The Camden journal. [volume] (Camden, S.C.) 1836-1851, 1840-09-26

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The Eberator, published in Boston by
Garrison, said
"The National Wing Convention, as
sembled at Harrisburg on the 9Th Decem-
Der nominated William Henry Harrison
for the office of President of the United
States.
We regard this another important sign
of the times-as signal defeat OF slaue
holding pot1er in this country. Had 1t
not been for Abolitionism, Henry Clay
would undoubtedly, havebe nominated.
We hare faith to believe that no slaue hot-
der DiU euer again be permitted to I'LL the
Presidential office, in this Republic
From letter written by leading Ab-
olitionist, published in the PhilanthroPist,
an Abolition paper printed at Cincinnati,
| make the following extract ::
Have the Abolitionists not already
reason to congratulate themselves on the
concession made to their influence on the
nomination of General Harrison Z Most
assuredly they have. Who is there that
can believe that General Harrison would
have been the the whig candidate, had it
not been for .Clay's anti-abolition speech
in the United States Senate last spring =!
Is not the Harrisburg nomination great
abolition victory"
An examination of the list of delegates
who composed the Convention, and part:
cularly of those who voted for General
Harrison, will show more clearly and pos
itively what his principles may be, than
any other test. In examining that list,we
find him to be the nominee of the Aboll.
tionists, of Federalists, Of Bankers, and of
Tariffites-men with whom the South has
no community of interest, feeling or prln,i
ciple..
The Harrison organ here (he National
IntelIigenceDpublished Mr.. Slade'ssPecch
and circulated il through the country
Upwards of ten thousand ofthese speeches
were sent abroad by the whig members,
a list of whom l herewith present you:
Wing Aboltion.-We have been fur
nished with the following names of mem-
bers of Congress who are charged with
having sent out the Abolition speech, of
Mr.. Slade under their franks. We pub
lish them before the adjournment of Con-
gress that the gentlemennamed may know
what is alleged before they leave the city,
viz:
"Messrs. Brockway, Trumbull, Storrs,
Osborn and Smith, Of Connecticut; Messrs.
Hasting, Adams, Calhoun, Baker, of Mas
sachusetts Messrs. Slade and Hall, of
Vermont; Messrs. Clark, Gates, Granger,
Kempshall, Morgan, fillmore, Crittendcn,
Russell, and Peck, ofNew York; Messrs:
Edwards, James, Cooper, and Davies, OF
Pennsylvania; Mr.. Tillinghast, Of Rhode
Island; and Mr.. Giddings, Of Ohio
Thus united and arrayed in support OF
General Harrison are all the odds and
ends of opposition factions the Abolition
lists; the advocates of a National Bank,
and of Bank expansions and Bank explo-
sions-the friends to jnternalimprovement
and protective tariff, and of the assump-
ton of State debts. GeneralH Harrison ap-
pears SO far as we can penetrate the mys-
terry with which his friends will please to
shroud him, and SO far as we are able to
Judge from his past transactions to DC a
phiio-abolitionist, and an advocate for a
national bank, fer protective tariff, for
internal Improvements, and for the accu-
mutation of surpluses in the Treasury
Under such circumstances, it will be I'M
possiblefor me, and as / confidently be-
|ieve for the South togo for him. On the
contrary, 1 would deprecate his election,
as an evidence of determination, ON the
part of the majority Of the people of the
United States, to pursue such course OF
policy, as would inevitably drive the South
out ofthe Union, or grind her to the dust.
On the other hand ! shall look to the
success of Martin Van Buren, as proof
that the great political reform, which be-
gan with the Maysville veto, and which
las been consummated by the divorce OF
The Government from the banks, will not
retrogade: and, further, that the tide OF
(anaticism, which has threatened to sweep
away the rightsof the South, will be check
I'd in its course.
Your obedient servant,
THOMAS ID. SUMTER.
July 90, ls4o.
VIRGINIA. results Of the recent
Convention at Charlottesville,
are in the highest degree cheering, as will