Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1840-11-17

II Will be that deliberately charge upon the
leaders Of lie Wing party, the political sin Of ptrLt
CRY and DISSERTATION. There is position which
we take with 4 clearer conviction Of Duty no:e en-
tire confidence Of being able 10 lsy and sustain our
position, BY 0ppcal tarts And Il BE- possible
that any who has read and thought d;spassl"naiely
upon the subject suspect us OF nnki ndness IN
making allegation watch bears TINS heavily, in po
litical point of view, upon the sincerity and veracty
Of the leaders aud wire workers of the Opposition pnr
~; Take up the subject, reader look al 1t IN all ITS
being convinced, confirmed in yonr convict ms, TINT
gross dupc;.y and assimilation Just ciargeahle
upon those And Will You follow such leaders:
practise upon such political principles.
Tie candidate for the Presidency the Wing side,
one whose name and services familiar 10 all Far
be from 10 deprive General Harrison Of one p!nne
Justly earned, in the chap!ct Of military fame. Nor
shall we, al this late hour discuss the question OF his
merits, "Alilitary Chictain. Our object now IS 70
present before the reader The naked ac that admitting
Gen. Harrison is entitled TO all the which the
certificate mantle 90 broadly spread over him, BY his mo-
dcr admirers and worshippers, would seem 10 indicate
it would only stamp the charge OF duplicty IN more
abiding conrs upon the LEADERS IN the wing conspia
cy. The ineYablcncss Of this conclusion isapparen
because those leaders, from Henry Clay, down 10 Inc
mere corporal in their ranks, NOISY and ncess7n
in their opposition to Gen. Andrew Jackson on the
very ground that lie s'Siilitary Chieiain
Every orator, every press, every tongue every Mmg
Of the opposition eloquent, pathetic or nuisr, IN
man Of Military fame. What. then. must think Of
those same men, and Of the sclsamc Party, when they
present US with a Presidential candidate, under The
contra distinguished cognomen Of HERO. yes OF n
Hero too, ofbatcs which he never fought -ofvctores
which he never won: ltthey were honest and sincere
cn what are they MR. Ii they really believed The
liberties of our country were seriously endangered
bv the elevation OF military chIeitaln TO the high
est Office at the disposal Of free people, We be
SO Supplied to believe, for moment, that they
Ia ac HAT
an one, as the candidate for that Office. lmposs
ble Their motto was and IS, ''availability" and
their object the overthrow Of Democratic Adminstra
ton. As said the great CL'SroS, 'hcy roHid soon
rr rule IN HcH, than St.cc in Htarcn. Hence, I'M
mediatey subsequent to the Harrisburg conciavc, and
in utter contempt Of all their former pro!cstatons the
whole army, headed by Henry Clay and Daniel Web
stcr was put in motion, from Maine TO Georgia, and from
the Atlantic TO the Western wilderness, in boisterous
exuaton in favor OF "~ar, pesteace or famine can
didate;-a military cheftain Can such men be ac-
tuated by honorable motives Are Mey entitled 10
"generous coniidcrce:'' Away with the idle prcien-
sion.
Blu, this is hardly The shadow of the first letter in the
alphabet Of Wing denominations. When the selection
of the Harrisburg Convention first announced, it
excited the astonshmenl, TO say Indignation, Of The
Federal Wing prints, whose conductors had not been
let into the secret OF the cOasiOn got up at arrsbugh
They uttered the real sentiments OF majority OF the
Wing party. The Southampton Courier said of the
llaTrlSOuTnn were u VI
We should think il were bariesqac, caricaiarc got
up for laugh The editor calls it "rrcposterous, II
dicuonsly silly" He says, I" Gen. Harrison is man
Of no particular responsibility of character, and ~hoty
obscure as 10 talcnts and dccidedy Insignificant as 10
needed Abilities &c. Denonnces his nomination as
"an insnfernhe Insult 10 tie WMgs, scandal and
disgracc 10 the party. Why, literally, says he we
feel ashamed to raise our voice, or lift up our
heads 10 meet the mcrited muafs and ridicue OF
our opponents We overwhelmed with shame
at such exhibition Of superlaivc weakness and po-
tcal pusanimy" Yes, the Courier adds, with
emphasis and truth, that Harrison was nominated,
mcrcy because he has thrown around him that odo"S
characteristic of eminent statesman military Popn-
ariy-a feature, trlich The Hhgs from the outset, have
screreiy reproJacd in Gen. Jackson. The Atlas called
Harrison ia second rate man, and Wing prints, too
numerous 10 MENTION spake of his nomination for the
Presidency in terms Of decided dsaprrobation dis
arrangement. But no sooner il whispered through
the land, by the authorized taisman of Whggery, res
scented from the concentration of all principles save the
pure and patriotic that Federaliss must abandon then
old maxim, "dridc and eonqnfr, and adopt the new
one "stoop to conguer, than the whole clique of Wing
gerry raised shouts of praise and pnans Of glory for the
"Uero 0f TIDpcraa0ct" All went ahead, b. hook oil
by crook, for the Hero, Hero, Hero. lunumcrabls
fans paintings, signs and pct0rias nadc TO rus
lie in the breeze and glitter in the sunbeam, in honor
of the new discovered hc.o! That recent "odions
characteristic Of an eminent statesman, Jackson
"military popularity which Wings we're wont TO re
probate with severity, bccame the ruling passion o
Whiggcry, throughout the Union. The melody Q. th'
ancient Egyptian risitantS, at once revived lhei
sights by day admirably initiated, and the'