Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1840-06-05

POLITICS..
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" the Democratic Central Committcc TO the People o
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without reference to any thing than Genera
harrison former expressions of opinion, you hav,
abundant cause TO doubt his orthodoxy the momen
tous subject of Abolition. If he voted against restrict
ing Missouri, he yielded the principle for which the
frehds OF Missouri contended, by asserting 10 pro
position TO prohibit slavery north of line running due
west from the mouth of the river Des Mones TO the
territorial boundary OF the t. s. and he subsequently
voted IN the Senate of Ohio, for resolution request
ing the delegation of that State to vote for the resric
ton on Missouri, to prevent the spread of what he
termed "a great moral and political evil If he has
denounced Abotonism, and denied the right of Con
gress TO interfere with slavery-he has invariably de
clared his hostility to slavery, affirmed the right o.
Congress, with the consent of the slavehoding States
to purchase all the negroes in the country and manu-
init them, and proved himself Abotonist OPP
mons opposite and conduct so inconsistent canno
be reconcicd. That the Abolitioniss have found in
the expressed opinions of the Genera, satisfactory
evidence to them, that he is with them, if he is moi
sti member of an Abolition Society, cannotb be doubt
ed by such otyou as have close observed the political
occurrences of the last twelve months.
| The speech delivered By Mr. Clay in the Senate
Feb. Z, 1884, caused the Abolitioniss TO mark him
and cast about for candidate whose feelings were
more consenal to their They remarked in
Report adopted by the hnti-Slavery State Society Of
Maine
"Mr Clay denounces the Abolitionists in severe
terms brings forward in his peculiar and forcblc Ian
guage, the stercotypcd objections against the antsla
very movement; lays down the moastr0us principle
that rhm is property Thch the lac makes propsrty and
upon the ground of necessity the trrans plea depends
the eternal ensavemcnt OF the colorcd race in our
land. On sitting down. after this effort for the
pcrpctnaton of system of outrage and wrong, the
most ncXcusahlc well as the most dctcs;ablc the
sun has ever shone upon Mr. Clay received the con-
graduation Of the arch NuIliier and defender of thc
most glorious institution John G. Calhoun for having
given the deaih-blow to Abolition. If Judgment is
not turned backwards, HE Hou W be deah 10 his
prospects IF trimming he Scndd prize ~kirh he Is
aiming; a"d 10 mhich he has this pro-Sarery
ctort fred an indeiblc stigma upon his rcpua-
toR.
Throughout the country Abolitions,s united in de.
nnuncing Mr. Clay, and in the resolve that his anti
Abolition speech should be death bow to him and .
manifestation Of fixed purpose TO enforce that resolve
was in the State Convention Of Prnnsy lvana,
composed Of Ab0lItioniss and Anti Naspns. Several
weeks before the time fixed for holding the Wing Con-
vention, the Abolition Convention had flushed Is Ia
bors, by unconditional nomination of Gcnera liar
risen; and, when protesting great anxiety 10 rmonzr
with the Wings, very significantly informed them, that
the desired concert could only be insured by the
selection OF Gen HARRISON as The candidate of the OPP
position. The Wing State Convention subsequently
assembled, but did dare al the
of the Abolttionsts and Anti alasons-S Rlt
ner, Burrowrs, Penrose, &c. Next you detected the
Abolition and Ant-Masonic State Central Committee
Of New York. scattering secret letters and Circulars
throughout tic non. Siavehodng Stae-declarmg that
Mr. Clay could not BY any possibility, get the vote Of
New York or New England-that the great point was
.'to have the public voice indicate preference 10
prevent fatal mistakes at Harrisburg. The Circular
said:
''Our party leaders want sagacity or, as prefer styl
ing il, philosophy. superior splendid talents,
exalted claims, are moi the questions 10 be considered
s!ttf bafty antagonists 'fhc JacEs3n men VIII OPP
pose him The !$boonists generally will oppose
him The violent Anti-Masons will oppose HIM The
Irshnen IS no have already denounced him for his at
tack on OConnell, will oppose him. The enemies OF
the t. S Bank will oppose him. The Western Squat
tiers will oppose him The Southern State Rights men
Will oppose him
at seems" ssomc men must have taken leave OF their
senses To advocate any candidate against whom any
PARTON of this opposition may be brought
: ..Our letters from the Western counties, where
Aboli,ionSm and Anti Masonry have long been IN the
ascendant "assurc that the Delegates TO the VA;
tional Convention will generally be HARRISON men, anu
such they will be from this vicinity.
Thus the New York Abolitionsts and Anii.H lasons
coopcrated with the Aboionists of Pennsy vana, in
favor of Harrison and against Mr. Clay 1t was urged
that the Fcderaiss had chance to succeed 1t oppos-
ed bv ann onc of the fragments of the Oppositon that
MIR Clay was especially obnoxious to the people OF the
western part of New York, where the Aboton's,s are
FIVE times rs numerous in any other quarter OF tle
Stote You have in these declarations clear proof that
the Deleratcs from New York and Pennsy IN the
WHO National Convention were influenced by Inc
AbolItionsis; and present to your serious con-
s,ieraon brief but authentic account oil The doihgs
OF the Wing National Conventions