Wheeling times and advertiser. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1839-1849, 1840-03-17

~ NC hkcn Out n tnfn frlut~
and with their coacurrpcei Grant these psoyossu,ons
and - not all talk. even Of aholition. nj az end. u,le..
me Saoehoftrg Statss. or their r.prescntatfN q. indulge
IN hl Whi slavery, or can "a Dc. abolished under &C.
neral uarriSon's views. unieSs the Ma, chuldins States
asA mat u shall bel Ard u they seek me utol,tion Fl
slavery, would you have the President OF The United
States declare ~ should not be- Would thai M, ~
absolute deSPoti-m' T. there a man residing in any
non-siaveholJiiny State, Whose sentiments are knbNn.
Who concedcs more 10 the slavcholding S,aicS than
Gen. HarrSn' Does Mr.. Van Burcn' IN the suppcr
tiers OF Mr. Van Buren, even in Virginia weun-wri
no. and we viii prove the answer true. but IL is Ssud
That Gen Harrison has declared. as he ha.. hrs willing
ness To see the surplus revenue at The States sppropri-
a'cd. with the consent al the slaychoLliny STATES. 10
ue removal Of the slaves. and his makes HIM nm Aho
liiion'st! Here is the horrible treason against ,he Con.
siitutoo. " he I've a traitor 20 either. strike him down
Lei heiiher hrs long services, the many perks he hs,
encountered with your foes. nor even his grey hairs
preserve him; but strike boldly-sirke for the South
and The ConsiIiuiion-and do not. We pray YOU. fail
IN your duty. because the task Is difficult. and eIcus.
your recreancy. as some OF the assailsnis of General
Harrison now excuse theirs u,on a former occasion.
by saying you were frightened from YOUR ~propriety."
Let us examine the declaration of Gen. Hauison-The
surplus revenue may bc applied to the removal OF the
slaves, with the consent Of the slayeholding siates-
We would remark in the first place. that in this decla.
ration you have nm explanation Of Tie X nd Of inca.
sures contemplated by Gen. Harrison ia his first decla.
ration above quoted. What is The measure" propn
edi To appropriate the surplus revenue. with he con.
sent oil the slaveholding States, to the removal OF the
slaves We do not concur in this suggestion; hut We
beg you TO consider the position Of those who clauor
most against Il, IN reference TO every pro, 5siiiOn con.
tained IN ~; Il befIre yuu condemn Gen. uaui.sn un.
der Tins clamer for The benefit OF MIR. Van Buren,. 90
certain whether Mr.. Van Buron. and even his Virginia
Trends iof The most pari. have not committed them.
selves 20 all that Gen. Harrison suggested. Gen. Hat
| r1sOtls "InCaSurp.H Al a surgeSftoD fua- 10 81 caltai
involves two propositions: first. the distribution of In,
surplus revenues; and secondly. that in distributing IL
II may he applied. with the consent OF the slavekolding
State, to the removal Of slavery. As To the fni pro
position, We suppose there will be 10 Disagreement
the right 10 distribute the surplus revenue is admitted
ny ail-irom Gen. Jackson down To those who follow
IN the footsteps OF i!lus'rious predecessors; and the re-
venue has been distributed. Gen. jackson approved
and signed the bill for lis distribution.
