Wheeling times and advertiser. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1839-1849, 1840-10-08

~ oChhhhr VI Wiz. VAN bCktNS ACTS
OPINIONS UPON SUHECr or sLA-
VERY n NEGRO TIES rMoNY AGAINST
WHITE MEN. Nj NEGRo VOTING.
TheFart'znns Of Afr. Van Buren, recommended him
to The Solth ~ the Northern man with Southern PIin-
eiPles. We propose to examine his claim To that title
In March. 1886. Mr. Van Buren, wro,r gunius AIMS and
others a long argument, in reply to the question from
then. whether no thought Congress had constitutional
power to ab lSh slavery m the DisIuc, Of Columbia.
ne follows
81 would moi. from the lights now before me. feel
myself safe IN pronouncing that Congress does not pos
SOS M power OF interfering with or s~bolshing slavery
IN The District Of Columbia."
We look uron th. plain English Ct this to be- iba, ne
does believe Congress has tho power To abolish slavery
m the District. He therefore leaves the State. hold
ing slaves to the mere Safeguard Of the will Of Con.
gress. Thus far has he expressed himself npon the
subject directly.
Benjamin TapTan, his right hand mn in the Senate.
considers a negro as good Us a white man IN hs reports.
page 2l2 Barrett va Jarvis he says:
IF the action does not lie for impuiing a wan, of
moral virtue. can n lie for imputing a consequently
with any particular nee of meni for saying Of another.
that he has n drop Of African blood in his veinsl that
he $ OF KIN. IA some degree. remote or near. to the
s'tA " " tu1u " bO II q lT uEtr.
the victims of n bloody md unrelcnt,ng ayar,oe, and
; VINO are oound down 10 the ground. and trodd.n under
loot by oppression. SO wide aud 40 onormous. that no
man can tor n moment Contemplate their situation
without the deepest commiseraiion and horror-com-
miseration foe their suffrrings. and horror ut the i'm
mense mas Of wickednessa and crime which holds them
in suhjeciionl
know Of no principle Of ethics or law which would
iorbid a descendant OF the fair-haired and ruady Teut-
one from marrying the ssarthy native OF Africa"
u HI a. $780, -.
DIR. Duncan OF Cincinnati says Of slavery. IN n letter
published in the Globe. Sept Is. 1898.
"it j, an evil that hts. does nor. and v;R. in all time
TO come. phde IL erisfs. iHroiue ia IL, asueH IN its rKks-
ESr POSSESSION as IA ITS future operations. crime.
fraud, THEFT. ROBBERY. suRDES, aud death"
The Globe asserts that the aboli,ioni.is OF Vermont
defeated the democrats or Northern men with South.
ern principle, at the late election. Mr.. Dillingham;.
candidate Of the Van Buren, men for Governor is ns
an abolitionis,. +. d. Barber, candidate for Ii. Cover
nrr is secretary Of the Vermont AntiSisvey Society.
smith and Fletcher, who were both beaten for Con.
grcss. this year. by wings ae ayowed abolitonisi,.-
The proof is to be found in letters and on the Journals
ofCongress which we have before U.S.
i As 10 Maine. il may be as well to refresh the men,
. ories Of those who have forgotten the circumstances
Mr.. Albert Smith. of Maine. Who was recently dcfcar-
cd, gave satisfactory answer. 10 the obolitionisis before
his election. MIR. Smith said in his letter: INC man
can be more decidedly opposed to slavery in the alb
sirsci. or more deeply desire he freedom Of the hole
human family than myself" MI. Smith was also op-
posed 10 the admission Of Texas. and in {, of the
right of petition.
MI. Fairfield. the Governor Of Maine, who has Jus,
been defeated. was a member OF the last Congress-; he
also wrote n letter to the abolit, nsts. IN which,, he
assured them that he regarded slavery as a moral and
political evil" TO which be i. and has ever been. both
in principle and feeling. utterly opposed. and that il.
entire abolition could afford to no one. more sincere
pleasure than himself But he is now regarded as one
whom the aholitionisis have defeated. Mr.. Fairfield
was IN Congress when Mr.. Calhoun. of Kentucky. on
IN the 18Th December, 1899, introduced the following
resolution:
"Mr Calhoen. Of Kentucky. moved iha, the rules
be suspended to enable him V move the following res.
olution:
"ReaOlue3. That the COMMITTEES an the Judiciary he
instructed to repor, a bill making II unla " tnl for nny
4 person to aid fugitive rlsves ia escaping from rhcf. ow
7 ners. and providing FIR the punishment IN thc Court.
Of the United States of all persons WHO may be guilty.
Of such offence.
And tina, they he further instr q ed IN repor, , hill
making Il unlawful for any pcs m in the non-sl4ve.
holding States OF This Union 10 uso any mean. 10 in.
duce slaves from their owners. and providing f,r the
punishment. in the Courts Of The United States. Of all
persons who may be guilty ofsuch offence"
Now, surely. no man friendly 10 the right. Of the
South. no good democrat" could object 60 tho passage
OF such n Resolution. but as the entire abolition Of sla-
very could afford To no ono more sincere pleasure than
u INN, he was found voting against Nr. Calhoon's mo-.
hon. The names Of II J. Andcpon. Thomas Dayce.
John Fairfield. md Virgil d.. PARIS. Ioco-focos. from
Name. viii De found in the journal. with the name,
OF Alexander Duncsn. Issao FLETCHER. William Parmcn-
ter and William Slade. oil opposing this reasonable.
just and honest proposition.
These men from Maine arc defeated ond tho Globe
declares that 1t is the working of abolition. Who can
believe anything uttered by tho Globe when il Is thus
false in one thing.
Of Negro sufTrsge.
Extracts from tho Journal Of the Convention Of the
Stale OF Now-York begun and held al the Capitol IN
the CITY OF Albany. OH the o6th day Of August. 1921.
lPage 80. Thursday, ten o'clock A. NJ.
September 30. 1921.
"Ihe Convention met pursuant to adjournment. On
motion OF Mr. y. SANFORD. tho Cony ention then re.
solved itself into a Committee Of tho Whole on ia. Re.
port OF the Committee on tho right Of suffrage. and
The qualifications of persons to be elected; and after
some time spent thereon, mr. President resumed the
chair and MIR. ". Williams. from the said Committee.
reported that IN further proceeding on tho said Repor,
the first amendmont proposed by the Select Committee
was again read. in the wUrds following. 10 wit
Every white male citizen. Of the age Of twsntv-ons
years who shall have resided IN this State sI months
next preceding my election. and shall, within one wear
preceding the election. had paid any tar assessed upon
HIM. or shall. within one year preceding the election.
have oocn assessed 10 work On a public road, ind shall
have performed tie work assessed upou him. or shall
haVe PAD an Equivalent III money therefor, according
10 law. or shall. within one year preceding the cleo.
ton, have been enrolled IN the militia Of tins Sto,e
and shall have served therein according 10 l,s. shall
be entitled TO Noi" a; such election ~ Tho tu,Sn or
ward IN which he shall reside. for Governor. Lieuten.
nntGovernOr, Senators. Members Of tho As..mLiy
add all other officers Who arc o. may be elected by
The people.