Conld Mr.. RandOlph's testimony be mpusncd--wcre
n. records Of all the votes OF Gen. H.. destroyed ana
foron,,.n, there would still remain abundant evidence
10 Convict him., before a jury Of his coumirylnea, OF the
most ,hnrpurl Federalism. We can CAL on many VIII
,sss.s oow i. .ng, and not undistinruishrd parizahs
IN Ls suopor,.. who can testify 10 the Federal doctrines
entertained by Gen. Harrison, within the last twenty
frn yS,Is, as decisiycly as MIR. Randolph did 10 those
ente,,a,ucd BIZ him 1T an earlier period where "e
,bn.o r.r,,cmen, now members Of the Wing parry
Who ysrrr members Of the House OF representatives
dur;n, Genera! llarrson's service IN the senate q
lie l. Sta!r.: Were mol many Of them, at that tliie,
members If tie Republican party, and were tlcy hot
onno.in,,. IN one pat Of the Capitol, wth al ti'eiF
powers. tic highly Federal principles advocated ~
,,a,L,r ,,rt. bv Gen. IL We call, then, on these
men toexrlain to the people Of Virginia the grounds OF
their opposition. They may BE- reluctant, n"t eai""f
and a regard for truth Will compel them !" be G.c'S''e
witnesses. The fact is, that they had hut 4 s'H-'c r'a'
son. aud that Il sufficient ana satisfactory one lh'y
we'll knew tia; lie was Il thorough fedc'allsi o. me
Adams stamp. We shall not now put these @"n,ic,
non on their trials, but they shall, probably, be ctIieH
on .crcaflcr to explain, also, 10 the people. IN" apparent
aasurdity Of opposition 10 Gen. HARRISON and ms re-
dgrai principles, at a former period, ana 'heiF z'H'""S
support Of them al this time, although he has declared
thai he has not abandoned one OF those principles pro.
claiming Liln too (as If 10 present Il signal example o.
Inconsistency "the trHc Republican ccadidGtc,
Tie claims .! General Harrison on the peorl" OF the
South have been warmly urged on account O! ns vote
ior lie admission ot Missouri INTO lie Union without
restriction On the sui Get OF. slavery. Ihcy a.lcge that
ne sacrificed his popularity, aud was trfnr" out ~
Congress by that vote. General HARRISON took his scat
m Congress as = lucmber from Ohiotn December, l-i1.
The time for which he was elected expired 81 TIE sih
oc March, 1919. In February, l>Io. very shorty be-
fore ms term expired, he gave tljS vo,e, Of winch ms
Southern friends beast 50 much. Reference t. Mics
REGISTER, vol. =, new series, page ~, VII si'ew the
!!!n wang General Harrison mas announced that "r
Mil not he a candidate FOR Congress At The next c!cc.
jog."-In vol. ?, PAGE 10, November, ici-, we iInd
the following "Nr have not received the complete re-
turns, but II is believed that i. \. Bfowni is elected Go
vernon. and for Congress +. L Ross, vice Genera! Har-
rrSon r-Eed. Now. General Harrison gave this vote
in February, $50, and 50 far from ms having been
turned out Of Congress on this account, he had &c.
clincd a reelection, and his successor had been elected
long before the vote was given. From Subsequent Facts,
i i MT probable that lis failure t. b. elected, in -,
had any connection whatever wt,h thus vote.
Frcln what Gen. II. has formerly said on the subject
Of Abolition, opposite In;c:cnc"s may, We iI'lk, nc
fair!Y drawn. Ills present opinions are clnuded N
mystery. IN I~22, Gen. IL, wie1 4 candidate for
Congress, said, IL have ever bc!re"cG that every Elcc.
