Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1840-08-07
RICUHOyD Va. FRIDAY, AUGUST !, Ia
Interesting correspondence,
.rt.H ltt,-sDs vi Eit=Hbeth CITY touniy, Ia

Be,r,en (in-sps Ut Eit:abeth Cry County, Ia,
int .ur. Ian Buren,.
". hay. IN. pleasure Of laying before our reader
this mqrninr. a very frank and able letter from Mf
Van Buren. IN reply 10 four Citizens OF Virginia. ne
developers his opinions IN relation 10 Ab"sItipnism, inc
Tariff. In,rrna! improvements, and the Militia Bill :"
Mr.. Pninsett-Tlle last portion OF the letter IS perfectly
k,.w and satisfactory. Mr.. Van Buren, explicitly DE-
isr.s that the bill was not Submitted 10 HIM, before =
! Vas transmitted 10 Cnngress-and he moreoTer eS-
pres ,es IN relation 10 the ormtag ana HatntHg al w
Militia, aseverv Republican would desire. he cruelty
d,ssiDs,es the humbug OF the tigs, IN al! these points,
and this Wing Standing Army OF 2W,Rn men, WI
scarcely enter the field Of E!ectioneering again.-"e
recommend the Letter to the attention OF oar readers
and We wonder very much, whether Ten. HARRISON nds
answered he same nterE"gatores-bul ne dec!ates
that he will not answer such lntrif".atpries, "hell''
nut by friend or foe.-The L,,tle Magician has waTcr
,s wand. and dissips,td also the panic ~iumbugs which
Nr. CLAW attempted 10 RAISE ogt OF THIS bill, N IA:
Speech a, The last lIanove. dinner. lie need not be
afraid. # Mr. V B. be reelected, that he will press the
1ili-becausc il appears TO b- no great iavor'te WI!
him. or any Of his friends IN Congress. Let the per
turbed spirit Of the Kentucky Orator, therefore, rest:
Eti:qJeth Ctr Covntu. Ia,
June II, 1870.
Dear S- The promincn, attitude which YOU now
occupy in relation TO the coming Presidential contest,
cn,f.rs up,n every voter Of this widely extended Re
public, however humble may b" his condition., a rish'
70 INQUIRE y0ur views upon each one Of those n"inei-
tons Guestinns winch now agita'e IN" public mind
Prnmp,rd, not b. an rmp"'iIn"ni curiosity on
solely b. a desire Of ascertain'ng, whether your views
or those OF Gen. Harrison coincide more nearly wit
our own, We are induced 70 PROFOUND 10 you The toll
lowing questions, VIZ: -,
|. VII YOU. il reelected President, rdo anr bi
hay,nr for is object, thc ~aioi,i0H Of siaeery mM
Bis,rid If Coiunbil: or wound y"n sanction any Hhi
grgn,ing dEpropriaii0oS If @e P"bhc m"Hey' 10 mn
Sta,e. soliciting aid for the EMANCIPATION OF thcii
slaves:
, DO you think that, at his time, the safety Of the
! public money requires a tcchaTtering Of the I. states
Bank; or would you sign a bll charterng such an In
/ stitu',"n. - .
3. Are you in favor Of preserving entire the Tariff
~Comprom'%.:
1 Would ;on sanction ans bill granting apnroprla
.,an. If lie public none. tnr the purposes "i intefna!
! Inn,orcmrnt. hv means It canals. railroads, Nc,
: d. you approve "i VI. Fo!ns"tts scheme tor INC
! orranza;ion ot the militia
The preceding Questions have been proposed TO hr,
Harrison. Believing thrrr decision 10 be OF vital IN
lor,ancc to the interests and institutions Of the South,
and hoping Won may conceiy. them 70 be o! such con-
sequence, a. 10 merit an answer,
We are respectfully.
Your obcdIent servants,
JOHN q CARY,
4. G. HuDGINS, NJ. D..
THOMAS JONES, J. P.
G.. a. CARY.
Hon. VI. VAS BrRES, President I. S.,
Eashington.