Columbus Democrat. [volume] (Columbus, Miss.) 18??-18??, 1840-06-27

i~is ln Tie States. ,huat their consent, or 20 TIE
DHtr,l Of Columbia, without the eansca, cd Ma
ryaad aud Virginia. Vat ihs letter ~ Mr. Sloo
wuieh was puba she'd sooa af(rr The late Ffcsien:a
cleet.og-wAeh was 50 i,msd, acc tCn.aty Or lnteu
uoaay. as tl.havc 40 influence On tie paNcs Of ihc
country, and ta sltlac, very hIe aaeuitcn-1s ,ers
ct the night NJ Cangtss, With the eoHsrn. Of u
sIate-holilng States, 10 appropriate money TO IA.
emancipation OF SAVES az the eNtgpaion %, save
~. lnRptevoes anl a longer letter to Nj. Befrl-
co. the poWes % Appropriate The national luugi 10 tbs
abolition OF slavery, with the consent ol 'Ac slave
holding States. waSl $50 asserted, ant or that rta-
son 1t IS supposed, the slter to Ms Btrueo WAS ne
yer published. Gen liarflS1n also voted w the al
mission of Missouri into The UGson without fe'i''e-
u'h' 10 THIS extent, he ayoNel AN "''"''S''N 'f'
position 10 Aho,tuousm.
Now, Tor The other side Of tie pciaFf' W &c"
she Missouri question was under discussion Vs. ~,
gress, February 10, 1919. Gen. Hanson S,e1sfd
The great point IN controversy - -~--..,d % tbe
expectancy OF establishing some such hHc ol DE-
cnnnatnu, as tue opponents oi s.atr'Y c0ntended
orl but Tor reasons which he explained at large,
proposed different one - lolows That ap that
part Of the present Territory ~ Missouri, lying
north Of Inc TO be run due west q IN The mouth 81
the rrer DeS MotucS to the territorial boundary OF
the Onued States, shall FORM part OF the territory
of Michigan; and the avs naw il lntcc Ir lie SAID
prohibiting slavery or involuntary scrvludc "a SAID
Territory of Michigan sNsl. BE- 10 force IN that part
OF Che Missouri TeEUoty lying north of sald cast
and west Inc Il has b,cn wei remarked, that
this ameadmcnt conceded lAc whole question OF
constitutional power" Alr l. Z. Barbour, IN re-
py, argued that i The principle was wrong ia H.
sell (and tue question had been discussed on prHci-
PIE alour) Il ought not TO be withheld from one part
of the Territory, ard applied TO another " II tht
rule was wrong as the 5Jh degree oI latitude, Il
was equally 81 at the Goth General Harrison
was N The Senate Of OHIO the noNt year, before lhc
Missouri question was finally sculcj) and 70 That
body hc assisted IN maturbg and voted ,JJq. :,
$500 for The following preamble and osouuon:
Whereas, the existence OF slavery IN our coun-
Try has ever been deemed great moral and polsi'.
cal tt.t aud ia tendency directly calculated 70 IN
par our national character, aud materially gi'eci
our national happiness; and lUuslHueh as The extern
son OF slave population IN the United States Is
taught with the most fearful consequences to the
pcmancncy and durability o. our republican nrall-
lulluns: And whereas the subject OF tbe ndmls9oh
OF slavery in tie new State OF Missouri Is at this
time before the Congress OF the Onlied States
therefore,
Rosslrti. Th4tou, StGalcBanl Representatives
be requested 10 tIcr utmost eXeitioa1, and take
every means to prevent The extension Of slavery
within the territory Of the United States west Of the
! Mississippi, and Tie neW States to b. formed within
| bat Territory, which the Constitution ana the
| Treaties made under d H'll allow
By voting for tic foregoing preamble and rea1u-
| ton, General Harrison went as far "a any other
man, IN or out ul Congress, against the principle
conlcndtd Tor by the slayeho.Img States that Con
grcss had no power 10 pfombN new States West OF
the Mssisiippl from holding slaves or recognizing
| them as properly.
