Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1838-08-20
MIR. CLAN-ABOLiTfoN

remarkable were IT not thdt panty spirit when NJ,
restrained by honest intention, Is always rockies, .,
the means 10 which Il resorts To effect the min, =,
those whom II alike hates aud fears Mr.. Clay ;.
suffering double injustice, however from the ,s,,
ton of this thcme-the Pre-. Slavery men # IN.
South alleging that his election TO The Presidency.
to be deprecated by the saycholding States from h,
supposed Abolition sentiments, while IN the North
he Is assaed as slavehold en- ard his opinions. re.
Gently expressed. are quoted. to show that he ha,
no sympathy Tor that resueni and uaito,ous fac.
uonl
The Washington Chronicle, the central organ Of
Mr. Calhoun serves upa trweekly dish on thi. sub
ee lis readers, for the purpose of checking the
growing popularity of Mr. Clay in the South
aud lis iniammatory artIclesare eagerly trans
iefted TO the columns of every Southern journal
devoted to the interests OF the great Dis union.
1st whose object in uniting the South" (Which
is now his watchword,) is not to develope its COM
mefcIa resources, as hc pretends but TO do what he
lalled 10 accomplish when lie attempted to nullify n
IA" oil the land, which no man than himself
South OF North of the Potomac did more tn nI,c.
upon the statute ook-For fthcrc be in this Uoior Y
one man, more Than another 10 " HON tho nat;op \
indebted for the origin of the Protective Susten ,ba,
man is John &. Calhoun-whose zeal in lis beb,,,
constituted the prominent reason for hs nomination
to The Vice Presidency in 1897, by Pennsyyania
then the most decided Tariff State in the Union =.
it likewise accounts for his failure at that time 10
obtain the of Virginia, which was thrown
away upon Nathaniel Macon But to return
If Mr.. Clay be the flvotitc candidate of the .4bo
Ltonists, why is it, ask that the leading papers of
tina, faction oppose him Is that the mode ii, which
iup nil tb,, ;,1 II, ba
much more force than we had supposed in the old
exclamation, me from my trends" But do
they oppose hml Let the following article from
The most able aud extensively circulated of tho Abo
III ION organs, answer:
From he EmaneiPator
THE HON. HENRY CLAY.
/ We very cheerlully give place " II. c." very
intelligent and candid friend OF Mr.. Clay in this
city, who communicates statement of Mt Claws
carly opinions on the subject Of slavery. As one of
the great orators and statesmen OF the nation we du.
y honor Mr.. Clay. But when his friends bring him
forward as candidate for the office of President
OF the United States, 1t is duty citizens. and
especially as aboltlonss, to examine his relation to
the GREAT QUESTION, whose importance now
overshadows all others. We seeking, and con-
identy expect 10 witness, the voluntary and entire
abandonment of slavery throughout tins beloved Re
public. In this view 1t does not become us over
look the following FACTS respecting Mr.. Clay.
/. lie is a Shareholder, and has enancipated
any oil his slaves, or intimaed any Intention DIDO
ing
.. He is ofthe founders, and the actual Press.
dent oil, the American Colonization Society-whlch
got up aud has ever been controlled bv slave.
holders, avowedly tor the benefit OF slavery. by the
removal OF the fee negroes, although its managers
have allowed and do sull allow, be pushed into
the iwoI al North as d means Of extermnalng
/ slavery.
,. He is the rcpued aud acknow led ged author of
the'' Missouri Compromise in le2O by which
the spuI OF liberty WAS broken down, and the nation
bcgnded into complete subsCrsiency slavery. In
his speech on that subject, he treated with CONTEMPT
the aborng classes OF ieemcn, called them white
slaves, & conlrsted their situate with that of the
black slaves, and pronounced the condition of the
Latter to be Tar superior, and spoke with abhor-
renee of wives aud daug hefs beng obg ed To per
form abors which lie Was pleased to call servlle."
THERE'S 10 evidence within our knowledge that he
has altered his views respecting the social rank of
those who labor with their hands.
/. He is the author OF the project for the ac sion
Of Texas, having made the first motion the sub
ect in the House of Representatives, the Sd of
April, 1920. And there is reason to suppose
he has ever abandoned the project. The zeal OF the
southern papers III his interest iorbds doubt the
subject.
.. lie is rreyocably and on principle opposed
the abolition OF slavery IN theDlstrct of Columbia q
Florida HIS solutions offered in the Senate as
an mendnent to Mr. talhouu's virtually charge the
petitioners ON this subject with i breach of the pub
lie tanh Ia tins respect he goes quite beyond
Nh. Van Buren,, who rests his pledge bill
ior the purpose solely existing expcdency.
g. ieis on good grounds believed to be opposed
to the call of convention III kentucky for the a
amendment of the State Constitution and principal
~ FOR fear they Will take measures to facilitate the
| abolition &C slavery in that Slatc-Al the leading
papers of the State IN his interest oppose IT, and hi,
son we'll bis leading friends who were members
OF the late legislature, sifenuously opposed to
the bill.
7. He has openly given his voice for the exclusion
OF abolllonsts from the privileges and sympathies
of society In his speech on Mr. Calhoun's resolu-
ton, he urged the importance of keeping abo-
uOnss separate and distinct from all other classes
standing out III bold and prominent relief unmixed
with the rest OF the community, WITHOUT
TIE GENERAL SYMPATHY, and exposed to
the overwhelming power OF the united opinion of all
who desire the peace, harmony. and union Of our
| coniederacy,' or, the language is understood to
mean, exposed to Lynch law
No" we have authority TO pledge or control
the votes OF other aboonists but we give it frank
~ as an obvious Inference from the above facts
aud 1t Is all the inference wish to make-hat for
abotonlSts to lend any support to such candidate
VIII be 10 fenounce their prime plies and nulfy
then measures. and that it will be more honorable
for abolltiouiss to allow any other candidate to be
elected without their votes, than for them to give
lher votes, under any circumstances, for Henry
! Clay. And ii the Wing party are in such a pre-
dcament that they cannot succeed without securing
the votes OF the Shareholders Of the South and the
boliiionIsts The North, can only say that as
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