Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1843-06-09

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Having now, trust, fellow. citizens, proved 10
your sailsiacuon-fl hav mt proved TO the satisfac
ton oil the Wings, am sure have proved il 10 the
satisfaction OF The Loco Focos-that the Wings have
violated every principle upon which they came into
power, proceed TO the second branch of nv uronosi
ton, which was, that the Wing party was unworthy
OF the confluence and support Of the American people
because, h'vng obtained power protesting sci Of
principles II has iraudulently attempted fasten upon
the country radically different system Of policy.
which IL dlSayowed and repudaled most scornfulIv
and indighantly-durng the last Presidential con.
test.
10 ascertain The protested principles of political
party, we naturally look the avowed sentiments of
the prominent candidates of that party, who 10 be
regarded as Inc opponents and representatives Of its
principles We look also to the known opinions of the
party leaders, to the declarations Of The party orators
10 the prevailing tone Of the party prees The pro
ccedpgs OF party meetings, conventions &C., and
iar as II can be gathered 10 the informal expression of
individual sentiment. Ordinarily there is no Difficult.
ty whatever, upon the SUBJECT for the party creed is
usually embodied in condensed form, in all the pub
c proceedings OF the party throughout The land For
example, we all know that National Bank Pro,ec
tive Tariff, the Distribution of the Proceeds Of the
Public Lands, and single Presidential term, are no,o
the protested principles Of the Wing party. They
have been so ayowed by Mr.. Clay, the candidate of
That party for The Presidency, by the Wing press by
wing candidates throughout the length and breadth
OF the land by the late Wing State Convention, and
by your late Wing county meeting. Now, what |
mean to assert Is this that the Wing party Of S43 is
radically different in lis professed principles, from The
wing party OF lS40-that the party has turned its coat
That It has abandoned its old professed principles and
taken up q new set-hat the most prominent Of these
new measures were dsavowed scornlully, by the
Wing party of le40-lhat the Wing pnrty, neverthe-
ess according to lis present confession, always in
favor of these identical and determined upon
carrying them into executIon-and that it had no
sooner obtained power, upon professions of hostility
to these measures, than it did raudulently attempt
to fnsten these very measures upon The county,
And,
LIST. lfthese the great avowed of the
wing party of 1901 allude 10 q Bank, Tariff and
Ds,ributon-it will be very easy for gentlemen 10
prove that fact. Here is file Of "The Yeoman, :"
(hoding up file OF that paper) the most extensively
circulated Wing paper in Virginia, during the last
presidential canvass. Its very object to proclaim
and maintain the principles of the Wing party. i,
contains Wing speeches. Wing essays the proceedings
| of Wing convenluns, and of Wing county meetings,
almost without number, with splendid Tippecanoe
songs, sprnkled here and there like "orent pearls at
random strung could mt some one of my old Wing
friends just sing Tppecanoe song, by way of inter.
lude to this rather dull performance?-ah! that "same
old coon ain, musical as he used to be-yet,
where have been able TO find il asserted, that Bank,
Tariff, and Distribution, constituted the distinctive
nets of the Wing party, and the great issues involved
| IN that mighty contest Here is The fle-gentiemen
will be good enough 10 examine it for themselves. and
It they will point such declaration by Wing
candidate, or Wing orator, or Wing writer or Wing
meeting, or Wing songser, will surrender the whole
question. No. fellow citizens, those not the pro-
fessed principles Of the Wing party Of 1910. "Oas
Presidenal term, radiation If Ereeutipe po1er, Re-
trGnchmcnt and Reform these were the watch words
Of the Wing party, and under that glorious, but
now dishonored flag we fought and conquered. ap-
peal most confidently TO The whole country, if such
were not the fact.
