The Yazoo Whig and political register. (Yazoo City, Miss.) 1840-1842, 1840-09-25

would earnestly entreat them io.forbear, to to
PAUSE in their career. and deliberately con- d
ider the consequences to the whale Unions q
o the States most Immediately interested, s.
md to those for whose benefit they profess
3 act. That the latter viii be The victims :
IF the wEAK, fNJUpIcrous PREsuMp1Uoues ana 2
UNCONSTITUTIONAL efforts to serve thems lt
thorough examination OF the subject must
,onvince them. s@tS<&The emancipators
generally declare that it IS their intention to
effect their object although their acts con- Z
lradict the assertIon1 By no other means than
convincing the shareholders that the imme-
diate emancipation Of the slaves is called
for both by moral obligation and sound policy
An anAedeed youth at the nsoment.o of leav-
inc his theological seminary tin mapy IN
afances indeed, before he has left ~ under
takes 10 give lectures upon morals TO the
eo,nsrvmen of Wythe. Tucker, Pendleton
and Iowndes, and lessons of political wisdom
"a those whose affairs have 50 recently been I
directed BY jefferson and Madison, Macon I
and Crawford Is it possible, that instances
of greater vanity and presumption could pc
ex6ibned. But the course pursued BY the
amancinators is unconstitutional.
g Tn q portion Of these slavery was re-
coqnized and they the slave Statesl took
care 10 have the right secured 70 them g
foIlaU and retain such Of them as were tugl-
80 ~ nfher States. The laws of Congress
,,assad under this power have enacted pun
Ishment to all who shall oppose or interrupts
the exercise of the right. Nor can any one
believe that the instrument winch contalhs
a provision of this kind, which authorizes
the master to pursue 3 slave into another
State. take him back, and provides punish
ment for any citizensor citizens Of that Stale
vvho onpose him, should at the same time
authorize the latter to assemble togetnef e
nass resolutions and adopt addresses nototly
- encourage the slaves 70 leave their mas-
tiers but 10 cut their throats before they 60
sol *&*sNeither of the States where = ksla-
veryl does not exist, nor the government q
the United States, can, without usuFpatIon.
&c novser and violation of solemn cons
pact. do any thing to remove i, without the
consent Of those who are Immediately inter-
ested. But they will neither ask for aid nor
consent to be aided, whilst the illegal, per-
eecntinp. dangerous movements are n pro-
gress, Of which I complain.
During the summer just past, the Oppo-
nents of Gen. Harrison acknowledging that
in 1856 he was sound upon the subject Of
slavery. complained nevertheless, that the
nuhlic had no evidence that he nOso enter
tanned the same sentiments. And 10 set this
Question at rest he was enquired Of and the
following is his reply.
ssNoRTH BEND, June I'd, 1910.
6renflemen.-In answer to your inquiry
swhether the letters and speeches which nave
been published in my name by my political
friends. particularly those contained "a g
pamphlet lately published IN Glne g oy
CoI.E. S. TODD and BENZ. Drake, ESQ., con-
to;r, he sentiments and opinions which Al
oresent en- tertain Z repeat, what have lately
written to acommittee of my friends II q y
Work. that I should not consider myself 81
honest man 10 suffer these letters speeches
to be thus used without contradiction 4 an
alteration had taken place in my opinions.
am, very respectfully,
Your fellow citizen,
VIM. H. HARRISON"
To Charles NJ. Truston. Henry PlFtle, Y
w. Anderson, Louisville, Ky
In addition TO these things, and, as W.
aaid. dozens Of similar. documents made
few years ago, published extensively thel
and extensively. recently, he has, this sum
,ner wr;tten several letters 70 individual
and committees in answer to enquiries, g
reiterating the same sentiments, swervln
mt an inch 10 the right hand q 70 the leti
we could fill our paper with them # 4 Wer
necessary.
Now. we challenge the chairman q q
oee.ine. or any member Of i, 70 produel
n orint. the sentiments Of any MAI mo-
nerfsc.ly satisfactory 10 the South upon e
question. Than the above letters and extract
n addition . these things, his votes AZ
eneeches ID Congress, whenever the suple
came up. are uniformly Of the same lofty to-
and sentiment
On this subject we beg leave TO refer
our paper Of the l4th August, 70 an artIt
headed The Missouri Question. eW
send Mr.. Purvis . copy Of that paper
The meeting charges Gen. Harris
s.with an absolute refusal 20 answer any gu
lions touching the expediency and cons
tutional,ly Of the great measures, &c. Y
isasweeping charge, and shows great {
cree Of reckIessness upon its face. IL
sity IS already proved BY shelving e q g
Harrison has nswered some such enquirl
We could easily produce dozen more g
lar instances we're It necessary sfens
Harrison has signified a.disinclination to
ticipate the agitation Of questions which 2
hereafter arise and 10 thrust is.oplnien'
his pledges forward in advance m relat
TO coniectured or supposed subjects.
trary course from ihis would be excseqin
improper. and vas never pursued 6g a''s 8
si1ent 81 candidate His opinions how p
upon all the important political g asssaen
the day are notorious " Snown, ana e
leading men Of this meeting do Aoi g
them. We can only say, We ere not cha