Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1840-08-20

NV the General Government in regard 10 Inter-
nal improvements.
General lIalrson says that he is opposed 10
, N,,inu,, flank on constitutional grounds, bll
that il the revenue cannot Otherwise De c'Hect
cI n! - decided majority OF the people d;,sire
49,. i.,.. ..,..uld b. III tavor "f one. IlIs
-, ,,,r,,.,,,,r ,.,rr l.: Cunurc.inn with tic fact
III, MI ,he friends OF ,.c!,.: 'lIiJSon arc III ia-
,~or, Bank, is sufficient to Indicate VIA;
,,.',,-,. IN. viii rrl.ur NJ, Van Hurcn Is OPP
Sod ,o Malone! Dank Institutional
r,,rnuuds. and believes s,,cll All .islli"."n dam
Serous 10 the liberties oi the county.
General Harrison is All -dbolit"nist, in the
ms, d,rrerous sc.sc OF the term. lie las
Tho Lo,ducSs to sayto Southern gentlemen, HAT
Compress has the power /" purchase slaresilid
sci III, mlrce OH the application OF The States,
When AIary !aad scl- tired oi her negroes, She
NAV. ,trone ell l"t Legislature. apply TO Con-
grcss ,o purchase them; aud acco "ing 10 Geu'
rraI Harrison 5 doctrine, the people OF south
Carolina will be taycr! {. pay ior them. FIr-
ninia willneNt make application. Already enc
norton - tia; state has Shown siro!ie GIsp"-
sition % gctri al slavery aiid the "'h'r portion
is sruli,:., tl,.,m in scores Ia the Souii, West.
Kentucky or Ncr;h Carolina may follow in the
foo,s.eps OF lI:.iylard aud Virginia. Ali this
lme il is true. Sou.h Carolina is left in tie
pnssession u, her negroes; but her people are
io bc literally borne tluwa with taxes, III order
lo pa,. for Lie slave Of other SlatcS! General
Harrison is not only the advocate OF sllcll
..,uccrous roycrS bcin- exercised ny Con-
sress. bnt he BOASTS having been member oil
an Abolition Society iion Ie tim" he Vas
nineteen vcars old, aud tlraliie 'lookS forward
:, III, Joy when the American sun Will not
i,oI; down upon slave" He says, also, III
h,s Cnry;,.t srcc.h, I at "au object near Ills
heart. is tn see tic whole surplus revenuc ap
prouriatrt ,r the emancipation OF slaves. -
Aiih,uoh no yolcd a"ainst the Missouri restrict
lion. vet nc wcnr home, not beng Candidate
again for CONGRESS, and was elected Il member
of the Oi,io Senntc and there introduced reSo.
Iurnns, in IS1O. dcnouncing slavery rs Il
rrnal morai and pviiticat ce;i," and insir,ctng
l;,rir members ul Congress TO oppose the en-
icusiou of slavery in any Territory West OF
the M;.sissirp" ami 10 prevent lis extension
where i, dorS exist and 10 oppose the '.ad-
ri,sion OF ANY State Into the Union. unless
the f,r,ber cxicnsion OF slavery within such
State be expressly prohibited" lie also de-
cIares in Ike sa,nc Rrsonticns, that ''ihe ten
drncy of slavery is directly to impair The a"ti0n-
al character. and affect tic i'appnesS o lie pro-
pie.
Let those who charge Mir. Van Eurcn with
,.oriun for The New York Resolutions, consider
w"ll lie purpor Of the above language Moth
ing las hccn more miErcprcScnt' q ilial :ir'
Van Bu,en's conduct IN that matter. thr lac:S
are sinplv t!rsr: In lS40. Governor Cliuton.
to whom MIR. Van BnIcn had awaNs been OPP
posrd recommended The New York leslsa-
lure TO pass resolutions inS,ru"!iGg their mem
hers of congress Ia vote for The Missouri re-
sirir,iou Resolutions were accordingly intro.
duced in the House hv friend ol Governor
Clinton. and after pnSs;il. the l!on c. were S''ni
n Tic Senate. ri which Mr. Van Buicn WAS
member. and passed i-;iEOm dh"ir "r dtraS'""-
Mr. Van Barren bcing pesrn;. but taking no
part i'm the mai or wliaieverl I'm his naI'@mra
A idross. Mr. Van Buren, has gwen IL solemn
pledge 10 sr,stai, l rights of Tic South on the
sub &C, of slavery, ana 10 veto any Di winch
may pass Congress abOiishing slavery IN The
District of Columbia He gave the same asSll-
rance before he was elected President, III pfl-
vatc letters to gentlemen in every part "i ne
country. AS Eire President, he gave his cast
ing vo'e in favor Of prev NenIing the circulation
at Abolition pamphlets by means OF tic Uhlied
STATES Mail twas the Vice Presidents r"'e
which passed this Bill.
General Harrison has been brought forward
III T'ie arn'agUIm' saS,e r,.,o' ~ .ds p 10 his
"I ''I IIe To- wns hrn ads, lie
."u"' .,"'i,,' ,ur.cJ ;m Ir lam of luxury.
AID inherited from his father, Governor ol
"'I' r. ~, Li ,,,'n,,,.,"r Of er,I,ca,iu,l,
c.,ee I -, ,i ,to "u,omns which nouu.ar family
w., ,nI Lo so,,n rccnivcd nm imnor,alil
va" nmJcr ,y,c cLcy Adams Flom
=, >" ,,,s nre.r1 momcul he has hrcn
.''a. ' ''.'n :" ~, ~ ,hn ,n,sessiou Of some
i''.'i. i'aL ,,;nJ "I;;:o lin :. nov ,L nominal
Ts",.l, a'n C,U, .,,h nm ;m,.nne of five thou.
~, u d"'I'rs n. h,- =, tiis lime 4 Iarne and
v,Iunbe ~ nrnperIy. lis love for the poor is OF
nm ayccndnnI nIv singular cast Whilst Go,el.
,,n ,,n. NJ IuJ;,,; Inc annrnyrL and signed law
~ scy m n, a;,bc<, b;ddrr Snrh ,riiitc persons a.
,,.t.rc ,nn nonr 10 ~, = S,,,r line ald the costs.
,,l ,I,.n, T. g f,,r,v.uiur iascs. irthey
.,,r,w i,nm ,Ir,r n,,srrs In Ohio. Inc also
',,.J rnr =, l,,y 1o ..sr1 n uubIic culc.v, the
,''', = w. in ,"ro indcLc cd 10 lIe State. lie