Boon's Lick times. [volume] (Fayette, Mo.) 1840-1848, 1840-08-29
GENERAL HARRISON'S OPINIONS ON
ABOLITION.

ABOLITION.
We promised, some time since, to write to
General HARRISON and procure from him a reiter.
alton Of his formerly expressed opinion, as TO the
powers of Congress to abolish slavery in the
States and the District Of Columbia. Ia compli.
ance with that promise, about the 4th of June,
we addressed him letter by mail, and on the
22d June we enclosed letter to Col. Charles S.
| Todd Of Cincinnati with request that he would
deliver it. We now have it in our power to lay
before the public the response to our inquiry, and
we take especial pleasure in saying that it is all
the South desires, We need say nothing Of Col.
Todd, he is well known as one OF Gen. Harri.
sons Layorite aids during the late war, he has en-.
! joyed his confidence in high degree ever since,
and he is at this time sole editor Of the Cncinna.
ii Republican, the accredited and acknowledged
organ Of the Old Hero.
Loco .'ocosm may now do its worst--entrench-
ed upon the rampars Of the Constitution the vet.
Grain hero Of Tippetanoe and the Thames can
defy its power and laugh to scorn its puny efforts
to deprive him of the confidence and affections of
the South. But to the letter. Here it is
ClNciNxATI, July 9th, 1910.
My Dear Sir Your favor Of the 22d June,
with its enclosure, has been received, and it was
handed over to General IIorrison. presume
your frs, letter was not rcceivd, as lie did not
speak Of it.
Ills correspondence is so extensive that he
has authorized me to sag o gov IN reply, that he
clhcrtainS still Me'Opini0nS continued IN the letter
to Mr.. Sl0o, to which you have referred, and that
as you have probably, by this time, seen his late
letter to Mr.. Lyons Of Richmond, Virginia, he
supposcs you will need no further evidence OF his
J opinions on that subject.
The affidavit to which you alude was pro.
nounccd in our paper by authority Of Hen. Honi-
son as utterly without any foundation in truth.
No such conversation ever took place. If any
thing further occurs on tn s subject will write to
GU.
We look with anxiety to Louisiana where the
election commences to day. The result there
may effect our cause in Kentucky, Indiana, lii.
nos, Missouri and Tennessee. Matters look
well over the Union The discrepancy about the
reply TO Mr. Randolph's attack in the Senate in
1926 shall be explained, if necessary, soon as
y Mr.. Drake rcturnss from the Northern part o.
y this State. Yours truly,
CHARLES S. TODD.
WIN. II. M'CAHDLE, Esq.
, Vicksburg, Miss,
Here then the matter is compressed into nut
. shell. General Harrison authorizes Col. TODD
to say that che still cnterGiaS The opinions con-
tanned IN his letter TO Mr.. Sloo' What are those
opinions! a reference to the letter itself will
e show that he assumes the strongest possible ground
in favor Of the south, and denies to Congress the
right to interfere with slavery in any manner
$ either in the States or the district Of Columbia.
But here is the letter ITSELF Let every man read
it, ltdoscrvcs to be printed in characters Of gold
and placed in every house in the south
CINCINNATI, Goth Nov, 1886.
e Ny DEAR Str
+, 81 answer the question yoa proposed to me this
J. morning, with great pleasure.
i "lst. / do not JclieUe that Congress can abol
ISL slarcry IN the states, or in any manner INTER
rERE WITH THE PROPERTY OF HEIR SLAVES, bu
h upon the application Of IT,. STAT 5, in which case
" and in no other they nDs Propriae money
= to aid the states SO applying 3 get rid Of theil
= slaves These opinions | IN. always held and
u this was the Ground upon winch | voted against
ID the Missouri restriction in the 18th Congress
Is The opinions given above are precisely thos
=, which We're entertained by Mr., Jefferson anC
n Mr.. Madison
5, cpd, ! do notJeltece THAT Congress Gun aJoliJ
n slaccyy in the District Of Columbia, acihout IN
Il consent Of The states Of Virginia and MARYLAND
J, anil The people Of the DriS,ric,."
p" received letter sometime since from JOIN
~ NJ Bcrrien, Esq. Of Georgia. proposing ques
h. tons similar to those made by you, and answered
ID them more at length than | have now done, bu
$. to the import. In haste yours truly,
s, WILLIAM II. HARRISON.
D. TO rHoNAs SLoo, jr.