Columbus Democrat., 1840-10-10

the consent Of Maryland and Virginia. But the
letter TO Mr. SlOo asserted the right Of Congress,
with the consent Of the slaveholdng Stats, 10
appropriate money to The emancipation OF slaves.
OF the eXtrputOn nf slavery. 10 9 previous letter
10 Biz Berrien, the power 10 appropriate the ma
Iionsl funes 10 the abolrion Of slavery, with The
consent Of the saveholding States, was also as
serted. and fOF that reason, It is supposed the let
ter vas never published. General Harrison also
voted for the admission Of Missouri into the Uni
on without restriction. To this extent, he avow.
cd and manifested opposition 10 Abolnonism.-
Il will be borne 10 mlnd however, that ali this was
before ihe AboliliOnisls became an influential po-
lIlical party.
Now. for the other side Of the pcicre. When
the Missouri question was under discussion in
Conness, February 10, 1919, Gen. Harrison
yielded The great point in controversy by making
the following proposition That all that part Of
the Territory Of Missouri, lying north line TO be
run due vest from the mouth Of the river Des
Moves, TO the territorial boundary Of the United
States, shall form part Of the territory OF Mich
igan and the laws now in force in the sail Ter.
ritoFy, as we'll as the ordinance OF Congress pro.
hibhing slavery or involuntary Servituds 10 said
Territory Of Michigan, shall be 10 force 10 thai
part Of Missouri Territory lying north Of sad east
and west line" II has been well remarked, that
" this amendment conceded the whole question of
Constitutional power" Mr. p. P. Barbour, in
ply, argued " that Il the principle was wrong in
itself, land the question had been discussed on
principle aIone) II ought not TO be withheld from
ono part Of the Teni,Ory,and applied TO another"
II tho rule was wrong al the 25lh degree Of
| iat,f Al he Il
Harrison was in the Senate Of Ohio the nex, yenr,
before the Missouri question was finally settled J
and in that body he assisted in maturing and voted
(Jan. l6, lS2O,l for the following preamble and
| resolution
"Whereas, The existence Of slavery in our cOun.
try has ever been deemed great moral and po.
iiiicGI evil, and lis tendency directly calculated 10
impair our national character, and materially af.
feet our national happiness and lDasmuch Us the
extension Of a slave population in the United
States is fraught with The most fearful consequent
ces 10 the permansncy and durability Of our Re.
publican institutions: And whereas, tho subject
OF the admission Of slavery in the new State Of
Missouri is OF this time before tho Congress Of
the United Slater therefore,
| Resolved, That our Senators and Representa-
tivss be requested 10 use their utmost exertOns,
aud take every means TO prevent the extension Of
slavery within the territory Of the United States
yes. Of the Mississippi, and tho new States 10 be
formed within that Territory, which the Consti.
tuition and the treaties made under il will allow"
BY voting for the foregoing preamble and reso.
luton, General Harrison went as for as any man,
IN or out OF Congress, against the principle con.
tended for by the slaveholding States, that Con-
gross has no power 10 prohibit new States west Of
tho Mississippi from holding slaves or rccogn.
zing them a. property.
In 1922 General Harrison was again candid
ate for Congress, and was charged with favoring
slavery. 10 circular, he said
Fellow Citizens Being called suddenly
home 10 attend my sick family, have but u mo-
mont TO answer few calumnics which are in cir
culaton conce rning mo.
al am accused of being friendly to slavery.
From my earliest youth TO the present moment,
have been the arden, friend Of human liberty. Al
the age Of eighteen BECAME A MEMBER
OF AN ABOLITION SOCIETY, established
at Richmond, The object Of which was to amelio
rate tho condition Of slaves,and procure their fee
dom by every legal means. My venerable irent
Judge Catch, of Clc,mont county, was also,
member of this Abolition Society, and has lael
given mo certificate that was one. The obi
gaiiom rhieh 4 then came under hare iaiialul
" pc, e,lormsd.
"WlI.LlAM HENRY HARRISON"
This was in 1922 after tho Missouri questio
was disposed Of in Congress, and when Genera
Harrison was abou, fifty years ofnge. BY th
certificate Of Judge Catch, General Harrison pro
we'd himself an Abolitionlst. In 1922 he evident
ly gloHed in the name, and claimed credit for hu
wing continued 10 perform the obligations unde
which he came when he joined the Abolition s,
clety. A, the same time he remarked ii hav
been tho means Of ihberating many slaves, but nc
yer placed one in bondage"
In his Chcvot speech, delivered July 4, 1888:
Gen. Harrison said
!, Should be asked II there is no wav hy whic
the General Government can ald Tie cause Of emal
clpation answer, inaI II has long been an oil
near my heart Ia see the whole OF It's surplus Trv,
u nue appropriated 10 that object. With The sanco
Of the States holding The slaves, there appears tn ~
To he no constitutional objection tn Ills being tn
applied embracing M, only the colonization Of thos
:. that may be otherwise free but the purchase OF III
= freedom Of 9th ers. BY q jealous osccuiun OF
" plan formed upon that hass, we might look lorwsr
I to a day not very distant, when a North Americ
. sun would not look down upon a slave"
What is this but advocating tho abolition
Q slavery In 1922, General Harrison referred |
slavery ~ "A blot on our national character, an
: was opposed 10 the extension Of II within lhe ne
l. States to be formed Yves, Of the Mississippi Tw
$ years afterwards he referred to charge that
: was friendly to slavery, as n eoiamny-wben h
l. was fifty years old he proclaimed and proved hin
self an sbolIilonisi- boosted that he had kept tn
VOWS he took when he joined the society, and be
? been the means Of libemllng many slaves. Ant
y as late a. 1888, emancipation was an Obje,
Y near his hsdri"-he was for appropralng III
= y whole surplus revenue TO that object and locke
:, forward "to a day not very disIanl,When Norl
y American sun would not look down upon slav
! when The scheme Of abolition would be full
: consummaied. What, but this, are the Tappan
the Garnsons, aud SHADES, conlendine for The