Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1840-09-08
TWO NOBLE LETTERS.

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PORT HIM Globe.
TWO NOBLE LETTERS.
Subjuned are two eloquent letters from alessrs.
Benton and Wright, of the L. 5. Senate, in reply to
the invitation to attend the Convention Of The fifth.
Mr. Benton pays most beautiful compliment to our
own Buchanan.-LdncGsto Hi,iiigrnccr.
Jriy 80, $40.
Conference.-The rule which | have long followed
not TO attend any political meeting out OF my own
State will prevent me from having the qualification of
| attending the Democratic State Convention of Penn
svlvania at Lancaster, the 9TH Of August ensuing
To which You have done the honor In invite me
With many thanks for your kind invitation aud the HAT
trriur terms in which is expressed have 10 refer 10
NV uniform course such occasions for the reasons
which govern my answer and WHICH wall deprive M
Of the qualification Of being present at your great
| meeting The noble part which your great State has
always acted political contests gives peculiar m
teres TO her present positIon and every indication OF
her sentiments must be looked for with anxiety by the
public Her past conduct is guarantee for the future,
and the 9Th of August will doubtless be OF the
proud days IN the annals oil her Democracy. Though
not favorable time for the attendance n citizens from
other States wall enable you 20 have the attendance "t
many of your members OF Congress, and among
Others of hun who is resident of your own town,
and who for twenty years past the successive sua-
tons of member Of the House of Representatives,,
minister to Russia and Senator in the Congress Of the
t. S, has exemplrfcd all the qualities of the States
man, the Patriot, the Orator, and the Gentleman.
Twelve wears arn Pennsylvania gave her vote for
General Jackson and since then has gwen 1t tor his
successor and the state Of the country at home and
abroad full evidence that wisely gwen in both
instances Never has more been done for country,
and against greater obstacles and opposition IN go short
time We have peace and friendship with all foreign
patons-trade and commerce all over the gobe-our
public debt paid ofi-inGemnites received from many
nations for former spoliations-no new instances OF TO-
reign aggression the persons property oi our cit-
zcns-dutics imports reduced, and half our com.
mercc free of taxun hundred millions ot gold and si-
yer accumulated in the country--and the appropra.
tons for the present year, including all the new and
extraordinary objects, except the Post Office, only
amounting to about eighteen millions and hall oil DOL
lars-all that depends the Federal Government has
| been emlnently successful.
Our principal difficulties have arisen from excessive
and vicious banking, and from the tendency OF many
of the banks engage politics. and III the elections
Of the state and Federal Government. Two, suspcn-
in three years nave given considerable shock to
trade and business, but trltng 10 what IT would have
been had it not been Tor the large accumulation oil gad
and silver in the country. Compared TO the suspcn-
sons during the war; and about the years lel9 and ~,
and the wisdom of the Democratic policy is seen IN 50
largely increasing the amount Of specie IN the country
| Reform in the banking system, and abstinence from
politics, equally the interest of the banks them
selves and Of the public Those who do not reform,
NAV expect continued disaster those which engage IN
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institutions which depar, from their proper sphere to
engage in contests with the people OF the government
and of which fate the Bank of the UnItcd States now
a signal example.
| congratulate YOU, Gentlemen, in having. in the
person of Mr. Van Buren,, tried and 0pPrcrcd candI-
date for the Presidency he has been tricd-tred du
ring four years ofextreme diicuty-and has approved
hmsef every way TO be the fit and worthy chef ma
gista,e of this great republic His capacity and patr
otsn known by his past conduct his opinions npon
every political subject are known TO every inquirer
for amidst all the occupations of his arduous station
he finds time answer all essential and material ques
tons. The Democracy could not have talrer candi.
date in the feld-one more truly representing their
principles, worthy oftheIr confidence, or more
COMPLETELY identified with the great cause of The c"un
try the people and the Constitution. with such i
candidate and such cause, what is there TO
! success but union and energy among ourselves: To
be walked up to the crisis, and reused up tor action, is
all that We want and that favor the opposition has for
tunately been doing for US Their extraordinary mode
of conducting the canvass has walked up and reused
US up; and there is truth in the signs of the political
zodiac the month of November must add another 10 the
brilliant victories which the Democracy has failed
TO achieve when reused and united.
Respectfully, gentlemen,
Your rllow-ctzen,
THOMAS H. BENTON
To Messrs John Mathiot, James Cameron, VIM B.
Fordney, John h Fndlay, VIM w. Pencil, A. F.
Osterloh and John W. Forney, Esqures Committee,
! sc.
WAsHISGToS July II, $40
Gentemen-Your very kind invitation of the 18th
reached me at late hour last evening. It's very kind
terms, well the deep interest every patriot must
feel its object, compels TO answer, and yet such
IS the pressure of public duties at this moment
almost to prohibit the devotion Of moment to cores
pondents.
| The spontaneous movements of Democratic fell
lowctzens, every part Of our country, at this early
period before the elections of October and November
must be certain presage of salutary and glorious ter
mnaton the pending vital contest Still the battle
he fought and the victory won Ike all the other
victories which the Democracy has achieved, under
our free institutions, by vigilance and exertIon.
Your powerful State has lately had an evidence Of
the practice be cnntended against and resisted, that
It would be picon upon the information and patr
ntsm Of those you represent for to enlarge upon
the necessity Of this voluntary rousng up of the free
men of the country The Bnck-shot war of Pennsyl
vana would reprove me, and present to my face
ample of the vigilance and hrmness and patriotism of
against the frauds and Vaccinations Of modern
Why's
Pennsylvania, upon that occasion proved herself the
Keystone of political arch, and am not permitted
to fear that the patriots and citizens who did not
render to the force of aEms unusy uasd then against