The Ohio Democrat and Dover advertiser. [volume] (Canal Dover, Ohio) 1839-1840, 1840-10-23
From the Richmond Inquirer.
A WARNING, VOICE.
THE JANUS.FACED PARTYl

Duplicity is stamped upon the Harrison par.
ty. They are not "soft" enough (Mr. Web
ster hints to differ about thier policy: and Of
course, to unmask their principles. Their can
didale (Orator mum) is the true index Of their
party. He wears more faces, than ever old Ja-
nus possessed. He is more remarkable. than
Shakspear' man Of Seven Ages for, the Wing
nominee ''plays many parts" at the same time.
In the North he is an Abolitionist.
For the South, he changes his phasis--and
tries to pass for an Anti-Aboltionist. '.
To Clay and Webster and that clique, he ez
hibi;s the face Of National Bank man.
The States Rights sceptics the Sonth, show
him up as anti>Dank.
His Western and Northern friends pass him
off as decided Bank man. His Southern
friends euuivocate some Of them ho!d him mp
as friend, some as foe 10 this mann moth In
sttution. Whilst the Address of the Wing
Convention of FEBRUARY tries TO palm him off as
anti i-Bank-the Address of last week plays
mum: and some Of his decided friends in Rich
mund do not hesitate TO say positively, "If Gen.
Harrison should oppose the Bank, | will at
once make war upon him.
1t is the same case. with every great Toint
that is before the country. He is to be found
upon almost every side of every great question.
He is a Proclamationist publicly-and anti>Pro'
camationist privately, where his private letters
may be used to abate just prejudlces against him.
In 1919, he declared it The duty of every candi
date to answer every question But IN lS4O,
when he becomes n candidate for the highest
Office in the Republic, he refuses to answer
and now affects to say, that he will moi fish for
the office by pledges and promises.
He affects great delicacY in appearing before
the public and soliciting votes-and yet he has
the nnblushng assurance TO electoneer, as no
other man has ever stopped TO do, for the presi-
dency; 10 wander over the country like stroll
ing player; and make namby- pamby speeches.
for the purpose Of begging votes. AS the dis
tngushed Lowndes SAID, the Presidency was
ian honor neither to be sought nor declined"
But Gen. H. never declines il and always seeks
il.
lie abuses Poinsett's bill nm the very grotnds
which his own bill emhracec-and vindicates
his own bill for propositions. which are infinite
ly worse than any thing that was in Poinse,ts |
The Wings object TO Mr.. Van Buren,, that il |
elected, he would carry ont Poinsett's bill to
which he has decidedly objected and yet they
affect TO have ~ fears from Harrison's election
although in his late speech at Dayton, he still |
expresses his devotion to his extravagant and a. |
farming scheme of filling all our high schools |
with Federal Professors of tactics and teach |
ing Az the hOys in the country the rudiments of |
Military education at the Federal exgense.
Such is the candidate whom the Wings are !
pressing upon the good penple of this country |
They are pressing him upon the South, although |
he presents himsefin this alarming predicament
before us, viz: When asked to give bledge
that he will veto a bill against Abolition, he re
fuses. But he voluntarily pledges himself to
veto no bill which Congress may pass Thus
he stands To the South he refuses to give any
pledge which may protect their rights. But yet
he pledges himself to the Aboitionists, not TO
veto any bill which Congress may pass to immo |
late our rights. People Of the South are you
madmen enough TO take such n candidate to
your bosomi What support a man who gives
pledges to propitia,e Abolition votes-and yet |
refuses to give any pledges TO shield your insti- |
fntons from the fanaticism of the Northern A.
bolitonists.
Yet such is the man, whom the Wings are
recommending to your embraces.-A man, who
is playing all these paris, to intrigue himself
into the highest Office in your country. you
will be 90 infatuated as TO place him in power.
IF you will disaffect your natural allies, the
Democracy of the North-If You will strike
down the "Northern man with Southern feel.
ings," wbn has rsked every thing for you'll
YOU will support the "Southern man with Nor.
ihern feelings" who will give M pledges, but
those which are against you, for fear Of offend4
ina the friends of Aboltonism-lf you will
CO. operate with party who will open the
door to petitions, 10 debate to agitation, to the
most violent passions Of the human breast -IfI
you will discard your faithful shepherds, and
commit yourselves 10 the ferocious wolyesAsay
mot hereafter, that you had no warning against
this infatuation. Though we and others like us
should shore the fate Of CasSandra, yet will we