Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1840-01-07
no RIM EDlYoR OF THE Eseu1Rry


.crya,;on Of man of your sagacity, ,kat IN time,
al J,;ah party feeling, political opponents >"em,
.r.,,,., iucapablr of dong Justice to each other
|, arpcars indeed to ne, Mr. Rt"h", to be- on" of
ihr ,ji-nit:cs Of our nature, and | dare say that
| am M, entitled to any exemption from IT. You
.onrseif IN your own proper person have ! am
SIRE felt The truth of this remark; and am thereto.
IN. more certain that in the case ot another, an AZ,
peal to your of Justice will not be IN VAN Ia
in. last Presidential contest, native OF Virginia, his
father siGner OF the Declaration OF independence,
and Governor of this State was presented by Tie peo
MI. of the West, as suitable candidate tor the Pres.
dencv of the Uutcd States. lie WAS ONE who, from
th, DAYS Of Washington II those Of Monroe had spent
The energy Of youth, ana tie Egor OF manhood al III.
s.ry;cr Of hiS country Although millions had pass,I
,,rorrt his hands his u:c@rit. had never been quc
tonsd During the administration Of Jefferson and
Madison he was entrusted with almost absoul" power
over an immense region OF ne western country y"
in no one instance has il been pretended, tina; hr
made bad use OF his authority, abused their conf
dcncc This citizen perfectly unobtrusve IN his man
ners remarkable for his unsullIcd character, The ap
proved Governor of the whole OF the Northwestern
territory, and the yanquisher Of the combined enemies
of his country, both British and Indians. was during
the late Presidential contest, the subject OF the grosSt
abuse. Calunny after caiu!nnr was uttered against
him. and although hundred times rcuied, was ne.
yclihcrlcsS continually reiterated. And why was II
;hns Sir Rch.c For this simple reason, that Party
c.ss meyer do Justice to their opponents, and thry
withhold from their readers the knowledge OF Facts,
which are necessary 10 enable them 10 arrv" at Just
conclusions Among others, learn that the old and
often repeated charge Of .i"o"'o" mas O'eh reF!'a
a.anst General Harrison. y single TACT Will! 81.
l.vr be- sufficient d.abusc the minds oi those Who
are willing do the General justice; all Inc lacs
Garth YOU know would be insufficient TO penetrate the
understandings of those who have been dipped IN tn"
S,vriun waters OF party. aludc Ia the vote OF Cen
.r;l Harrison III relation 10 the admission Of Missouri
into the Union You know, my dear SIR that he, in ms
speeches. and by his vote, insisted on its admission
without relation 10 saveryin other words he opposed
the Missouri Restriction This in opposi-
ton 10 the entire DELEGATION from ONO and Indiana,
! and cost him his Reelection TO Congress.
/ believe General Harrison is The only individual,
who voting thuS has been charged with ia" sighrs,
aimi of Abotoni>m. and but Ter that rarty.>prt,
which las poisoned the land. such charge against
srch man with such proofs OF lis talSy, would have
been secuted from Maine 10 Louisiana The truth IS,
/ Mr. Richie Of which you well aware, That Gen.
Harrison has been charged with being too warm and
ardent in support of the rgh,s Of the Southern States
as proof of this his cneucs IN ONO ana elsewhere
have pointed not only To the Missouri vote but 10 has
speech in 1885 al Enccnnes, in which he denounced
,h. Aboltionsts in a satisfactory 10
cciyc tie marked appreciation OF meeting oil tie c
2c,S Of Augusta county at StaGntoll, wtch was md
Gated by attcrng resolution passed on that cccaS'om
/ Mr. Richie, | ask lii" publication 81 tins letter III
Your widely circulating and influential! journal | ask
Il in sheer Justice TO the GcncTa-n the name OF truth
and as proper mark Off respect 10 who has gone
hence t!c friend and relative OF General Harrison,
and whose children bear IN their VEINS the blood ct
HARRISON
/ BIZ ac Editor.
We do not hesitate one moment IN laying Inc proceed
ing Communication before oar readers Coming from
such respectable quarter; urged by such strong con.
silcrations we find impossible TO resist the aPpea!
which il makes 10 US But would respectfully en-.
