, 1840-08-01
DECISIVE PROOF OF HARRISON'S
TAMPERING WITH THE ABOLITION
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TAMPER1NG WITH THE ABOLlTlON-
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The Boston Post of the Oath inst. contains
a very able and conclusive article, showing
that Mr.. CALHouNs letter, communicating the
substance of Gen. HARRsoN's letter, through
afriend, to the AbolItionis!s Of Massachusetts,
was intended to bring him within the condl-
lion OF the resolution OF the society OF his dis
trict, and qualify him to receive Abolition
votes, according TO the terms expressed IN 1t.
The resolution was as follows:
"Resolred, That no Abolitionlst can give
his vote for either of these men Van Buren,
or Harrison]for the Office Of President OF the
United States, without GOOD EVIDENCE of a
fundamental change in their former views
and practices on the subject
% Mr.. CALHOUN expressly alludes to this de-
cision against HARRIsoN on the part of his
Abolition friends, and then undertakes to salts
fy them by the account he gives nfGen. HAIR
RlsoN's letter to EVANS, that he had seen in
it "good evidence to induce a reconsidera-
ton of their resolve. He tells them that he
has seen a letter from the General, which
renders the doings of the Antislavery con-
q vention at Springfeld-their resolution de-
nouncing Gen. HARRIsoN-in his opinion
quite premature.
When the Massachusetts, convention OF
Abolitionists met 10 nominate a Presidential
electoral ticket. the question arose whether
the indications thrown out by HARRISoN 10
catch Southern votes. should prevent the
convention from directing its efforts to his
Advancement. The Boston Post gives the
following account of the convention. and its
debate on this point.
"The convention was called by the politi-
cal Abolitionists of this State, for tie express
purpose Of nominating an Abolition ~elector-
al ticket. 1t was presided over by the Hon.
William Jackson, an ardent Wing and re-
Gently a member of Congress from District
No. 9. The question under discussion was
the Abolitionism of General Harrison. A
portion of the members of the con, ention
were for a separate organization, and anoth-
er portion desired TO bring the Abolition
force to the support of Grneral Harrison.
On this point the discussion mainly turn
ed"
SKETCH OF DEBATE IN THE ABOLI-
TON CONVENTION
A member of the convention, Mr.. Spald-
ing, it was understood, a lawyer, said that he
was a Wing Aboli,ionist, and was opposed
to any course being taken by the convention
that would endanger the election of Gen.
Harrison. A nomination of distinct Adolf
ton ticket of electors. pledged to Mr.. Biz.
ney, he said, would injure the Wing cause,
because the AbolitIonists were generally
Wings, and such a ticket would draw more
from Harrison votes than from Van Buren's.
He believed, and as far as he understood the
views of the Abo!itronists generally. they
believed, that there was a choice of evils
between Harrison and Van Buren,, and tina,
Harrison was better for them than Van Bu-
rem, because the Wing party was the friend
of Abolitionism, and the Democratic PARTY
opposed it. The Wings in Congress who sup
ported Harrison. had generally voted against
the gaglaw, while the Democrats had carried il
by their votes. This, he said, would deter
mine his course. We say, continued Mr.. S.
that there is a choice for A%bolitionists, be.
tween the two candidates of the great par-
ties, and why, then, when it was certain that
MIR. Blrney could not be elected, should the
AboliiIonists, by a separate nomination, draw
votes from Harrison, by taking the large
proportion of Abolitionists in the Wig party.
and thus strengthen Mr.. Van Buren,? The
votes for Mr.. Birney must come from the
Wings, if at all, and this would defeat the
Wings. This, as a friend to Abolition, he
could not consent TO.
Mr.. f WRIGHT, ir. replied that Harrison
was certain of the Electoral vote ofMasschu.
sets, if the Abolitionists went for Mr.. Bir-
ney. The parties in Massachusetts were so
nearly divided that the AboIitionists could
prevent a choice of Electors, because it re.
CURED a majority. Ii would then 90 to the
Legislature. That would be Wing, and
could elect the Harrison electors, and he did
not despair, that in that event, the Abolition
Electors might be chosen. lie repealed an
intimation that a separate nomination would
aid Van Buren,. None but an insane man.
he said, would suppose that the Van Buren,
men have set us on.
Mr.. LEAvrTr Of New York, editor Of the
Emancipator0 who had previously spoken
with decided condemnation Of Mr.. Van Bu-
rem, as pledged utterly against Abolition in
all its forms, said that he was open and plain
in his course, while Harrison was aiming Sc.
cretly to gain the slave S,a,es b,, sorr;I;,,