Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1840-07-16

IL, oonoxous, and might thefefo,e l..
s ue'eated. II lie had read boL--,h. :.
''''oh as II passed the Senate Of Ohio
p, '"e aai'nement proposed by the other Hon..
49, ""u better opportunity OF ase,r.
'"e motives b, which Gen. Harisnn
!" MS vote. We may illustrate our -,
familiar example: Suppose tie Sab.r,
'''S o'li as II passed the L. S. Senate. hal
'"e"dea IN The House Of Representatives 81
s'f'he our the specie feature. and ,ba, :,
e""Pe' IL lad been returned 10 the body in VIII,
ofigina'fd-and that Mr.. Calhoun, WHO yer, -
t"e"as Mat feature as the vital piiuciple Of III,
hRd proposed to disagree 10 that amendmp,,
opponents OF the measure, although eonenrra.
me abstract pIorrleiy Of the amendment, mirl,i
very properly voted for disagreeing, with NJ, r
noun, II they could hope thus, by Product.
uncomfortable disagreement between the two II
SEES, to defeat altogether a scheme winch they bl.
ed to be al once pernicious and perlous:
yet, II viii be admitted, thai that vote would mn
a reflection Of their true opinions. So with
Harrison, That he vote cited by Mr.. D. was IN.
emplfcation OF one Of those seeming moons n
which every mans legislative lie is apt To e,A
when IN nth there is no Inconsistency a, !.
confirmed by the true history Of the procee lna,
this subject in the Legislature of Ohio. Ta
tory. as certified by Alfred Kelly, Esq distinsa
ed citizen Of Columbus. Ohio. is tins: Durbe
session of the Legislature OF Ohio IN l6l9 G
John Thompson Introduced the following te,
ton:
"Nhereas the existeI ce Of slavery in our com
has ever been deemed great moral and pof5
evil, and It's tendency directly calculated 10 inn
our national character, and materially affect oat
liunal happiness; add, ioasmuch as tie exislens
Il slave population IN the United States Is fan
with tie most fearful consequences to the pt,
nency aud durability of our Republican insulufa
and ~hereas the subject OF the admission Of
very in The new State Of Missouri, is At TN,
before the Congress Of the United States; =
fore,
"Resoired, by the General Assembly of the \
of Ono, That our Senators aud Represenlalls
Congress be requested 10 use their most g..
eudeayors to prevent the adoption Of SO odou, !
dangerous meas aie.'
Gen. Harrison moved TO strike out all ah.,
word Resolved" and TO insert IN lieu lhetea |
following substitute, upon which the annexed o
ceedings took place:
THAT our Senators and Representatives ba i
quested 10 use tier utmost exeriions, and lake u
~ means to prevent the extension of slavery VII
the territory OF The United States west of The N
si,sipp,, and the New States 10 be formed ~
lar territory, aohjch The constitution and The ta
made under IL aciU diiolc."
A division Of the question was called Tor, and
question turned on striking Out, mhlrh va, jera i
10 the uegalve-yeas II, nays l6-Gen. ll.n,o
voting cor striking out. and Geneldl TuomIoI
against II.
Mr.. Harrison then moved To recommit the p,,n
BILE and resolution 10 a select committee linz,
members TO he uor thereon-wllich moion Wa,r..
gauved: yeas Is, nays l5-Harrison IN The abm,
live, Thompson IN Tie negative.
The preamble and resolution, with an amerdpeD
directing The q, vernon to communicate copies TN
Senators and Representatives oil The Site IN Con
gres', was Ihen adopted: yeas 20, nays 8-Geara
Harasoa in Me Negative.
The preamble and resolutions were amended il
the House; not, however, so as to change material
then substance; and, on modon 10 agte 10 III
amendment @f the HOUSE, Gen Harrison soIel IN
The negauye, Gen. Thompson in the affirmative
page lac.
Thus it will be seen, by Mr.. Kellys Statement
that, as We bad supposed, Gen. Harrison, thong
voting. in the first instance, against Mr. Lucas,
proposition TO negative The amendment o(lhe Ilou,
did afterwards, when that amendment came up upo
as opn merits, rote against IL also The lueIepc
from MIR. Daniels citation from the journal of I
Senate OF Ohio, that Gen. Harrison voiel 10 III
negative upon The proposition OF Mr.. LncasO re
Ject the amendment Of the House, was, that he 81
proved of that amendment But the fact that hen
ted against The amendment frefues this nlereDc
& shows that Gen. Harrison then, as at all olherin'
was the champion of the constitutional rights oil
South. Nay, the amendment which he prOps
10 Gen. Tnompson's resolution, i. concusW
this fact; because that resolution expressly fotbv
the action of Congress on the subject of restrict
The extension of slavery in the new States TO be
med out OF the territory west OF The Nissssip
whetesoever "ihe constitution and treatie. made U
der it," forbade IT,
Bur tie truth is, il is utterly impossible, IL
with Gen. Harrison's views on this oneston he
er could have relinquished or surrender, ed the Pr
clple maintained by him on the Missouri qutsu
Those views are. thai State, even ii thus uncon
nationally restricted by Congress, is not bound
that restriction; but that, on the very day Of
admission, she would have a perfect right p,
menu her Constitute on so as to permit the =
lance of slavery; and that, being a sovereign Sta
" on an equal footing with the original States IN
RESPECTS whatever" Congress could not prev
such an amendment, any more than it can reguI
The night OF suifrage, or any other matter Of inle
anu domestic policy, the exclusive control
which. n cl within i ,vpb n
o'a'es respectively. Mr.. Kelly says, be was at
Time Of he agitation Of this question. in ofIhe
glslatute OF Ohiq. member Of that body-thal
boarded at the same house and ate at the same
bic with Gen. Harrison; that he had frequent c.