Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1840-05-22
TO The EDITOR or TIE ENQUIRER.

ssA our election there no opposition to Mr. lay
loe-the few Republicans who attended threw Their
votes generally MIR. John l.. Chinn. The wing
elector was down at court the Monday preceding,
and favored us with very long speech. The plan OF
the Secretary of War for organizing the MilIta, was
the chief theme OF his harangnche declared II I'M
constitutional, &c &c.inssted on the great hard
ship of that provision, which required the men to
uniform and themseves-(hy the bye was
not aware that there such provision myself
He informed rs that the Editors and managers on
our side of the question kept back the truth, lie
did not say that those his side did so-but lett
room for The Inference that they were most mmacu.
late set, who told the TRUTH the whole trnth, and no
thing but the truth without equvocaton or pevarIca-
ton He censured the Editor of the Enquirer for hav-
ing ceased TO oppose the Independent Treasury-he
insisted on it, that John Randol PHI was much OF a
madman that his statement (mark you made four or
five years before the gigantic exhibition Of his ntellec-
ual powers in the Virginia Convenion) not 10 be
taken in regard 10 The Federalism of Gen Harrison.
He assumed the ground, that the Shareholders in Viz
GINA were generally IN favor Of llarrson-and that
therefore he be right The slave question That
fact however, Mr. Editor, only be assumed after
the eleci;on-t has to be proven by the election
1t is rather shining against light and knowledge
to make this assumption He got only the votes
OF one or two slave States in the former election
(lS36D and think the actings and do;ngs at Harris
Circular, and the general support of
Harrison BY the Abolitionsts, with the exception of
claims to the support of the Shareholders of Virgl-
MIA The worthy Wing Elecor actually tosnahawk-
ed Mr.. Tappan (the Senator from Ohio0 The next
time the worthy elector goes on a scaiplng eXPe-
diton, let me suggest to him, how much more
chivalrous it will be 10 make a charge the thick
array, the hronged lcgons of Aboltionists who are
either supporting Harrison or opposing Van Bu-
rem, than 10 carry the into the thin and scat
tered ranks of that order, who may be numbered
among the supporters of the Great Magician, DIS
Z ~ nf oil to do m
hy the potent igRpsnce of that extraordinary man.
However, Mr.. Editor, | will not presume to die
tate the worthy Elector (aS aconid bc as worthy
acquaintance OF mine would say the manner IN which
he is to prosecute the Perhaps he cannot recon
ellie il 10 his feelings to make his allies. They
seem to forget the old adase, that swallow does not
make summcr-And they do not choose to say, that
Tappan prcsen, course on this question makes tuil
atonemen for those past of opinion which he may
have expressed on this subject Even admitting that
there is mistake, misunderstanding mlssatemcnt
about it, the name of Mr. Morton, the Governor OF
Massachusetts, brought in: but there COM
parson of his opinions and those of his competitor, Mr.
Everett We informed by the gentleman, that
Gen. II. had recanted the opinions expressed IN his
Chevot speech the subject of the Proclamation IL
this be So somewhat strange that Mr.. Webster and
all the old members of the Federal party should be sup
porting him. Gen. Ii. is certainly most convenient
candidate. If they wish to prove him among the op-
ponens ola National Bank they point to his OPT
candidate for 0nti- Bank circles. If tbcy wish to
prove him Bank man. they have only to point TO his
letter 10 Sherrod Williams-This makes HIM very
convenient candidate in Bank circles.-ln one place,
he SAYS he in favor of the Proclamation, and Mr..
Websters heightened Federal doctrnes.-'rhen, we
informed, that he opposed 10 the doctrines of the
Proclamation. At early period OF has llte he is
member of an Abolition society. In the Senate OF
Ohio he looks slavery as immoral and ant.republ'-
lie refuses TO pledge himself to veto bill abolish
/ ,l,. ot rnln
very convenient topics to dwell upon, amongst the
Abo!'ionss. On the other hand, the Shareholders may
hc CALLED with his empty and unmeanng gcneralitcs
in hs ChevIot speech, &c. against the AbolltIonsts:
The Tariff party, may be comtorted and consoed, by
pointing to his votes in the Senate against reducing the
duties on tea, coffee and salt and his general course in
favor of that policy. On the other hand the Anita
riff party may be gulled, by pointing to unmean-
ing declaration Of his, in speech letter. If
they wish to prove him the greatest hero that ever
lived, they have Only TO put their gorcaton spec
,acles and take up history othe late waret the spec
acles magnify and glorfy to the full extent and then
give rsnS their imaginations, and the work is done
On tie N;ier band if they should be reminded of their
frr,u. condemnation of Military men, Presidential
candidates. they can very easily say that their obiec
tons cannot apply to such warrior General Har
rison and ihu, lie cannot be rery formidable
military man; that he cannot be ccry terrible in war
or the Senate Of the L. S. would not have refused him
a medal and vote of thanks, occasion, for his
services in the late with Great Britain, would
the authorities of the city of New York have refused
him sword for the same services. The General may
be said fully TO up to the Frenchman definition
of punch, all conradlction-'the sugar to make il
sweet, the lemon to make itsour, the spirit to make
it strong, the water 10 make it weak. Let US hope
that the supefactvc influence of this all contradiction
may not 80 far ovcpower reason as to make US tor
get the true issues in the conroversy.-An unconst
tutonal Mammoth Bank or no unconstitutional Bank
Unconstitutional Internal Improvements, or uncon
stltutional Internal lmprovements--A high Tariff po
licy, or no high Tariff policy-Encouragemen Of the
Abolition faction or no cement Of the Abolition
faction
s'FLoYp CousTY, May Z.
ain looking over the Lynchburg virgnian by The
last mall discover in the statement Of the result
the election in this county the 2d ut these words
"rhus il appears we beaten this Spring. but we vii
not stay beaten in the Fall" Meaning thereby that they
would then sc, majority for the Abolition candidate