Staunton spectator, and general advertiser. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 183?-1849, 1839-03-14

| noEI'S, the an Buren Sena
'or from Ohio, is an open aud avowed
aooi'tionisi-that Morris has been over
looked by the present Van Buren, LIE.
gisiature OF Ohio, aud MIR. Tappan, q
brother OF the celebrated Arthur Tappar
OF New York, elected TO the Senate
from Ohio. He has not chosen to nub.
iish the reputed declaration of tbi.
new Van Buren, Senator that "if man
was such fool as to keep fellow be.
ing in bondage, the slave has an uu.
doubted right to cut the throat Of. his
Did master. and il his son should
go into Virginia, TO assist the hites in
snch contest. he would tiisinherit
MINI Neither has Capt Craig thought
proper 10 state that the late Van Buren,
candidate for Governor in Massachusetts
that MIR. Woodbury. Ga brother of the
Secretary of the Treasury who was a
candidate Tor Congress in Massachusetts.
and many others of the Van Buren,
candidates for Office, al the recent .lec>
tons in the North. were open and a.
vowed aboltionists.
In Capt. Craig's high wrought eulo-
gy OIL MIR. Van Buren,, as "a northern
PRESIDENT with southern feelings" he
mas omitted TO say one word about
MT. Van Buren's vote as q member Of
the New York Convention, for allowing
Tree negroes to exercise the right of
suffrage or about his opposing the add
mission oil Missouri into the Union as
slave holding state.
In regard to the Atherton resolutions.
OF which Mr.. Craig speaks in such high
terms OF commentator shall only re-
mark at this time, that il lido not succeed,
when Capt. Craig and myself shall meet
you on the Hastings. (w HIGH l expect
shortly to do,)in satisfying the mind Of
eye:y appropriated man among YOU from
Capt. Cra!g's own address, that the adop-
uon OF these resolutions was but the con,
summation OF corrupt and fraudulentpo>
htical bargain. discreditable TO .all The
parties concerned, and degrading TO the
southern people the fault W i'll be in me,
aud not III any deficiency of the evil
dence. The substance Of the bargain
which l shall endeavor to show YOU was
made, is, that MIR. Van Buren and his
political partizans representing the Nor
thern states in Congress. shall SO long as
he remains in Office. do nothing to en-
courage the encroachmenls OF the abo,
ii;lonists on the South in consideration
whereof, the Southern Van Buren, dell
egation consented 10 abandon their con-
st'lntional objections to the reception of
abolition petitions, provided they were
LAID on the table without being read O,
printed; and 10 use their influence to pro-
cure the vote 20 the Southe rn States for
Ar. Van Buren, at the next Presidential
Election. For one, l Indignantly re-
pei the idea. that the state of Virginia
is so weak, as to be under the degra.
ding necessity Of purchasing the for
bearance of the abolitionists, or Of those
WAC, for the purpose of conciIiating
them) claim for them the right of hav-
ing their petitions received; by making
concessions OF their principles, or be-
slowing their votes on an obnoxious can
] didate for the Presidency. And / al
firm for myself, for the whole Wing par
ty in Virginia, yea. for the whole peo-
pie Of Virginia, that this Old Dominion
will be able, ready, and willing, ifever
they shall be (as trust they may not
be) reduced to that necessity, to defend
the property OF her citizens. and main
tain heI constitutional rig hts, at the point
Of the bsyonet.
AS TO the 9Th resolution of Mr.. Ath {.
er,on, which appears to be the object of
Capt. CFaigs especial admiration, I will
here remark, that in my humble judg-
fnent, Congress is bound TO receive and
refer to proper committees, all petitions
which nj h., ~, 81, II IL,
United States have right to present.
and that all such petitions as they have
not right to present, ought not to be
Tece,Ued at all. Were it not for Capt.
Craig's avowed determination, never to
be found idly fighting against the
wind and tide" TO which have already
referred, confess ] should now feel
some surprise at his having voted for
the resolution last referred 10, after hav.
ing learned from the Register of Con-
gressional debates, see vol oh, part 2I,
page 1854, that on the 18th day of Fc5
ruary 1888, Mr Hester presented q re.
mortal praying the abolition of slavery
IN The Distric; Of Columbia-and that
MIR. Craig, Of Virginia, said he was Is
much opposed TO all impertiuent inter
terence by States not Interested in slave
property with the tenure OF that proper.
" IN the slave holding states as his col
league (Mr. Msson) could be, but the
people OF Pennsylvania, Massachusetts
ADD all the Northern States. were Is
much concerned in all matters relating
10 the District OF Columbia, as those O
Tue Southern States, therefore the peti
t,on was perfectly regular, end such a.