Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1840-04-06
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TIE CRISIS.

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THE CRISIS.
lt,s with pain thai have again seen the I;1ne oi
Wm. j. HARRISON presented to the people OF this
c.untr, tier President-@d greater pain Ira lts
-hDnld have The nrakuess To gccep the nuninaiion
Having ro laoed himself IN This situaion. have
the right with VERY other CT zca I'll sn"i,zing lbs
political principles. asd Of prescribing them 10 the
i~oJile. aud shall endeasor 10 do 81. through The
columns Of your paper. as lime aud oppongauy may
permit.
shall in tie FIRST place. esJeayor 10 show that
Gen. Harrison WAS Frderalis, is Federsist. aud
that hls views and principles with regard 10 ih"
Federal powers have remained unchanged. The
Fed rsiss. Fl o the foundation f the Governments
endessored TO give TO The Federal nsiitpii"n n
| construction winch II did not admit cf-ih.y en-
drasnred To aud exercise bowers wllch are not
delegated II, The general govern ent and they have
been coute uding. under Diff rtut aud iors,
i'r these powers down 10 The present day:-at one
time unde, the name II Feterasi.; al another lime
they assumed the name of Nsiiohal Republicans;
aud mole recently that OF Wings; AID | should not
he surprised AT future day to fnd them a,sum-
n,g the name OF .'Dsnoefaic Republicans
Their principles aud dociines are the san and car
lot b. disguised by the thin tell winch - thrown
round iirl9.
las Gen. HARRISON been AN advocate Of these
powers as Belonging t. the genrral government aud
| coniend-d for b, the Federaisls An examination
OF hs yote- While IN pubic ihc, will give the an
swrr. Whilc "A n,ep,ber Of Congress IN the year
1918, when the subject OF liernal improvement by
the genoa COVE nme.t und. r dIscusston, he
,oied III favor III the power of The federal govern
men,. the subject IN all sarous be.Ilugs, al
tunes IN small n.inorilles thereby sustaining the
ederal construction oi the constitution oi the Un
ted iales Then on tins sui lcri"e have hs record
ed Yates 10 prove HIM Fcdr'"sl, IN the strongest
sense 81 the term.
| What are his opinions on the memo able subject
! Of The Tarn-iha, subject which al Que time had
ueariy g'ound The South mo dust d Il ashes;
aud WHICH nearly produced a s'psrslon VI thus u
mon We fluid nm, fellow citizens. not only
ing and advocating (vihoui lnstueiions) the power
Of the federal government to lay protect uc dues up
on youi aiucl,s al day CONSUMPTION, but lie maui
Tested warmth aud zeal III the caase which has
been surpassed by any Que. Such was h,s zeal AID
AID III support Of protective Taf.t. that he has
exclaimed, ''iha nottiug would induce hi 10 re-
lax The severity Of the Taft Law, but the appearance
of The IN ihe sltrets ii Norfolk aud Charles.
Ion, or the poverty ana distress OF the people and
thai these fleets must be traced uuequiyocaiy 10
! the Tarn policy Indeed hls unholy crusade
against tie pn"r mans interest aud poll, induced
hun, the Senate oi tie y. States III 1919, 10 vle
against reducing the duty coffee ia necessary ar
licie any mans tanily,) from five cents TO tnr q
cents; aud at the sane e has voted against iedu-
! eng the duty on tea; AID yet lie has been INT
imp an.y held up TO the people as the poor ma"s
iIend. Then, on ,h TarIii .estmn, he IS conyic-
ted by his votes as beng Ia iayor vi the IF EIDE
! RAJ power the subject.
The Republicans have always been opposed TO
The consul utiolalIty of Nai,onal 5a k. What are
Gen. tIarrsnne Opinions on thai subject Aud here
am sorry 10 say, tlai on tins Question, he Is some
thing like OF wax, 10 be ,urhen tins way. mat
way. and Other ways as the popatdr breeze may
blow. In 1922 he says he believes Ba"k OF the y.
States 10 be unconsinutnnal bur III 1886, when To-
I ienugatedby She,rod Williams, he says he ~ non
unMl al; aud bat, II tie proper collection and DIS
hursenient vi the public ievrru's required II, lie
w""d supper, B.nk ol thu U. States; Then We
nave his recent declarations IN favor OF Bank, and
evor OF HE power cslned by the Fedeialis,s over
| tie subject.
Was lac IN favor If the /, drral dociiirrs Of thr
elder Adams, aud attempted 10 be armed out by The
! yuuugrr Adams We have ms celebrations,
made II III Senate chamber IN 1896. when charged
! ty John Ranuoiph To his lace, wuh bel = il
trend oi the Alien aud Sedniun law ADMINISTRATOR
In ins reply he acknowledge lie had spoken a.
rOrd6y oil that al iis,fa Ion, aud al least ftU SO:
So that he convicted "ul Of his own uou,h, WIN
being friend ol the Fe,e,al Luc,rnes as contended
! Tor under The ADMINISTRATOR oi The ,iGer ADAMS
| Bat fellow .cniz-ns, expect II show YOU. an
other ,.t q IA. narn>pn goes turir IN sup
poit II the Federal powers oi the general govern-
nent than ANY otbet n,ap III 1t. lie even lays do" n
The doclrne, that tue federal so,erunIenl appro-
rrale Tue public revenues TO buying up the slaves
oi The South aud -inancp a,Ing them; and his Is
| 4 subject winch lac SANS and dear 10 his
heart, will reserve iut lulure number ITS exanua-
! IiOn. CASSlDS.