Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1840-04-10

Wind The prcext offered by his conhdentia c'mhi't'
Zoe for refusing TO answer any question: IS as
az the .policv itself is iRepnoiteaa ana monae
cul They say that this 'poiicy rs unnVo,aaoe ~
oon. eorenc., of the very numerous letters uay re-
vcd he the General and which his reply IN person
is rendered absolutely inpractcahie; N?w' 10 ',ies
Eads,l gentlemen or does General Harrison, whose
ouardidns they are, suppose mat the h"est u'u
nent people of this country are 10 DC hooo"'heu ~
tbs wav, Does not every man of common sense know
hat r. Con Harrison has received "numcrous letters
asking his views any one subject, reply 10 one o,
them would be published throughout the mon, ana
would be considered sufficient ana satisfactory an
aver To all on that particular subject: zine tfltcfs
daily received" by him are ''very numerous from the
fact that he has not condescended to answer any OF
them Several gentlemen OF both political parties VI
,h;s town IAN equal number OF each) about onr weeks
apo addressed letter to Gen. Harrison requesting ms
renlv 10 a single question, to which such an answer
could be written in lines, would render any inr
tber exposition Of his views IN relation 10 the aiao
sorbinp subject Of Abolition, entirely unnecessary
We ventured to predict at the time the letter was mail
Oh that no reply would ever be written TO IT. and the
Os,yepo CORRESPONDENTS confirms III the belief lie
knows or rather, his friends know, uor the Harris
burp Convention, we make doubt, appointed this
Federal committee gnardianS TO watch over the OLD
dotard during the Presidential campaign hat dre't
and implicit ayowal of his abolition principles wonld
DESTROY his prospects the South and hence they av"
determined to make him keep d0r6 ana To conceal ms
sentiments from s'THE rrRIIc EYE But WI! lhc
honest and independent resmca OF Tn" country sanction
such course Or will they recognize principle,
now for the first time attempted TO be introduced INTO
our republican system, which is with the very
genius and spirit Of liberty and suited to monarchics
only, We answer, noand the result OF the elections
in the Fall will prove that correct IT, however,
we err in orr hir estimate Of the honesty and rmncss
of the people Of our countryf they do not, and
forever, frown down this monarchical 'pocy they
do not put their seal Of condemnation upon the author
of it-thcn, indeed, is the spirit of freedom becoming
extinct SIN our day and generation.
| This Federal committee who have the sold granny
in charge, knowing that odum would justly attach TO
this prrsumptuos, arrogant, hgh-handcd and dicato-
rial tpocy, are very kind as to wish the "crror
attributed to them instead CT HARRISON; which done into
plain English means:-:sWc candidates for the
Presidency Gen. Harrison is blame much as
you please but do njurc the prospects of can
dlate" The people, however, will determine who is
responsible They know that 8 he who acts through
others himself acts, and will not fail to hold the tede
raj candidate accountable for this direct insult to their
understanding and sense ofindepc ndence-and not the
less So because he is controlled hy Federal committee
Of whom the notorious J. G. Wright is the heart and
soul The people will learn from this correspondence
that Gen Harrison is entirely in The power oi Fcdc
raj clique and that, should he he elected, Federal
Abolition i,lnlo would control him. l. such fiji
to he President of the L. 5; Should such 4
Martin Van Buren, ''oncst capable and faithful 10 the
Constitution, be suppantcd by this tool Of II faction ;
MIR Van Buren, recognizes, 10 lis fullest extent The
RICH, Of the people enquire and the obligation of the
candidate to declare, his sentiments any and every
question touching the honor and welfare OF the
try c is not afraid 10 reveal h> princpl to the pro
pie. he frankly responds 10 all Undergraduates which
his telow-ctzens mar choose to PROFOUND to him He
answers the letters moi only of his friends. but his enc
mics also. lie is no "yeed prophet" He has
cealmcn,s Hc has g confidential committee to
write letters for him he is competent to pen bis
letters, aye and independent enough too He has
dencc in the intelligence and capacity of the people
for self government and is therefore willing TO cntrus
an exposition of his creed them. He has desire
to be the representative of constituents who know not
his principles In fine, he is Republican in every
Of the word and is opposed TO every thing like
arstocracy or monarchy. The people will not fail TO
reward honesty and independence and to visit with
their wrath HIM who possessed Of the opposite quail
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