Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1840-07-10

Call yourselves hy what name sou please. vou mr.
still the old Federal party. Your Candidate for The
PRESIDENCY, Is az good 4 fcderalist as any of YOU. He
vas a tavorltr .! john Adams. Was Adams ever
known ~tnappoint 4 d"cided Republican 10 Office, if we
except ms assoc'a:ing ir. Gerry with two Fcdrraiists,
AlhfsiaIi ana ~i'ckrring, IN a mission To the Directory
ol : rance IS 1t at ali likely that Adams, after lIarri-
son $ speech against the disbandins of his Standing
Army, regarded hun rs a Republican,, and, in that
light, made him Governor of Indiana. You cannot
believe u. BIT Harrison had great difficulty in &C.
cepting ihIs appointment, sand positively declined. =
lie dd accept At, h0rtrcr, at the instance and by the per-
suas'on 81 his "rclaiinns, the Messrs. Nicholas, who
assured nm there V as no doubt of Nj. Jefersnn's cleo
ton the ensuing November; and that he would be- con-
ilnneh Governor Of lEdrara, in the vent of Mr.. Jefcr-
son sriec'ioh. therefore determined to accept" The
Nicll"NGEtS were decided Republicans, and friends of
Ar. Jefferson. They no doubt had Mr.. JetFcrson's as
surancc, that If appointed by Adams, he would not turn
him out. And tins accounts for 'Mr. Jcfcrson's los
ing no time after his Inauguration ssto assure him fins
favor ana confidence Now if Harrison was a Rcpub.
lican, IS it probable he would have been appointed to
tins office by Adams If he was a Republican, why did
he fear that MIR. Jefferson would turn him out, and 20
siuvelr decline accepting il, until assured BY his rela.
tons, Wilson Cary and John Nicholas, that Mr.. Jefier-
son would retain hun: Is it not rather immoGcst in
you, Mr.. Elector Lyons, TO charge us, who maintain
t!lat harrison IS 4 FederaISt, with "impudent false
hood lie does not pretend 10 deny John Randolph 5
charge, that lie was a FcGcralis,: but ~quibblrs about it,
after The same manner that he treats his connection
with Adams $ Administration. Is such a man as this
ft 10 be the President Of the United States Of America:
Where d" We find him, according to his letter, during
that space when your party now Wing was known by
the name Of National Republican: Alta dinner with Nj.
Randolph, Mr.. Calhoun, Mr.. Haync, General Hamilton,
and many others, call except myself Of the then Jack.
son party. Where do we find him now, that The Fc-
dcrallstS have changed their name to Wing We al
ways Ind him setting to his Federal partners, true as
the needle TO the pole. lie follows them with the in.
stinct OF nature through all their may windings. He
knows them under every mask: he halls them brethren
under Whatever name. But Harrison is a Republican,,
because Jefferson did not turn him out Of office. By
this mode OF reasoning you may prove that the late
MAJ. Gibbon and many other worthy Federalis.s were
Jctirrsonlan Republicans. See what Mr.. Jefferson
sayso on this subject in the 9TH volume Of his published
correspondence, at the T9th page. The rule there laid
down by HIM has been the guide Of all has Republican
successors.
You must be convinced Of the imprudcncc, TO say
the least OF II, of charging ''impudent ialschood' upon
those OF your ieilow.cItizens, who affirm that Harrison
is a FEDERALlST. On your own account, regret
the necessity you are under Of supporting that Harris
burg nomination. Shame and disgrace await all South
ern supporters Of Harrison.
Your political a~ntipodr,
A DEMOCRAT.