Tor has a rirlt t. make tbs call j'Ur opinions upon
;scs. who offer their services 10 the people, end that
the candidates arc bound 10 answer Il. In total d'-Ee-
gard Of this ayowal, be has obs:tnately refused 10 re-
.pond, IN any manner, 10 the earnest enquiries u
friends am! opponents, unit! yer" recently, wien he
answered some stry dsttdic cnIuirCs, Iaudc By the
Wing EtcCtor Of the Richmond district. Tins re-
Spouse, in our opinion, leaves The public mind in the
same uniformed and unslt;siied state IS before. lie
has not responded III that clear, concise and ~indepcnd.
ent manner winch the prnpia have I r'-ht to expect
from a candidate seeking H." highest "iGcc they can
brstow. II cannot, especially, sA..,F iAr Sn@:ncn
pcen,r. Moreover, circumstances are almost dnliy
coming - iGlr, calculated - rEcii" s.'omr sn+p.c,"ns
Of Gen. Harrison tanrrrlm-, a this subject with tie
tktNtEE~ 's Atf .''s'At tF@ "fal 'iN '4'htA' sH 49, !"a'
In relation 10 the establishment Of . b"uE .: The L.
5, Gen. Harrisous opinions appear cquaiiy contradtc-
tory. On onr occasion he declares II unconstitutional
vet Mt another time admits that he would, under certain
circumstances, sign a charter for one. and mentions
even It's facilitating the collection Of The rcvcnm" as
among these circumstances. His recent declaration.
that he wculi s.@n any BIZ passed by Congress, Of
Justly impntcd t. h:'nA no longer admits i doubt that
n would .lrn such "A charter.
Fcllow-ctzcUs having made, rs briefly as We could.
I a., examination, ut Gen, llYrr#~rn'.. ,pIf cal uDiulcuS
and condGc, with tie view Of testing his clauns 10 the
Presidency, let Us now look to ms opponent, Mr.. Van
Buren,.
Mr.. Van Buren, opponents charge him with having
been opposed 10 the i.,c war with England. ilas hlr-
craplcr informs NJ, jaat he was elected Ia the Senate
OF \. York, in l~I2. In his first service there, che
was placed IN the committee, and prepared and report
ed the answer 10 the Governor speech. Tbs answer
was published By his friends, on the occasion referred
10. 1t vIndicatcd the Justice Of the war, and urged z
vigorous prosecution of il. in the ensuing session OF
the Legislature, independently Of his speeches and
votes in the Senate, he took an active part III tie r.
nomination a the patriotic Republican Governor
ToTpkIEs, and was appointed to prepare an address Il
the Republican Electors, in support .: th:s nomination
In TINS address, he went at I1rr" INTO the causes
and grounds .: the war, and vindIcaicd with much
force Of reasoning, and with all Inc ierv"r .! youthful
patriotism, the Indispensable duty and nigh justice .!
the measure.
At the special session Of the Legislature Of New
I iNihf III - .'h''s = = - 1"' '''"'' ~ ~. - 'Nr -
The speech OF the Governor was again prepared by
INN, and re.atirmcd the Justice Of tie contest, on our
part; aG"Cr;cd t. the eventual nature Of the crSIs, Is
dangers and lis duties, and pledged 10 III" : ate and
10 tie Jn.Oa, the active co-r prralion Of the Senate
During this session, Ar. Van Buren, INTRODUCED anG
defended IN debate styrra! strong war measures, one ("
which authorized iii" Governor 10 place at the diSpo,
sal Of the General Government, l2.GtC men for .irn
years, winch has been pronounced tic most energetic
war measure ever adopted IN Tins country. We vii
make 4 short extract from TIE address Of the K 'Puhli
can party o! New York, written by Mr. Van Buren,
previously 10 The recollection OF Governor Tompkins
IN 1913;
"Feliow.citizens, your country is at war, and Great
Britain IS her enemy. Indulge us N a brief cSarnlna-
ton Of the causes which have led 10 II, and brief, a
from the necessary limits Of an address II must be, we
yet nope it viii he found sufficient 10 convince every
honest man Of the high justice and Indispensable ne.
ccss,'y Of the attitude which our government has n.
ken, al Inc sacred deity Of every rca! American 1" snip
port II IN HAT attitude, and Of the parricidal views ol
hose who refuse 10 10 So
In the session Of the Legislature, in 1915, hc wa:
chairman Of the committee appointed, on his motion
10 consider the necessity OF further provisions towards
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