The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1840-05-21

tH9tfa 0e thfrfpostd 70 pfcrrHf us TT
feasion;' and s-serss. ahra. shal one esa-
afifufisnai meshnh al checking shs exlrn-
slan af slssrsy. "a. 10 sdnii no res sts's
insa lhe Upian. unless upon she eohdnisn
dat The peAple or ssrh new State shalt
gise up Tie rieht - their slaves. Apd he
sases insiruetians % The then Senator
frem Ne. York secordine 70 these srtsa
Thus. q appears that, While 81 this mo-
meni.ns rrlsls. General Harrison was IN
caagress brssing ihe fury Of ihe storm.
essrd,nR By his vote The rights of the
South. Me-. Van Buren, (nnw PIT toward
ss he Exclusive guardian 81 southern
ughi.) ws.. bs Lis sa'e and expsfsstd
opinions. contributing Ell ia his rover 30
the elements af dishnios. which were
rnnnrrsed Nth the subject, and instruct
ing he Ssnslass In give VOTES dirertlv OPP
nased N The principles then and nolo held
by ihe Soaih. and. strange 20 cay. dlrecs.
" opposed 10 the principles which he
himsrlf now prefssses 10 be hI- own. snd
the true CONSTITUTIONAL rule ON The subject.
Then. when has aims had NOT vel rrsrh-
~ w kfNNT N0uiuttW N'trNs Nr uHu VIC
ssf efprineipies. Moo. When Southern
VOTES are wanted tn-seai him 10 federal
power he processes another and directly
opposite ser Of pdacipies. Thus We have
clue 10 thai expressive description Of
Mr.. Van Buren's principles IS q poliIi-
eisn. lie 10, by his partial friends. said
IN be "a Northern man with Southern
principles" nc recorded history be not
false and untrue. dr6niiion more spily
descriptive &c him wnald be. ga NORTH
ern man rifhout principlesl'
Passing from the period Of The Nilsson
ri canrosersy. letus see. shat are the
principles Of General Harrison nov on
the question of abolition. To put the
subject in light not to be misunderstood
OF misrepresenied. here subioin fsll
and clear sia,emen, Of General Harrison's
views touching this qnesiiun. as deliver
ed nv himself in speech 10 the people
Of Vincennes. in The stale OF Indiana. n
late as 1885. That Pofiipn OF his sd-
dress which relates 10 ihis subject 10 gis-
en-; BY which il will be seen that he then,
ss now. candidate Cor the Presidency,
speaking to ,he people Of non-slaye-
holding state. did mol hesitate. 10 convey
10 them aad The World opinions which IL
may be fairly supposed were no, likely
tn be we'll received BY those 10 whom
they were Immediately addressed:
1.-THE portion Of General Harrison's
speech. delivered q, vincennes on the
4th Of July 1885. here referred 10, was
published in The Hillsborough Recorder
Of The 10Th Of January last. we therefore
deem il unnecessary again 70 insert !,
, here. Most Of our readers will recolleci
the disiinciness with which hecondemns
The whole course Of the aboliiioaists, a.
+. |" weak. injudicious, presumptuaus, and
unconstitutional" No Southern man
, could more fully express the sentiments
, of the South, than did Gen. Harrison in
|, his speech a. vincennes.l Epir. REC.
. With these proofs of uniform adherence
to sntl.aboliiion views. by General Har-
rison, running through period Of tween.
" years. ] should dismiss The subject,
but lhs, feel impelled BY sense oi du-
", 10 exposea,he law articles lately em.
pIoyed 10 mislesd public scnnment. by
CARRIED extracts Of letters. which are,
! however. pu, forth with every appearance
af giving an entire statement. Il 10
amongst the melancholy omens with
" hich the times abound, that the STATE
, men,s Of The public press have ceased 10
carry with them. IN public estimation.
the evid.nc oi truth. As an instance OF
this kind. give belnw ~ha, purporis TO
be a letter. of General Harrison in fill,
addressed To tie people. Asitis publish.
ed by his enemies j. stands thus:
.To THE PUBLIC. ......
Z" Feiio,D- Ciiizens:--B Being suddenly
+ called home. 10 attend 10 my sick family,
have but a moment 10 answer a Few oil
, the calumnIss which are IN circulallon
against me. -~ S..
IL am accused Of being friendly to
slavery. From my earliest youth up 10
TIE present tuuheus U nave Uecu h1u at
dent trend OF human liberty. Al the age
al eighteen. | became q member Of ~
abnlnIcn sneieiy. established at Ricil-
mnnd. The object Of ~hlch was 10 ameli-
crate The candlilnn Of slaves. and procure
Their Iresdom by every legal means. My
venerable friend Judge Catch Of Cler.
mon, county, was also member Of this
. society. aud has lately given me cerlif.
cafe lha, was one. The obligations
came under have faithfully performed.
CIVILIAN HENRY HARRISON"
/. Ia recent publication, addressed d
!. The people Of Virginia. The above appears
/. and Is there stated 10 be taken from pa
per published N Cincinnap, on the l4st
J. OF February last. A plain honest lnqui
n rer. searching Tor truth. and reading .h,
above. would naturally suppose that
,f was. ls,, . le,,er written in February lac,
!. 2jly, that il vas an entire letter; and
!. 3ily. as consequence from us contents
e he would coaclude. that Il was expressl,