Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1840-03-30
Capt. J. p. REED.
Honesty triumphing orer Party Shirt,

Honesty triumPhing orer Party Spirit.
The Charleston Courier, a Van Buren, print. ha,
the following remarks, in reference to the foul
charge OF Abolitionism," ap lied to G n. uurisoD
by men who know that ii is UNANIMOUSLY unjust:
I'VE declare. in all sincerity of heart that it az
iords us pleasure 10 do Justice 10 Gen H. or 10 any
other distinguished man 10 whom we my be poil-
ically opposed. 1t is with graft d, and not with
reluctant feelings. therefore, that we open our
columns 10 the ,lndicaiion of that lied and veteran
patriot against any charge affecting his fame and
especially against the foul charge of abol,ionism Of
which ever since our knowledge of his Vnrennes
speech, we have believed hun, and still believe him.
To be as inocent as No is more ready iLsn
we, 10 exrol the coduc Of Gen. H., in Congress, on
the Missouri question: when his sense of dufy TO the
Constitution the Union and The Soalh, induce him
boldly and iearlessIy 10 oppose the Infamous Mis-
sour restriction. against the sentiments of his
slituen's ofthe Cincinnati (Ohio) District and a,
the hazard of political manyrdom which was. in
fact, subsequently inflicted upen him for his course
on that memorable occasion aud perllous crisis"
The Courier goes on 10 disapproye OF Gen. Har-
rlson's opinion about the "surpius revenue" cor
tanned IN The oiien'quoted extract from his CheV;Y.
speech and adds
Yet we have always admitted & proclaimed that
The extract IN question, was isolated one-iound
IN the midst Of an address. replele with sound doc
Il y
al invo'abil'y in The several S1a.es, save by
iher own voluntary aciinn; aud when we read his
V'ncennes speech OF 1885 rciteraing those sound
doctrines, lashlng the abononisls with merited Sc
varity, tor iheir tanaticsm.iolly, and inideny to
their constitutional duty, and taking the high
ground that the discussion OF the alb .lion of slave
~, IN n-slaveholding State. was an abuse and
violation OF the constitutional privilege of speech and
The preserve al once admitted and announced that
The anomalous passage 10 the Cheyiot speech, tho
particle ofchaff in the bdsbelo wheat was amply
atoned ior-and that il would thenceforil be unfair
and UNJUST 10 attempt TO identity Gen Harrison,
with abolition or the ab ions,s especially rs those
VIE wretches had then ust v,lIiied and repudaled
h'n,lhroush the Emancipator, their leading organ.
and the au'l slavery Almanac, one of their insdlou'
publications.. to abuse and excite the public minds
Of the Norh against the rights institutions aud in
'erests of the s ,uth."
Another Islander agaips, Gen. Harrison il, that he
once voted. as member Of the Ohio Legislature, III
idvor OF selling white men for debt The New YORK
Evening Post, another Van Buren, paper. and dec''
dedy the ablesl in the United States, edited BY mo
celebrated VIM. Cullen Bryant does the OLD Hero
Justice in reference to his base libel. 1t says:
"A letter Of Gen. H,rrison's has been lately
from which it appears, that in our re-
marks on the subject Of MS attempt to Introduce
white slavery into The State Of OHIO, we did MN
some nnhtenti"na injustice The letter is datea
Dec. Ind 1921, and appears'o have been drawn 'o'N
BY newspaper attack upon his in the ~
gislature IN relation TO The same law. We are gag
% see, That according 10 prisons explanation 9me
mailer, neither he nor The gentlemen rho rOfed u'e,
nm soere an faror Of selling h4man beings for cru
iebts." s-a
Can't the r edmond Enquire, to tins he's"
II nagnanmny! Or is il too much blinded by '''
nlss OF party spirit, to do justice to an old sef'"''
II his county!