Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1840-1842, 1841-03-26
RiicAis and "A. .sso,itiea,,i.

Rifehfs and hs .fbo,ifieassis.
AZ We expected. the Abolitioni,,s and the Editor
OF inc Enquirer heartily concur in condemnation OF
president Harrison's inaugural. II Is true, they
profess to condemn il for different reasons-ths
one because !, reproba,es, and the other because il
| approves Abolitionism, Yet, Notwithstanding
'he'r premises are directly contradictory and re-
pusnsnt to each other, they both concur in the con-
c'us'on that the Inaugural is most heterodox and
damnaoIe document, and Gen. Harrison the wors
man in the Republic.
ms Is just what Old Tips hes, friends would
desire. Happy man is he, thus to draw down up.
on MS head the disp,essure and criticism Of the
worst Characters, and the most odious and wicked
'"euons OF the counttyi Their combined censurs
wi'i but the more cndear him to the great mass o.
MS countrymen, and enhance the lustre Of his fame
u VIII rally around him the bone and snew Of the
''"o' anu make them glory in sustaining hin
against the wicked combinations OF the hacks o.
FACTION and the tools of Fanaticism.
By the last mail, we received an Abolition paper
published in Rochester, n. V, from which we copv
It's structures upon the Inaugural. We pray the
puoic 10 note these comments of Ritchis's Adolf
ton co-adlutor. IL Richie were an inhabtant OF
non slavehoding State, one would almos, take an
oath that he would speak the language and senti-
ments OF this fellow aborer Of his As il is. he
uses the same ornamental hourishes, and applies
inc same dispsragng epilhets to the Inaugural and
uen. Harrison. The two only differ aboat faeis-
one swearing that Old Tip is an up.to-thc-hub
hoonuonst, and the other that he is n bloodv-
n'nded pro-slavery advocate! A very ,rifing DIFF
ference certainly, where neither is oppressed with
reverence for truth
we again ask the attention of the Virginia pub
TIC 10 the objections of Abolition print to the In
augural and to the character of Ritchie,s allies IN
MS crusade against President Harrison. Can n
union OF such ncongruous materials spring from
patriotic eonsiderations-and is il possible If their
arms prevail, that good will enure TO our common
country We know it may be said tina, the Editor
VI 'he Enquirer is himself deeply imbued with Abo-
i'ion principles, and in eaguing with Abolitionists
10 oreak down Gen. HarrisoR's Administration, he
Is aetns out the feelings dearest TO his bosom
feelings which he avowed in Is3l-and which he
then iorebore to press only because he was threat,
ened by Mr. Goode and other Sou,h-siders with
loss OF subscribers. There may be some truth !,
,his-Gad his sSft WI. Ihs AbStiOns only
he explained by some such secret inf nencc. .,
From the American Citizen.
THE INAUGURAL,
winch occupies so much of our raper TODAY IN
OF much other matter, original and Sc
Iected, Is much more remarkable for its I.n,,L
thhn Tor any valuable thoughts il contains Tha
nam portion Oft is taken up in asserting truisms.
70 Prore which, numerous illusions are mad ~
precian ana Roman history, in the real Sopbomo-
rial style. II, like the lustrous C6i,0oi,, -, |
preceded him, he had EMPLOYED some ono Of IL IL
eo'e men about hun, to write his speech. every
idea 1t now contains, worth retaining. would boy
been embraced in single column.
We have looked with some little an yietv n Go.
"hat lie would say on the subject OF abolition es
pJeiIIy since his celebrated Richmond speech. in
which he denounces Aboltionists, and offers HIM
sell as sponsor for Granger. The Joc,r;ne l.. - |
Vahces respecting the District OF COLUMBIA 10 IN
tended 10 SUIT the Southern market The op,onn, |
oil II is, that Congress has no right to n,ss Io,
uCn may De IN opposition 10 the wishes of the
people OF that District. So if the inbobiton,s Of
the District OF Columbia choose IN conn;roa, "
gang oil horse thieves, Congress has mo no,,ar ., |
interrupt them IN It. The calling must he an no
noraole one; and no one has right to raise his voice
aSa'ns' IT, NOW, what can be TIE motive for the |
uuerance OF sentiments of this natural WI
SIMPLY 10 throw the shield of his bigb of;.;I y'
Ton over what John Wesley calls with ere,t TO-
anu propnety, ''the sum of all ylllainiesp 70 ,,
Stapry. Ihey have business going on in thai
D'S"i0'' rs 'huch worse than horse stealing ne n
man is more valuable than horse The nnos, j.,
famous slave market on earth is within ;,s In,;,s
w INN slght OF the temple of Liberty, the cronk |
ing voice OF the auctiOneer may be heard SELLING
human hesh Yes, and prisons also built with The |
peoples money, to secure the victims of slave deal
ers' t'I they are ready to send taem 10 tbe gTe,,
PRISON house oil the South. And now. forsoo,b
because II IS gang OF men thieves instead of borse
'nieVes' which we wish to break up, the Chief Ma
Sistrate OF the nation tells us we must be ysr,,
tender OF the feelings of the people of the Ds,rc
81 Columbia, and that Congress mas not The no,xsr
10 NEEDLE IN the matter.
AS strange, too, as 1t may appear, at the same
lne mat he is taking so much pains in his Rich.
mono speech, anc previously in his Vinrenns,
speech, and lastly IN his inaugural to give his conn.
enance and support to system, which Is now
considered by nearly the whole civilized world tho
most dIsSraceful which the sun ever shone unonN
nc reiterates the doctrine, that all men are endnsd
oy nature with equal rights We must come IN
me conclusion that he either does not look unoo
ne colored people as human or that he il very IN
consistent with himself. But this is an ;ncons;s-
ency by no means peculiar to General Hnrrison
a man never yet, perhaps, spoke five minutes in
aVo' OF slavery, without running into the mo,t
pa'paoie contradictions. Ii is impossible 10 avoid
l. Harrison has had long time to pIod over this |
subject; hut being unwilling TO come TO the onIv
rue republican ground, he runs into the no,t com,
pete nonsense the moment he touches it,