Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1848-10-17
To the Editors Of the Enquirer:

CUMBERLAND COUNTY Va, ls4S.
MessIs. Editors Although ieei that am not
authorized 10 occupy any space in your columns,
VET hope you will excuse and pardon An old
man Tor addressing you This communication in
time OF high party excitement. IL is known 10
MS all That the great and gigantic Wing party
composed OF delegates from all sections OF the
Union assembled in the beautiful city OF Phila.
delphia on the 9Th OF June last, aud after much
wfanging and hultering presented 10 The people
oi The United Siates Tor the highest office within
heir gin, the name Of man who has gained all
hi; aures in war which they denounce as I'M
righteous, minus; and damnable, and who has
spurned their support when rendered az party
and refused 10 be The exponent OF their principles.
Yc. under these circumstances The Wings pre-
sent to you a military chettain as their candi-
date, "Jefersonian Republican" because he has
iormea no opinions, and il he gees into office he
must go in untrammelcd and unpledged, with no
opinion OF his own or the parry who nominated
him. This party has for the last fifteen years
been telling the people that they were The Simon
pures OF The land, because they supported Ma
liona Bank, high Tariff, 1.-The distribution of the
proceeds oil the public lands An odous system of
bankruptcy and wild and eItrayagant system OF
Internal improvement by The General Govern.
meut; and now they Tell you they are equally pure
in deserving all those great principles and setting
aside The sfea, embodiment, man who, for the
las, quar- er OF a century, has been the bold, able
and eloquent defender OF their principles ever
sharing in their defeats and never enjoying the
fruits OF MISUNDERSTANDING this man and Ial-
lying around military chieitain, with the faint
hope that he may be rather more available. A
similar game Of deception was played by This
same Wing no.principle party in The memorable
campo ign of 1910 They then lod you thai Gen.
Harrison was opposed 10 National Bank, and
approved the compromise act. But what did The
people fnd2 Scarcely had the news OF Inc cleo
ton Of General Harrison reached the Capes OF
Florida before bill was framed by some Of the
Wings incorporating National Bank. An ex-
ira session OF Congress was called, and the bill
was forced though the TWO Houses OF Congress
in less Than three weeks Of its session; and we
would now be laboring under its perncious nfu-
cree had il not been arrested by The veto OF honest
John Tyler, whom they represented in their adj
dresses in 1870 as States Rights man and Viz
ginia gentleman.
Yet what did The people wiIness7 Simply bc-
cause Mr. TYler stood firm in maintaining his
old Jshersonian principles aud refused 10 give
them National Bank, he vas denounced as
traitor 10 his country and was even threatened
with impeachment. This is The party who came
INTO power in l84l with avowed opinions in Ia
gor OF The Compromise Act, set they had not been
in power three short months before they gave a
high pfot Give Tariff Bankrupt law, repealed
Inc Sub-Treasnry and removed from Office al
most every officer OF The General Government
This same party now calls loudly on you 10 SUP
port a man of their own choosng--a nc-party
man, who received the nomination from The great
IP1,g party OF this country. This decent and law
loving party presents for your support man who
says in some of his letters he is no politician
nearly forty years Of his life have been passed in
the public service, in The army, and who has no
opportunity of forming any political opinions of
his own; and in some others he says, The extension
OF The ordinance OF 1857 is an object too high and
too important 10 be baflcd BY Presidential vetoes.
In other letters he says he will net be candidate
unless j, is by the spontaneous, unanimous Voice
OF The people.
The Philadelphia Convention, fearing no doubt
that the old General would consider himself The
peoples candidate aud run any how thought il
wise and bes, to nominate him. in order that they
might have the honor Of nominating one man
VITO has never had any opinion save one, ard
am fearful he nerer m,A have many; for il will
keep the old General quite busy to keep time
with the Wings, although they say they have no
opinion OF their own now on any subject.
had supposed that they would cease abusing
President Polk about The war, as they have mali
as their candidate who, so far as his own opinions
are known, was in favor Of vigorous prosecu
lion OF The war and gained all his laurels in what
the Wings call This "unholy, unrigheous and
unprovoked war" Isay had hoped they would,
for he sake of The old General, cease their abuse
of Mr. Polk, and iell the people whether they are
for Bank, Tariff, Distribution, Bankrupt Law.
But no; they have no opinions Tor the public, e1.
cept that they are in favor OF annihiaing that
most conservative feature OF the Constitution
they advocate the abrogation OF The veto power.
Come out, gentlemen Wings, and take The adj
vice Of distinguished member OF your party,
who has told you that "hones'y is the best poll
cy." Let US hear from you, gentlemen, if it is
moi nov too late.
During the labors Of the Philadelphia Convex
ton they nominated with great unanimity, and
now mplore you to support the name of Mil
lard Fillmore as a candidate for high and dis
tIneuished office, the Vice Presidency of the
United States-a man from Western New
York, the hot-hold of Abolitionism who was
Chairman of the Committee of Ways and Means
during the memorable 9th Congress, which
came into power with General Harrison. He
was distinguished for his bitterness as partizan;
was the INSCRIPTIONS foe of Andrew Jackson, and
the malignant enemy of the bill that refunded
the fine imposed by Judge Hall; voted for the
Bankrupt Law, and opposed lis repeal, let it
not be forgotten, that spunsed out OF exist
ence hundreds of millions of debt, and led 10
scenes of corruption and fraud, without pa
rallel in our history-a supporter Of the Bank,
a Black Tariff and all the odious measures that
characterized that short-lived Administration
an opponent 10 q just war; and who says that Con
oraaa both tha nower tn aholish saverv in fha