Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1843-09-26

to be smiling and prosperous; embarrassment lon
ger known; but and wealth would be the condi-
ton of all. The credulous believed this The banks.
and those who had perpetrated many frauds and rob-
berries under their auspices, operated with gigantic
energy TO insure the successful get the shield To
arrest the unrayeng of their msdeeds and their plum
derngs So much interest did the United States
Bank take in this Wing effort for power, that it
estimated that the directory appropriated TWEEN.
ty two millions of dollars 10 further the election
of General Harrison to the Presidency. Thus broke
the United States Bank-thns the widows
and orphans robbed Of their all-thus were many in
old brought To poverty, who considered themselves
affluence-thus the money of many of the stock
holders spent to effect object which they midi
viduully opposed to-lhus was their money taken and
used 10 make President, whom they never wished 10
he President Can there be any wonder, that Mr.. Van
Buren,, with such odds against him. lost The Presidency
Who is il that could have fought successfully against
such trckery such power? Am | in fault in saying,
that Mr. Jefferson himself might have been excluded
temporarily from power by such a combination? Be-
sides these bold appeals to the interest of men,
resored TO to the preudces and excite the
caouses of the masses. Coonsk'na, log cabins, and
other emblems of simplicity were exhibited to the ga
therings Of The people, and paraded from Maine TO
Louisiana, as an assurance Of Wing rusticy and eco.
Monty Government TO be administered after these
guarantees, in conformity TO these symbols Of patar-
cha simplicity But the Wings, upon getting the Co.
vernment in their hands, falsfed all these promises,
direct and indirect except that TO the Bankrupts.-
ted many frauds and robbsres upon the stockholders
of the u s. Bank under the auspices Of the Directory
They threw shield around those and broke the clue
Of disclosure.
The people. seeing these things, WILL many of them,
rerace their steps. They will say, we will repair the
injury we did TO Mr. Van Buren, in 1870 We lis.
tened to the Wings, and they deceived u.s. We be
eyed in his sins, but see our error, and the
deception practised upon Us. We will now do good
for evil We will do now as we should have done
MIR Van fnr
the Presidency. There is principle in human ma.
ture correcting error TO repair the injury to him
who has suffered by that Hence the people will
be disposed in rebukng the Wings for their false pro.
misses and reachery, TO declare the innocence of Mr..
Van Buren, from those charges, heaped upon his head
by The Wings. To do this. they disposed record
their votes for him. The Democrats proper, in yndi.
eating themselves, deem it their duty to vndcae Mr.
Van Buren,. They fell with hIm-they desire to rise
with him. He al their head in their defeat-they
desire hun to be al their head in achieving their victory
If he be abandoned will be tact admission 10 the
Wings that they rghlfully accused him But the peo-
plc-nay, the Democrats, say he slandeted on, OF
the ofice-th let declare to the world.
But while it is believed, that Mr.. Van Buren, is de-
cidedly the strongest of candidates, and has the
shes, claims upon the Republican party al the coming
election for the Presidency, yet should the Conven-
ton deem otherwise, and select any other OF the
candidates for the support of the Democratic Repub
can party for this high trust will be ready
give support 10 such seleclion than the writer OF
this Address. TO insure victory, must be united
We should go q unit to the support of candi
date
The duty of the Convention, after selecting the can
ddate for the Presidency, will be 10 name and recon-
mend some for the Vice Presidency. Care should
be taken this selection like that for the highest OF
6ce-to have man, able and true-one who has been
tested proved and approved-one who has always been
ready at the side of Democracy 10 contend for prn
cple, the honor, welfare, and glory of the country -
S,,ohs 10 Mr. Of m
of Alabama, and WIN. Fl. Roane Of Virginia
MANI HIS