Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1840-01-09
Gen. Harrison's Popularity.

Gen. Harrison's Popularity.
~" W h,gs IN Virginia and the South have terri
b." uphill work upon their hands II is the labor OF
s'syPhns They no sooner start the stone, than il
Mfea'en total back and crush them We shall publish
ssynopss OF Gen II : opinions in cur next. We defy
Gay ssn"'ne STATE Rights man to support him. What! go
!" farm. Internal Improvement &c. &c. and adopt
q MS creed upon the "prnciplcs Of the government
% our lnion, the Proclamation Of the President OF
us United Stlcs (without its authoritative EXPOSE
non Too and the Speeches of Mr.. Webster, deliver
GO IN tie Senate Of the United States ION that Pro-
''at'onl ''"t their last session 80 33I in answer to
S arguments Of MIR. Calhoun, containing the most
''!",a and satisfactory Eypos!tions of those prnci-
pes 'hat have recently been published" We ask any
u Tie State Rights men, who flew off lipon th0t Pro.
.'"atioi, with what grace they cling TO Gen Har-
!,'"N. But II is impossible In the South however
r"n' Harrison will not receive single vote The
"'t'"i'g letter, which have lust received from
VERY intelligent Correspondent, shows us how bleak
IS ms prospect in the South and Southwest. And
sgan, 50 much Disguised are the Wings Of AIaba-
MA W!ta his nomination, that the Wetulnpka Arms
% , !he 18th December has the following paragraph
&c learn bY stage passenger, that the Wings held
H""cung IN Tuscaloosa, on Saturday night, the 2lst
instant, consisting OF the Wing citizens Of the Town
ana members OF the Legislature to take into consde-
ration the nomination BY the Wing Convention at Har
iso"rg OF Cen Harrison for the Presidency: and tina,
II was determined not 10 support hin. And AMIN.
nt sMO'nt the following extract of n letter received
.'o'h New Orleans December 70 from the Correspond
vi VI no Augusta Chronicle, (Whig paper ssPoliti.
vi matters are all knocked into p as the printers would
10y the Harrisburg nomination. This State was
10 I!ay but II is believed, that Van Buren, vii,
-" carry II, by default of the Wings"
"GLGANlNGS ON THE WAY.n
MONTGOMERY, Alabama,
.n,, Dec. 2oth, 1889.
mo Och'oh al Tins place, "waiting for a boat" gives
s@ leisure day, and have concluded 10 offer YOU
90 straps picked up on my Journey.
no,;s evening of the 18th Instant left the Metro
s1oa ola Virginia, for the Southwest At Pc.
nnI.s e!l IN with one Of the New York travelling
'r.,,s' d gentleman so had once figured in "Old
rn,J'' OUT who had, with that pure patriot Tall.
b. ceSeF'ed has party. His great object seemed to
non M'"e amends for his former political sins, las he
yo-t, 'oscs 10 say by the coarsest abuse Of New
m.La .tos' distinguished and talented son, and to
VENT: 'st's 10 the nominee Of the Harrisburg Con-
sa.nt ~ every town, tavern, and on board Of the
6,,atS, railroad cars and stages, politics was the
r. tsst subject with him. This continued through
T. ~ Naroina, ). Carolina, Georgia and Alabama.
asofgia, we were joined by Yirpnan (of the old
w. s sehoo!O who cordially and sp;ritedly Joined
;s, ew iorkcr IN his unholy warfare on the Admin.
,S ana ITS friends, and in his bitter denuncation
Gu. 'ne man, whom he (the New YorkerA once nro.
,naSH 10 have admired and supported. As Won may
,h-u'y suppose, travelling as we did. We were often
na, INTO circles, embracing every class of men and
r r IN al! the States above named-We met with
,ay o. me Union men of Georgia, the State Rights
me-, VI georgia, the cid Crawford and Clark men.
ssa. OF the Legislature Of each party-and I do
feed you on my honor, land appeal to my Virginia
y e'''ecs me- Il an in eEEor,) that in the