Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1836-12-12
GEN. IIARRISON,s OPINIONS.

There is no object noW TO gam by vindicnting
Gen Harrison from the charge of Aboionism.
preferred against him, throughout the South, by
men, who, if they did moi know il TO be false, do
serve TO be ar much commiscraicd for ther spO-
rance, as if they did know il to DO false, they
deserve to be secuted for their yiainy. Yet, it is
but an act OF Justice 10 that gentleman AS we'll as.
10 Ihosn who supported him, to show tin, there
was no foundation Ion the charge. The following
letter, written (as the date will show too late to
have any influence on tho Presidential election,
aud therefore TO be regarded MS an clccion-
cering document, given TO the public for effect,
will concusvcly do this. We copy it from tho
Mllcdgeville journal
Mean LANCASTER Ohio, 4h Nov. 1896.
Nv Dear Sir--rhis is the first ,av Of leisure
,hat have had since | had the honor to re ccivs
your letter the Bob September, and | avail my
self Of it, to answer the three questions YOU pro-
posed to me, and which in the following
words, VIZ
]. g" Can the Congress of the L. S. consistently
with the Constitution, abolish slavery either in the
States in the District Of Columbia
,. DO 10, good faith and the peace and harmo-
ny OF the Union, reqoiie that the act for the
promise ofhc Tariff, commonly known as Mr..
Clay's bill should be carried out according 10 its
spirit aud intention
3 Is the principle proclaimed by the domi-
nan party, that "lhc spnils belong to tho VIC
tors" consistent with an honest and patriotic adj
minisration Of he Office of President oll,c United
Staies.''
proceed to answer these questions in tho or
der in which they aIc proposed.
|. | do not think thai Congress abolish or in
any manner interfere with slavery as it exists in
the States but on the application of the States,
nor abolish slavery in The District of Columbia,
without the consent OF the States of Virginia and
Maryland, and the people OF the District. The
first would be- in MY opinion, palpable viola
ion Of the Constitution, and the latter a breach Of
faith towards the States | have mentioned, who
would certainly never have made the crssion, IL
they had supposed that il would ever he used for "A
purpose so different from that which was its OBJ
lect, and 50 injurious to them as the location Of
free coored population, in the midst of slave po-
puaon of the same description Nor do be-
licve that Congress could deprive the people of
the District OF Columbia of their property, with
ont their consent. II would be revvng the doc
,rnc of the Tories of Great Britain, in relation to
the power OF Parliament, over the Colonies, before
the Revolutionary war, and in direct hostility TO the
principle advanced by Lord Chatham, that " what
was mans own absolutely and rxclusively
his own and could no, be taken from him withouh his
consent, given by himself, or ins legal represen-
tatives."
2. Good faith and the peace and harmony of,he
Union. do in m, opinion, require that tte COM
promise of the Tariff, known Mr.. CLAWS bill,
should be carried out according its spirit and
intention.
3. am decidedly of opinion that the power Of
appointment TO Office vested in the Executive Of
the U. $. by the Constitution, should be used with
a single TN. uultlic afvAntiVP. md 10
promote the interests OF party. Indeed that the
President Of the United States should belong 10
no party.
Yon at liberty this letter for any rs'r-
pose you may think proper.
l am, nv dear sir. with great regard and csa-
sidera,ion, your humble servant,
i W. n. HARRISON.