Guire chi Bono' All these arguments III favor OF De
neral Harrison pressed upon the people OF 'Fg'
MIA in the great campaign little more than three years
ago; and they pressed in vain The Little Ma
aciam beat him in Virginia BY ABB majority; and tins
YEAR he viii beat him from 10 10 $4,000.
+ We have not yet opened our battery upon the OH
General of Tirpccanor. We shall DO It IN due Sc.
son: whatever Ec regret, or whatever hc our per
sonal feelings towards Inn his The objections I"
him are irresistible, IN the eyes of every man Who va
ucs the iav0rte State Rights doctrines Of the lrga
School They found and felt to he SO IN me ia
Of 30; and they will be found equally ovcrwhe''"+
in $40. The principal grounds winch we took ana
which VIC shall take again. sta eli III the following
summary statement from the preamble and resolutions
Of the Legislative Convention, which met III the Sapr
tOl last month;
Ihe veto Of President is the great salvation OF the
South against the cncroaChmcnt oi abolition, u lie
time should eyer when the mad spirit OF The a
matte shall predominant in the Two branches "i 'oH
grcss II should be the careful policy Of the Southan
States ALWAYS to secure hv their votes, Chlci Alagr
tratc who can throw before them the protection :" 80"
veto, VIXEN II ever, a frantic and dcsp"ttc inay"Ii
shall war against their rights, their property, their SAFE
ty and Their lives. Thai vcto olution, would b.
our only alternatives. Such man, we believe, vii
not be- found in Gen. Harrison. Such man, We conn,
IDENTIFY think, possess IN the present Ch!cf Aag>
trate. Ina word wc adopt the language of the Ccnm.
Committee of the Republican party, when they al.
dressed the People of Virginia oil the 2th of Oct, -@
awe call upon you to say, then, citizens OF Virginia
whether YOU will take Tor your candidate politician
like General HARRISON fcdcraliSt III his creed, Fedr
rast in his measures, Lat!tudnarIan IN ms consFur
ton of the Constitution He is an avowcd supporter II
the HIGH Tariff policy, and declared TO the Agricultural
Society OF Ohio that he would not vote Tor Ms abandon
cnt, until grass grew IN the streets ct Charleston ana
Norfolk He is an ultra advocate Of Internal lmpror"-
mcns. He has avowcd his anxiety TO appropr'accycig
of your surplus revenue 10 the purchase and ca"'
cipa'ion OF the slaves and ic has avowcd the idea, that
the consent of the slavcboding States would make }!
constitutional Are you, too, prepared to vote tor 4
politician who advocate of National Bank, IN.
der certain circurnstances-and supporter OF sy''
ematic distribution of the surplus Revenue, which he
expresses desire to curta by reducing Oppressive
and odious Tariff: Or, will YOU select Mr. Van BG'
rem who in all these respects, conforms TO the prla.
cipes and views of Virginia; VIII you, in word,
prefer a Lattudinaran fcdcralIst, Democrat
&c State Rights man "a politician, who enIr''
tains scarcely one principle in common with YOU
own; or one, who is disciple Of your school, AMI
| a devoted friend OF your own immortal principles W
man has expressed more decided APPRECIATION o. INC
doctrines Of Virginia than Mr. Van Burcn-no one has
Expressed stronger conviction of the benefits Ito u"
his own Words which have been derived from thc!'
influence: of the extent 10 which the future operation
OF our political institutions are dependent upon the
continued respect and confidence III them as well IS
hs) unfcigncd admiration of the unsurpassed disnt"F'
cstcdness and ntlcxblc fidelity, with which these doc.
have through evil and through good report, been
sustained by that truly patriotic member OF the con
iederacy
eve met these issues in Ic3G, and we prepare
to meet them again. Upon these grounds the Demo
cracy of Virginia irumphcd then. Upon these grounds
| t,,v
have again to combat party which is composed Of at
the clements Of opposition-rcndcrcd almost d"spcfa"
by defeat, and stimulated by the strongest passions %
make last effort overwlem the Republican paris;
But they are destined again defeat, If our brethren
will rally with their woncd energy around the banner
of the Republic. With these sentiments, We respect
fuIly recommend the following resolutions
| "ia. RryO'rcd That it rs the duty of every De@'