Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1840-06-16

In the Senate of the Y. D, john na""''i'' ~
smoke OF Gen Harrison in debate and IN ms presence
~ NJ Cir the only difference between the gentleman
from, Ohio Gen Harrson) and myself IS tiis ana y
vital that gentleman and myself d'r lnhniieh'aiiy
and totally and did differ when We ifst TOOK our seas
in CONGRESS he as Delegate rom the ic''r'o,s
Nor,hwes, of The river OHIO, ms he'nn'r Oh '"'
H. uons, from the State OF Virginia. lie was an
opcn jealous frank supporter oil the 'ru'i'oh i1 INV
Rack Cockade Administrations, ana was Us Jealous,
f,,nk and omen an opponent OF The Back loc"auc "u
Sedition Law Administration. W ui.'ef
and totally We agree about iheasur'so' men
do M, mean TO dictate to the gentleinan-le W agree
ia differ as gentlemen ought to do, especially ha''es
of the same State, who are antipooes 70 each o.et ~
pol:tics He acknowledge Just now me ",h''. anu
The nadir: bu, unless there IS something false N inc
hIoso,,y of The Schools in the course CT tne even
these will change their places. 49, ~
To these remarks Gen Harrison replied "'le (Nlr
R,rd,inb has been pleased to say that under the Ad
=, n;s,rr,,nn of Mr. Adams was a Fcderal's a;d ne
o 90 ,h,t conclusion from the course pursued by
80 :; ~. session Of 1899 and 1880. The gentleman
had no means of knowing my principles, unless ne "p
tanned them in private conversation As was on
terms If intimacy with the gentleman, 1t IS rcry pr0o"
Die that he migM hare heaFa ne w. r
able 10 the then Administrations lcertatniy tet them.
Here ,bon is the explicit unequivoca admission OF
Con- Harrison HIMSELF that his political sentiments
were favorable to the Federal Administration OF the
elder Adams.
OCT and ;n,eqent community satisfy them, that we
snake the language of truth and sincerity when we
said he was Fedcralist We might comment upon
bis Federal speeches made in the Congress OF the y
St,tes-upon his Federal speech made IN OHIO on The
III nj JnIv. 1898 in which he contcndcd for all the
Federal doctrines growing out of latudInous con.
struction of the Constitution, which! speech was dell
yered Mt Cheyiot and now extant IN pamphet FORM:
we MIGHT 20 on almost nd infntum, showing from the
confessions acts and wrtags of Gen. Harrison, that
he is and ever has been Frderast-but enough evl-
dence has already been adduced and out of his own
mouth have we condemned him, and made good our
charge The Federal measures which we charged HIM
with supporting, will next advert to, and the eVi-
dence relation to them Will also cohn!n te chuSe
Of Federalism upon him.
The next subject noticed By the writer oil the article
referred to- the charge made BY the Committee against
Gen Harrison Of being III favor of the establishment OF
National Bank-a Federal measure growing out ol u
latitudinous construction of the Constitution. The
writer denies the charge and attempts 10 disprove it;
but we will now notice the evidence aud cndeavor to
establish the charge upon HIM. The writer has himself
afforded the evidence to prove the charge and to expose
Gen Harrisons inconsistency. HIS evidence makes
rood the statement Of the Committee that Gen. lar
rison la,tudnous construction of the Constitution
will enable him to make any thing and every thing OF
that sacred instrument, suit his pecunary Interests
ana promote his political objects. The writer has been
pleased to tell us that in le2, Gen HARRISON, III his
address to the Cincinnati voters, used the following
language which the writer quotes, that ale (Gen. II
believed the charter given to the Bank OF the u > was
unconstitutional" Now, sir, If Gen. Harrison were
an honest politician aad elected President and sworn,
rs he would be- 10 support the Constitution OF the u
5, could be 60 for the establishment oil National
/ Bank which, according TO his statement, he be-
licvcd be unconstitutional Surely not for il would
be in direct violation Of his oath TO 80 for IT, But alas
Mr.. Wing you have yourself furnished the evidence
that places the old gentleman in this shameful, absurd
and inconsistent attitude before the American people:
and you prove for US the charge that made viz that
/ he is in favor of National Bank. In 1886, when &C.
neral Harrison candidate in opposition TO MIR.
