Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1840-07-10
,ve do exceedingly dislike 10 have any thing

HARRISON says m,
mat, ,1"rr q , ar ever had been a society II thar description IN any
Of the N"tlrwrsrern slaIrs' @m ~. t w, =, mr ,nI,. az" m, " :" i me- ~,
who styled himself president oil IN AO'ii'"" S"'i''s u '"'"
.,rLnE. i M abolition society OF Hamilton county.
Thor is \ Cincinnati Anii-slarery society, whose pre-
sidcnt was james G. Ludlow, when the letter was pen
ned. \ gentleman too well known by Gen. HARRISON 10
,rd hns,v one. rurthcr-Gem Harrison has been a
resident nc,r the city sincc the beginning of Abolition,
and IN. duties Of his office have demanded his very
frequent presence III the city. He mob nj Cincinnati,
in which nearly all the leading men OF the city ana
many Of llarrisons personal lt'eiGs were lh'ol'tu,
was not an obscure matter. The correspondence be-
,yaen Tho cyrcu,ive committee oithe Oht0 .inh-Siarery
SOCIETY. and the Market house committee appeared IN
the public papers. Every body knew, not from COM
mon fame, but BY his own observation, that there was
an Ohio Society. MIR. Han''hoha' III me ua"et'c'
which Gen. Harrison must have taken, was in the ha-
bit of frcouent illusions to the members OF the OHIO
Anti-Slavery Society. Abstracts from the proceedings
of this society, as well as OF the Cincinnati Society,
were occasionally published IN his paper. And yet
Gen. Harrison only knew, by common fame, that there
was, or ever had been, Il society OF tliat description III
any of the Northwestern States.
-Four months ago, Gen. Harrison was ANXIOUS 10
convince Abolitionrsts that he was Il very good anu
Slavery man-thouoh he did not strive 10 convey the
impression that he was a modern Aboi'tiontst. we
know whereof we affirm. 1t is not a ra"dom @<Ser-
ton.
Seen. Harrison and his friends mac are anxious TO
prove 10 the South that they are hostile 10 Abolition,
and friendly TO its institutions.
have thus felt it our duty to undcceive' the ADO
lltionists IN regard 10 this gentleman. No one can re-
gret more deeply than ourselves that necessity. Even
now, we harbor no unkind feelings towards General
Harrison. There is much in hs position and circunl-
stances TO excite pity, rs well as Indignation. Like
the rest of our statesmen, his integrity and i%ndcpca-
dcncc have proved no match for the power of slavery
But, there certainly is enough IN his conduct, It seems
10 us, and that Of his party, as well as IN the pohcy oil
the other party, TO drive ont of their ranks every one
who has an intelligent love OF his country and the
cause Of freedom, and a Just abhorrcnce of scrvilIty
and pro.savery.'
These developments are strange and start!Ing-But
Gen. Fl : position seems mysterious and cquivocal IN
other respects. The Bank of the |. 5, for example.
w. c.. Rlves is ~laboring 10 prove for has own CONSIST
ency's sake, that the General is an enemy to such an
lnstltution-But his policy as elsewhere disclosed hold.
a very different language. In Kentucky, they hold
him up as a friend to a Bank. The 'Dclphi Bulletin
of Indiana, June 9th, asks, s"What do the Wings OF
Indiana think Of the effort their stump orators are now
making 10 crcatc the impression that ne IS partial IL
such an institution: Eithrr Mr. Rsvrs * wrong, or the
Wings Of Indiana hav'nt yet cot their cue, or General
HARRISON is on both sides. He can't be one thing IN
one State, and another III another Bit we have stall
later revelations from Orator Mun-amd they settle The
question, and put the cAtIngnlSher upon .hr. iNNcs ;
oraruiar assertions:
rrroa rs 81. ClojmcWe lo3 Ga-cre, Fl Juy H.
s.Gcn. Mum was at Newark Il short tame Sinc", ana
in a speech spoke with Indignation Of being accused
of concealinr his political opinions, ,rhirh he pronounced
untrue, At tins moment, says Il Correspondent OF the
Statesman, 'onc OF our farmers rose and respectfully
asked the General 70 inform the meeting what has apr
nioaS mrrc on Abolition, a |. ). Bank, and i general
bankrupt law.
