Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1840-07-03

/, Esn ~ If onr most respected and talented fellow
citizens. 1t is time that the honest poruoh u ~
Wings should pause in the mao career OF 'nei ues
tructIve doctrines, when the wisest oi ticiE fiei'u =
fnrsokipo The marty in scores. 1t IS time that they
should consult the records Of truth, and be no longer
misled by the false statements Of their political irIcnds.
The remuneration of error IS the nop!est act VI d man :
life. True, it requires resolution 10 brave the Sia"uei
Of the Opposition press; but he VINO has not th's hiucn
moral courage, is unworthy OF the dIgniied name o.
a freeman:
And all are slaves beside"
Mr. e. T. Yelverton, renouncing Whiggcry, Zip, ~
Ter, and Tariff These renunciatlons come upon us 50
fast, that we have hardly room to chronicle them.
There never was a finer spirit than that which at
present animates the Democratic party. lie country
IS alive with them. The extraordinary efforts OF the
Federalists, and the foul methods OF imposing theiF m
beetle candidate on the people, are bringing forth from
their homes the sturdy ycomanry; and 1t IS needless to
say that when they take to the field, opposition IS hope
less. Previously TO every Presidential election Tor
twelve years past, the same Boosting has proceccediro rom
the enemies of the people-they have every where pre-
dicted victory: aud have every where been most tho
roughly beaten. 1t will be so again. They have no
other way, except by boosting, to keep their spirits up.
Like towards and braggadocios, who fear the result,
they shout loud and long 10 raise their craven courage.
In PENNSYLVANIA, the hundreds that are iorsaking
aGeneral Mum, : as the Globe most appropriately d"bs
him, are a sure presage that majoriues VIII be gwen
for the Democracy greater than any on record. IN
New York, defeat, without hope, lowers above Tue
Federal hard cider banners. In Ohio, the Democrats
assume a victory as beyond all doubt. In Georgia and
the Carolinas, our friends are equally sanguine.
To the Hhigs Of ne State Of .3ia6am".
At the meeting held in Mobile last winter, TO respond
to the Harrisburg nomination., | declared my acquires
cence in the nomination of Gen. Harrison as a candl-
date for the Presidency, supposing that IN due time, 4
manifesto of the measures of his administration, II
elected, would be published TO the world, containing
such principles as | could support, and what believed
10 De the true principles Of the Wings pr0pr,r. IL was
not until got hold Of the National ln,eiltgcncer 0!
the 9th Nav, ls40, that saw the princi pies aud imra-
sures OF Gen. Harrison set forth, aud upon. which tAr
opposition to ilr. Van Buren, urge his claims 10 my
vote.
cannot support Gen. Harrison upon the prime piles
set forth by the Virginia Wing Convention, contained
in the Intclligcncer of the above date.
The first ground they take is in thes" words
"TEe first .rca, and important ground, icnnw.c,tzcn,, upon
which we ask you In unite with rs IN tn" support 81 Cen. TART
son aud John Tyler, il, that they stand pledged, a deeply rs men
can be-so deeply that universal scorn must attend the violation
Of The p!eGee-not 10 be candidates for u re clectIon-to serve Du'
This is altogether Objectionable with me as 4 princi-
pie. 1t Is ii in dcrogation OF the Constitution !. I'M.
plies that there are other candidates impatient oil the
office. No sooner would the President eject be inati.
erratcd, than the fierce, angry and bitter contest would
commence for the succession. The people Of THIS vast
Republic would become so lltigucd with such ire.
qucnt elections; go disguised n; the lying aud cor
ruption Of III" press that must naturally grow out OF
such a continual state Of high excitement, that they
would. ere lonr. crow weary Of republics. The prln-
cip!e is cxecrable. The President would become 4
mere cipher. He would of course have a cabinet, 4
kitchen or parlor cabinet, or a committee. lh's caoi-
nee would sooner or later resemble the prime minister
of the King of England, without the rsponsibIlty.-
The oiium If any measure would be transferred from
the President 10 this cabinet, who might, perhaps, be
rival chiefs for the succession. We should never hear
of the President. Congress would cease 10 watch with
vigilance and jealousy The Executive; but would turn
their whole attention 10 the qnarreis among those sup
posed rival chiefs. / ask, if Mr.. Van Buren, had come
into Office under a similar pledge, would we have
beard 50 much about the Sub-1'rcasury, the two hun
bred thousand militia, the blood hounds, nc: | say
No.
