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secreG kdges, by private letters from Gene
raj HSS Dbn or his friends, had been, or would
be, cid ated among Southern Wing slave
holders. Which would probably cDme to light,
and upon which it was relied 20 rally the
South for his support. Mr.. Rives, or som
friend Of his, had undoubtedly got such a let
ter. This. and this only, could account for
the recent rally Of the Wing party at the
South, upon Harrison. The South, he he.
lieved, would eventually, and that soon,
change its position from the JeilersonIan
doctrines, as they were called, OF 1898, and
90 for a high tariff and u national bank, with
Il view to strengthen the slave power; and
Il erefore he did rot rely upon their past op-
position 10 these measures to induce them to
oppose Harrison now. if they could depend
on his pledges to their paramount principle,
slavery, by which they could plumber the
North. But they must be sure Of that, and
this accounted tor Harrison's opposite course
at the North and South.
This was one side OF the picture. He
meant to be impartial, for he regarded neither
party, and looked upon both as the enemy
of Abolition. While these secret pledges 10
slavery were circulating at the South. the
opposite opinions were confidently ascrlbed
20 Harrison at the North, TO secure the Abo-
~li,ionists. This double process Of conceal
ment had bern carried on with considerable
success by Harrison himself. He. (Mr. Lea
WITH knew the fact that Harrison, since his
recent nomination. and before, had gained
much of their favor and confidence in his
personal intercourses with the Abolilionists
of Cincinn iii. He had visited the antis'ave-
ry rooms there, and had led many true hear
ted AbolitionistS to belive he was with them
in the great work of emancipation. Charles
Hammond, and even Mr.. Birney himselfhad
been deceived by this course, and had a ban
dage Put over their eyes. Delegates 10 the
American Anti-Slaverv Convention had
pledged themselves TO that convention, that
Harrison was fully committed 10 anti-slave-
~. Mr.. Gates OF New York Ia Wing Adolf
ton member Of Congress) Lad written n
letter which he (Mr. Leavittl had seen, az
firming, from facts within his knowledge, that
Harrison had changed his opinions on Adolf
ton since his speech ut Nincennes. and his
Cheviot Grafton, which is quoted by Mr.. Ri
YES in his letter TO the Nirginians, 10 prove
Harrison's pro slavery.
Mr.. L. said this was not the first time
that Harrison had courted the Abolilionists.
After his vote in Congress for the admission
of Missouri in 1922, he went home, and to
conciliate the ALoliiionistS. whose influence
then was sufficient To defeat his election.
he wrote a letter, in which he made i, a mer.
it with them that at the age OF eighteen
he was an Aholi,ionist. and a member of an
Abolition society. This is now used TO make
him an AbolItionist at the North, while al
the South it is explained by the Shareholders,
in private letters from iIarriSon's friends.
if not from himself, that il meant only the
abolition Of the slave trade.
Such was the course of General Harrison,
to carry the South and the North. Van b.
rem relied on party machinery to carry the
North. and a subserviency TO slavery TO Sc
cure the South. But he AT least had no con.
cealment of his opinions. Van Buren, stood
on but one side of this question. Abolition,
lists knew him as an open opponents; but
Harrison was trying to stand on both sides.
He had descended TO a lower deep. He
(Mr. h. could vote for neither. Both were
unworthy the votes offreemcn; lot he pre-
ierred an open enemy TO Il false friend.
Rev. ABEL Baowv, a delegate from
Northampton (Mr. VIM. =. Calhoun's dis
said that he knew something of the
course pursued TO induce the Abolitionists
10 support Gen. Harrison in preference to
to any other candidate. Secret letters were
circulated not only at the South but at the
This fact he knew. A convention
was held Of the Abolitionists of Hampshire
aud Hampden counties, in Mr.. Calhoun's
the latter part of January last, in
which strong resolutions were passed against
supporting either Harrison or Van Buren,
that convention, Mr.. w. 3. Calhoun
had written home letters Washington to
the Aboliiionists that they were
wrong in opposing Harrison. Copies were
handed round among the Abolition
sis by the Wings and he (Mr. BROWN had
seen some Of them, in which Mr.. Calhoun
that General Harrison was with us
the Abolitionists) and would 60 all lengths,
and that he (Mr. Calhoun, had this from
authority, which was understood TO mean
General Harrison himself. But at the end
the letter was this remark, s'make such use
Of this as you think best, but do not let it get
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