Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1840-01-30

ought not 10 be dspossesss u thena uisest thai in
Ie~ssss eafck may s<oose 10 rcce,ae.
Has Graet.I a srrssen desired the surplus rive
rae 10 be appropriated 20 ihis object. As etl''
sen Of eaa-sisschodiag State, lfe ~as whng 10 re
ssance he portion &c The Surplus WIN that rat
r,o,i.n and disinrercsiedness rhch his whole Ca
rec, rvicccs he willing, "wITB THE saserioN
OF TaE STATES HOLDING TIM SLAVES. 10 tisifi-
buse as.ong ileer The whole Of the snrns revenue.
shn they rsss apriy ito an object which Mr.. il
frr< w vel 81 a,jently TO accomplish. lie saw
.astl siional objection 10 its bring thus applied
zee sage Senator from Cnperer asts-"wiirt Is
It's bni Aboiiionl" leave these who will read
these pnpretcnding numbers. TO ,ns"cr ihs qaes-
lion. Those will answer afhrmativey. WHO prefer
the extfavaeant waste of the public funds ~
tu,dened Treasury, TO the gradual Distribution Of
then, aiming the several Siates.-aho justify the
vla,os OF the Executive, that 'ConPtess cannot
tsk- out of the hands ofihe Executive Dcpattnient,
the custody OF The public property money. with
out an assumption OF Executive power and a sub
version OF the first principles OF the Constitution"
Who tolerate only the principle but the rrae-
tce oil Intervening The Constitution as they under
stand H. Strict Constructions lAe these, vii ds.
c~su rfrnge of The constitutional rights oi
the people in The sentiments Of General iisrfison's
Ckeviot speeri. But The disciples Of Thomas JET.
Ie<soa-:hose eho have studied IN the State Rights
school Of 95 those who rreog1 ise 'he poset aud
Majesty of the reople'--Hlll see great harm IN
the expressiap Of such opinion, :---ere theories,
which 1t may SUIT Senator Smuh 10 specu late upon;
bm ,f he acsfes to understand hem. IN ton
with the abolition, lei him compare the CherIot
speech OF 1888. with that delivered Ninccones In
lass. bsfsie Geaefa Harrison became candidate
10, the Office Of President especially let him bear
n.inds that the Abohtioniss themselves say that,
though General ilsuisou's demonstrations against
Ihem are less recent thsu MI Van Butcns, yet hey
are much stronger
BAT. though IT must be admitted ttai Mr.. Van
Ba,en and General Harrison stood al least upon
sqHai footing on this subject bclote SIG, yet will
be csBieodrd, that the FIST has nolp the van
tsge ground, because lie pledged himself in his
Inaugural Adde'S, 10 vero any bull Tor the Aboli.
lion Of Slavery IN The District of Columbia. And
here beg leave again 10 remind the Editor OF the
Egqnifcr and the Speaker OF The Senate, that they
dad not hesitate to support aud vote for Mr.. Van
Buren, when he had refused 10 give such pledge,
al the very nne. too, when his opponent. the old
General OF rtppeeanoe," had published his opinions
10 The conntfy, respecting the principles which
Ought 10 goytru the Chief Magistrate Of tie l..
States M tllr exercise OF he Veto PoNci according
Ia ~b.h he pledged himself pti0r 10 lhr last Pres
if-uiial Election 10 do What the present President I
refused 10 do until afer that election. In his lcte,
to The Hon. liaFmer Denny. Gen' Harrison de.
eiares distn.iiy ''tbat 10 the exercise ii The
paser. lie should ltuu his rejection Of bills, 10, Isl
Such ~ are. IN his opinion, unconditional -.
Such as tend TO enciosch the chfs II The States
pr INDIVIDUALS. 81. Such as, Involving deep inte-
'T'As ~ us 'i'fhHn' require more mature ae-
liberation reference To tie Will Of the people, 10
be ssrerIsned al the succeeding elections" Bear
'rF T ffiGd The .aci. tia: nearly Years before
lac Inauguration Of Mr.. Van Buren,, General IIar.
del'bera ely denounced .'he measures Of The c
7idHuPaLors u be utak, prfsnWptapus Asp uNoos-
'riruTIoNaL, '-remeinberag that the em1n,ipa-
ors themselves say. ulai hs pHnr'plcs are already
ell hnosnb by his deeds." and that 's personal de-
monsifaions, though less recent are much stronger
han Mr.. Van Bureu's' will any Intelligent and can.
md man iail to preeeve. thar General HARRISON is DIS
tnctly pledged to appl, the Presidential Veto to -
Blu Ia abolish slavery 10 the Dshiet oil Columbia
hrs seis and Opinions prove. AS have shawn IN the
preceding nunber. that such Il III according To las
views. would not only be unconstitutional bnt yio-
l4itse 81 The nights 81 The dIj9,HiHg States and md
fiIaas--anl cons qugnIiy "ould be embraced b,
two oi The principles ~mch he has himself establish
Ell iDrthe exercise OF the Veto power. Attic same
inr .hat both ate thus pied cd to the People Of the
South. twill scarcely be deemed necessary to re.
mark. that whilst Mr.. Van Bufen's pledge ia gran
ted 10 erpediency, General llauisons is yielded TO
stern, nn.ielding constitutional necessity.
Whh these remarks, now submit The question,
whether or not General HARRISON is entitled TO The
eonfihnnce OF the people OF Virginia | challenge
T. u OF Re sin lie act ar opinion hostile TO her III
itsca's, of"u the Abolition any other subsei.
unti tins evidence is produced, appeal To the no
rest aud candid OF all parties, to cherish the ne pu
tauon oil wat-wotn veternan, whose name ,llu.
mines the brs htest pages u his coun,ry's history.
POW IlArAN.
NorE-Ssys the Charleston Coufier. Of the CbevIo
Speech from which Mr. Senator Smith quotes. IL contain
much sound doctrine the subject of in, 10
Nniy OF sa'eTy IN the States and oi the Abolition