Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1840-07-09

saults ofhis assalunts Remember Mr.. Clay's
unbridled violence at Buffalo, when, as the
would.be candidate of the Federalists, he
belched out his denuncialions, and talked ot
Amos Kendall, Tom Benton, and tue Devil
rerncni er the boarding school sublinity OF his
crown of roses at Saratoga. and his course per-
sonal lest at the absence of ''iIis little friend,
mcanirg the President, whose manly d"llcacy
had carlsrd his absence, and whose good TASTE
and $. If:rrspecl would have never suffered hlm
To sacrilicr rood frelns and good breeding Tor
a r,ball lest Remember Harrison's tnrIons
cursing and swearing against all his political
opponents, Mt the door Of II livery stable III Cin-
cinnati. and on which picture can the pride OF
nIanIlood or nf enlightened republcanism look
with the greater cumplacency2
But. we are told of Mr.. Van Bnren's view Of
the Missouri question, his appreciation OF Ruius
King quarter of Il century ago, and also ol the
Proclamation and Bloody Bill. We defend
not his approval ifIle approved either. But the
question is, not what ne has been, hut whit he
is; what is his present political attitude, and that
of the party supporting him Committed
dccisiveIy a. ainst abolition as they are, no man
ca be so i,npndnnt in his falsehood AZ to accuse
them Of present aiiilation with the Abolitlonlsts
Questioned by the people, he answers promptly
and unequvocalIy. Then, why 20 back TO a
passage in his early political career. To infer
that lie is that which we have recent and pre-
sent conclusive pronf that he is not? II is alb.
suld The case is different with Harrison and
Abolition. We have u recent and present tcs-
tinony that he aud the abolItioniss are of the
same political party, that they have claimed
him in his own neigIlborhood avOwcdly by his
own authority, and he has assentcd by silence.
A member Of Congress assures bis Abolition
constituents that Harrison is of their first wa
ter" The leading Abolition Journal triumilis
in his nomination IA that of II Candidate whom
Abolitions,s can conscicntionSly support, and
he himself incrrogated on the subject, stands
dorscdly mute. referring lis through his Com
mittec to his old speeches aud letters. We ure
authorized then To 90 back to his old Anti.
Slavery avowaIs. and if we find among them
as we do. that he is in favor Of using the Fede-
ra. revenue for emancipation. we find full COLI
frmaiion Of the recent and present evidence
against him, and his positions as an Abolition
ally is concusivcly defined
And with regard to the Proclamation, with
what fac" can partisan OF the Federal party.
and of Webster ane Harrison. lay that nj tho
door of ,he present Republican pnrty7 Did
not the Fcderalists proclaim that 'lIe princi-
pies of the Proclamation were the princi pies Of
New England" and this before Gen. Jackson
had himself at the remonslrahcc of his own
party. partially yet materially recanled and
cxplinget it? DO not all the prominent and
best accredited organs Of the Democratic party
HOW in effect reputlate the Proclamation, by
charging as Federal sin upon Harrison and
his party. their adoption of its principles Was
not Mr. Webster the champion Oh the Procla-
malionl Did not he and the ot!,rr old Federal
leaders of the Northern Wing party delight in
tie Proclamation, so as 10 drop heir hostility.
and for them once give in their adhesion to
Iacksonl Have tue Northern Fcdcrasts,
constituting the bulk oftIe Wing party, changed
tlcir opiIon either of tie Tariff or the ProcIa.
maiinn They hare not! and in opposing them
we are opposing the true Proclamation party.
How then, dare any Southern Wing have the
elfrontcry to bring mp the Proclamation as a
rcproach To us! Mr.. Van Buren, never pub.
licIy avowed (nor privately 50 far as we know
any appreciation of that document; hut Harri-
son has II" sneered at our State, aud de-.
cIarcd that Jackson had by the Proclamation
covered nsclf with glory. This opinion, mc-
yer since disavowed, we find in one oflhe old
Speeches to which his dumb dignity refers the
people. How then can my: sOnirnm State
Rights man who supports this old Federalist.
this partizan aud protege of the Adanlses. this
avowed ProrlalmtioniSt. rcbnke us for cn.ope-
rating against him with President and party
Of the JefTersonian school?