Columbus Democrat. [volume] (Columbus, Miss.) 18??-18??, 1840-01-11
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GEN. HARRlSoN'S QUALIFICATIONS.

GEN HARRlSoN'S QUALIFICATIONS
IiSremarkalle thai nsithcr the Harrisburg con-
yeutoa nor auy ut the sihscQurn, Federal meeting.
have touched upon The cnJaWmcnts which reeom-
menied Gen Harrison to their nomination iar The
Presidency. As aStalcSman-cainhio OF conducting
the Government. to tie results they desre ~ as ouv
deserving their gratitude tor past services 10 their
cause. the Federal party greatly preferred Mr.. Clay,
a. infinitely the superior Of Harrison. HE eonvcn-
uaa could moi therefore say one word "a reconcile
their party tn their Selcrton upon prncipe OF upon
personal Qualification, ot upon past deserts but
there was still a stronger reason, which prtNtnled
the Harrisburg convention from makuC an address
la the pubic, explaining The motives nl The cbn'or
they. hsd made, aud which has alSo held The dinner
eating gentlemen mute upon the SUBJECT They,
indeed boast greatly Of their candidates ardiidbit'
ffs. but not of hs abil,iei but how no happens
To possess the one without, The other, they do not
venture io explain We have the revelation, how
ever, IN one Of lhc journals " that party which Is
too proud OF the victory achieved by ITS instrument
Thadcus Stevens Ia allow 10 pass without com
incarnation. The Transcription, the organ of The
Abolition Society IN New York, thus announces the
result Of the National Conventon's Iahors'
"TnE II.pmsUuaG CoNyrNripN.--Weu
the acony is over, and lItNpY CLN ls--hud up
on the shelf And no man OF Ordinary Intellt-
reucc can doubt OF deny that It the .iHh-Sidrs-
| m feeling Of the Worth lrhIch has done II IN
connection wllh his own ostcn'auous and mia
/ nous pro-slayery demonstrations IN Congress.
/ PRAiSE TO Con ron kGREtr ANttSItftW
victory. 4 man of high talents, OF great d'sunc-
/ ton OF long political services. OF bound'ess per
sonal popularity, has been openly rejected Tor The
Presidency Of this republic, ON account OF his de-
votlon To slavery Stt up a monument q Pio-
grsss there Lei The riads tell he tale Let
The Shareholders hear me ntlrs. Let foreign na
lions hear H. Let OComsH hear a. Lrr
rnr SLAvssnrAE tr. 4 STAKEHOLDER
Is INCAPACITATED FOR THE FRESl.
DENCY OF THE UNITED STATES.
The reign Of The SIarocrdcg ~ fastening 10 a
close The rejection Of Henry Clay by The wing
onveuliou, taken IN connection with all the cir'
cumsuuccs, Is one of the heaviest blows The
monster slavery has received III th's country
Wbv AZ II that The Southern aud Western trends
| of Mr. Clay so cordially acqulrsce IN tins result
Why DO they, while pretending an adherence OF
| the Abolition doctrine, counlcnance The amaitama.
lion between their political party and this anaucal
sntril in the noah IL is for uitcror objects mol
| the immediate election Of Harrison, TOR whose ne
eap,city nd poor professions they irel the utmost
| can,empt The great design OF lice Fedora ta-
| ders is To draw TO their standard, rom tho Demo-
cratic ranks. oil who are Injected with the ne"
pl,renzv in the non slavehodlng States and 70 em-
body with Federalism n religious sect whch vii
gradually become 80 identified with II, stn act VIII
il politically on :he next occasion when candidate
Of more capacity aud who can bring some soulh
ern aud Wes,ern aid 10 The Northern Federalism
shall be presented by the Opposition. The prel'm
mary process intended 10 be accomplished ny run
ming Harrison, il that Of consolidating Abolnonisl
with Federalism, as Anlimasonry was before moor
porated with il. In this way II 4 expected that lh'
Democracy may be gradually broken down IN sever
al Of the strong States Of tue North and ihen, WIN
III. aud 81 the personal and sectional popularity
some Federal leader in PARTON OF the Southwest
a popular majority may DC 'b'ained 70 eS'"pl''
Federalism il the Chle Msglslracy, with It's grea
Bank and all the subordinate machinery connvcd hS
thai party hostile to the Constitution, 10 consolidate
the Government, and make rs reign perpetual.
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