Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1840-06-02

limited STATES troops being DIT briefly fe'e"ea W.
he scanned with soldiers eye, ana shuteu VIZ.
.olders cour.esg lie took his leave anna inc "",, h
c LondLerchiefs the cheers of the gentlemen, ana ''
"a Ills or = not inefficient band, the General stahu
80; ,,or the shore amid large bodies OF worklhe" -,
Tho canal who had rushed to see the, TO them, "oN
scene. :.,., ar f'j.o
What 4 pcture! Shakespeare description % ~,
,r,. LANDING was nothing to II, But wiih' comm
pa ,h;: Could il have been he committee: but
:, ,l;L ~, ,,e music and the mud OF The caiiai, anu
the drpopnlaon of rose buds, ana me i"Ve'y '" -
and the General squirting marttaiiy 81 w" co''Ls
vaonbond recruits and Sautng theii WIN, a s -,
ovr,asy and The ssn0t INEFFICIENT band, ana ohs" .H
Il, -, ,h L. rre bodies of workmen attracted W '''
80, H.. ,,s $50 them novel sight OF steamboat 'dt''
inr which occurred every day al me Sa"t o"' ,h;
same place. Is il grand: Can there 'e any '"'"s
more picturesque: II Is ai'souciy o'', :" ~ ,d
Ri the General was 50 polite, that h!s v'>er 'o,u
-, ga, ,u.ov IN lone day, two, or three IN t''
name Of heaven how long Did he bore me o." man
Did not the postage tax occur 10 MN, in' Vs. " !.
rocs ON 10 riapsodze, and betrays the confidence .,
en.rous bospality By repeating observations 'n'o"
=. :: a. r.,r,a If conv rsa ton, and evidently nor
intended for The public eye. lie talks OF Gen t'a''
son ) carving the American fa@ the iur.ieS' ~
c,rrird in his own timr-lurtier IMAM rom ROM " "
Danube, and among terrible savagcs t"o, anu '''"i
than all this Mo"gh wnrh "r i ni ,rmsJ Mo.
thinks of the services of HARRISON ana MS arru Po
neers the glory .oflhe Caesars, OF Rome, an" OF f",'
dwindle into noihing, compared with me w"hd"l'"
ACHE srmem,s of the man whose toil ana p'oo" nav
made so many people happy -D's@nsMhg' ,:,,
..Thcr ,rs many | suppose who will think wrll"
I'm, FIR noca effect when say General HARRISON
one of the best educated men N the country
no, think any such thing We do not cohS"'r una
is a matter on which you are competent I" pass -"
ment: and YOU only make Ounce of yourself oy cha'
,or;nr in this non.compos style. How is our tourist
adcGiatc TO form opinion on such S""j'ct -"
can a man decide education or ihl"fha''"h VIZ
writes such nonsense as this. "ile seems =" o'
link of the present to the past, with symF"h"S ,''
each-and he can thus make himself agreeable l" ili'
voung and the old. Now the idea Is prepos'er"S u
4 man who talks after this fashion Here Is inc poor
General first made the "lnk OF chaln-'h'h ,''iS
slink" has .ssympathcs and makes itself 'agrecaO!,
| What a remarkable link Once more-"As i"r MS
health. such men, with habits like his, with lic 50
serene bored 10 death b. impairment correspond
encc and more mpertincnt ters') AMID pure ar
now for the climax "Pon" t"rm, they 90 not ;" """
| die as that their frames wear out. iieie IS n'P"'
dcnce forsooth An individual who cannot write
sentence Of decent English, guaranteeing the ea"c"'
ton literature Of man who has occupied Win "'S
tinrushcd honor the most eminent pubic stations ana
whose reputation as accomplished writer, eloquent
speaker, and mature scholar, IS corXtrnSivc "in ms
! fame as Il gallant soldier His i!lltcrate ana vulgar
visiter patronznglv pats him the head, ana tells Inc
people that he is really wcllcduca,cd man, and that
! he does not say for political effect
We have dwe longer than We otherwise should have
done on this contemplate twattle "arcs'droppiS ahu
story. teng-ih tins shameless violation oil all NE pro-
priey of intercourse and all the rites OF hospitality be-
cause General Harrison is especially exposed to TINS
