The Charlotte journal. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1835-1851, 1840-04-09

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Slape,y ia The noasldrehoiding States has
no suReiiOn in the principles Of the Coasti.
frtOa." Gould any man go iarIher? Could
any Southern man desire more Has any
Southern man gone as far We challenge
the shole Tory party to adduce an individu'
al other I. -ty, either South or North, who
has taken such strong and decided ground
in favour Of the South. Has their chief and
idol, Mr.. Van Buren,, who supported the
Missouri restrictions and free negro SUI.
frarel Has James Mcdowell, their can
dida,e for the Office of Governor of Virginia,
who urged the manumisslon of slaves with.
Gu, compensation to the owners! Has the
"sublime Tappau, who wished the negroes
success in cutting the threats of the whites
in Southampton, and who threatened to dis.
inherit his son ii he should go to the assist
ance Of his countrymenl Has Thomas
Richie, who, 10 frenzieG strains, in 80,
called for instant abolition Ifnone oflhese,
their chiefs and leaders, have taken the no,
bic stand Of General Harrison, where is the
maol Let him be produced.
But Genl Harrison's sentiments in his
Cheviol speech, satisfactory and conclusive
as they are, constitute only small portion
of the evidence 10 establish his devotion to
the constitutional rights Of the Southern PEG.
pie. His whole life is confirmation eff bis
orthodoxy on that grea, question. His con.
duct in the Missouri controversy, when ne
sacrificed himself to sustain Southern insli.
buttons and the rights of the States-his
strong Republican letter in ls22-and his
noble speech at Ylncennes in ls35-all de.
fine bis position, as true, siedlast and fear
less friend of the South.
We are perfectly willing iha, the Presi-
dental contest should be decided By Gen1
Harrison's apd Mr.. Van Buren's yieBs on
The subject Of abolition. The frs, has ever
been With US on constitutional grounds
The las, always against US, until it became
his Interest. 10 angle for Southern 'o;es, and
then, and not Till theu, be fou1d ti.a. Aboll
ton was inezpedieRt, no, unconstitutional.
Extracts from General Harrison's Speech at Che.
riot, oaio, July 4th, 1888.
There is, however, subject now be
ginning 10 agiiate them Che Southern
States in relation 20 which, if their alarm
has any foundation, the relative situation 10
which they may stand 10 some Of the States,
will be the very reverse TO shat il nov Is.
alirde To a supposed disposition in some
individuals 10 the non. slave holGing States
TO Interfere siih the slave population Of the
other States, for the purpose of forcing their
emancipation. | 10 net call your attention
TO tins subject, fellow citizens, from tie ap.
pTeheasIon that there Is man amongs, you
y DO slll lend his aid to a PROJECT so preg.
naui Hg,h mischief; and still less that there
is Stale IN the Culon which could be
brought 10 give Il coUntenance. But such
are the feelings Of our Southern brethren
upon this subjeci-such their views, and
their Just views, Ct The evils which an ID.
reference of this Kind would bring upon
ther1, tia, long before il would reach the
p0iat of receiving the sanction Of State,
the evil Of Tue attempt would be consunma
ted, as far as We are concerned, BY d dlssolu
ton Of The Union. Ii there is any prncl,
PIE Of The Constitution ofihe United States
less disp1iable than any other, it is, that the
slave population IS under The exclusive con.
ifol Of the States which possess them. If
there Is any measure likely to riyet The
oi.aios, ard blast the prospects Of the he
groes ior emancipation, It is The interference
q Unauthorized persons. eau any one who
u acquainted aith the operations Of the hu.
nan mind doubt thisf We have seen how
Jesllye cur Southern brethren have been
from supposed violation Ct their political
rights. " nat fitdst be the consequence Of
an acknowledged violation Of these rights
tfor every man Of sense must admit il 10 be
90, coujoiued wEh an insulting interference
with their domestic concerns?
Shall be accused Of want Of feeling for
The slaves, by these remarks A further
examination will elucidale the matter.
take II for granted that % one will say, that
either the Government Of the Emitted States.
or those ofthe non slave holding States, can
interfere IN any way With the right Of pro
perry ~ the slaves. Upon whom, then, are
the efforts Of lie misguided and pretended
friends Of the slaves 10 operate 1t must
be either on the governments Of the slave.
holding States, the individuals who hold
them, or upon the slaves themselves. And
what are TO be the arguments, what the
means by which they are to Influence the
two first Of thesel Is there man vain
enough TO goto the land Of Madison, of Ma.
con, and Of Crawford, and tell them that
they either do not understand he principles
q the moral and political rights of mao or
lnai' understanding, they disregard them
Tan inHy address ii