Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1840-04-17

THE USWEGO CORRESPONDENTS.


we mimht safely submit this correspondence without
comment confident that Democrat can rise from us
prrsal without an inward feeling ct pity tor INC poor
old man whose lbccilty virtually admitted ny 'ic
keepers who have him IN charge mai irrih% WIZ pc
coniord with one Of deep and inctlabe disgust at the
conduct of the corrupt and unprncplcd party leaders
who are compelled 10 resort To such mean devices ~
The vain attempt acquire political powcr-io clutch
~ the Govcrnmcnt--,o rcvcl in the spo!s OF conquest
TO s,bvcrt our free Neutrality-suspicious. thcieW ana de
,rrss the tnanv-ard all, for Mammon,
..For So much trash 1 may m cra>pcd-1ur'!
liza Whin can read the palpable evidence OF the m
efficiency and imbecty Of the candidate ne Is conn
uc,d In support the first Office within the gut OF the
free people of mighty Republic-f he can think OF
this and think Of the of his party seeking to
put into it, without hanging his head for pure shame
then he callos to the last significant evidence "i Inc
possession of spark Of honor, and is fit only to drag
the of party whipped INTO the traces by the most COT
rupt politician in The country.
The gist Of tins matter is compressed IN nut shell
The Democratic party can entertain no controversy
with Gen Harrison He is, in fact anybody or nobody
inst rs his kcepers choose to make him. II they wish
TO make him an Aholi,ionst, they lfthcy wish TO
make him friend OF a L. 5 Bank, they can. If they
wish To- make HIM doubtful on this or on high tarIi
they can They do what they please with HIM.
but the people will never consent to make hun fres
dent No never. If he uneXcepona5le III other
rcspcctsas lie is very far from heIng-fhS t"er 'romh
seal his taic with the people To suppose they would
choose man for President who Is placed under guar
dlanshp-not permitted 10 comm: himself on single
important uncston-not even trusted 10 answer has
own lcters-is give them credit for lack OF intc
rrncc which but few among the opposition, wonid
have the hardIiood to express or even presume |" be
within the circle of probability The Grand Lama
which the du!ators of the East worship IS not more
completely under the control ole cunning priests than
this equally mbcciIe and inefficient divinity the WHY
Wing leaders have up, under the domination OF
crai1v mcrcenary political priesthood. He is rcsponsl-
Bile for nothing. Ills appointed keepers acknowledge
this They claim the responsibility lie, poor, fee.
BILE old man. is Too weak to bear II. And - II believed
tha, he can stand up under the weight
"Of all the ms and outs and cares of State
We trow not The result Of the experiment is so dn
bious even in the prospective, that il would be hazard
Gus 10 attempt it, Ii is the 'one straw more that breaks
down the overloaded camel II the Ike thing is tried
in the case Of the superannnatcd animal with long ears
the same result would follow in The instance of tho
one with prominent hump.
The people Of the L. $. have nothing more to do
with Gen Harrison than with the husband Of the
young woman whom the intelligent people Of England
are content 10 be governed by, while she is governed
by CLIQUE of selfish partisans The contest in tins
country is between the two parties which took their
rise al the formation OF the Federal Constitution.
Those who are for Government of the people will
sustain the prescn, Administration. Those who are
for government of the few will vote for the KrFrERs
ofthe conscience and opinions Of the grand Lama OF
Wing idoatry--the Bel Dragon of the Clrald'an Fede
raj pricsts-the man Of straw whom the Wings have
put in nomination i"r the Presidency.