The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1840-05-21

From The LETTER OF
Hon. James Garland, ofFa.
To his Constituents.

TO his Constituents.
II. far The reasons which have assign
ed. shall have justified myself - oppo-
sing ihr resleelion &C Mr. Van Bursn,
having heretofore supported him. The
next question l.. whether I ran Justify
myself IN supporting General Hanson.
wiih he affections uhlrh I hrreloIore
made u his elreuan. and The advantage
'd principle OF sxprd,ehey. which sx.
pert \" be derived IRON his sucressl This
! Will srswsr.
The first objection 70 General Harrison
70. thar hr was frdersiisi &c The school
al '96. This charge has M Foundation
but The naked assertion II John Randolph.
made in The Srnsie &c The United States.
without q Strap of REGARDED history 10
sustain i. The charge wa. M sooner
made than promptly repelled by General
Harrison. Ills denial is sustained BY
the testimony nf Judge Bnrnen. az Ohia.
Who has known General Harrison int
n,alely al his life. and by The fact that
Mr.. Jefferson had great confidence in him.
and, Ter his accession 10 the Presidency,
appointed him % several offices of high
importance and trust. There 10 no truth
in The charge.
The second objection 10 tha, he il The
friend Of 9 protective tariff. That Gen.
Harrison was The friend Of a protective
tariff eannol be doubled Cor his speeches
10 Congress. and vnies for The tariffs Of
1924 snd of 1928. all prove that. Bu,
not only did Mr.. Van Buren,. bot the
present Vice President. and Mr.. Buchanan
and Mr. Benton. prominent friends &c The
administration. sll did The same thing;
and, so far rs these opinions and these
soies constitute an objection 10 General
Harrison, they equally constitute an nb-
jection 10 Mr.. Van Buren,. 10 shield
Mr.. Van Buren, from responsibility for
these votes. the instruction Of The New
York Legislature 10 vote for the tariff Of
1928 is relied upon. Was Mr.. Van Buren,
instructed when he voted for The tariff Of
ls24l Does no, his obedience 10 The
instruction Of 1928 prove his acknowledge
menl Of tie constitutional power Of Con.
eress! aud does not his Albany speech in
1927 prove ihathe favored !, on grounds
81 expedieney! The mystery why Mr.
Van Buren could vote. piih0uf insfrue.
fiOn. Tor The tariff Of 1924. and required
the force Of an instruction 10 vote Tor lba,
At 1928. is perhaps % be found 10 the
fsci thai, in 1924. he had NOT fixed bis
eyes upon The elevated heigh, 81 The
Presidential chair. But need not deiain
you upon this subject. The comproniss
acts Of 1882 and 1888 upon this vital
question is The ground upon which Mr..
Van Buren, and bis friends plant them.
selves; and this j. the ground upon which
General HARRISON plants hims,lf, as will
be seen BY The following leiler. written
in reply To Letter addressed TO him by
several Of his political friends:
gainesville, November Q, 1886.
i" Geiflemen:-I had the honor. this
momeni. To receive Your communica,ior
If Yesterday. Iregret that my femaik'
of Yesterday were misunderstood IN rtla
,,un To the tariff system. What ] mean
to convey was that had been warn
advocate for that sv.rm upon is frs
adoption. that | still believed IN the be-
nefils il had conferred upon the county
Bu, I rer,ainly never had, nor neseI
would have. any idea Of reviving IL
What I SAID was that would not sgre,
To the repeal as il no,r stands. In "lheI
words. l am lor supporting the compr"
mise act. aud never will agree To It's being
altered or repealed.
i" In relation To- the internal improve
meni system. ! refer you, for my sent,
mtnis. 10 my lelIer 10 The honorable
Sherrod Williams.
"NiLLIaM HENRY HARRISON.
"Mcssrs. D1ster, Taylor. aud others"
| II will be seen by The date Of this lette'
that when ! wroie the address 10 ,h,
people ol Nelson. which has recently
been REQUIRED To by my opponents, al
involving me in gross inconsistency, j
had not been. published. and was ig
nssan, nf The Tar, that General Harrison
had determined to abide The compromise
act.
The third objection to General Hsrri
sun is, that he is The advocate al the con
sulurionsl power Of Congress to cons,ruc
roads aud canals in The states. THIS i
true; General Ilarrisons speeches am
vo,es as a member Of Congress pros,
the TACT; aud / freely ADM, tina, Genera
Harrison voted more freely for appro
pria,ions Of this sorl ihan Mr.. Vsn BnreI
did, who also 10. 10 some extent. involves
in this charge. But upon This ques,inn
also, Mr.. Van Buren, and General Hart
son have qusdra,ed their opinions 10 III
same standard. as will be seen BY reie'
snce TO both Of their letters 10 SheFro
Williams. Both think The Consti,u,io
should be amended. so ITO inpar. lh
J mower 10 the Federal Government. vii
such restrictions as will ptoduce equallt
in It's administration. Both think thes
appropriations should be confined
works Of q strictly national chsraeie
But, fellow.ciizens, many Of the mo