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


millions when no one in New York would trust h'm Tor
,wcnty five cents-spoke of offce-hoders stealing the
peoples money, NC. cc.
3D. He against appointing meT'oefs u Io"s
to Office creep, foreign missions ana JuHteeH s"o"
told us that our representatives, "" hot cur -"
straws abon, us &c-that Harrison was not meinoef
nj an Addition Socic,y-hat IL was humane society,
whose object was to better the condition OF the slave
it was impossible for any human beng 10 answer az
the letters addressed to candidate Tor NE if'sochey
and hence he had committeeman some ''Fei
letters had been written to the General from his own
corn,y Or,pue ,Sc He then went over the various
abusive CHARGES against the President, calling nun "'
"sweet little fellow, saying he had spent o. W i''o.,
when Adams had spent only I2-had spent Ill NIL
lions in three years-pad $32OOO tor me same service
he (the orator. had had performed Tor -
had paid l3 cents for coming 10 cent peces-sa'" ne
was Republican, and if any additional testimony was
needed he was willing TO swear, III the presence ." ",S
God, that he desired nothing else than 'a''''ut a."
mnisraon of the government. lie toiu US aU"ht ''''
Presidents coach and four and white negro Drivers
and Epsisb livery and all thaspoke of his own ser
vices in the Senate and said he had saved The lnioh
and had been threatened with assaSs.niti"n-,ha '"h
was "tovh aud iail against the war, anu ach""H'
ed it on the 3rd of November, lcl, here me rec"F"
10 prove it, but lie Did read Ithat lac had attempt
ed TO nut vicious woman al the head OF society," anu
the cabinet was dissolved in consequence OF it--'h''
ladies refused notwithstanding Vans exertons 10 ttea'
her as equal and power and prostitution SUNK ocio'
the women-But for this, pollution must nave over
run the landle called upon the religious to put DOWN
the man, who would have put down all distinction De
tween virtue and vice He would to God the ladies'
had remained and heard and understood the whole
story-(At the commencement OF tins part OF Mss
speech, the ladies' left the house, although assnr-
ed by the orator. that he would say nothing improper
for their ears He concluded with the low prices ana
standinq army declaring that unless Van Buren, was
turned out he would not be surprised 10 see Inc looe
ollng for 10 cents dayand the militia refused 10 DC
trained under Ponset.s Bill they were TO be 'nprlsoh'
ed &c. &c. have not pretended TO give the orator
words, but assure you that his suppreSsIons ana iSie
presentations have not been al all exaggerated iew
words on this effort enlghtcn Us! lst. lie says he
is in favor Of Presidential term. Is he sincere
Has he not heretofore been in favor OF two: DID ne
not favor the reelection OF John quincy Adnhs
that notorious Federast and AbolitIonst, VINO heia
the odous doctrine that the Representative was not !"
regard the wishes of his constituents: Tie tells 'he
story Of Swartwou and endravors 10 induce The peo-
pie believe that their President IS responsible Tor s
dcfalcaton when the truth is, that 3 was nominated
by Gen Jackson, the nomination was confirmed by me
Senate; his term of Office, four years, expired; was re-
nominated by the individual, his Official c"nauct
referred to a Wing committee, (SIlshce, Sprague, hing
Wright and WaggamunD After investigation, the Sc
nate again confirmed the nomination; ana certainty
the two Scnates and this Wing committee ought 10
bear their share of the responsibility tins part OF
SIS history vas concealed and part of the story TODD
d,nce il does no, appear he ever had. But inrer, Is II
true that no one in New York would have trusted nm
for twenty-five cents; As late as the lath OF March,
lcS he was called TO preside very large oppos
ton meeting the city of " York, held at the National
Hall where there were 33 Vice Presidents, and Secre
taries and which meeting sent forth address against
prominent measure of the Administration, signed ga
niuel Swartwou, AND another meeting presented nm
with pair Of silver pitchers, token OF theIr appro
baton Of his course towards the Administration
IL. homo ,f1,t M,
would have trusted for - cents: On the subject OF
appointments and detacalIons the orator lives III
ulass house In the year lS26 while Secretary OF
War; when he tells us he handled great deal OF the
public money; but declares that not cent stuck to ms
hands he conferred some appointments on persons,
not possessing the confidence Of the people, and one OF
them at least deficient III pccunary responsible
lity as Samuel Swartwont or any one else anu II was
charged too, at the time, that the appointment was
made under suspicious circumstances the beneficiary
being Il capddatc before the people, and having con
fictinr interest with of the orators own family,
who was also u candidate COR the same post and vino
was elected by procuring i'll this way that interest
do not sav that the orator barernd for support which
put one OF his own family in office, because do not
know that he was Influenced in making the appoint
mrnts by any such considerations. All ! say IS, that
he did, under the circumstances mentioned, give an
office To who as unworthy OF credit as Swar-
twout could have been, and otherwise utterly diSqua-
lifted. hope in future, when descanng so eloquent
telling them that he handled thousands but never took
dollar, that he will remember, that although he
clears HIMSELF the records of the country do not clear
the Administration of which he formed an important
part and to which he much attached. Let hun
remember. that while the records show loss OF 6O
cents in the hundred dollars under that Administra-
ton there only loss Of - cents IN the hundred
dollars. in the corresponding period under Jackson $
aministratinnthat IN the particular department over
which he presided and the naval department. the losses
,br I'm and ttv nor
the corresponding period Of Jacksons administration
-(See Treasury Report dated Both December last,
page 9)-Thc orator grossly msrepesenteG fo'nsetts
plan for organizing the withdrawing 1t a standing
army, and stating that it provided that those who re-
fused to be trained at the time and place designated
by the President were TO be punished by fine, which if
they failed to pay subjected them to Imprisonment OF
one month for every five dollars thercoi-lhcrc IS no
such provision in the plan, and the orator knew It'll
he did not, how great must have been his ignorance =
The plan provides, that whenever the United States
shall be invaded, &C. it shall be lawful for the
President TO call tort! the militia most convenient
to the place of danger or scene OF action, and u
thcv fail 10 obey his orders, they may be fined by
c0u; martial and shall be liable to be imprisoned on
the failure 10 paw The fine adudged against them. The
fine may be imposed for refusing to fight, when there
INVASION nSurrection, 'rrssancr TO the laws too
powerful to be suppressed BY ordinary judicial proceed
ings" and, il the fine is not PAID imprisonment may
be the cnnScGuc nee and tins moi the law OF the land
crf - nptinI w TIE DIX imprisonment,
far merely e. ling Ia be trained when required. But
Harrison plan for training the militia contains all that
is objectionable Ponsctts and goes infinitely beyond
il. The proposes 10 expend half a million, the
other, enormous sum, say not less than 70 odd mil
lions Let us make some estimate
IIarrson's plan, in the year 1919, proposed
10 pay the officers who trained the mill
tia 81 100000. Add seventy five per
cent lpr increase since that tIrIc gives S3,-OD0Oo
To pay military teachers in primary
schools, say $4,000 teachers, at 5000
each 1926, goo
To pay for the ''more scientific part o: the
art Of war in the higher scminaries, 5OO.0oG
S23 800, 600
Twenty three and half millions Of dollars Let it not
be said that this estimate is too high Harrison plan
proposed expenditure Of Sl,900,00O in the year
1919, TO pay the officers alone, and 10 teach all the
youth in the Uniten States in any school professor
TO attend every school to teach our boys Gymnastics
would constitute about $4,000 oiice-hoders, immr
diatey in the pay Of the Federal Government, rid