Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1840-03-12

The second ballot the On the third ballot,
Connecticut and Michigan changed their votes TO Gen
Scott, making his vote 6S, lIarrison's 81 Cays 90
The fourth ballot was the same On the fifth ballot,
New York Illinois, Vermont and Michigan, gave their
votes Gen. Harrison, which made his vote l4S which
was majority of the whole electoral vote of the Union.
Connecticut and New Jersey gave their votes to Gen.
Scott-The others, 40 in number, were for MIR. Clay.
Much credit has been claimed for Gen Harrison on
account of the course which he pursued on the Mis-
souri, Question. But what the facts: Was the
conduct of Gen Harrison congenia TO the interests
of the South, totally contrasted with that Of Mr..
Van Buren,, that he should deserve the vote of the
South whilst it should throw his competitor into the
shade; The following has recently been stated de-
scriptive of the very exceponable course, which he
pursued on that memorable occason-On the 10Th Fe-
bruary, 1910. when Gen. Harrison was member of
the House ofRepresenatves ofthc United States, when
Mr. Taylor of ~ York had moved to amend the Mis-.
souri, BILL BIZ adding hat neither slavery, nvo-
luntary scrvude, shall hereafter be introduced into
any part of the Territories of the United States lying
North of Sc degrees and thirty minutes of North atl-
tude''-what course did Gen. II. take He rose
in the debate"IIe assented to the expediency of
tablishing such line of discrimination, but tor
reasons which he explained at large proposed DIFF
fcrent one, by way of amendment to the amendment,
as follows: That all that part Of the present Territory
of Missouri lying North OF line TO be run due West
from the mouth of the river de MoInes to the terri
torial boundary of the United States, shall form
part of the territory of Michigan; and the laws now
in force in the said territory, well as the ordinance
of Congress prohibiting slavery involuntary servl-
tudc in said territory of Michigan shall be in force
in that part of the Missouri territory lying North OF
said East and West line 1t has been well remark
ed, that "Ths amendment conceded the whole ques-
ton of constitutional power, unless General Harrison
assumes the conce that constitutional power has ca
MELONS hue, and is variable the shades in the
different degrees of latitude and longitude Mr.. PHI
lip 7. Barbour in reply to Gen Harrison opposed
the resolution and arnged "tha if the principle was
wrong in ITSELF (dnd The question had been discussed
principle Alone, it ought not to be withheld from
part of the Territory, and applied to another. =
If the rule wrong at the 35th degree of lati-
tude ii was equally the 10Th But this is not
the whole amount of Gen Fl errors upon this subject
The Sd day Of January, lS20, he member of the
Senate Of Ohio Mr.. Thompson brought the Missouri
question into the Senate of Ohio and he, and General
Harrison appear have been the principal If not the
only actors in the Cen Harrison made various
propositions to commit, to amend and refer 10 Select
Committee. With n manifest intention to present his
views, he adopted portions of tine proposition of Mr..
Thompson, and moved to strike out and insert lob
viousy TO the end that the preamble and resolutions,
advocated by him. might express with tullness and
precision his opinions upon the question they
discuss. This document, so approved by Gen. Har-
rson and advocated by him the Bird day Of Janua-
nv, 1899, in the Senate of Ohio, is in the following
words
"Whercas, the existence of slavery in our country
has ever been deemed great moral and political evil
and in its tendency directly calculated impair
national character and materially affect national
happiness; and inasmuch as the extension of slave po
pulaton in the United States fraught with the most
fearful consequences to the permanency and durability