Madison Whig advocate. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1839-1841, 1840-02-08


day the Gath inst. with few exceptions
by strict party vote. Not the least OF
lection to this frantic vislence is, that it
effect viii be to retain upon us for seve
raj years the incubus under which we ar
now laboring, and to defeat entirely tn
object II processes to attain. The uni
form current Of decisions in the courts
place 1t beyond a doubt that the &C
which these resolutions recommend, will
be pronounced unconstitutional. and we
Will be left, after legal struggle of two
or three years duration, in precisely the
condition we now occupy.-Southern Sun
The following are the letters from
Gen. Harrison and Gov. TYLER. in an
swer to letters addressed to them by the
Committee on behalf of the Harrisburg
Convention, informi az thex of their res
PectIve nominations for the Presidency
and Vice Presidency as the candidates OF
the Wing party:
General HarriSoa's Rep1y.
NORTH BEND, 18th Dec. 1889.
Gentlemen: | have the honor TO &C
knowledge the receipt of your letter
from Harrisburg of the 9TH instant.
However Objectionable in the opinion
of many of our fellow citizens NAV be
the mode of selecting a candidate for the
two highest offices of the Government
by General Convention, the peculiar
circumstances in which the party oppos-
ed to the present Administration were
placed, seem to have left them no alter
native to secure that unity of action so
n - .
Of States represented, and the exalted
character of the Delegates TO whom the
delicate task OF nominating the candidate
was committed, leaving no room to doubt
that their decision was in accordance
with the wishes of the majority of their
| accept with gratitude the
nomination which, in obedience to a reso-
luton of the Convention, you have done
me, gentlemen, the honor to communi-
cate.
But however highly may value this
evidence of the attachment and conf
dence of So large portion of my fellow
must beg you TO believe. gen
tlemen. that no one is more thoroughly
than am. that in selecting
retired and unpretending individualto be
their candidate, the Convention were
influenced by circumstances often occur
ring in popular governments to set aside I
the higher claims of other citizens, al /
though founded upon the possession of
the most distinguished talents and the
performance Of the most eminent servi- |
ces to their country, united to every 9TH |
er quality necessary TO the discharge of
he duties Of Chief Magistrate of this
great Republic.
1t may perhaps be expected that |
should embrace this occasion TO declare
he principles upon which the -Administra-
ion will be conducted, if the efforts OF
ny friends to place me in the Presiden-
ial Chair should prove successful. But
having, in a letter-to the Hon. Hammer
Denny, and in another to the Hon. Sher-
'od Williams, Doth of which have been
made public, given my views at some
ength of the character and extent of the
powers vested by the Constitution in the
President, consider it unnecessary to
epeat them here.
| deem it, however, gentlemen, proper
t this time to renew the assurance here
ofore frequently made, that should be
lected to the Presidency, | will, under
10 circumstances, consent to be a candi-
ate for a second term.
With the highest consideration, gen
Iemen, for yourselves and those you rep
esent.
| am your fellow citizen.
w. II. HARRISON.
To the Hon. John Owen, of North
"a rolina, and others of the Committee. ,,