I Ia - 4 = t., \ Las
tor Cougr IS, aud was charged wllil AHouns save
| rs. 10 cncul1r hc sad
"FrLtow. Clrr2tNs: Being called suddenly home
to attend my SICK family have but moment u
| answer few celumnes which are IN cncualIon CON
ccrnlng me.
Il am accused 0, beng friendly 10 slavery, From
my earliest youth u HE present moment, have
been the ardent friend OF human liberty. Al the
age of eighteen BECAMEA MEMBER OF AN
ABOLITION SOCIETY," established at Richmond,
the object OF which was % amyuoflte The condition
oil slaves, and procure thgr irccdOn by every legal
means My venerable Trend, Judge Catch, ct
Uirmont county, waa ai,oa u,cnlbgC OF taa Abpi-
| ton Society, and has atey gwen me q certificate
| that was one. InG ontIGSrIoSs wncn mss
| CANE uspEE | ttAyE fMIHfuLLr rIRfOkALp.
civilian HENRY HARRISON"
This was IN 1922 after the Missouri question vas
! son was ubpu, THY yearsoiagg ~ the certificate
OF Judge Catch, General Harrison proved hlmsc
an AbJuilUni,t. In 1879 hc evidently glOled 10 the
! GBmc aud claimed credit for having continued ~
! pef0fm lir obligations under which De- came wieu
| lie J1ucd the Abolition Society. the sane time
| he remarked 81" have bgrn TIE means OF lbGlJuhs
Eany saye5, bot never placed one 80 bondage. '--
| ~ ms Cheyo speech delivered JOY 4, 1885, Ger
| Harrison sad
"SBoul BE- asked il there Is 10 way ty witet
the Gen rbl Government na'i the cause ol cman-
cpauou | answer, ttdt Il has ipig been en object
near NY heart 10 nee the whi. O It's surplus reyt'
nuc Appropriated 10 that ohlrci. Nltu the sanction
Of the states holding the saves, there appeifs "a
| ne 10 be 40 constitutional Objection to rs bcpI
! thus applied embracing not only The cDOHlLallDn vi
those tnli may be- Otherwise fee, but the purchase
| Of The lltedpm Of olhgfs ~ jealous prosecution
| Of plan formed upon tAal base, we might look
! forward 10 a day not very d8laHt, wncn q North
| American sun would not hook down grJr a siaFc.
! What Is ih,s bot advocating the abohuon Of s'a-
very W 1872, General Hanson referred 10 slave.
! ~ As a bot ou our national Character, aud was ur'
! puscd ~ The extension VI Il W,tru le new States To-
| be iorued West OF tic Mississippi ESQ years At
| forwards he referred to charge lhat He @as
IleHdiy u slavery, as a cgiaBsay when he was
| tiny years cd hc proclaimed aud proved himself au
| ADjuOnsl- D0aslrd HAT he had Arpi TIE VOWS hc
lu0k when iIe l0ncd the sJcely abd had been tae
means Of liberating mlHy slaves. Aad ~ lat -
l53j emancipation was an unIect near ms hea't --
! lac was TOR appf0prdu0g the rhofs surplus reecRHe
to tnal obect--lud I00ked lJrwdfd ~ day not
very DISTANT whena North Aueucan sun wugd
not look down upon a Save When tlie scheme o.
Abolition would be fully coasummlleI. What bel
tins are tie Iepplns, lie Garrso.'s sad SHADES,
cou,ending Tor: lhey proclaim a.aFsfy a moral
and political eyiI, ana 20 DIES iIsHaon. lhty as
sert mat slavery mpJl,s our national claract and
So does HARRISON Tiny arc looking onyard, and
hoping tie DAY may soon arrive when North
AmeTcOn sun Wi.i NJ, box down upon slave, aud
80 docs Harrison. The luppaus and GarrisJas
would forthwith hberse three mi.0ns Of saves
without compromising the,r owners; but less daring
Abohtlonsts propose 10 purchase the slaves win lhe
funds Of The General Gusernmea,. BON atu d one
obl,ct-th complete abolition Vi slavery n the Cni-