Columbus Democrat. [volume] (Columbus, Miss.) 18??-18??, 1840-08-08


-.,,-..,.r s.,.c. Harrison r Sau Blreu.
= --7y7D.i. 10. NJ. ". B. Calhoun lad
80 lst,e-s iom Washington Ia convince
A.. .,...r SIS that they we're wrong ~ opp'Sint
- T,-.es were privately handed round
fI,ti,ri,is hy lhs Wigs and he Mr..
Ma ....n soql- Of them, IN winch Mr.. Cal
b't' r H.st General Harrison was WIKI rs Che
49,, and Vouli 20 al .eughs, and that he
So ...,,.n) rad ihs from authority, which was
-..-'...,5 IA m-an General Harrison himself BuI
ss...l of The letter was tbs remark, /" make
q -, n tins aS yoa think brs', but do not lat II
go, tie pa9ers ' This was sent by a member
: = -,-a.s' u induce Us 10 believe that Harrison
!, At,r,ign.s,, and ough, 10 receive our sup
I,c what dl tits convention setle down on
-, ysn Buren,. l., them answer. "Nlr. Y. b.
..l,.f nm party machinery to carry The north, and
.l.s,yercg to slavery to secure the south. But he
:. HAS, had no conceslment Of bs opinions Van
r. sooi on hut one side OF this question, .i5o-
I,:,,,rt, kaus him as an open opponent"
We give below the letter referred to BY Mr.,
Brogu r. ,e,o
s.s,r observed in the dongs of the anti-saye-
= convention al Springfield, resolution denoun-
.o, GEN Harrison think this premature, Ia say
~ ealo Of il. | have seen letter from the Gene
=, m which he pronounces the story circulating IN
mo nre>s or West, mot certain which, that he,
uIis Governor Of Indiana, of ten years, done eve
- b,np in bis power TO spread slavery, foul SIAN
l., And speaks Of il with great Indignation, and
.,,s l5at II would be Impossible for him 10 do any
ding Of the kind, either privately or publicly, for the
H., ,.i,. 10. al. .,tnrko snlot
N yr,inia he oined an abolition society, and, with
me- oher members OF the same, pledged himself to
Il, every thing ia hispower to effect the emancpa-
lion Of ,aves--ha he was 10 inherit large proper.
~ Of slaves and subsequently not only emanCipaIed
bis ogr, Int purchased others for the purpose o.
erapcpatine them This is what the General him
sf saws Tltrlte uou this for such use as you ma,
think proper Except putting it IN the newspapers.
"WM. B. CALHOUN.
pHon JUICE MoRRls."
Proof as strong a, holy ,srit that Harrison o
sma of bis friends are iampering with the abo
toniss We have been slow in charging the Oh
gentleman with endeavoring TO mslead the pubic
On this question, but the facts force themselves o.
Us that a two handed game has been and we mes
sincerely believe is now in successful tide Of oper
atom" Gen Harrison was written 10 by Gov
Owen IN February last and this straight forwan
question propourded
+" You ask roe whether now am, or ever hav
been member Of an abolition Society.
"lmsrer decidedly NO $50 far from being
member Of such q society, did not know. but
you knew il, uis by common fame that there wa
or ever had been a society of that description I
an, e n M,,rfL,rssteru Stofes until three
ago!!i"
Now this is positive declaration coming direc
II from Gen. Harrison himsellyet we can hard
believe that Gen. Hrrison should have live
in Hamilton county Immediately in the neishbo
hood of the city Of Cincinnati, and not have know
a4t such a society as an Abolition Society, dl
I exist in any Of The northwestern States" Be it n
i menbared lhat we do not charge the General wi
N "daube dealing further than the evidence su
nius u.s.
Hear what Or. Bailey Of Cincinnati says on ii
matter. In the Philanhropist of the 30tl of Jun
(nark tue date aud see il it corresponds with Il
letter ID Gov Owen What does this look like
it equyocaion or is it plain open dealng-let tho
Eho are unprecedented aLswer. DR.. Bailey says:
ain two interviews we had with Gen. Earls'
90 his subject, about four months since, he was
pans TO assure us, that he had himself belonged
an Abolition Society" He did not hesitate
bout the phrase; he did not use any other 'Ab
/ luon Society seemed the only name which
knew or cared 20 know, Besides, we know that
tas been IN the habit Of Using the term 'aboIiuc
" Tie distinctive title Of the soClety."
10 February when writing to Gov. Owen, he {
not know that such society existed in the Nor
wes-that Is in his communications to sontht
"figs--but 10 northern abolltonists nothing
'ie phrase Of abolition would do, and that ii y
only name che knew or cared TO know"
Y proceed little further in this matter. On
A'2I day OF june 1910, the General writes lei
aMr. Lyons of Virginia, where the word Gb
'oH IS IN rather bad ordour, he says:
"a answer to the inquiry why used the W
aoolton' N designating society olwhich wa
member N Richmond, IN the year 1891, ins,ea'
We Word humane, which 10 known TO be the q
We ny which the society was really distinguish
~ lha can say upon the subject is that If |
say eim an Abolition Society, fact lrhl
Nla caa hardly believe, flor have not been able
" INC paper containing my address to the pc,
t9e Dslrict in 1882, it must hare been from
ssyul1''' which might easily happen after /
v hTt! one years."
Aeader,bear in mind the date oflhis letter, q
~ IA which he says that he can hardly belle
\ Nc used The word Abolition" biograpI
i ''Oca OF Gen. HARRISON, containing the spec
,no s''e's OF the military chellsn, printed b.
!. y > food and Benjsmin Drake, wss endc
:! 'eneral Harrison on the Aud Of June, in W
4 says this book contains The sentiments
2 't'Hlons which at present entertain" re
\ "1'' have lately written 10 a committee of
d 'Soas IN New York, that should not consider
ct n" an honest man to sufe, these letters
= NPeeAes 10 be thus used without contradict
\ alteration had taken place in my opinions.
N h're is the endorsation by Gen. Harrison
h. n aasame book can be found The following
- -''essed 10 the public"
ITO THE PUBLIC.
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