Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1840-09-15
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Mr.. EDITOR: send you for publication copy my
letter 10 Mr. although have freely express
ed TO the Wings and Democrats nf Portsmouth the sum
and substance Of the conversation OF MIR. i. to the
committee, yet the Wings are not satisfied. They seem
to have some object in by daring me 10 give that
conversation in lie public newspapers. That they may
be gra6rd in that object, now send you all that
can recollect of said conversation not without having
first submitted it to the supervision OF the committee,
who agree with me as TO lis truth. shall wait IN"
comments of the Wings, and if it be necessary, will
give The Of those persons who have gone So far
as To saw that Mr. T. wall, not express in public what
he will in private, that he has two sets of poi-
cal opinions private and public set. must say 1"
those that do not believe tit is say the least, al
tachng disingrnuity I" the character OF Mr. T. which
in my opinion does not belong To hun
Portsmouth, august 22d, 1910.
LIrTLE1os w TAzEwELL, Esq
SIR was one of the Committee that waited on you
at the request of the Democratic Associations Of Ports
mouth to invite you To act as President of the Conven
ton which took place last mnntl-when returned TO
Portsmouth did not hesitate in conversation 10 give
your opinions of the claims nf the two candidates Tor
President and rrtailed, far as memory served me,
all the facts rs spoken by You. BY many Wings your
opinions wrre 10 speak mildly regarded very lightly,
aud went far as to say, that you were in the
habit of stating opinions IN private, VIII oh you would
not do in public. Although, concealed no part of the
conversation that could rrcnllect, and far lay III
nv power, made it tangible to the Wings, well rs
Ia The Van Buren men in town, yet l.have been pub
Iicly challenged through the paper, to give them IN
print, and thereby make them perceptbe IN that way
had prepared n communication to that effect on Mon
day last but, afterwards advised not tn do until
had consulted you, and upon reflection concluded
that il must be the most respectful course. cannot
hear 10 be dared by this reckless, unprnciped party and
especially 10 be told, that you have two sris OF
political opinions, private and public Set and thai
Won will not dare IL come out under your own sigma
u in he un1 Ut n
sures Of the present Administration, and the claims OF
the two candidates. SIR, know full well the time was,
when YOU not choice in The place. the time, nor the
men, whom Won expressed your sentiments freely and
ranky; do believe it has, ever will arrive, as
long asteason keeps her throne.
Mr. Tazewell, the times are big with the fate Of eve
~ principle held dear BY the Republican party, and
you are, with but one exception, the only witness
To The public acts OF WIN H. Harrison in this srcii"n
Of Virginia, hnpe yes sincerely hope sir, you viii do
the Democratic party the favor TO express your sen
mants freely and fully.
SIR, when We cast our eyes over the good osd DON'T
MON, and every other section, her talented sons
rayng 10 the rescue, our eyes are naturally turned "
you and our voices made TO eXclam where - virgil
MIA S boosted son, our Tazewel' You have stood up
IN the councils of the nation with her ablest men, with
Calhoun, Webster, Clay, PInckney, and are now
dpservedIy wearing the aurrls you so ably won And
shall it be said by few pgmy Wings that you are THIS
day afraid to give public expression ii your opinions
NO, ! sincerely YOU WIN 'ehu 70 you iido
tery assistance in so holy, so just cause
am, very respectfully,
Your obedicnt servant,
J. P. YOUNG
He commenced the conversation by saying tnat ne
intimately acquainted with the available Candidate
and among all the list OF aequa,ntances ne had
formed in public life, he SWIM. II. HARRISON had the
least sense of any Of them that he was in his astma
ton neither Statesman a General, and totally
fit to fill any public office. He said he knew him 10
he Federalist of the elder Adams school, and if he
was not eectioneerng for the Presidency he would at
this time be Frderalisl; he always latudina-
RAN constructionst, and for his life he could not
how Mr. Tyler and VIM H. Harrison could upon
principle on the same ticket, that he knew
them to vote together any important question::
That as himself and General Harrison, they never
had voted with each other except to motions tn adjourn
subjects tantamnunt to it. l observed to Mr. raze
well, that in 1926 Mr.. Randolph was colleague OF
his, and that had reported from the journals OF
he Senate at that time that Mr. r. had charged ~
H. Harrison to his teeth the floor OF the SENATE VIVID
being zeaous supporter of the black cockade ana
Alien and Sedtion law administration OF the elder Ad-
ans, that he and the gentlemen were antPodes to
each other in politics. that they never could agree as to
men and measures, &c To this, MIR. Ta7ewe replied,
eyes il was fact, that he sitting at the time near
Mr. R in the Senate chamber, and that VIM. Ii. Har-
rison skulked (for think that was the term used
under IT,"
He dsscanted at some length upon Hsrrisoa's Gene.