The Ohio Democrat and Dover advertiser. [volume] (Canal Dover, Ohio) 1839-1840, 1840-06-19

'a' qnali6 aiions OF Gen. Harrison 70
the Presidency.
| No man should be placed 10 fhs Pre-
sidency. save il be ss The re pr niai,v,
Of some principles. To bestow the OF
fee as the reward of either civil or NIL
itavy services, without regard to iheapo
IIucsl principles maintained BY the can
dida,e, is at war with the genius Of lhi
Government.
| Now. sir. i am wholly unable to sat.
lisfy myeelfwiih regard TO Gen. Harris
on's viewey touching all The great ques.
lions now st~issue before the American
people, Mr.. Rives in bis late letierAt
the people ofVirginia, took the ground
and reasoned with considerable plausi-
|,biity, that Gen. Harrison is opposed
to National Back. Such, surely il
not his political attitude before the peo-
pie Of Kentucky. Upon a question o.
such vitaiAnlerest--the question of the
currency--,hat which has go deeply ag-
ita,ed this nation, il is lsmeuIable to
think. that candidate for the Presiden-
| Ecy, shouldkeep his opisions so shrou-
dedin mystery, that in one section oI
the Union, he may be quoted on one
side, and the reverse in smother Yet,
caudor eompels the admission, that uoi
tonly this, but nearly every subject that
enters into the contest, is tbeTe a4ike de-
gree Of reserve exhibited.
l,wlll not charge Gen. Harrison with
being tinctured With that political mala-
.dy, which, ifit ever takes firm hold up
on our system, dissolves this Union,
as surely as that there now exists slave
population. will not impute to him
this monsnous Sin, fer>which, If he be
guilty, no atonemeDt can be had in the
splendor Of his military deeds, or in the
purity-ofhis past life. But if his friends,
with his consent, deem Itright 10 "make
no further declaration of principles for
the public eye." then-is he morally res-
ponslble for giving countenance 10 this
fanatical sect. His conduct does most
painfully contrast with theImagnanimous
position Of his opponent; the President
of the United States-who has aliena-
ted many of his Northern friends, by
his stern fidelity to the South and West,
upon this momentous question. | speak
Of facts which the country knows. Par
ty feeling and inexcusable ignorance
may deny 10 him this honorable need
Of praise, but the day is not distant,
when the juGgmeutof this nation will
be'awarded, unbiased by the transitory
influences Of an excited political sirug-
gle. Upon subject of this character,
involving so much offeeIlng, and preg-
nant with SO much Of calamity and woe,
] choose my station. on his side, who Of,
fers himself, an impossible barrier to
these mad fanatics, rather than on his
side, whose position is at least equivo-
cal and iu regard to which be maintains
amysterious silence.
With mylimi'ed powers of.obserya-
on, can see no triumph TO be achev-
,ed hy the election of Gen. Harrison,
'but lhe simple eubs,itatioa of me ee, Of
officers for'an other. This might be de-
sirable did it involve nothing more. But
the country ought not TO be invoked to
put it's trust in Gen. Harrison, when he
is not wiling to put his trust IN his coun.
trv, bu, appeals to it's 'generou conf
dence' in advance, as lie distinctly avow
ed by his accredited committee.
10 coming to This conclusion, heiVes
me great pein to part from those with
whom have been politically essOcia-
ted. feel deeply indebted TO the couo
ty Of Fays,te for lis repeated manles-
talions of kindness TO me, and have en-
dsavored to pay off the debt by faith
fal application, of my time and attention
10 it's interests and character. trust
that tho debt is paid-if not-very we'll
aware am !. tha; this annunciation Of my
conc lusions, will, perhaps, forever, pu,
il cut ofmy power TO do so. IL how~
ever, the account is balanced, we shall
part in peace.
R. N. WICKLFFE.