Columbus Democrat. [volume] (Columbus, Miss.) 18??-18??, 1840-06-27
NO. 81

= wrtsi torn tie ca0ulsts-1ut The SANE Influence
which oFcei the Government e. lberate tic sllyes
e1n'ro,ed Tie appropriations to the coon.sls, and
~ undertaking The slaves, robbed tie owners o.
ivf.tfhs 81 the slta- OF lhels Under NJ cgcur,-
stances that coud possibly occar were vel 10 can
seat 70 Eti.lte the sleral Consultation and % 81
yuur saves "a tie General Government 10 be hbrra
] tel could you expect 10 receive rnge than trutb
part OF lie value ol them. Nj. Clay has estimated
ihr save property Of the e0uatry twelve hundred
millions Of Jo.ars. Knowing the repugnancs Of
member, or Congress To impose burdens on Their
constituents, yau esapOG suppose sum 81 vast, 81
one hh lpar, OF It, would ever he csIecled ar SUCH
. purpose. 4, without icrata amendment OF the
Constitution, hNas an average value lr YOUR slave-
YOU were 10 Conseat 10 sell them To the General
Government, you would be Welding up NOT only
u,ne.eeths OF the value Of thar DESCRIPTION Of pro-
ptriy, but the protection which yoa now rsh,iuly
clam under the tuus.uuuon, aud the influence
WI ch, set enables yon % caunlerac, the ruthless
sprt . 4 DE Ab9Aliousis.
To afIlt uat Congress may usgrp pawer ,a IN
,crtrc with ssy JysS u exists in the States would
he giving up anut ou,y M value OF the slaves bat
Your night 20 hod them, anl the C0ssrppronn'e by
wh'eh 'hrcc-hi,hs OF them arr represented ~ the
| popular branch col Congress- Yield assent 10 The
/ policy 50 often recommended by General Harrison,
# You are dsposei 10 admit that the power ofCon-
gress IS unlimited ami To place Yourselves under
lie guardianship and care of Ab1fuonists bal, #
yea would preserve your rlhts, defend the ConSll-
iuiuR, aad perpeuaIe the Union: The path or duty,
ur you, can only be iormcd " IA nae drcction--hlt
| ofundsSul,ej uppa,i,lon," not only to those WIN
would rob yoa openly. bul to lhlse who would tempt
! goa w,th money 10 1oiSle the Constitution and sur
reader your slaves at such prices AS The Abolti1n>
1878 nay, 80 their mercy, lhink proper to allow YOU
| Without reference % any hing more than Gen.
li4usoa's Iormer expressions OF opinion, you have
/ abundlnt cause 10 doubt hs orthodoxy On the mo.
mcuaus subject d Abolition. Il ho voted against
I restricting Missouri he yielded the principe for
whIvi lhc friends Of Missouri commended, hY assgnt
! ng to propo',tioa t. prohibit slavery uirth ct
ine running due 8es. from the mouth of the rivet
pcs Molncs ~ the territorial boundary OF tho Unlted
I States aud he subsequently voted IN tho Senate
! vt oH0, ipr rroat,on requesting the delegation ot
/ that STATE 10 vote for the restriction Mssapt, 10
prevent the spread If what be termed - great
4 a and political evd' II he has denounced Abull-
| tlonlsm aud deuied the rsh. OF Congress n ialCi-
irrc With slavery he has invariably declared his hog
ulty IA slavery, affirmed the night Of Congress. VITA
the toweat OF the saveuIdng States, 10 purchase
all tie regrucsta the country and manumd them
I and proved himself an AbJtGnIsi. Opinions so OPP
p1slte aud conduct so inconsistent canuu be recon
! cled That the Ab0lllOsets have ipapd h Ilt
expressed opinions Of the General, Satisfactory cv.
Jence 10 Them, iha lie is with them ifhe is NOT sti'
a member Of an Abolition SJete,y, cannot 10 doubt
cd by such OF you Is have closely observed tie po
! Utica occurrences Of the last twele months.
The speech delivered by Nj, Clay 10 the Senate
February 7 $50 caused The Abolitionis,u TO mark
him, aud TO cast about for candidate whnse ee-
ug, were more conJenis to their own. They re-
marked, n report adopted by ,hc Aht.Slsyefy
STATE Society Of Maine
Mr.. Clay denounceY the Ahtitioa4ts IN severe
terms; bring. forward, in bls peculiar ana t,rcibe
language the stereJypcd objections against the an-
t-slYery movement, lays down The mnnstfUus prln-
cp's that that ls property Which the law makes
properly and upon The ground Of necessity, the TO-
raus [leJ defends the eternal cnslavemrni 81 the
oolored race in our own land. On sitting doHn, al
ter lhs effort ilr the pepetaauun OF system ot
Outrage anu wrong, TIE most mcxcusabe as well IS
tbs most detesinbe the sun las ever sh0nc upon,
No Clay received The congratulations OF The arch
/ nIiher and defender ol the most glorious ias'Itu-
! ION J. &. Calhoun, ur having gwen ire death
blow TO Abolition II Judgement q not turned back
wards, the blow val b. death to his own prospects
. o winning The splendid pr1cat which he Is aiming
aud t. which he llsin tits pro-slayery eiIort,
hyel an ndelble Stigma upon hs o"n repulalou.
Throughout the country A1olhlOnists united
deuo0ncins Mr.. CiIy, aud ~ tia resolve that hls
anurAhoiAlon speech should he q death blow 10
him aad manifestation Of = fixed purpose to en-
uonoi Peunsy har,a composed Of Aboh,ionlsts
aad An,,masous Several weeks before tho time
Gxod gr holding i've Wing convention, The Abvlt
hoa convention had finished It's abors, by an I'm.
conditional nomination Of General Hanson; and
Wien PROCESSING great anxiety 10 hcrmomze with
tho Wigs, very significantly informed them, thai
ihg dosfed concert could only bo ensured by tho
selection OF General Harrison a. lba candldate
OF tho Opposition. The wing State convention
subsequently assembled butt did not dare to
mumul at tho decree 81 the Ablilionsts and
Anpmas Jns Stevens. knncr BuIowes Pen
rose, DC. Next YOU detected the Abolition and
Anunasoalc State Central Committee Of New
Yotk, scattering secret letters aud circulars
throughout the uon-sl1ge,h holding Slaies-dccllr.
ING that Mr., Clay could not, BY my POSSIBILITY.
gel the vote Of New York o. new England
that the great poIHl was 10 "hayo the public voice
Indicate preference to prevent fatal mistakes al
Harrisburg. The circular said
"Our party leaders want sagacHy, as prefer
STYLING Il, philosophy superior ~ splendid tai.
rnls o. exalted CLAIMS, arc not tho questions 10
be considered" Ill Nlr. Clay Iuus,' "he will
meet si,h opposition from old pluy antagonists.
oTtv jackson men wtIl oppose him. The Alb
uoal.is, aneraIiy, vii oppose bin. The vo'
lent Auunasoas sal oppose hin. The lnshacn
who have already denounced HIM for his attack on
OConncll, will oppose hin. The enemies Of the
United States Bank viii oppose him. The Yves.
tern soaaliers viii oppose him. The Southern
State Rights men will oppose him.
II, seems some men must have taken leave
oflheir senses, 10 advocate any candidate .agan';
whom any portion OF THIS opposition may be
brought
u6ur letters rom the western counties" t~hefs
/ ,bol,fioni.n, and An,imasoufy have long heen in
tho ascendant assure Us that the Delegates %
The National Convention will generally be Harm.
1 ,on men, aud such they will be from this yicnry.
1 Thu, the New York AboAonists and Anti