Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1840-10-01
EAgehelA Court Mouse, S. G., october 4, 1S4o

ever have been, member of an Abolitio,
society.
IL answer decidedly, NO! So far from
being member of such a society, di
not know, bul as you knew it, viz: b.
common fame, that there was, or ever ha,
been, a society oflhat description in any
Of the Northwestern States, until three
weeks ago!'
Harrison equivocates about the wore
"Abolition," when speaking to the South
In his letter dated North Bend, June
l, lS40. 10 MIR. Lyons. of Virginia, (whert
The word Abolition is in rather had otlor,,
he writes As follows, though with an in.
| junction al he end in these words. 81 dc
not wish what | have said above to be pub
lishedi'
''In answer to the inquiry why used
the word abolition in designating socie-
ty of which was member in Richmond,
in The year 1871, instead oflhe word 'bu.
name, which is known to be the only one
by which the society was really lislin-
guished, all that | can say upon the sub
jecl is. that if did really term il an Abo-
lion Society, fact which can hardly
believe, (for have nDr been able 10 see
the paper containing my address 10 The
people of the district in 1922, )it must have
been from (orgelIIulness, which might cas-
lily happen after lapse Of .hirty-one
years."
Harrison dues not equivocate about the
word Abolition when speaking TO the
North.
DR.. Baily, Editor OF the Philanthropist,
an Abolition paper printed at Cincinnati,
in his paper Of the Both OF June last, says:
SIN two interviews we had with Gen.
Harrison on this subject, about four months
since, he was at pains to assure rs. that
he had himself belonged to an "Abolition
society al Richmond Virginia. He did
not hesitate about the phrase; he did not
use any other. Abolition society seem
ed the only name which he knew or cared
to know. Besides, wc know that he has
been in the habit ofusing the term 'Aboli
ton as the distinctive title oflhe society
at Richmond"
Harrison is not tampering with the Alb
oli,ionists, say his friends: while public
speeches are made, and the columns Of the
Federal Newspapers are filled 10 prove
Harri.s!JJ5 ne evideiniiccc.' In A,ru'h"":.
Dr.. BaiIv's statement above given, read
the following letter from Mr.. Calhoun,
leading Whis member Of Congress, to his
friend aud constituent. Judge Morris:
WAsHISGToN. Feb. 4, lS4O.
S1R-I observed in the doines of the
anti-slavery convention at Springfield.
resolution denouncing General Harrison.
| think this premature, to say the least of
it. [ have seen letter from the General.
in which he pronounces The story circulat
ing in The press or West, (not certain
which, that he, while Governor of lndi-
ana, for ten years, done every thing in his
power to spread slavery, foul slander,
and speaks oft with great Indignation,
and says that it would be impossible for
him TO do any thing ofIhc kind, either prI-
vately or publicly, for The reason, he says,
that while only eishreen years Of age, IN
Virginia, he joined all Abolition society,
aud, with the other members OF the same
pledged himselfto do every thing in his
power 10 effect the emancipation Of slaves
that he was 10 inherit large property
of slaves. and subsequently not only email
cipaied his own, nut purchased others for
The purpose of einancipating them. Tins
is what the General himself says. write
YOU This for such use as you may thing
proper. except putting it in the news
papers. ,,o,-H
Hon. JUDGE NORRIS"
This letter was used privately among
the Abolitionists, rs we shall see. On the
9th of Nav there was an Abolition Con-
veutiop At Boston Mr.. Abel Brown
delegate from Mr.. Calhoun's district, made
a speech. of which the following is an ex-
tract. lie said:
"Mr. w. b. Calhoun has written home
letters from Washington TO convince the
Abolitouists thai they were wrong IN
opposing Harrison. Copies was private
" handed round among the Abolition
isis by the Wings. aud he MIR. Brown
had seen some of them. in which Mr.. CAL
houn stated that General Harrison was
with us(the AhoIlionislsjand would go all
lengths, and he (Mr. Calhoun) had this
from authority which was understood
10 mean General Harrison himself
Harrison has supported AholltonIsn',
according to his own showing.
In his all-sided speech at Chevlot, he sald:
"Should he asked, if there is no way
h, which the General Government can
aid the cause of emancipation, | answer,
that it has been an object near my heart
TO see the whole surplus revenue aPpro-
priated 10 that object. With the sanction
of The States holding the slaves. there ap-
pears 10 me no unconstitutional objection
to its being thus applied. embracing not
only the colonization of those that may be
otherwise freed. but the purchase OF the
freedom Of Others"
Again: