The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1840-10-22

The Memorable gtnlIsmsa says, Ne
sssk II Esiu q tuov 0sn, Hauisobt
opinions On he suhisst ~ Akoliiion, -
be hsusslf "Fsfusss = ansEsF." sad
|" Hose Who undertake. = snsHer Tor hin
s.y. policy fofbids any disclosars Coz
The public eye'" How much uugh
sherr ! IL his i shoun By he gsnde-
nan himself; for h imnedislsIy ssys:
/. bis LGen. HarsisOa'sl prissse Iesien
. the south ore made pnLEe-shass 10
ne norih are read. bur nsi pn5Eshed."
Wei, bis letters % he South-so Mr.
BeFrisn o. Georgia, Mr. slOo q New
Orleans. and others. which hare been
published u Al The Wing papers--dO
they disclose nolhings Let u lnn 10
one of them. II BIZ leller 10 Mr. Berri.
En-. Gen. Harrison says:
- - ngt ihiak liar Congress ga aholish.
or 10 any manneftiaferfefe wlsh slavery. but
npon tue application tf ahe states nar abo
ilsh slavery IN The District ofCUlnnsbia. with.
eai the roaseni 81 the states 81 Yirriaia and
Maryland. and the people of lie dislsies. The
hrsi would te, 10 my oFinion. paipabir sio.
laiion q tie GonstIiusinns and The latter !
breach q faith towards he ssascs have men.
toned
Can Il Be said that here il no expires
sion Of opinion! i there IN il any thing
obscure. Or equisocal, or apparently IN
candid. In short, i ii not III that The
South could ask!
But The gentleman intends, perhaps, ID
infer, that The letters 10 The North. which
are .read but not published" are Of 1
different complexion, and contain words
Of encouragement 10 the Abolilionisis.
Il l. sufIicien, answer 10 such an absurd
supposiiion. 10 refer 70 his speeches al
ilncsnnes. nj chillicoihe. and other pla.
ees IN the non slavehnlding states. in
which be condemns the action OF lie
Aboli'ionisls Is weak. presumptuous and
unconstitutional, and a. calculated 10 en-
danger The Union, end work evil even 10
that class Of beings whom they are en-.
deasoring to benefit. These public de.
claraiions cannot be overcome BY his pri.
vale letters, even If he had he folly 10
aiiemp, il. which we are sure he has not.
And how stands Mr.. Van Buren, ia
relation % this subject, Why, The ho-
norablc gentleman saJs thai he has,
through friend. . member Of The cabi
net. propOunded 70 him The following
question:
Shonld Congress pass bin for the admis
sion Of Florida as state into The Union With
out reslriclionin regard 10 slavery, would sucl
bill be approved b. soni"
AMI Mr.. Van Buren, has condescended
10 say Yesl
| But will this give sa,isf.e.i... % IN
South! viii they forge, his action up
on The Missouri bill. or take il for grant
cd that he has changed his opinion sine
that memorable periud, simply becaus
he says he will approve bill passes
tciihom restrictions. An inquiry mucl
more impnrian, to the South remains I
lie answered: What will he do if the re
striclions which lie attempted To impos
upon Missouri, are inserted in the bI
for the admission Of Floridal This que;
ton has been asked by citizens Of ALI
. bama, by citizens of Virginia. and by 9
tizens of North Carolina, in resrecl(l
: letters addressed TO Mr.. Van Buren,, al
| no ansmv las been gicea! Has "po'
e ey" crowded itself in here, and forld
, any disclosure for the public eye!" i
, Mr.. Van I,nren looking abroad for he,,
4 and therefore deems it prudent tn says
4 litle upon this matter as possible!