Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1840-02-18

dish NJ gcur 0,rn avowas of AhoIit:o,is,o >, y.
period. which viii convince al virginia, that
went much more largely and thoroughly i. /
, than Gen Harrison ever did.
trust you viii extend TO me the couE..,
; fishing this letter.
Respectfully your cbcdicnt servant
JOHN II. PLEASAy
:. To Y.iE SENIOR EDITOR OF rGE r r
im"iay .Eor
SIX: | might fairly excuse Inysc!: f,r GccI.,
publication OF yoGr letter III the columns q, +.
curcr. because you Eave hong bow Of yau- ,n
which you might not only defend voUrse,f ~
ronr arrows ut myself: aS wei! rs OILERS Bcs
must Lr aware q! the relative state Of the pri.
at TINS time in Virginia. The Wings ogsnrr...
opponents, if not IN votes, Al least IN news,,,,.
daily Wing III this city IS assisted by awccs.. y
and thrice weekly Enquirer Is the only ors.,
my own party possesses. Under the sense q; .
disparity, might claim dispensatlon !rom the i,
of your lcttcr-Jut as il is Short and does no,,.
far ont of the record as your pen generally va,
feel willing 10 extend 10 von the courtesy ". 4
claim. ] bc@ you, ri the same time, not to III,
case hereafter rs precedent.
had no idea, Sir, that the gentle hint whit.
you, would prove severe Il hit But your lrt....
the 'swoundcd pigeon BY its futtermg l., =
that you feel the force Of the blow, though sou an.
cvatc It's force. II struck me Al III" tnc ri.
remark, tina, II y0u allow yourself a !orr> .or h
gcuitrm'j",) YOU might surely extend the sam
10 James Mcdowell, which YOU claim for yours
pccially rs he has since displayed So noble and ~
a spirit in his Princeton speech.
Whether Mr hlcDowel's and Gen. IIarrl,o,.
atoms be parallel, is left for an impartial coln.r
cidc.-'l'he former IN 1852, acted under the ig,
the Southampton lnsurrecton; actGaled. &,
Nav SAID on Tuesday last IN the II. Of d. by liz,
force of public sentiment. Gen. harrison :,
from all these immediate impulses; uua;iccrr:
such current OF public sympathy, came iGrs,.
ls:i:f, 10 make propositions for appropriatins d,
surplus of the Federal Treasury, To the prrc..,
| colonization Of the slaves. He was tf,dir,
tonls, and was placing at their disposal all III
plus revenue of the L. States. He he'd not IN
est Scrupr about the Constitutional power Of {
| but advances doctrine, which starics cyr-
of limited construction. He does not INSIST
amendment of the Constitution, in the u>.
with the concurrence OF tErcc.iourths Of the ;
but asks only for she consent of the STATE. Na
saves.-lt IS true, that in his Ninrrnncs -
1886, in the midst Of The war, whc! the \
Fanatics were wagng against us, the Gene,
some hard blows against the Abo!itonstS ba'
not rciract his proposition of 1888 He still
indeed that "tiIc consent of those who are !Gma
Interested" can give Congress the power 10 AT
Mcdowell, on the other hand, never made sUr
VACANT propoS tons as Gen. II. suggested ~ H.
Letter, read the other day 10 the II CID. now,
declares, that hc il Standardization" Fort!c /
therefore, cannot Sc" The "hypocr.sy' Which, /
feet to have discovered But independently 1
violations, Tor whrh "" are indebted t. Gen H. K
own pen, there are circumstances whrhmar, 4
as the Abolition Candidate He owed his u5m Il
AT Harrisburg very materially TO an Influence (
character. He did not originally receive SIN. 4
from Slave State. The movements too now . /,
ward in y York, snow tlIs artul effort that i {
enlist the Abolltionsts IN his support, There, h
of John a. King in The Legislature Of Ynk
the decided tone OF the Wing official Journal nj Il
speak language which cannot deceive any !.
citizen Of the South. What do they SHOW, indtr 4
systematic and artul attempt Ia unite tir AboI &
trrcSt with the Wing candidate, and tnru thr So
| f0r': hy the vote o. THIS fanatic crew. Va IL
sides new indications from Dhiu--aS appear. d
! lowing c%traci from The Columbus STAT, ,u.a. I
lnti INST. Road i"r Yourself, SIR, and lUGg" D.
