Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1840-04-23
TIE CONTRAST.

In reply 10 letter addressed to him by Walter
1 +. Leake OF North Caro- ina, containing the follow.
Ing enquiry, Are you, or are you not, oppoado
The abolition Of Starery in the U. States. in any and
every shape form fashion, except as the owners VI
the slaves may themselves desire p Mr.. Van Bu.
rem refuses TO answer yea or may, but writes the
following yea nay note:
3" " ASKING ton, March %, 1910.
Il have received Your letter of the 2ls lnsi. AMI
can have no objection to say in repy that The
uuenls expressed in my lelIer 10 Junius AIMS and
others. on the 9Th March, 1886, and substantially
repeated IN my Inaugural address, are not only sill
entertained by me, but have been greatly strength
ened' by subsequent experience and reflection.
i am SIR, very resi- ectuly your CHI sest
NJ. VAN buren,
To Walter f. Leake, Esq Chairman. &c
Now, the documents referred to above by Mr..
Van Buren, express the conviction Of the writer that
II Is wlhin Tie constitutional competency Of Con-
gress to emanciPale the slaves within the District =
Columbia, thou gh he deems it inexpedient to es e.
cise that power But suppose, to morrow, his views
OF efPeEsncq change-aud as he has al Aays chan
ged his opinion wherever his interest dicta'eda
change, we have no guarantee that he will not do SO
where IS the security Of the South ! We ask
every electing man if it is suicidal to rest our
defence on such weak aud rotten prop
Look, on the Other hand, at Gen. Harrison's
opinion In his letter to Mr.. Soo of New Or
leans, written IN 1896 when he was, as he is
now, candidate for the Presidency, Gen. IIar-
nson expressly denied the constitutional hight
Of Congress to touch the subject of slavery, Ell
'her in the States or in the District Of Co.
'aniba' without the consent of the parties incres'
ested And for farther confirmation, if il be needed
OF the opinions ofGen, Harrison, we refer the read
er TO the following Letter from John Macpherson
n5rflen' Esq'ef Georgia, distinguished member
OF The State Rights party and Gen. Jlckson's hist
Attorney General. Would that eminent citizen oil
the Sou'h-himself stakeholder aud man oil un'
sull'ed patriotism, endorse Gen. Hdrison's opinions
Yhe did net kno,o them 10 be sound! Yet this he
does. And we must be permitted to say that e''
tihonies from M0thigh source outweigh all the car
umnies OF all the assaIlanls oftLe old Heo oil 'l'
Thames. Hear him
From The Charleston Courier.
Gen. Harrison and AJ0Liiioa.-We give place.
VITA pleasure TO The follow ing letter. from dlsln
: ulsed Georg 'an,in answe to ourrecent call on nun
adding another 10 the already multiplied prooiso'
uen. Ha!f!sohs soundness on The slave qnesno"
+afsz4 SAVANNAH, April III, loio
GENTLEMEN.-Gu call upon. me- in your p"P',
Of The oth Instant. 10 make public letter addtess'
10 me by Gen HARRISON, on The subject OF hoo"
ton. | have already replied TO similar reques'
made by the Il iiior of the Daily Telegraph, a pa,
Der published IN THIS cay ; but as know not u "'
iapet (Which mas been recently established Is W
oar list At exchanges, aud feel that The berahy u
our conduct towards political opponent gives oIf
N nndnnbteG claim 10 the respect and courtesy "
lis Trends repeat the Substance 4 that as"e..e
lie Letter. IN qneai'n, was written ~ ioo
n anticipation OF Stale Of things, which u'o ~
ccur 1t was therefore not made public an an
ear has not been preserved. At least, ai'ef ="