Columbus Democrat. [volume] (Columbus, Miss.) 18??-18??, 1840-07-11
TO OUR CONSTITUENTS.

knowing the interest you feel IN the opinions
OF the candidates TOR the Presidency, on The sub.
iect of Abolition and having seen a letter Of Ge
neral HARRISON. recently published IT. the Rich.
mond wing, tending to show that be IS not an
Abolltlonsi, we feel II our duty TO communicate
to you certain evidence, which we have ourselves
seen, OF contrary tendency. il was recently
stated by one of the speakers at an Abolition CON
venlion in Boston, that the honorable ". b. Cal.
houn, Wing member Of the House Of Repre-.
sentaiiyes, from Massachusetts, had written home
letters, making statements on the authority Of
General Harrison himself which went 20 Identify
him with the Abolitionlsts that the letters con.
tanned an injunction not TO let them get INTO the
newspapers, but that copies Of them had been
multiplied, and secretly shown to tho Abolltlonsts
for the purpose Of convincing them that the Gene
raj was ore Of them.
In the National lniegencer Of 18th instant,
Mr. Calhoun made a publication admitting that
he had, on the 4th February last, written home
one letter on the topic in question; that this letter
was based upon a letter from General Harrison
himself, which had that morning been nut into his
hands for perusal; that General .iauison's letter
contained an injunction not 10 allow il to be PUB
Ilshed IN the newspapers, thai m consequence of
THIS injunction, he annexed similar one to his
Ielieri buI that no had a copy witch would be
submitted to the Inspection Of any gentleman who
had desire TO see It.
Startled at this development Of the fact, that
General Harrison, while Withholding his opinions
from those who asked them for the use OF the pub.
had himself put on foot scheme 10 satisfy the
AbolitIonsts, we thought il incumbent on us TO
examine the evidence Of that fact which was stated
TO be accessible for inspection. We found il Of
such an extraordinary character as 10 require Of US
10 lay il before you in the mos, authentic shape
within our power In consequence OF General
HaHlson's injunction, Mr. Calhoun refuses TO lei
even his own letter be published, or to give copy
| thereof, so that we are obliged 10 rely on memory
IN submitting 10 you ITS contents
Having each Of US carefully poruscd il, and
compaed our recolleclons, we are sure that the
following contains the substance, and does not
vary materially from the form and language Of
that letter, viz
WAsniNGToH, Feb. 4, 1910.
| SIR: observed in the doings OF The AHtl.
| slavery convention at Springfield, resolution de-
nounclng General Harrison. | think his prema-
ture, 10 say the least of il. have seen letter
from the general in which he pronounces the sto-
ry circulating in the press OF West, mot certain
whlch,) that he, while Governor Of Indiana, Tor
ten years, done every thing in his power to spread
slayey,a foul SANDER, and speaks of 1t with great
Indignation. and says that it would be impossible
for him TO do any hing of the kind, either private
| y or publicly, Ioi the reason, be says that while
only eighteen yeas Of age, 10 Virginia. he joined
au Abolition society, and, with the other members
Of the same pledged himself to do every thing in
| bus power TO effect the emancipation OF slaves
that he was TO inherit large property in slaves,
and subsequently not only emancpated his own,
but purchased others, for the purpose Of emancl.
pallng them. This is what the General himself
says. write you this for such use as you may
think proper, except putting in The newspapers,
WIN. b. CALHOUN.
Hon. Judge Morris.
The letter of Gen. Harrison. herein alluded to,
Is understood 10 have been addressed 10 the Hon.
Geoige Evans, a Wing member OF the House
from the State Of Maine.
The letter OF the Oswego Union Association,
asking Gen Harson's opinions on the subject
Of Abolition. was dated jan 81, 1910. and must
have been received about the time his letter 10