Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1840-03-03
;, and Van Buren have periodically wilhstood.

sor and Van Buren, have periodically wilhstooa'
~, The Offices in every department Of the Govern
r,sot would be filed with protgate poi'ciahS "ia "
sroruos now bound together as leaders OF party ny
nn ,,hnr tie than their ambition for pcwer-a party
n,rberinr to be sure, many men OF worm, pul cneS
I'M nm ef The various factions of the country ede
ol;sts hbolitionsts apostateS, Anti sooA "
hers Spectators and dsappoitea Po, 4 , ;n,ci,y
1S Congress itself has pronouhcea 'iie ny
&c Con Harrison When resolution was peiote ,he
senate of the u S. directing medals 10 DC s.tuch - nv
nor of Gen Harrison and Gov. eheipy' h'tio
strike ont the name of Gen. harrison "as w -,
~ tbt b;s services were not entitled TO tins marx Oh
.nnrohotion from the Government zen. iafiSoh
himself considered that by this act ne haa oeeh us
Traced in the eyes of the nation, ana IN let on .e
sw:shod 10 INV name A DISGRACE, which am
r;rced that no time no effort OF mine VIII DC
,bIa IN cIface and which Will cause the piush 10 lse
mon the cheek of my children ,.
10 There is cankcr which lies at the root Oh al iilS
;n;ons He is Federalism all his principles, what
& h. ,,,, have assumed to be in his Letter OF lo2s
10 denies the right of the States to nterpose, IN tnel
assron canacity whenever they think their most I'M
or.ont RIGHTS are assaed by the General Government
d;rg TO his doctrine, they have no remedy IN their
js He thinks with the Fcderalists of 90, that
tho only resource is to appeal TO the Federal Judlc
ry who nav right them, If they see ht-thongh from
that espra dc corps, which more or less runs troush
MI the departments of the Federal Government II Is
| scarcely to DC eNlcCVu, eHat
Jcce AGAINST his caste In carrying out The same
doctrine Gen Ii. pronounced the Proclamation WIN
~ The SLIGHTEST modification and strpt OF the autlcr-
,,yr Exposition Of Gen. Jackson as the true text OF
The Constitutions and Mr.. Wcbstcrs Speeches as the
best exponent of the principles of our Government
To The Editor Of The Globe.
The undersigned, having seen several anonymous
letters nubshed in some of the leading Democratic pa
pers setting forth that Col. r. Nj Johnson had dcchn-
ed being candidate for reelection to the office OF wee
President and fearing that such communications may
have tendency to mislcad the public mind, and pro-
duce distraction the Democratic ranks, ut time TOO
when forbcarance and unannty ofacton are the only
sure means by which can expect to succeed, nave
been induced ask place in your paper Tor the pup
LEGATION of the fact that Of the Western States
viz Ohio Kentucky, Indiana, Illinois, Michigan, MIS-
souri, and Arkansas have by their Democratic papers,
and some Of them through large conventions, nomina
ted r. NJ Johnson as the candidate of their choice
We also ask the republication Of the enclosed letter,
from all of which it will be that he has not decl-
ed In asking this publication, are actuated by no
selfish motives: nor dow wish to be considered as aim
ing to produce any division in the Democratic ranks
but merely to set the facts they exist right before
the country for presume that II It should be deter
mined by the Democracy of the nation that another
should run for that station, Colonel Johnson and his
| friends would acqulesce.
! A. DUNCAN,
JAMES JAMESON,
w. BUTLER,
LYNN BOYD,
JOHN REYNOLDS,
THOMAS SMITH.