mprrtncnce and because it desirable I" set pHh!Ic
sentiment right in regard 10 this kind OF pub.'cat'on
The idea of posting North Bend, inrGdng one sen
on the wr-kn hospitality OF Presidential chhu'-
date boring him for week, and then publishing IN the
newspapers private details of his household affairs,
presents to us an humtatlng and disgusting picture
and we hope for the honor Of the nailon that the eX'
pertinent Will not be repeated We ihn't confess
that VIC not little surprised TO witness the Trans
fer Of this Express iarrago L" III" columns OF tc t'"a
ny Journal
Mr. Jones, Of Virginia. the chairman Of Tie Commit
tee of WAYS and Means, ii will be Observed has not
participated in the effort to get up the independent
! Treasury BILL nor take the lead in the discussion we
regret that he has been detained from the House, ana
the duty which could have performed better than
himself. By ndisposlion. We understand h" IS conva-
lcsccnt and viii probably b" able to intend the Hons"
in few days GiOJc, May q
IsDEPrHpE.r Treasury BILL.-Onr paper o! yes
terday conveyed to our readers the gratifying nteil'-
renee that this important bill of the session was a.
last reached Mr. Bells gag BILL bill Of Instructions
-misnamed bill 'sto the freedom OF elections
was disposed Of by call OF the prevons question:
which brought the proposition to n decision III way
hes, calculated TO excite sympathy Tor the unhappy a
thor of it, The question was not The usual "ne-Sha!
the bill be read srcond third tmcbut ''>hd me bW
he rrcisd' And without further rcuding IN this ighn-
minorIs way the bill rejected by vote OF lOS to.'
several of the Federal members voting against ~ ana
MANY of them abScondrng They did not choose I"
commit themselves the record, IN voting 10 diSF"n-
chse any class of citizens, having the remembrance
Of the fate of The dynasty OF the Adamses IN their eye
and cautioned too By the fact that Mr. Adams hun
self wonld not venture TO lead on rs usual IN favor
Of n measure, which proceeded upon the mira prn-
cplr which proved fatal TO his father III" Hart.
ford Convention members and The rankcst oi the abn-
/ l,tio
they adhered to Mr.. Bell; as, besides showing the
holiness with which they stood out Tor The worst
Federal doctrines, 1t proves the gratitude they ehcr-
tam for one who has abandoned, At this session, the
ground taken against them former occasions, and
who has thus shown that he willing {" be neon
sscnt to them, and To serve them, toe" al The
expense Of the interests and feelings of his conSttu.
ents.
Actuated by this double motive, fad Mr.. Bell
supported in his darliu. measure (t was his rgnally
Mr. Critteudcn only adopting the offspring 10 give II
a trial in the Senate by Mr.. Sastonslall, the mover
orthc Hartford Convention in the Legislator" Of Mas
sachusetts--by Messrs Slade, Truman Smith, Fillmore
ond several others Of the Abolition connection
! Srl.ur"4r vorl>r.--A reverend divine, dyed in
the wool of the Wing hue proposed taking the liarr-
son v"tn board the steamboat MnuSoon during her
| last tr:p from 81. Louis. The poll IN III" cabin
first ascrrainrd 10 b., for Harrison II, Van Buren, ~
whrrcup"n, his Reverence returned thanks in solemn
and impress manner such, OF course, as became
Christian minister whose and passions ar" above
the party strife and political contests Of tins world
Bu som" thr worldly present, not entirely Sa
t.si,d with III" rn'u vote insisted descending L"
til, dock AMI taking The sutragcs oftl" humble and
low IL, had i,n done aloft of the merchant princes
of the earth THIS than hard cider to his
Reverence; but lie forced TO gulp it down. Til"
state Of The polls was speedily asceriained:
Cabin. Deck Total!
| For Harrison, II -
| " Van Buren,, ID u -