The next ground [ shall notice is in these words
aThat in the exercise of the veto power, he should IL
init his rejection Of bills to-lst, such as are in his OPT
Mon unconstitutional; Cd, do. Then comes his opini.
on upon the constitutionality of the U. States Bank
which is in these words, II believe that the charter 81
ven to the Bank Of the L. States was unconstitutional,
it being not one of those measures necessary to carry
any Of the expressly granted powers into effect; and
whilst my votes in Congress will show that will take
any constitutional means to revoke the charter, my
votes in the State legislature will equally show that |
am opposed to those that are unconstitutional and vio-
lent, and which will bring us into collision with the Ge-
neral Government Having stated other grounds Of
his administration if elected, with which l shall not trou.
Bile myself, he proceeds thus
''The question may perhaps b. asked of me, what security
have IN my power i" offer, il The MINORITY ri the American pcopl"
should select me for Their Chief Magistrate, that wcujd adopt The
principles which have herein laid down as those upon winch my
administration would he conducted. could only answer by re
fcrringto ms conduct, and the disposition manifested in III" dis
i"Iorc been conferred on hc. II power placed ~ my hands has
ever, IN a single OCCASION, been used for any purpose ollie than
to accomplish the objects designated BY those from whom lie
trust VIZ received, viii mex ao" ledge that either VIII constitute
a sufficient rcIson for discrcdtiHg any promise may make, under
the circumstance; in which am noy placed"
Well: General Harrison swears by his whole past
&c H. e .t--t-l L. -EI 49,. Jr.,-I Stt.. D--l \
bill. So far then he and Mr.. Van Buren, are on the
same level. If General Harrison be in favor Of The
SGb-treasurv, So far again, there is no difference, be-
tween him and Sr. Van Buren,. But if he is opposed
(Which IS the :acu 10 both 4 United States Bank and
the Sub-trcaSurr. what does he RELY on to regulate the
State Banks, or which is the same thing, nothing. The
idea that the State Banks could furnish a general and
uniform currency has never entered the brain of any
one yet lfthey were all specie paying Banks they could
not supply the country with 4 uniform and genera cur
rency. But if, placing them upon the most favorable
footing, they Will not, and cannot, answer the fiscal
and financial purposes ofthe General Government, and
the great body of the people, how much less then,
when, for the want of some great regulator, they are all,
or nearly all, insolvent. | can conceive no greater
curse that ailicts our country than these local Banks.
Their paper is always liable TO considerable fluctuation.
lis value is continually changing; and these changes,
often great and sudden, expose individuals as well as
the General Government TO immense loss, are the
uulItS u uIlibhs sltIhliliOuS, uIu utslIbN al Cbil.-
dence between man and man. Between the Sub Urea.
sury schome and the State Eank system there can be
no choice the former is the only alternative. With
these glazing absurdities of General Harrison staring
the country in the face, when ] ask the question what
will the country gain by electing General Harrison
| nm told that things cannot be made worse By a change.
| do not know that. ! cannot assent to it as a maxim.
] cannot adopt it as my principle of action. Who is i
then that is SO clamorous for a change: Principally |
men who have boxed the political compass; who have
by times belonged to every party and faction, that has
had a name within the last dozen years; men whose
very tongues framed deceit, and whose threats were
open sepulcIres; who thought they were doing the
country some service, By revlling and slandering such
men as Clay and Webster, and many others. By what
kind of presto or change have these men become Wings
They are an outlandIsh people that | know nothing
about. They remind me Of the men that followed Jep
tina, vain men, and every one that was in debt, and
every one that was in distress, and every one that was
gathered themselves unto him, and said,
Come, be our Captain. Respectfully, &c,