Canton herald. (Canton, Miss.) 1837-1839, 1838-08-29

minated ans intention of doing SD.
?. lie Is one OF the founders, and
The actual President of the American
Colonization Society-which was for
med and has ever been controlled. by
shareholders, avowedly for the benefit
Of slavery, BY the removal Of the
free negroes, although its managers
have allowed, and do still allow, it 10
be pushed in favor at aie North as a
means Of extermmating slavery.
5. He is the reputed and acknowl-
edged author of the "llissour Com
promise" in 1920, by which the spirit
Of liberty was broken down, and the
nation beguiled into complete subser-
ylency TO slavery. In his speech on
that subject he treated with contempt
the laboring classes Of freemen, cal
led them "white slaves" and con-
trasted their situation with that of
black slaves and pronounced the con
dltion Of the latter to be far superior,
and spoke with adherence Of om.
wives and daughters being Obliged to
perform labors which he vas pleased
to call "servile." There is no evil
dence within our knowledge that he
has altered bis views respecting the
social rank OF those who labor with
their hands.
4. He IS the author Of the project
for the acquisition Of Texas. having
made the first motion on the subject in
the House Of Representatives, on the
3rd OF April, 1920. And there is no
reason to suppose he has ever aban-
doned the project. The zeal Of the
southern papers in his interest for
bids a doubt on the subject.
5. lie is irreyocably and in princl.
pie opposed to the abolition Of slavery
IN lac District Of Columbia and Flor
ida. His resolutions offered in the
Senate as an amendment to Mr.. Cal
houn's, virtually charge the petition
erS on this subject with a breach Of
the public faith. In this respect he
goes quite beyond even Mr.. VAN
buren,, who rests his pledge to We
TO bill for the purpose SOLELY
ON EXISTING EXPEDIENCY.
s. He is on good grounds believed
to he opposed to the call Of conyen-
tionin Kentucky for the amendment
of the State Constitution, and prin-
cipally for lear they will take meas.
ures TO facilitate the abolition Of sla-
very in the State. All the leading
papers of the state in his interest OPP
pose it, and his son as well as his
leading friends were strenuously OPP
posed to the bill.
Z. lie has openly given his voice
for the exclusion Of abolitionists from
the privileges and sympathies OF so
ciety. In his speech on Mr.. Cal
houn's resolution, he urged the impor-
lance Of sleeping the aboltionists
separate and distinct from all other
classes, standing out in bold and prom
inent relief, unmixed with the rest Of
the community, WITHOUT THE
GENERAL SYMPATHY, and ex
posed to the Overwhelming power Of
The united opinion Of all who desire
the peace, harmony, and union Of our
conlederacy;" or as the language is
understood tomean, exposed 10 ynch
law.
Now we haven authority to pledge
or control the votes of other aboli
tionists, but we give it frankly as ar
obvious inference from the above fact.
and it is all the inference we wisl
TO make-that for abolitionists to lenc
any support to such a candidate vii
be TO renounce their principles ans
nullfy their measures, and that ii vii
be more honorable for aboltionist
TO allow any other candidate to be e
lected without their votes than loi
them to give their votes, under any
circumstances, for Henry Clay.