Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1840-04-09

ny attacks upon me IN that paper, during The last
Congressional Elections IN Virginia prepared l.,
a inend was forwarded Ia the Enquirer, and re.
fused publication by the editor.
GEN. llARRlSON'S CIlEYlOT SPEECH
hiehd las kindly furnished wnh II pamih
lie, copy ol this speech--a gabled cxfac, from
"neh has been gong the rounds of the Tory prt rs
we copy every thing IN il tlane 10 Aboinn and
bid The ores 10 make the most of IT, 1--WE arc
not greatly deceived, they will find thai its views
aud se1imenis are such as will con,man nd the spp,o
h"iiun Of asas majority Of the southern People -
Certainly TO man north of Mason & Dixon, lin,
and not many tbs side, soundcr on the dele ale
subject oi Abolition, as proven by this speech than
Gene,al Hanson.
We would beg the public 10 bear in mini ,la,
this speech contains the passage which the Tories
especially carp, aud upon Which they ,oly To max,
good iheit charge Of Aboluion,sm against General
Harrison. II WAS 10 this speech. that ha threw o,i
the suggestion Of M. J,GcfSon, that the surplus
revenue be appropriated 10 the purchase (w,tli the
consent If The otchtr aud colonization OF The slaves
suggestion, dictated BY bcn,vole0 motives under
The guidance ard control, however of a msi re-
gard 70 the rights Of property. General Harrison
never did, h,s Mr.. Mcdowell, claim ,l,a The
sla,c-owncr had no property IN his slave " hicl the
State could pleasure forfeit; aud lie never did
urge emancipation without compensation 10 The
owner, MS did the GubclnHiorial candidate Of the
Van Buren, parry. In every thing lie ever said OF
did, lie fecoguiz TO the fullest extent the ielu OF
property, aud ncver did propose - ineasur. Which
did not contemplate just aud ample conIpcnsatiop.-
As "A cillz n oi Free State, he willing TO SUI t.
render hls portion OF The surplus revenue, To pur-
chase our slaves and colopize them II tce ipere tpi-
ling 10 sell them. We def, human ingenuity to rive
10 such Il Proposition q consirueIion Justly cxrep.
llonable 10 Southern feelings edyeisc southern
interests.
Itui ~ Nrpi nh ia Il.
when detached aud gaiblcd rs II has been " hen con
sdered IN eonheNloL with the context from which
Is torn, II gives lis author the strongest bold upon
the support and confidence Of the Southern people.
The enilre potion o the speech relating To aboli
lI0n bieaIhes the most ardent and devoted attach
ment TO the rights and Institutions Of the South. IL
is dc earsd, phaIcall,, ihai the wi ole subject 81
slavery belongs, unde, the Constitution exclusive
~ 10 the people Of the shveholdIng States. Bat
this Is not all 1.-THE DISCUSSION n .SLprery in HE
siarehol'ng States has sanction IN he prnci-
pics Of The Constitutions" Could any man 70 iarlhe,i
Could aty Southern man desue moe Has any
Southern man gone ~ far We challenge The
whole Toy patty 10 adince an individual OF their
parry, either South ~ North, Who has taken such
strong and decided ground IN fayour Of tie South
Has iber chef aud Idol, MI Van Buren,, who sup
ported the Missouri restriction aud fee negro suf
frape Has Jancs Nc Dowcll. Their candidate 10,
The Office Of Governor Of Virginia, who urged the
manum,ssion Of slaves wilhoat compensation 10 the
ners Has the "sublime" Tappan, Tho wished
the negroes success in cutting the throals Of The
whcs IN Southampton and who Threatened 10 dis
inherit his if lie should 60 Ia the assistance Of
lis countr, men Has Thomas RIchle, who, IN
fenzled strains, in 80, called for instant abolition
II none ol these, ler chiefs aud leaders, have taken
the noble stand of Gem llauIs0n, where Is the man
Let him be Produced
Bot Gen'l. llanison's sentiments in his Che,iot
speech satisfactory aud conclusive as they are. con
stilutc only small portion OF The evidence 10 es-
tablish his devotion TO the constitutional nights Of
the Southern people. llls whole life is eoniirna-
ito u Of his orthodoxy on that great question. HIS
conduct IN tie Missouri controversy, nhen he
ufced hin self 10 sustain Southern institutions aud
Tia Iighs ofhe Siates-hIs stfong, Rcpullcsu let
ter in ls22-aud hls noble speech al Vlncchucs in
ls35-al dciine his position, as a true sIedast aud
fearless friend Of the South.
We perfectly willing that the Presidential CON
test should be decided by Geui llarisou's aud
Mr.. Van Bnens views on the sui ject of abollllon.
The first has ever been with us on constitutional
gronnds-the last always against US, untI II became
his interest to augle Tor southern votes aud then,
and moi hi! then, he found that Abolition in
eIpedienf, moi unconstitutional Rich Ithig.
Extract jrom, Geoerai Harrison's Speech al Chepiot
Ohio JUG All, 1888.
"Thcre is however, u subject now beginning IL
agiiaie them Gbe Southern Staies) III relation IL
Which, fhclr alarm has any fouudallcn, the 'eIav.
| situation III which thy nay stand 10 some Of lht
States, will be the yer, reverse to what II nov is.
ailude supposed disposition in some individual
IN the non slave holding States to interfere with IL,
slave population of The other States, Ia, the purpose
of fotciug their emancipation. do not call yDur ut
ieutiou to this subject, leowcItizens, from The ap
p,ehensiou thu There is man amongst you 10 vii
lend his aid to PROJECT 50 pregnant "nI mischief
and sfil less that there Is State III the Union shtl
could be brought to give II counienancc. But suel
are the feelings Of ouf Southern brethren upon TN
subject-suoh then view aud thetr VIEWS, II Il,
evils which an interference Of tins kiBd would briu
upon them, that long before IL would reach Tie pom
al receiving the sanction vi STATE. the tvil OF til
attempt would he LoifsunIualcd, as FAR con
ccrucd, by a dissolution al tie Union. IL there
any prime pie al tie Constitution Of the Unired State
less dispuiabc than any other, II is, thai the siay
population is under the exclusIy. couirpl 81 TIA
States which possess them. II There isany measur
likely to river The chains, aud blast the prospects
lie Tor enanc patton II II the interference
unaulh0Iized persons Can any one who is acq naIn
ed with the ol eraiions 81 The human unnd doui
This We have srrn how irstiye' our Suu;htr
political iighs. What mus be the consequ, nc
of an acknosl Iced violation Of thtse r1ghts If
ever, an of must admit Ia he SOL cunioiI
ed with an insulting interference with ther dUnesl
| concerns
, 'Shall | be accused Of want OF feeling for II
/ slaves, BY ilese remarks! A further cxan,ina,io