Alhougbthe negative evidence have just present.
ed, must b perfectly satisfactory TO every candid mind,
have, happily, some positive testimony which 10 en-
lirey irresistible. have The testimony Of the Wing
party of Virginia itself, recorded in The public ad-
dress (reporled BY Mr. Leigh Of the Wing State Con
vention, held in Richmond, the 9Th OF Oct, lS40
What said TINT Convention, composed as it was, of
mullitndes OF intelligent Wings from every portion OF
Ike S,a,e' That Bank, Tariff, and Distribution,
The great arowed principles of the Wing parly' Why,
fellow citizens, their address is silent death upon
all Of these subjects. II does not mention them or
even aude TO them. And yet now gravely
told, that Bank, Tariff and Distribution, we're The
great, proessed, distinctive primo Piles of The Wing
| party Of $50. But this is not all. The Convention
most solemhy asserted that the Wing party was or
gained on different principles, and sought different
objects What were those principles and objecis?-
Tie Convention shall speak for itself. read from
their address!
"To correc, those dangerous innovaons in the ex
can spirit the Constitution revolts with aversion and
alarm and 10 restrain that power, heEcelortb, within
due and ancient bounds Of caution and moderation; 10
correct The abuses Of the Executive patronage, where
by il has been perverted into system OF rewards and
punishmens 10 aggrandize the presidential Office, and
10 sustain in its aggrandize meni; to rebuke and abo
sh the delestble and deiested maxim that the spos
of the yanqushed belong TO the vcos; to restore the
of the people and OF the States to their
lust dominion in our councils; and to counteract the
.ofIb o IN 10 pfiuoM Mn.
narchv these great objects constitute ruling motive
of our opposition the re.eectnn of President Van
Buren, and of our preference of Gen. Harrison
After this explicit avowa of the principles Of the
Wing party of 1910, by The Wings themselves further
evidence upon that subject is entirely unnecessary
Pm, 10 "make assurance doubly sure for nothing IS
On aotious party spirit, lei me descend to details
First then 10 National Bank.
II i utterly impossible that National Bank could
have been of the proessed principles OF The wing
Marty of I640 not only because many OF The most pro-
mnent men in the Wing ranks were notoronsiy OPP
nosed 10 a Bank, such men fureSampe, as Mr. Preston
ND MIR Legarc of S. Carolina, Judge Berren OF Geor-
ria MIR. NIangum Of N Carolina, Mr. Rlves and Gov.
Cilmer of Virginia, Mr. Tallmadge OF New YORK, &c,
S,c -one-alf Of The original Harrison men IN tho
Ha,,sbure Convention, according to Gen. Murphy Of
tlh;o who was member Of that body, were hostile 10
\ Ronk-bul also because Gen. Harrison and john
TYLER both known 10 the whole country 10 be opposed
m Bank, on grounds both Of coDsti,utional'iy aud
,,.rdiCu
p,rsilent and Vice President, the former in opposition
to Mr. Clay, the decided advocate Of National Bank.
How is it possible for any man, with this prominent
and decisive fact staring him full in the face TO have
the tfrontcry 10 mantuinthnta National Bank was one
of the great avowed measures of the Wing party of
1902 What! nominate anti-Bank men 10 establish a
Bank Surely, the Wings were not guilty Of such
mon.trous stupidity and folly. What had Gen. Harr-
SON. himself said upon the subject Of Bank, prior to
his nomination. In the Woman Of April list, is4o, !
end an article headed "Ger. Harrison and the Bank.
extracted originally, from Files Register, and pub,
lshed for other purposehan TO prove that General
Harrison opposed TO Bank VIII read you
norton of this article
.tIn 1919, General Hurrion was candidate in Ohio
f,r the State Senate. Cerain resolutions were passed
al meeting Of The people, !IsarPTobaory Of him be
cause he was director in tie branch located there and
in consequence he has published long address in the
ne wspope,s He declares Himself the enemy Of Banks
in general, and especially # The Bank Of the u =,
what desperate Loco Foco, fellow cil'zens, Old
Tinpecanoe was-tfe enemy of Banks in general, and
especially Of 'h Bank Of The Unit s'aes
them, and was uniformly opposed TO the establishment
and continuance of the sui}bank of the U g." That
:. - ;not;lnii o ,tuh ich NAV be converted