Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1840-07-30
From the Southern (JYetumpka) Crisis.
GENERAL HARRTSON'S VOTES
AND PRINCIPLES.

John Adams: the great parry leader OF tne
Federalisrs. We mus, judge Of the light
in which he viewed the political character
Of Harrison 10y The well known fact that
"he choose officers exclusive from men Of
his own political opinions" lie received
his appointment in the same month, that
Adams signed the odous Alien and Sedi.
ton Law.
In December, 1893, he came into Con-
eress AS a delegate from the Territory.
l'hc organ of the Republican party, at
that day, The Aurora, says. mir. Harrison,
of the North Western Territory, is Fed
eralisls!!''
On The l2rh May, 1900, John Adams
appointed him Governor of the Territory
of Indiana. Jonathan Dayton, Federal
.isl,aud, supporter of Adams and speaker
of The House of Representatives, was an
applican, for the office. Harrison. how
ever, succeeded in obtaining ii; and that
100 al a time when, as Jefferson tells US,
in his correspondence. ''none put The
faithful! were appointed TO Office
In September, 1907, as will be more
fully shown by a reference to page % OF
the "Crisis," he, as Governor of Indiana.
having the veto power, approved and slsn-
ed a. law, providing for tie selling or hir-
ing of all persons who were too poor 10 sat
isfv state executions; aud for the ,ch'pping
,citk 80 iashes, of all such as runaway
from their masters after having been SO
sold
In the same month ard year he approv-
ell and signed law, requiring property
qualification of SO acres ofland, of ai.leas
800 value. in every voter Tor representa-
tive! The above laws esince the strong
Federal spirit of that party, in those days;
when il was their desi On TO restrict the
privilege of voting to ii few as possible
TO give as much power TO the rich, as could
well he 6lched from the poor and a5orlns
class.
In 1916, General Harrison was elected
TO Congress from Ohio, In January, 1917
lie proposed in Cungrcs plar l"r "rsanlz-
ing the militia, anil as much abuse has
been lately heaped upon the adnnlslration
for its plan to drill the militia, al the cost of
half million, we invite particular al1en-
ZION to llarrison's plan, as published on
Is, page ofrhe I'd number Of the Crisis
1t was ..,o educate every boy i'll the United
States at the public expense" aud AT Il
cost, at that lime, according 10 his own es.
innate of hone million, nine hundred
thousand dollars" This plan, would now
cost four million oft!ular>. and ii also evin-
ces the strong Federal spirit which anma-
ted Ilarrison-a spirit which woulc Srind
down the people by taxes to support an
immense body Of men. in arms, in nme OF
peace, subject, according 10 his plan, to
immediate orders from the President only.
without the Intervention of The Governor
ofthe States!
I'm 1878, he voted for series Of resolu-
,ions declaring that Congress had power
no build roads and canals and improve
water courses for commercial and other
purposes. These resolutions Involved
most cxtravaeant and expensive system oi
Internal Improvements. such as can only
be aulhoized by subversiOn OF the States
Right .doctrlnc.
In this same year, twas announced IN
Niles Register, see vol. ,, page 39l, new
series, that Gen. Harrison has announced
that he will not be a candidate for Con-
,uress at rhe next election
I'm 1919. he voted 10 admit MissouS into
the Uuon. on the scUre, that France, III
selling US lhe country, had stipulated for
the preservation OF its slave property. tie
expressed no Constitutional scruples; and
All erwards, when, III OHIO this vote was
appealed to, he said, .'my Missouri votes
is not inconsistent with my anIi.savery
nutions.'
Iii, friends have said that he became a
marlyr 10 his Southern principles, on ac-
count of This vote. 1t will be sr,n that he
declined being candidate again. The gear
before he gare the cote. la fact, when lie
did give the vote, his successor had been
elected!
In 1920, he went into The Legislature Of
Ohio, and there gave the clearest and
most decided testimony rs 10 his notions
of slavery. and any one could ask, " no was
previously in doubt. lie introduced. sup
porrcd and voted fur, a Preamble and Res
clutons, which are published i'll full i'll
Niles Register for lo2O, and on 18th page
of The Crisis, pronouncing slavery 10 be
a moral aud political evi!"-that ''lls ten.
dency is directly to impair our National
characler-that "i is fraugk' with fearful
consequences 10 the durability of our Re-
publican institutions" and instrucring the
Senators from Ohio to vote against ,heex
tension of slavery in the Territories. and III
any new State north of Missouri"
This involves not ouly doctrines danger
ous 10 our institution of slavery. hutslrong
Federal principles, which were reprobated
by Jefferson, as will he seen by reference
TO page 323, 4th vol. of his correspond
ence. We will publish This valuable lei
Ter in full in our next number.
In 1921, he voted for law, which we
have several times published, providing
that if any person shall be unable to pay
State fine and costs, Inc shall bc sold. at