Van Buren, for the Presidency, Mr.. Shcrrod Williams
propounded the following lnterrogatory to Cen iarri-
/ SON viz "Whether if elected President he would sign
a bill, with proper notifications and restrictions, for
chartering Bank of the U. S., 10 which Gen llar-
rison replied in the following language viz: 6 'rOud
if clearly asceraned that The public interest IN
relation TO the collection and disbursement OF the rcve-
nue. would materially suffer without one, and there
unegWiroeai man tstatoRS Of pnbc opini0n IN its
/ fdrOr &c Here, then, have the evidence from
under Cen lIarrisons own hnnd, proving the charge
made BY the Committee, shat he wonld be in favor OF
a National Bank But how it is possible for him to
be strict constructonist to be ,scd to IT, S Bank
upon constitutional grounds, and yet 10 be able IN
for when becomes 10 be popular measure, although
he is to support the Constitution OF the T. s,
TO Us entirely ineXrlcabe, and we leave it for the ge
MUS of modern Whiggery and his confidential commit
tee to reconcile it for him.; for that the
perannuated old gentleman is himself inadequate TO the
task.
In 1888, in his celebrated speech at Chcvot, General
Harrison advocated the power Of Congress ncorpo
rate National Bank We could adduce additional
evidence support of this charge but time and space
will not permit; and think that enough hns been
offered 10 SATISFY every unprcjudiced mind that the
Committee well justified i'll saying that he would
| be in favor Of National Bank.
The next charge in order, made by the Committee
and denied by the writer is, hat Gen. Harrison would
be in favor of a Protective Tariff We Will de-
vote little attention to this subject in support Of our
charge. The writer has offered in rcfutalion of this
charge, Gen Harrison letter TO MesSrs. Dnstor, Tay
lor, Ne, written 2nd November, 1896 when he was
last candidate for the Presidency, and doubtless
written for political effect and is entitled to little
weight, except far it is evidence against him. and
unfortunately for han, that letter also exposes him to
the charge Of inconsistency and tends to establish the
charge made by the Committee In that letter, Gen
Harrison acknowledges that he has bccn Gdro
cate Of the Proicchre Iarii SySem upon its first adop
ton, and that he sal Lciiccts IN he btncfiS has
ferret upon tic country but that he would not disturb
the Compromise Bill. Now, sir is it not gross ncon
sIstcncy in Gen. Harrison, that he should be the
advocate of the Protective Tariff SYSTEM that he should
still believe it TO be beneficial system 10 the country
and all al once drop IT, Certainly it is But you will
bear in mind that the time he wrote that letter he
before the people for Office, and the Protective
Tariff was not popular measure with the Southern
peoples so that must excuse the old gentleman for
this little Inconsistency and slip Of the pen, and take
him according to the principle expressed in the letter,
viz: the cdrm adrocatc Of that system.
! In l>27, Gen. Harrison, in the Senate of the IT, S..
voted against the reduction of the duty coffee from
five To three cents; and he also voted against the
ducton Of the duty on teas. Here, then, We have his
acts cooperating with his avowed principles ard we
might ennmcrae many others proving him TO be in ia
vor OF high and Protective Tariff.
In 1881, before the Agricultural Society Of Hamilton
county, Gen. Harrison his address sald at may be
asked, whether under any circumstances ] would be
willing TO abandon the Tariff. answer, without hest
toon, in the affirmative Uhenerer The streets IF Nor
fo. "ad Charleston shall be coecred mM grass and our
Southern friends find no market for their prod"re, md
this state Of things cnn be dircchy raced to Mc TnrG
would then instantly give my voice for IFS modification
or entire repeal.
Yes s., rigid and Jealous advocate Of The Pro-
tectivc Tariff he, that he would see the Southern
cities become \ barren waste, and Southern commerce
utterly destroyed ~ it, before he would abandon his
lavoritc system. We need not, | am sure, offer any
other proof support Of this charge made BY US upon
him.
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