, 1840-08-08

iepeEt Is SUBSTANTIALLY COfTeCl. Wdy ioi iaNt
used the eract expressions which are atlribu-
ted TO ne iii your letter; neither do | sup
pose that any one in the convention under
stood me as using the eract uordS of Mr..
Calhoun's letter; but did intend TO give the
sentiments of the letter, and of his con-
idential friend, Judge Morris. Your report,
as given in theletter before me, does express
the sentiments which | defended to utter, and
which | have no doubt | did utter upon that
occasion.
Permit me, in addition. to state i few facts
respecting that mysterious letter.
/. The reasons ,chy the letter mas urit-
tcn-The Hampden County Abolition Socie-
~, at its annual meeting, on the Gath o!
January 1910, passeda resolution declar-
ing.
THAT no abolitionist can give his vote
for either of these men for the office Of PreSI-
dent of the United States, uithout q good
.eridencc Of a Fundamental change in their
former views and practices on this sub
%iect."
Ju2gc Norris attended that meeting, made
two or three speeches in favor of General
Harrison. manifested great Indignation that
ministers of the Gospel should venture to
interfere with whig politics, &c. &C., al
though he appeared to have no objections to
their opposing Mr.. Van Buren,. The resolu-
ton passed, and at the close of the meeting
there was no small stir among some Of the
wings, Judge Morris seemed particularly ir-
iitated, and several of us, who were active in
procuring the passage OF the resolution, were
denounced as "political jugclers,"a as persons
who prostiiu,ed the sacred office ofthe minis.
try for The purpose Of promoting the election
of Martin Van Buren,.
Judge Morris raS quite busy ,rih certain
0bOlitioniStS. assuring them Ganeral Earri-
son u0uH do more for the abolition Of Stare
than Mr. Van Buren,. Whether Judge
Morris. or some other person. wrote TO Mr.
Calhoun concerning the proceedings Of the
meeting; or whether he received his informa-
ton through the Springfield Gazette. or by
both these channels, | am unable 10 say; but
from one or both these sources Mr. Calhoun
did receive his information. | am positive
of this, because the proceedings of that meet.
ing were not published in any aLlition paper.
after or about the time of the date of Mr.
Culhoun's letter. think il is plain Mr. Cal
houn did write that letter TO dilay any op-
position TO General Harrison which migGti
arise in consequence of the resolution aJors
specified.
3. The letter itself.--I shall not attempt
10 give the precise language of the letter.
There is in ii an acknowledgement that the
writer (Alr Calhoun) had received informa-
ton respecting certain resolutions passed BY
the IIampden County Abolition Society.
touching the pro-slavery views and practices
OF Harrison. The writer thought they were
uncalled for at the present time. He said
General Harrison joined an" Emancipation
Soclety-,emancipation was the word H.
stead ofaboliiion, as some of the papers have
had lt)-at the age ofl8 yeass, or tia the
had been a member OF an emancipa-
ton society since he was IS years of age.
For this reason Mr. Calhoun wrote he (Gen.
lIarrison) FELT BOUND TO no ALL lie COULD
FOR THE CAUSE OF EMANCIPATION. and
certainly could not have labored TO extend
The whole tenor Of the letter U7s
calculated 10 dllay the ffarso of those aboli-
iionists who confided in the integrity and
of Mr. Calhoun, and thereby lead
hem to 'rote for General Hrrison. In
conclusion there was permission 10 use the
etter as Judge Morris should see fit, with the
of putting it in the papers.
myself saw the Identical letter. heard
I read, and have in my possession eri fence
n writing, under Judge Morris's w hand,
hat he dill read to me such a letter. The
.oregoing facts cannot be denied, and for a
NIL verification | call upon Judge Morris, or
Mr. Calhoun. 10 publish the letter, and let it
speak for itself
3. Tie person 10 Dhom The Lena rqS writ.
en-. 1t was written to the Hon. o. B. Nor
is, an acting Judge in Hrnpien County, a
,rofessed chris ian and regular member of
he congregational church; nan for whose
vord his friends claim a kind of sclnctity; a
nan of great and extensive influence; A MAN
WHO PROCESSES TO BE AN ABoLIrI MIST. UhO
'ubi Gig arOued him elf as such IN the Hamp,
len County Abolition Society, holden at
Springfield. on the evening of the cath of
.anuary, 1910; a man, in short, who, ADORE
III others IN Hlmpden County, could, would,
md did, best "use" the letter for the pur-
'ose for which it was clearly designed.
a. The use made Of The letter. The letter
vas shown 10 those persons opposed to slave
v, to whom it would answer to show such a