Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1840-01-30
From the Richmond Hhig.


have assumed tie position, which cannot he con-
troycrtel that if Mr.. Van 3ufen aud General liar.
tzun stood upon equal grounds IN respect 10 the Alb
oi.lon question, ptlor Ia the Presidential election Of
1896, they are each, il ii her ofthem be, equally en-
Nled 10 the confidence Of the people OF Virginia,
and Of the South. 1t is certain that lia former then
enjoyed The confidence of the Editor Of the Enqni-.
rtr ADD he Speaker The Senate US they voted lor
him to BE- President, SO should Gehefal llanson
also II | hlgo succeeded in proving an tqnaWof Ii
he. An intelligent public @ill judge whether
have not proved moro llan was necessary formy pms
pose. Facts. which rons will laFe tie baidihood
10 deny, for each is susceptible ofthe strongest pfoot
-f,cts show, lhai wbfst Mr. Van Buren, as oppo-
sino Southern rrllgs on tbs" momentous questi n
General llarlisep sacrificed LIS personal Interests in
tle,r defence; lhat wbdst Mr.. Van Buren, has. been
yartllatiup General Harrison has uniformly adhered
q ms oplnuns, al must do, who form them up
on the basia ofthe Constitution: that whilst Mr..
V,u Ruten ackubwl tdes that Cungress possesses
the uoucr Of interfering with OF abolishing slavery
IN tie District OF Columbia, General Harrison has
pronounced the medsuresot NE ena9 cipdfors 10 De
real, nisrhier0as and aihtmioHdt-Especlally
do cDs show that Mr.. Van Buen has derived btncft
talln he has changed his opinion upon The Abolition
question, whist The ''old General Of TIP acanoe"
ilas manlnlly stood his eroued through veal and
l!nouch woe. lie has never "etopE Ell the Pregnant
hinges oil the knee that thriit may follow ia"nine
I,ut the Fdlior of the Enquirer, to prove that
Genr,al II. is an Aboltiouis endorses The charge
made by Nj. Senator Smth Of Cnlreper, which iio
aflcinps 10 Prove by quotation from speech oil
Gen Harisln's delivered at CT eyi0i, i'll Ohio, on
lin 1th July 1883 :-"Should be asked IL there is
no way BY which The General Government aid
he cause ofemaneipation, answer that it has long
been IN object uear my heart To see the whole OF
its surplus revenue appointed to That obj eet.-Wuh
the sand on OF The States holding the slaves, there
appears to TO u no couslut onal objection 10 its
being thus applied, embracing not only the colon-
zatiun OF those that may he otherwise freed but tho
purchase al the iTeednm Of others BY Jealous
prosecution Of a plan formed upon thai basis. We
might Il ok forward 10 day, ,eiy dis i When
Moth American would not lock down on q
slave"
Was Thomas JeGers0u an abolition st Was n"t
lie opposed slavery IN the abstract Did not no
propose varions schemes TO abateathe esH Was
not emancipation an tject near kss heart and an
not he look forward 10 day, mhen a North Amir
lean sun would not look down ON "A slave! Is ms
satehte lie Editor OF The Rchmoai Enquirer. an e
aholuious,-- Nc DGNeil, Randolph, Broadnax and
others, who advocated eioqueuliy, ab ut right
years ago in the House Of Delegates OF Virginia. the
enianc patton of slaves! III all these aboll-
lionists | must then admit the "oId General OF
Iippecanoe'' is one cfthe cnobie band. But there
sheht d irrence-those proposed to take our
property irpin US lclAoat compensation Gcner-
al thinks that We are entitled to our slaves, aud