rit III which the Abo!t.oHlsts are muy,n.. ~
ter: u
q" Hos. BEsJ. TArr.x-. iboiiLoa--EYr5, l
in the Stale will read with lInbountlrd aAMr Il
speech Of our aged and venerable Scn,tor /
Tappan, N our columns to-day. The Globe r.
that 'hls views are remarkable for their or. u
and hls style for It's condensation, simplicity, a. Il
ness. Oar correspondents are highly com,
ry, and from those TOO, whose judgments Ar. \
mich TO the public The Globe containing III
arrived Yesterday. and to-day the enquiry /. /, y
-'haye you read Judge Tappans speech. t
been til" occasion Of more good feelings and
ments than any speech delivered recently. b.,
on 4 subject OF more than usual interest NJ Ii, I 4
lI, npCDlp nin M; aud ,f tl,p J'r,,, II
OF candor and co~cncy that carrie; conviction
heartfelt male and :cmnlc-oId and Won Il
and ponder t-'hey Will there find the true
advice OF an aged patriot and statesman A.
ment, while AboltioniSm is rearing lis la..
anew under the auspices Of Gen Harrison r.
base and dastardly coalition is daily strength
tween the two-while Abolition lecturers Il
orators can scarcely be- distinguished bv tn P "
The incendlary labors ofthc two are at wosa \
each other-ths sprcch-this noble stand d
man whose age and talents, and long liz, Of III
vice, gives weight to all !ic uttcrs, come, a.
upon the enemy like an avalanche. buryrng IA
ntrgucs of Harrison and inccndiurvis.n ~ oil
grave together. III
"Ar. Preston, who was 20 highly comp,
liz" last State convention held here by the Y
~, we are proud to SEC by his acncrogs
Judge FaPPan, has rchukcd most Justly al. tqa
tie inccndIary aud abolition spirit Of hIS pr -
now better known the Abolition part, fsE
other; for ii seems 10 BE- The only dis'mcur
they now bear, rs they have rcpudated a.. FS
stitnt:onal questions as al direct issue. Ia
"As proc! of what is going on IN ONO, q
lint the Addition papers, the EIpio .hos II
LiSbon .2nr0ra-thc AeHiG Free Press, have
few days hoisted the Harrison flag, but ont j
OF any Vice President. They dare no, put 81
but go the electoral ticket that viii vote 70; ~
"ln addition TO this, the Pa:lanthr9pist d a
Il, OF the 9Th INST, has more than three coGl t#
purpose Of making Gen. Harrison what he 81 tsA
The support of the Aboitiomists, and proyr. tN
son $ own showing that lie was an Abolg 80
years ago and belonged to society as ear. 81
year of his age. The object Of these hiug' 81
mistaken. Let the friends Of the In,Cn ~ IA
up and dong in time This question NJ "a
openly, firmly and without delay Il
have before ne, one Of the papers n;
extract. II is the Xcna Free Press Of tlle :
from ITS mast head the flag Of "Wm. II Il. III
IL IS an Abolition paper; and one of The -
under the Editorial head, is adissertationur- f$
rison Meetings III Ohio; among which"
IN 6cauga county. on which il comments "a
lowing style: "a
"W hen the conflict between Masonrg 40. "a
sorry was at It's highest pitch, Gcauga c1aa.
cd ono of the sirongos: and bravcst reG,Eri 81
Ani-masonIc army. In tic las: baitia !ga. fl3s
county, hnti.masonry came of cOnef'''' l4
too, another political heresy, in The cs,.m'
IS embraced By many Of the citizens oih's "A
IT was IN that county that the State a"' -
ciety held n meeting last fall which W.
rous!y attended. a knowledge Of these iaa "a
us with the apprehension that part al M
Harrisburg nomination, would not b" acosi ~
citizens Of Geauga county. Rr,we ar 7. #
appointed. We find on looking over tie 81
officers, the committees and the speaker, EN
some of the most prominent names n t"e ID
and Abolition ranks At the head OF ne "a