Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1840-06-05

moot the subject fully and fairly. He had no douot Is
to the satisfactory response which Gen n .; of
uia nc IL "an1;d,,ss TO move additional interro-
.,oros on many other subjects OF Importance 10 the
Union and to the whole country 49,
.Nr Turner, of Madison, was also wiling " 'nee'
the subject fairly as was Mr. n'i' o. oarod 70
Rnckner. &c Gentlemen were not then prepared 10
net but pledged themselves if the House woula aSee
10 Law the preamble and resolutions on the aoe' io
The present, they would call them up again. any
meet the question fully and fairly before the eioSe
the session. - a - t,le
.Thursdau FEB. 2O-Squire Turner moved 10 .ak sc
up the preamble and resolutions on the suGieS. "
Abolition, and the motion prevailed MI Nj III" ha
stated that having pledged himself 10 e o ranoa n
had redeemed that pledge He was July prepares "
meet the question, though he deprecated Lessiat
interference in Presidential election ana &
il would be dscourteous and imply douot On tie SUI
ject should the House call on Gen, "nssnn Mr.
e,nresson of his views the Abolition question. W.,
~ had no doubt that the opinions oil zen. II. Oh tue
subject accorded with those entertained 1y inc Peop
nc Kentucky and that if addressed on the SUBJECT oS
any gentleman or set OF seh'eie"' :: 49,; r. ~
" and unequivocally respond to any inquiry or her
roratories that might be put to him IN decorous man
-, a. ,os,;o, ,,,s
ono of vital importance to the people OF the saVehoia
inc States He did not pretend to say whether Geh
Harrison was or was not an AbolitIonist lie REMIND
ed gentlemen however, that IT was py Aooiit'o" any
Ant. Masonic votes that MIR. Clay was deteatea-Iau
on the shelby the Harrisburg Convention, tna' '
Abolitionsts claimed triumph in the nomination OF
Harrison proudly boosted that it was deah.biow 10
what they termed the sareoeracy and openly declared
that no citizen of sayehoding State couia l1ie'
be elevated the Presidency Mr. NJ. sa'a ne a
enopuh in these movements, If he had not previously
seen enouoh in the patriotic and bold declarations inc
eloquent appeals and solemn warnings OF MT: LAY "
arouse the savehoding States to sense oil the dah
per which menaced them
Mr. C. s. Morehcad and other Wing members ad-
dressed the House. all deprecang legislative influence
in the Presidential election, and pedgng themselves
that Gen Harrison would promptly answer, IN the
most unequvocal manner, any decorous lnterf1galo'
res that may be put to him on the SUBJECT OF .,n
from Gen Harrison in answer TO political inquiries
propounded to him by an humble citizen OF missouri,
was to he seen in the Louisville journal which nag
been received the preceding evening" anu ney 'aii.u
on the Democratic members to say whether they couia
reasonably suppose after the occurrence they mad just
detailed that Gen. Harrison would hesitate TO RESPOND
fully and canddly TO inquiries put TO nm on .he V'ay
;mnortant subject Of Abolition. Some OF the gentle
men went so far as to declare they wished Gen flar-
r;son TO be Intercepted the subject, and that no
friend of the Administration would do it, they would
do it themselves, cause it TO be done by some wing
After protracted and warm discussion,
aCo Pierce Butler rose and offered substitute, en-
bracng the following resolution
"sResoired That we view with Indignation the al
tempt of sect, calling themselves Aooniohiss' 70
disturb the amicabe relations subssting between tie
and would not BY votes aid in eevatng 10 once
any citizen allied to that ruthless faction oil missuideo
fanatics, or concidng in their views, opinions and
plans
substitute he had offered. e of course, deprecated
Aboton-sad he did not believe either OF the cand-
dates for President belonged to the ruthless faction
was opposed to catechislng and alter declaring 'hat
he did not doubt that Gen Harrison would promptly
any gentleman who might think proper TO address nun
AZ -, nj cln
logy on his favorite for the Presidency.
By this synopsis Of the discussion on the subject OF
Abolition in the House of Representatives IN Ken
,ucky you will learn what the Wing majority theh
thought of their avore for the Presidency lhey es-
timated him as they had been accustomed TO estimate
Mr. Clay-as man who did not lack nerve-who would
openly and freely avow his sentiments on all proper occa
sons-bu time has proved they were wholly deceived
Their pledge is vet unredeemed Honorable trends
who view the Aboliticniss with indignation, are lett
10 their fate Patriots who dcspise the moral traitors
are tactly told that the candidate they are supporting
cannot endorse their sentiments. The House oil ne
representatives. after soiemnly pedsng itself that Gen
master and slave, is met with the cold response thai
he cH make further declaration Of principles TOR the
public eye. His friends who stood up for him so ge-
nerously and earessly are expected to sa0ma quietly
Justification by he's conduct, Of the pledge they care,
that he acouid anS,eer fully and unequ'roeaHy on TIE
subject Of 7dolton Is not such conduct d,srePutable
Can Kentuckans, worthy of seats in the Legislature
contented under circumstances which prove that
they have been duped by General Harrison, or were
desrous for his benefit of making dupes of their itl
low-ci.izens2 We think not We believe the gentle
men made the pledge in good faith, that Gen. Harrison
would fully Abolition and that his refusal tn
do will astonsh them
If the correspondence of his Confidential Committee
with the Oswego Association astounded many OF ms
wsest and best friends IT, from its ludcrous and humi-
hating character, it struck thousands that it was a
clumsy hoax; if an intelligent Wing member of Con.
gress from Ohio, Mr.. Mason, Indignantly pronounced
forgery, when it referred TO in debate-believ-
ing it impossible that candidate tor President
should have refused to avow his sentiments import
ant questions-how deeply mortified must his kentuc-
ky friends be- when they learn that, being invited
at their instance to redeem the Hedge they gave IN his
behalf he remains mute and declares that he cannot be
induced TO avow his sentiments on the alarming subject
of Abolition Can they do less than admit that they
have been deceived and disappointed in the man: viii
it be pretended that Gen Harrison has not by his con-
duct, deliberately and unfeelngy stamped the solemn
pledge they gave as a falsity. Will they, under these
circumstances continue to support him: Can they do
without surrender Of self.respect, or without ad
uniting they are, in their political action, alike regard
less Of principle the rights ofhe people and the safety
of the Union:
Do you believe, fellow Citizens that Mr.. Clay meant
to alarm and deceive you, when he delivered his speech
against the fanatics-when he told you Abolition should
no longer be regarded imaginary danger that it
had appealed to the balotbox-had made its cause po-
lticalwas arrayng the .slaveloldng against the
saveholding States, threatening servle and civil war,
and the overthrow of the Government established by
your Revolutionary sires' On this vital question Mr.
Clay concurs in opinion with the most distinguished
of his political opponents-and few facts will con-
vince you that Mr. Clay only discharged solemn duty
when Inc warned you of your danger. In late Phi
lanhropis:, paper printed almost under the nose Of
Gen. Harrison, and advocating his election the fol-
lowing language is used
"The present Administration it is generally con-
ceded essentially Southern in its principles and poll
cy 1t is distinguished by its devotion to the foreign
and domestic interests OF slavery, perhaps more than
by any other feature. The protection of slave labor
to be its controlling principle True, the free
Of the North and West number more than twice
many those of the South, but they supposed
10 have peculiar interests: the protection of their
free labor is minor consideration The Aristocrats
of the South give law The Government, and Mr. Van
Buren, IS their vassal Executive Where is the Ame
rican that does u" blush, when he calls to mind with
what Coz" audac'iy the Minister OF our free Republic at
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