The Ohio Democrat and Dover advertiser. [volume] (Canal Dover, Ohio) 1839-1840, 1840-09-25

basoot deceit, We are forbid 10 deny the
existence Ofths fact, by evidence too
conclusive 10 admit Of q doubt. Look
at the communication Of General Har-
rison 10 Msrssrs. Lyons and others Of
the slayeboldIng Sisles, published by
them az inst HE eonseni, and compare
the assertions, those ieHera contained,
with The proof Of cOu,se 10 be found 10
the following facts: 10 The "Phlsn-
thropis," newspaper, pnblished q Cln'
cinnati, the leading organ ofthe Abo.
lition party 10 Inc State Of Ohio, The
editor DR.. Bailey, harbonpg 'sno un-
kind feelings towards Gen. Hruieon,"
medstbe following declns1lisn, on ths
3ith Of Ju.s: 4
'ln two interviews we had Vllh Gen-
eral Harrison on THE subject, about
four months siDce. he was ., paine TO in
sure US that he had himself belonged to
an "Aboliiion Socieiyn in Richmond,
Va.-Hs did not hesiiaie about tho
phrase; he did 10, use any other. "Ab.
olition Society" seemed the only name
which he knew or cared TO know. And
yet, in writing to Mr.. Lyons, he says:
"If / dad really term it an abolition 500
cieiy, a fact which | can snil hardly
believe, it must have boen from forgel-
(uluess." 'Besides, continues the
editor, tive know that no bas been in
, the habit Of using the term "Gbolltlon"
a. the distinctive tile Of the society a
Richmond And again, Doctor BsiIy
rehlafke, "four months ago General
Harrison was anxious 10 convince abo-
litionists tha, he was a very good Anli-
slavery man." True, he did not use
the term "aboliiionist." So open and
undisguised a declaration of HE present
sentiments, il was no part Of his 'poll-
cy" 10 make. But his design, in hold
ing these interviews, and max eing
these avowals, is nevertheless abundant.
ly manifest He surely intended to
e1press q warmer friendship for the
| cause 10 which his heart was devoted,
than mere abstract opposition Ia
slavery would imply.
| Again, We fino in the proceedings oI
the abolition convention, held St Bos.
ton, in The state Of Massachusetts, or
May 24ik ofthe present year, the fol-
lowing speech from tho Rev. Abe
Brown, a delegate from the d,s,ric. rep
resented in Congress by the Hon. VIM
B. Calhoun, who is himself an abolition
i.is and Shie: Mr.. BtsSn said
"Mr W. B. Calhoun, who has wriilei
thoms ls,,ers from Washpglop. 10 con
eyincs the aboltionisis tbss they wer
wrong 10 opposing Harrison. Copie,
were privately handed around amonI
The abolitionis,s by The whig, and b
/ (MF. Brown had seen some Of then
in which Mr.. Calhoun stated that Gen
eral Harrison was with us, (lhe aboli
tionis,s, any would 90 all lengths, an,
he (Mr. Calhoun, had this from autho
rity which was understood 10 mear
Gen. Harrison himself"
| Mr.. Calhoua admits having seen I
letter from Gen. Harrison on The sub
jeci Of abolition, the publication o
which, through the agency of the press
the writer expressly forbade. He also
acknowledges having written the letter
that was shown to Mr.. Brown but viii
not suffer an exposure Of its content.
10 be made 10 the public eye because
to do so, he ssys, would be indirectly il
publish the letters OF Gen. Harrison il.
self: since the statements made 10 tht
one derived from tho information, con.
tanned in the other. The truth of Mr.
Browne assertion is thus placed be-
yond the possibility Of csval or doub,
and the double dealing course: of the
federal candidate fully exposed to the
public view. mo declarations for The
public eye,"-''no pledges from a can.
dida,e for the presidency Of the United
states," but private and contradictory
letters 10 Lyons, Owen Evans, and
others, 10 be- carefully guarded from the
public press, but lnd0striously circula.
ted, from hand TO hand. 10 stakes and
nei ghbourhoods different and remote,
to court and influence men Of feelings
adverse, hostile and Anforgiying!
When, we demand. did the American
people ever behold such spectacle be-.
forel We might 60 on fellow citizens
and multiply prOofupon proof Of this
unexampled SCENE Of fraud and deceit,
were it possible TO do 80 in the limits
Of an actress. We cannot, however,
refra from the proceedings oftbs same
convention, IN which the speech Of Mr..
Brown was delivered:
"Mr LesVitt ofNew York. Editor
Of the Emancipator, who had previously spo.
ken with decided condemnation Of Mr.. Var
Bureo. as pledged utterly sgainst abolition in all
its forms, said that he was open and plain in his
course, while Harrison was aiming seer etely to
the slave states by serViIty 10 the south, and the
northern aboliiionsis by confidential profess
sions. II was now well known that letters
from, Harrison, with iniunctinns of eecresv had