Liberty advocate. [volume] (Liberty, Miss.) 1835-1866, 1840-06-11

ministration party who wished to prejudice III
political claims Of General Harrison in tha
quarter Of the Union. We therefore publis
Iit Repeatedly as follows.
Il II is triumphant vindcation, land as sue !
we commend il to the attention Of our reaC
Iers:
EXTRACT FROM NIX. W. c. JOHNSON,
SPEECH.
would here, (said Mr.. Johnson,) most glad
y conclude my remarks, which have been ex
tended to great length by the importance Of tn
question and the kind and indugent attention
of this house, but sense Of duty and OF iustic
forces me to alluGe to few remarks whicI
have fallen from members Of the Adminstra
ton who have participated in this debate Par
| ~ politics ofthe day, he conmnded, should new
er be connected with this delicate subject. Blu
IT gentlemen will force discussions of person,
and their opinions into the debate, they mus
expect that they will b examined and an
Iswered.
tits fact curious Of note, that every mem
Der of the Administration who has spoken in
this discussion has attempted to give it polit
ical aspect-every member has charged Gen
Harrison, either directly or indirectly, with
being either an aboitionist or strongly favorino
the views Of the aboitionists; and all of their
have been lavish in eulogizing Mr.. Van Buren,
as tho great champion Of Southern rights, South
ern Institutions and Southern principles.
CONSIDER, then, that am but in the line of nv
duty when give few passing observations tc
what has been said.
One gentlemen declares that Mr.. CLAW was
not nominated by the Harrisburg Convention
because he was slave. holder, and was orthor.
dox on the question of slavery. Another pro.
claims that Gen. Harrison was selected by the
influence Of the aboitionists of that Conyen.
tion.
The gentleman from North Carolina (Mr.
bynum,i has lately discovered that Mr. CLAW
is genuine democrat, and that the delegation
Of Kentucky are sound, democratic, and trust
worthy on the slave question. Mr.. Clay will
appreciate the compliment for what it is worth
For 1t there is one man in America who under
stands better than another not only the motives
oil men. but all the secret and occult springs of
human action, that man is Henry Clay Had
Mr.. Clay been nominated, the gentlemen,
opine, would have called him an aboitionist
and federalist. But since Mr.. Clay is so sound
On this vital question as gentlemen properly
regard it, and his colleagues in Congress in
both Houses, and their constituents, and he and
they advocate Cen Harrison's election, and as
The democratic State has once gone for him,
and wild so again, should not the weight Of
the gentlemen's own authority induce him and
all who think with him to keep in company with
his excellent democratic community by advoca.
ting, likewise, Gen. Harrison for the Presden-
cy! Kentucky is border slave-holding State,
and her people are intelligent and democratic,
and know their own interests very we'll, and
know Gen. Harrison and his sentiments, for he
is near Deighbor, on the border Of the Ohio.
And 1t Kentucky, so greatly interested in this
question, will support him, North Carolina so
removed from the point Of danger. can safely
follow the example Of Kentucky.
Another gentlemen, after discussing on the
subject OF abolition, asks with peculiar empha-
sis, why was Mr.. Clay not nominated by the
Harrisburg Convention! will answer the
question, lift will give gentlemen satisfaction to
hear reason. The Harrisburg Convention as
sembled not for the purpose of,nominating any
particular gentleman, but to bring forward
suitable candidate, whoever he might be, who
could defeat most easily Martin Van Buren,
They discovered, upon consultation, that, with
with Mr. Clay in the field, they would have to
fight hard to be successful. The convention,
composed OF gentlemen from the centre to The
of the Union, knew that Harri-
sons popularity was fresh and vigorous: that
ne was potential at every position, lromI Harris.
burg to the periphery of the Union; that by
him, the North, the South, the
East, and the West. would unite zealously up
on him; and that, by single bold charge, after
the manner of Napoean, or himself in the
last war, upon the enemy's centre, they would
break their ranks, and scatter their wings, and
rout them, horse, foot and dragon, eyeryl
where, and therefore wisely resolved to make
sure business of it, | ask these honorabIeI
gentlemen if they would desire better reason
tor the nomination Of Gen. Harrison? And II
hope ii will be quite satisfactory to them, as it
will surely be to the People.
The gentleman from North Carolina, (Mr.
Bynum) was aboring for three days, with the
ldJuncts which have before alluded to, to make
den' llurrlson rank abolitonis. Did he
succeed! lie succeeded about as we'll as the
brave little urchin who attempted TO kick down
he moon, who aimed at, but missed it. [Alaughl
lie found HIMSELF like the gentleman, TO his
'wn astonlshment, on his back, and the very
'rO still shining proudly alo(t in the cerulean.
"A Iaugh.l
The vIiest traducers of Gen. Harrison, who
nave respectful regard for sincerity, do not
charge him with being either an aboitionist, or
avorlng their agitation. | hold now in my
land the Charleston Courier, which editor
hates that ilarrison's views on the question are
III that the South could desire; who comes out
rQnkIY Ike an hnnnrah la and honnst od;ta. a.Ll