Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1840-09-04

ment Of Mr.. Calhoun, and thereby lead them 10
for Gen Harrison In conclusion hcre pormi>
SION to the letter Judge Morris should fit,
with the exception of putting it in tie papers my.
self the identical letter. heard II read, and have
I IN my possession evidence IN wiring, under Judge
Morris own hand that he did read to such leSer.
The foregoing facts cannot be denied, and for !ISl
verica,on, call upon Judge Morris, or Mr.. CAN
houn, 10 publish the letter and let il speak for itself
In this answer, we have the why Mr.. Ca!hSy
wrote tins letter II was to appease the Abotionsts,
/" arrest their opposition, and their votes to
! Mr. II. We here find that Emancipation was tho
word used, and not "AbolItion that Mr. f., in his
letter charged to be written 10 George Evans member
! oi Congress from Maine, in January last, must have
admitted that he had been member of an "Emanci-
patton Society. pom this letter Mr. Calhoun
based and in This letter the Injunction of secresv
as I" us publication: or TO use tn" sgncan. words OF
this trio committee. il not intended for the 'pubc
eve. Hence II Is that the letter TO MIR. Evans has
yer met the ''public eye.
Let proceed, Sr, the link in the history OF
TIN, meanderng subject On the 10Th Of February fol.
loving. Mr. n. writes TO Gov. Owen Of North Carolina
I Here Is an extract from tho letter:
"CISCIxN,rI, Feb 10Th, 1Si0.
! My Dear Sir: ionr letter Of the 3lst nit reached
my residence at North Bend, BIZ the mail yesterday,
rom wh"nc" II was sent I" IN" at this place
"f"u ask me whether now am, ever have been,
Il member "f an Ambition Society
II answer dccrsvcy, No
| Thus, Sir you wall observe that Mr. II declares that
! he not then, and meyer had been member If
! Abolition Society On the 2,ih Of the same month,
Nr HIS most p1r'cuar friend Judge Burnett writes
thus 10 II w Miller of llrrgl, one of the Wing Cen.
trail Committee of n. c.:
| "CrcIxxArI, Feb. %, $40.
"My Dear Sir: | acknowledge your letter of the
18th inst, with great pleasure, and assure you that
General Harrison not only Hcrrr 'raS a member OF an
Abolition S"crty, but that there not man in OH"
rita has mare Hn,toymy OppoSsd hs ric~S n those CHI
:"S, M"n he has In prof Of ihrs, srnG you the re.
marks he made that subject, in Address delivered
At Etncfnnrs, time II speaks for itself, and
/ requires comment.
! We next hear of Mr. II in his very luminous letter
1 TO MIR. Lyons Of Isl June last.
.sln answer to the enquiry why used the word
" Abolition IN designating Sor"ty Of which ] was
member IN Richmond IN the year l1jl, instead oil
the word "iunane, which - known /" be thr or" by
which the crly really distInau shed All that
say upon The subject, that If did really term u
an Abolition Society, fact which can still hardly be-
lrvc or have not been able 10 see the paper contain
ing my address 10 the people Of the Disr in c22 It
must have been from fnrretiunrss which might easily
happen after lapse Of 81 years. At any rate, the
word Abolition not understood to mean in lS22,
what ii There lie m doubt that the
Society Of which Mr. Tarltnn Peasants mem
Der, and which in his publication in the Richmond
Wing, he calls the ''llumane Society of Richmond.
land by this title Judge Catch, whp gave me the cert.
icae in SOD also DIES grated ii j the same (which
was a member Mr. Peasants was a member in l1a1,
in l79.-Mr. Robert Peasants was the President at
the former period, as he was when | was admitted.
81 do not wish what have said above, 10 be publish.
cd, bu; have objection that the facts should be
stated, ana reference made to having furnished
them
Mark the language Here he says, he must have
been mistaken IN using the word ".tboton III ie:2,
as used in bis address To the People OF Ohio when
candidate for Congress an extract from which have
read taken from The Tippecanoe Text Book. What
truth the of the Society alluded 10, in 1871
Mr.. Harrison says, "Mr Peasants was member in
1851 in 1871. SIR, at THIS stage OF the subject,
| give nothing more opposite than an editorial
arclr from the Enquirer winch think wall prove Mr..
