Lexington union., 1840-08-08

policy e, Mat Tie Gcneiui make no further de-
eiarattons Of his PrincpksJo Joc he prJlic eye, be
taken in onncction with them uno no one, we
will venture to say, can upona proper con,i,lcr-
ation Of the Hhcie matter, consistcn y como 10
any odcr conclusion, tlan ihnt Gtntral Ilari-
son has BY Iisfcc tumrcrlng with abolition
ism Gpfeitcd The confidence OF ail t,uc-hcalled
sou'hroO', and hou'd be regarded ev,ry where,
as an enemy TO The South, snd tie l'hon.
POLITICAL ABOLITIONiSM
We continue The chain Of testimony,
hy Which we expect 10 establish 10 the
entire satisfaction oFeyery candid mind
The coalition between the ALoliionisis
Hcling as political party, ana the Wbies;
q tle Ncrlh-a coalition, which having
ITS origin n mutual desire to gain their
several cLds, ard mr. utter disregard Of
consequences, can end only in scribe
'rta' and the disruption Of tbs Union.
We should bear IN mind his lact--that
the AtoIilicnisis lcgan iIer works OF
agitation at Tie North as IhlantlophiSts
hat they diSclaiMed all Political designs,
But when they had enlisted enough sim
Iple minded people to make their numbers
fdt, IN political contests, they boldly threw
oi their disguise, catered The political
arera, Larguined With lhc Northern Wings
Tor lheir ser2iccs, and still fight valorousi,
By The slde Of lheir dlas. The D,moc.
gacy OF the ucrih seeing how fatal the
dcsigns Of tie abolltith,sts would be IL
Southern Institutions, Snd 10 the perma,
ncncy of the Union, boldly and palrion-
cally sci their faces against tie movements
Of this misguided sect. They said IN
Substance 10 the abolloni,ts, il sou atten,p,
to make This sui jet OF political strict
We opl ose yor, tooth aisl nall--we scorn
your votes, ii 10 obtain them, we arc re-
quired 10 enter upona a crusade aguinst our
brethren Of The South. We look upon
you as disorgannz r., as profagaiing doc
irines, ircasonnblu to the consliuton,-
blooG.thirsly and hlpocrilical towards the
Soath. We rid net hare your support.
Aud so it has been. Democrats have
seen uniformly opposed ty the abolition
ists,and Wings as uuitofn.iy supported, ,and
although you may occasionally fad n
Northern Democrat who Is au abolition,
lst, yet the great bulk Of the Democratic
party at the North ale as hostile to the
mad schemes Of these fanatics, as the
South ITSELF can desire.
We viii now proceed @ih our proof
Of the coincidence fhe AboliiioaiSfs, and
Mc northern ring Of The Wig party.
On the ls,h Of May, 1885, Mr.. Puck
ney, Of South Carolina, from the Sylec,
Committee, ioYhich had been referred
the subject OF Ab ,lilion aud Abolition pc
ttlons, made a report recommending the
adoption af the fpllowing resolutions:
lst. Resolrcd, That Congress possess no con
silRtional authority to interfere in auy way with
the Institution Of slavery N my oil tie States o
this Conieltracy.
:. RESIDED, That Congscss ought mol 10 inter
! tefc in any way with slavery Ii the District Of
Columbia.
3. Resolud, That all petitions, memorials,
propositions, resolutions, or papers, relating in a.
ny way, or 10 any extent whatever, to the sub
ject OF slavery, or the abolition OF slavery, shall
without being either pdncd or referred, be lai
upon the table, and that further action what
ever shall be had thereon.
The vote was taken on these resolutions
separately. The first passed, only nine
opposing it, beginning with J. @. Adams
and ending with William Slade, not a
Democrat among them.
The second resolution mark the Ian,
grdgc and substance Of thai resotution--
passed. yeas, 1872; nays IS. Thosc Who
voted 10 tie negatire. we're:
Mcssrs Ileran Allen, Jeremiah Baly, VIM.
n. Rond, Nathaniel Borden, George w. Biggs,
Wiiliatn B. Calhoun, Joh, Carr, George Cham.
hers, Timothy Chds, William Clark, e. Cush.
ing, lIarmer Dnny, Horace Eyentt, Philo Fal.
lrr Georoc C.,innnu II;I...l I'M - :t-. - IS,