Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1840-07-16

GEN. HARRISON AND ABoLITIoNIsM.
A copy Of The Emaacipaior Of July 81 has
come accidentally into our hands. We copy
from It paragraph which may serve to show 10
What devices The opponents Of Gen HAEEisox
have been driven IN their unjust attempts to
identify him with a d,sorsanizing and frantic
parry:
q Jusi Compiaiai.-The editor Of the Emanci.
Palor, although an abo!itiOnist, Is set an Ameri-
can citizen, and A. such IS entit.ed TO certain
rights one Is tie right 10 complain OF being mis-
quoted or OF having words TO- grd 20 his account
In the Richmond Enquirer Of June 5ih. - a pro-
iessed quotation from the Emancipatur, purpofi-
ihg 10 he copied from the Louisville Advertiser
The same pTolcSsed quotation has been copied
N the Washington Globe, and appears also in
the baltimore Republican 81 June 12ih. IL
reads thus
"a The ssjeeiion OF Henry Clay. and "a, no,ni-
" asfiest " ~ HaTTi5oH, BY The Harrisburg
" ConVshnen, under the circumstances Of the
g ease, q ~ Of the heaviest blows the monster
slavery ~ experienced for years"
row. ~ say 10 those editors, and 10 any
others Who may have copied the article, that the
words IN taiict above Arr FoRoED, and never ap-
pesred 10 shis papcrin that connection. we ask
ihosr editors, IN honesty, to make this correction
We shall send them this paper aud see Il they
nave aul IffMu 70 rum ana n0u0T WheTe dboii-
iiCn - concerned. We never alleged or thought
~ the Harrisburg nomination % an abolition
Triumph. although We believed the rejection OF
llenrv Clay was one"
The hostility entertained by the AbOlhionisis
towards 81 Clay Is perhaps as much personal
~ political, ana q doubtless arises IN part from
Doe EQUINE 20 ibat l.,angu, shed gentleman N re-
lrfrucr io tcloulxaton. u was, ac presume,
tom Tbs consideration that what Is called the
REJECTION 81 Henry Clay" gave ~ much sKnlta-
ion ~ A boiiuouisis
The same number of The Emsnoipator from
which ihs above extract ia taken contains arti-
eies ai abusive % Geo IIsHsIsou ne may be
found in he most scurriious Of the Admlnfsirs.
too journals. u regiiss both parties. indeed
sndapssks 90 that affoghnttons which fanat icism
D. 80 fond ~ assuniug when % takes % itself the
preroEaiivo &c superior light and purity
% b. mausr nf regret nat the nsms 81 this
ishmaelt.sh faction should hsvU been mixed up
sa % has been wiih pgiucai discussions II the
Day A. pariy they are weak ADD Contempt.
bic Distracted ~ iniernai disasnsiafs. atmnr
20 imFraetcabio euis, riolent. yuigsr. and
tenssiess in iheir TtuPeutions, setfinr 90 excite
ihf worst ~ passions, sai rsadefsd By a con
sci0usucss q impoifncr doubiJ furious, they de-
serve nnf tfe serious notice " aHy fcaper table
bliy--tst ft2hef snoali hs regarded NJ inibs.
ciie uonouaniars uhs can 90 90 barn f ihey
ere ieif % i0peui n1ufcnse moag themseifes.
Iogmueh imPorianeehas beco asqriasd % them ,
sod iheg hfve grown vain Dpon ths opponti O.
~ uen HaHaifDE mush ~ fhs rsspous.bhag ~
mH refpit aust rest TIE anteatinE efforts
ebich base bten aade % est upsa Ger iiaa.
nffus tae foul imrufaiien q brinE fagouftr n
abe tiDu lfuI--s Geris mafs in fhs fee q truth
and reiieFated 10 pie a ftrit--h haze feudsd 90
mlfme ihe prFsumF t'ouof that fshatic seet go
o. raufe them to rrfafd Themselves zones tsi
as uupifst b. tss great ri.iiral gassi.au ~ ibis
tai1a. % Be- time ihat boih pirties she Oppo-
iiion ard fhe 4daHififatiou fhpuH eonifo-
vert their pan roIau Without fefsfenfe % tbs
a5oiiiionisis. who afe oened Of nsHher
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