H. To- be right in l-22, quite natural and wrong
in $40, i years after. But 'Temp0ra muinniHr II
NOS muiamur IN Ills" Mr.. President, wi! read the
/ article:
awe have before us a pamphlet Copy Of the Pro.
coed ngs Of the 18th Convention of Delegates from the
Abolition Societies established in different parts of the
United States assembled at Philadelphia on Sd of May,
1871. Among the Delegates present, was Joseph An
thnnv Delegate of the Virginia Abolition Society At
Richmond. In the whole pamphlet, there is nothing
like the title OF Humane Society, hut is all iJot'-
ten Sori1iies. The pamphlet proves throughout an"
tensvc Abolition organization all over the |. States
From this state of facts, how stands Mr. HARRISON
In l-22 he aimiis he hdd been a nembcr Of "AgoL.
Trox SOCIETY" In lc40, the admission IS madc
hg km By the publication Of has identicd' language az
l-22 which stood uncuntrad,cted or unqnestionrd for
l. wears, ill Mr.. Lyons June last asks INN why he
used the word Abolition In Jan~0ry $40. he 0dted$
he had hem a me nlbcr Of an 'EMASorArIoN SOCIETY.
| In FebrnGry, $50, HE w,s Nor, SoH EVER u.n BE
| 4 MEMBER OF As ABOLITION SOCIETY. In Jnnr, l-lo,
he admits he had been n member ofa .'HuM,NE SocIE-
Ty But when the truth is brought fully to light, u
appears IL ,ras ian Abolition Society. In the letter
OF the Trio Committee in february last, the policy ~.
sthat the General make further declarations OF his
opinions for the public eye. In fPrd, when the De
nlocratic Kentucky Committee wished hrs views on
j IJoiitjoB he would answer neither friend foe.
\ In Januarq, liz writes To Mr. Evans, bnt nat 'tor me
puJi;c cue In June, he does the thing 10 MIR
Lyons: ~ do not wish what have SAID above 10
b.. publ shed, but have objection that The facts
shond be- s'ut"d and reference made to as having
furnished them. Mr.. l.. though did not choose to be
governed by this dreclon--he made the publication
which tended in great degree To rouse the spirit OF
enquiry winch has exposed Mr. Ii. Why, Sir, did he
not wish his letter to Mr. l. To BE- pubshrds canno,
tell Won his with certainty, but the effect would
be, that 1t would not b" before the public IN rs noorI-
GUS and pointed manner in the mode designated BY
hm consequently would not attract that niense obsrr-
vaton. Hrs intention, then, presume was tn write
privately 10 the North referring his position IN -22
to himself with his Ambition friends, aud pr
varly 10 the South, referring 10 hIs "NIncenncs
Speech, TO sustain himself with his ant-Abo!liron
friends. And is ih.s unfair presumption: Can any
thing else be made out of the cha q" facts have tx
hbtrd; SIR, it is impossible. | would alb d. the de-
c.sion of the honest and candid of his orn party upon
the subject. What IS, then, the position of thus
man: lie must he for against the South or for
or against the North Which il? .4dmit, thea
Tint he is for the Souh, mhat IS his atfitnde {,
his Iorthern triends? Is it not that of drcrpti"n3
Yes, sur, base deception; and II man IS cupa-
BE of dpcriv ny the North, would he II Il the South
aIsos Should such man BE- trusted; VIII the people
of this country contde their dearest interests to such
man? No, sir, cannot believe Il. They ought to put
4 mark upon him, s" strong, as TO stand forever
warning to those who would dare pa!ter with them
Mr. President, suppose that hiss VGcenHes speech 90
which he refers Mr. Lyons and others his sem
tnents on the subject Of Abolition. Well, SIR, what
those sentiments, particularly the constitutional
Gne nns INV lived: | will read that portion OF il hav-
! b.,ri ma m tho. mint. IfSl,ve
! evil rs with them. II there is guilt in it, the guilt is
theirs, not since neither the States where does
not exist, nor the Government Of Tie United States
can, without usurpation of power, and the violation Of
solemn compact do any thing 10 remove It cutoat Tho
consent Of 0se aokO Immediately inttrestsd Now
wla, the effect of the ctr,nc LAID down upon
the Constitution; "Whnut the consent of those who
immediately Interested, nothing can be done; but
with 1t, what cannot be done i not this the neva
Bile effect of this doctrine; II the owners of slaves