.sIlarrjson said he was astoniSlIcd at the questions,
and his friends tried to raise u row, but the Democrats
being in the majority, they were forced to acquicsce IN
keeping the peace. Gen. Mum then referred to his
speeches for his Abolition opinions; Gu The bank sub
icct. 10 his answer TO Denny's letter. He sad H. was
always opposed To n L. :. Bank on constitutional
grounds: that he voted for its repeal, but # the people,
through Congress, chartered one, he mo"id Sign tie
hV' Yes, he would, rs the Statesman says, 1t fr"si-
dent, 'Prrurr himself
ole was opposed to a T. s. B~ank-more, III M
LIl,Ep Ir UNCONSTITUTIONAL but II elected President,
and Congress should pass 4 bill ciartcrIng 4 Bank,
why he would sign it! Monstrous. j. this the man
presented to the people for their support: HIS oath o!
Office is to obey the Constitution; yet 50 eager is he 10 be
President, that he agrees before an assemb!agc Of GEO
people to COMMIT PERJURY, yes, thinning PsriorM,
If they VIII only BE- 50 kind ~ to elect him"
s.Surcly he Is Grranged. His Eowr$ lamar ii-aaa
hence they opened 4 correspondence IN his behalf, and
without consulting han, and the very names ot winch
he now saws he did not even know. Bat the shell
broke aud the chicken hoPp"a out here W. have pref
IL mess indeed. oh, Whiggery, Whiggrry.
But the old Hckory of Springfield. Illinois. makes
another charge upon Genera! Harrison, which shows
his singular indlsrrction and carclessmcsS, If nothing
more. In his reply to a COMMITTEE Of Kentucky, he
sanctions a publication which has lust been made at
Cincinnati by Messrs. Todd and Drake-purpovt-
ing 10 give Sketches OF the military and civil SER
vices OF General Iarrison.-Amon these scenes.
is the controversy between Mr.. John Randolph and
himself, in the Senate Of the United States, on the
charge of his having been a FederaliSt IN the Gavs Of
John Adains. We find the version which they givc c'
General IIarrison's Reply TO Mr. Randolph Is N many
respects different from the original account q! IT.,
which we have already copied from Gales and Sea.
tons Report Of the Debate. This marked and ma
tcrial variation occurs. Mr.. Randolph CHARGED &c
neral Harrison with being 4 supporter OF the Black
Cockade, and Alien and Sedition Law Admins
tration Of Mr.. Adams. But this pamphlet essen
TALLY varies Mr.. Randolpl's proposition 1t makes
Nlr. Randolph charIe General Harrison with having
r0tcd for the Alien and Scditlon laws of that Admins
tration. This charge was never made by Mr.. Randolph,
because he too well knew that General Harrison was
only a Territorial Delegate in l-0o, and had no right 10
rott at all. In truth, these laws were passed at the pre-
ccdin@ scssion-And yet so insdiouS are his blogra-
piers, and 50 careless Is General Harrison, that he does
not hrslial" In sanction, as m honest man, their moor
rect version Of Air. l&andnlpL's charge, in the Senate
III ic!6. We would advise General Harrison 10 write
no more letters, and play Orator mr:m through Tie
whole chapter, unless he takes more pains 30 correct
his for-c;tulncss, to avoid gross errors, and 10 refrain
from givtra contradictory instructions TO different Cor
respondents,
Since pr i1aTn- Ia" above article Tor the IreSs, we
have rcc",y.d lie following letter from Springfield, as
well as Ike Globe "f Tuesday evening, which contains
some new revelations about the Delphic Oracle. (Wc
I shal! publish the whole Globe article in our next II
wc are compelled to publish such severe charges against
Gen. Harrison, 1t is because the Wings are recklcssly
bent on putting down the Republican President, and
putting in their Federal nominee. When do they spare
US, When do they hesitate to attack Martin Van Blu
rem. by every means fair or foul: We shrink not-but
let the Truth speak for itself:
Eriract AT n ia1r from
"SrErNGrIrtp, Illinois. Jane 20, 1910.
'The Enquirer Of the 10Th has Just reached here
containing lis able comments on TIE letter of llarri-
son to James Lyons, Of your State; and have Just
read that letter in another paper. | take the liberty Of
calling your attention to the following facts
'lst. In his letter Gen. Harrison does not say that
he is not an Abollt!onist.
''2d. In his letter, Gen. Harrison declares that it is
not dcsigncd tor The paLtc press.
"TheSe two important points are considered by our
friends here as OF the utmost consequences. Because.
first, Gen. Harrison has Oren charged with joining an