To carry ont the other proposition. il would nc ne
ceSary that the slavcholding States should first al
that the share distributed 10 each ono of them shout,
be applied to the removal OF slavery. by the purchaS,
and removal Of The slaves; and if they close so To ap
ply Their s'1re Of the revenue. who will deny ,hei
night to t- II the slaveholding States did not con
hne their ion Ia their own share of the surplus re-
venue, then the only other mode by which they roul,
act would he for them To ask The non s.ayeholdin,
. states 10 apply their share of the surplus revenue Il
ne re no'al OF ,.ayery. Does any one believe tn,
The noh siav". .Jld;ng States would do H. but IL the,
were asked by the slaveholding States To do il. an,
Were To do II. would the slaveholJing States have an,
right Ia complain! Who among them. under such cr
csmsiances, would complain. because in getting raj a
Heir slaves they receive payment for them out Of III,
money oi ohes generously illus applied! Surely the,
would not, or should rot complain. who advocated m,
atoiIiion OF slavery in Virginia without compensation
or uT1n condition that the shareholders should "a,
themselves for their slaves. ami tax the ron-slayeho
es 10 aid 'h'm: The complaint against Gen. Harr
son, IL Is manifest. sho d 'ome from the non-slayc
holding md not the slaveholding Siaies-as the non
siaveho'ding Siaies. by the terms of The propositior
could move IN the matter only at the reancsi of IN,
s'reho.d.ng S;aies. and then might nc required to na,
the costs of the movement. As we have said. We al
not concur IN the suggcstion-but 10 show Won Iha
The opinion Is not peculiar To Gen. Harrison. does No
involve a clear Or palpable breach Of the Constitution
u any, and, al least, Is not 10 be taken as evidence lhs
he Who holds IL Is a Fedealist-we beg leave 70 r.fe
yoa 10 the annexed letter from MI. letters. n 10 Jare,
Sparks,:o he found in The 4h volume Of MFR. JcAer
sons correspondence, from page 36S TO 39I, as pror
iaathe entertained n very similar opinion-,no. in
deed, involving The whole Constitutional ground sal,
"De eo'ercs ~ General Hauisons opinion. and o
which The following Is an extract:
And from what funt are these expenses 10 he IN,
nishsdt why rot from that of the lands which hay,
been coded by tic very States now elm, I'M. r.,
nell And ccded on no Consideration, for the mos
part. but that ofiIe general good of the whole. Thes,
cesslons already constitute one fonrih Of he Slaie, a
The Uhien. IL may be said that these lands have bee,
soIi-arc now the property OF the citizens compusin,
these States-and the money long ago received nm
expended. But an equivalent of lands ia the terri
nesslnce acquired. may be appropriated to that ofiec
or 10 much, at least. rs may be suffcicuf and the a.
Jcct' although more important tu the slave Staies.
mighty SO 10 The others also. if they were serious il
heir ~"rgumenis on the Missouri question. The slay
S'aies, iOo. u more interested. would also con.ribu,
hH NLaNw aHa...- "a
themselves alone. the iri and heaviest iiem of G,
pcnse.
Il am aware that this subject involves SINE consti
tniIoIial scruPlcs. But a liberal construction. iusli6e,
by the Object. may go. for. and nu amendment of ia
Constitution, the whole leEgih necessary. The sem
ration at infants from their mothers. too. would Or
duce some sCruplcs Of humanity. But Tins vy,uIi n
stTainIng at a gnat and swallowing q camel"
Which Of The modem and selfcreatcd D,moc,o,
viii dare to call Thomas jefferson n Fedenlistl
fellow-ciiizcns. VIC invite you 10 compare Mr.. Va
Burcn and General Harrison. and iheir supporier
and We are satisfied you viii decide that IL oilher b
liable 10 the charge Of being AkoIitionis 1t Is not 81
iher General Harrison or las friends.
General Harrison Is n citizen of Ohio non slave
holding State but he Is a Virginian. The son ofa rey
lHiIonary parrot OF Virginia, who by signing The dee
ldrdhon Of Independence. pledged his life. Lis homo,
and ms fortune 10 accomplish our freedom And q
no. peoPied largely from Virginia. has declared her or
pNit'oh 70 any interference with the right Ofihc slave
holder; and General Harrison declares that Conpr.s
and the non-slavc-hollng States have no power owe
slavery UndoT the Constitution, and ought not 10 eIer
else "a II they had.
MI '. Buren, - q ciiHsn and a native Of y. York
. noFrsinvehniding State ais the North. m,
denies 81 y true, he power of Congress 10 abolish y,
very va the States, but he admits the row or 10 slolisl
slavery IA The States. a. he admits the rover Io ab,l
sh u ~ The Territories and Ia the District of Column
bta. (sce his letter dated March 9Th. 1896. 10 J.. n Nal
Iory Of Bunswick) lie was one ofthc promoters nnt
agiiniors ofthe Missouri Restriction. and IN he Lei,
laiure Of New York voted for the following resolution
OF instruction 10 Rufus King
Rssstrea, That our Senators De instructed. md on,
Representative ~ Congress, 10 oppose the nlm,ssor
a. a STATE into the Union, Of aEy territory not commits.
81 as Aforesaid. that ~ IN ne old Siatcs1 wirbout ma.
king the Prohibition ofslavery therein an ipS -uensibie
condition Of admission and IN the Couventra Of Ne,s
YORK.. he voted To place o free negro on = E,otnp viii
the white man ~ The polls-oni the Legs,st1re al
New York have but JHst now declared. by n, Owe,
Wheimng MAJORITY Of both bran,hfs Of The Iog,.t,.
iure. that Congress = bound 10 receive petitions g.,
Che abolition % slavery, and that New York u ,n-,soJ
- uo resolution recently adopted by he House o..
representative declaring q will not receive hem