Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1840-06-16
COMMUNICATIONS.
TO THE EDITOR OF TIE

COMMUNICATIONS.
TO TIE EDITOR OF TIE Enquirer.
EsrILLrILLE, ScoTT, Co., Va, May 18th, lelo.
Under the editorial head of the little paper OF the %
inst, published at Abingdon, an attack IS made upon
the proceedings and resolutions oil The democratic
Committee of Vigilance, OF Scott county, contained III
the same paper, and several columns occupied IN at
tempting condemn the proceedings ana resolutions
of the Committee, and to sustain Gen. Harrison as
true Republican of the Jefersonlan School, strict
Constuctrionist opposed to United States Bank, 10
8 Protective Tariff to Internal Improvement by the
General Government, &c, and both assertion and evi.
dence are resored to by the writer OF the article Tor
that purpose And, as the Committee stand as 1t were
arraiened before the public for having, IN their sad
proceedings and resolutions, charged Gen. HARRISON
with being Federalist, lattudinous Construction
st in favor Of National Bank, Protective lart, IN
ternal Improvement BY the General Government, &c,
it becomes duty which the Committee owe to their
country and themselves, in sedetence, to reply to
the said article and make good their charges
The writer of the article commences by asserting
that "the Committee are fearful of defeat panIc-struck
&c. and that large majority of the people OF the y
S. have decided on the election OF Gen. w. Henry
Harrison to the Presidency" And the writer haseven
fpured out the result of the Presidential Election ao
eWrateiy on paper, according 10 Uhig custom, and
shows us that, according 10 Wig arithmetic, Har
risons majority Van Buren, is from to oO0,OOe
Wonderful prophecy! matchess wisdom! WI! no;
Van Buren, himself be panicstruck, when 1t reaches
him, Now, Mr.. Writer, you know that the Wings
claim possess all the talent, learning, &c, and al
though we are not disposed to join issue with you on
that point, still beg leave to tell you that you
greatly mistake the intelligence OF the farmers OF
the country, the true Democrats, when you sup
pose that you can gull and delude them or terriiy
them by your harmless Boosting, and parade of fl
cures on paper We have long since learned that
this is fixed habit of the Wings, and that their
Whg arhmetical calculation of the result OF elections
always turns out TO be mere chera oi the BRAIN, ana
tlpy,N hrNfa tho
prospects are the louder they boast Of certain victory
No matter what the pending election may be, whether
Preside ta State, District County they VIII assert
that there have been great changes in favor OF the wing
candidate and that the Democrats will meet with GER
tain defeat las the writer has IT'D as certain death
and the taxes In the Presidential election OF ISIS,
they figured it out, satisfactorily of course, that Mr.
Adams would be triumphan.ly elected over Gen Jack.
son, and showed by figures, that Gen. Jackson would
only get forty or fifty electoral votes; but, when the
election came on their calculations turned to be
idle the wind, for Gen. Jackson got LIS votes and
Adams only S3.
The Wings then confidently proclaimed that General
Jackson would not be sustained by the people, and his
veto of the Maysve road bill in lc39 the explosion
of his Cabinet 1881 and his veto of the L. 5 Bank
in 1892 according 10 the positive assertions .! the
Wings, had completely Frustrated him. and Mr.. Clay
was as certain be elected if he had already been
installed alas the election came on and their
boosted victory the Democrats turned out to be
ony worse than vsionary-Gen. Jackson received 2l9
electoral votes and Mr.. Clay only 40.
When Mr. Van Buren, nominated rs candidate
for the Presidency, the Wings Showed by calculation
after calculation and by assertion after assertion that
he would be BEATEN and that the Democrats would be
routed foot, horse and Dragons. They thought that
the game of three pluck must certainly succeed
But the true Democracy 81: the country, the honest
farmers, fearless and generous, above corruption or
compromise, stood firm seaport 81 their candidate,
whose principles were known. aud when the election
came on although the gam" vas three Wings pluck
Democrat, with the view oi so dividing the vote
that the election would be finally had the House OF
Representatives. where, through bargain and intrigue,
they might defeat the will of the people and elect
Wing, as the in the election between Jackson
and Adams in the House of Representatives, the cal
cnla,ons and bold assertions of the Wings of certain
victory the Democrats again turned out TO be vain
delusion and mere boastng Mr. Van Buren, received
ITO electoral votes, VIM. Henry Harrison Che present
pulled canddatel only 10 votes, White 20 and Web
ster Ia, that Mr. Van Buren, had clear majority Of
fyseven electoral votes the three combined fac
tons.
Well now, Mr.. Wing Writer, is it not reasonable TO
suppose from past experience, that you would again
buster and boast of certain victory the Demo
Gratis and that you would show it too according to
Wing arithmetic in figures on paper Most assuredly,
SIR, and we expected nothing else; but you perceive
from past experience, that your clustering and Boosting
ard figuring harmless TO the Democrats the
ocagcd war horse Well, Mr.. Wing, from past ex-
parcnce is not equally reasonable to suppose, that
the honest farmers, the true Democracy Of the land
still possess the same Democratic principles and the
same honesty of purpose that they possessed when
they supported the principles Of Washington, Of JET
ferson and of Madison; that they possessed when they
supported that true Democrat and devoted friend OF
his country, Gen. Jackson; and that they possessed,
when they elected our present Democratic Chief Ma
gis,ra,c with full knowledge of all his principles
You mnst answer, | am sure, in the affirmative; and
It 50, what will became c yunr boasted victory over
the Democrats AT the ensuing election The answer
OH ,ilS. fate aF 9
victory over Van Buren, i~'G, and the old gentle
man will be lct IN the 81; his confidential commit
tee, who, We trust, will permit him to drink too
much hard cider.
The writer of the artc." next u substance asserts
that Gen. Harrison true Republican, ana; ATTEMPTS
TO refute the charge of Federalism na, H. ~. Ca.
mttee in their proceedings and resolutions a a, iur
rison; and for the purpose of attaining his object he
has enumerated sundry offices that conferred upon
Gen Harrison and in addition thereto has adduced
some other evidence TO prove that Gen Harrison is no,
in favor of aU. q Bank, of Protective Tariff Inter.
nal Improvement BY the General Government &c all
which were charged upon him by the Committee in
their said proceedings and resolutions We will notice
the charges and the evidence in their ORDER and out of
thine own mouth will we condemn thee; and first,
Is Gen. Harrison not Federalst, as charged upon
him BY the Committee, Why, Mr.. Wing, did you give
us catalogue of Offices conferred upon Gen Harrison,
with the view of proving that he is not Federalls and
at the same time in instances, conceal the fact of
the name of the person comforting the offices upon him.
The is obvious it was not necessary for your
purpose to shew how many Offices he obtained at the
hands of Federaliss; and you had given US the fact
shelving from whom each office received, your ca
ia,ogue might have gone very far in proving him Fe
deralist. You have introduced it yourself negative
proof upon this point, and entitled to the bene
fit of it as legitimate proof upon the issue between
In 1877, Gen. Harrison, according to the catalogue,
was appointed by the old black cockade Federalist,
John Adams, who then President Secretary of the
-(I
vernor.
You state, that in 1901 Gen. Harrison appointed
Governor of Indiana, and you forget to tell US by
whom he was appointed. Now, if you will take the