Columbus Democrat. [volume] (Columbus, Miss.) 18??-18??, 1840-10-03


II will be seen from these votes thai the nbob.
ton strength in Congress has gained with rapid
strides and that at this session the compact front
OF Inc Southern members was broken, which may
justly be regarded as the first fruits of the political
coalition which produce cd the nomination of Har.
Tson. 1t will be also seen that the Northern
Wing members Of Congress, comprising two.tbird.
OF their party, vote almost unanimously for the
aboIitionsts, while the democratic members fiom
the North, with a few exceptions, vote against
them
Nor is this the only evidence Of the connection
between The Northern wings and the abononsts.
There has been grand elecloneering commit
lee formed at Washington City, whose business
It IS to secure the election Of Gen'. Harrison, by
disseminating political documents throughout the
country. This Committee consists of seven
members OF Congress, three Of whom, viz John
u Clarke, Truman Smith, and Leveret SaIlon.
stall, are open and avowed aboIitionists, and. in
addition to this, the last named gentleman was in
favor OF the call Of the notorious HARTFoRp
CONVENTION But what is still more strange.
three of The remaining four are Southern mem
bers' VIZ Rice Garland, Of Louisiana, Jno. NJ.
Bolts OF Virginia, and Edward Stanley of North
Carolina
II we turn from Congress to the State Legsla
Iures' we md The connection still more striking
10 the Legislature Of New York, where The wings
have decided majority in both branches of the
Legislature, they passed law relative to fugitive
slaves intended to prevent the recovery of every
ooulherh slave who may reach that State This
law imposes on any man, whether owner of the
slave or not, or whether be proceed according to
the act OF congress or not, penalty of $500, and
confinement IN the Penltenary for a term not
exceeding ten years, for removing fugitive from
labor IN any other manner than prescribed in this
State law. The vote on this bill in the Senate
was 10 to A. or the Is yeas, ID were wings and
were democrats, while all the NAYS were demo-
Gratis. In the House the vote was AZ to 81, all
the yeas being Wings and all the NAYS, save Que,
being democrats.
on The other hand, Ohio and PENNSYLVANIA, too
decidedly democratic States, have passed laws
tor The speedy recovery of fugitive slaves. The
Legislatures ithe democratic States a, the Narlh
have invariably adopted resolutions denouncing
me aboh'onIsls, while the Legislatures Of the
wing Slates have either remained silent on this
subject or have acted favorably towards the abo.
l'tlo 1lsis. The address of the Democratic mem
oers Of Congress from the South TO the people of
the siaveholdiug States, contains the most incon
testIbe proof Of what we assert, and We earnestly
recommend every Mississippian to give il dis
passionate and attentive perusa.
GENERAL HARRISON THE CANDID.
ATE OF THE ABOLITIONlSTs.
The whig party of the South looked forward TO
the nomination of HENRY CLAY, as the candidate
Tor the Presidency, as matter beyond all doubt.
80 confident were they of this, that when the re-
suit Of the Harrisburg Convention was aunounc
ed many OF the Southern whig papers denounced
the nomination oil General Harrison IN no meas.
ured terms. In our own State several of the
leading wing papers pursued this course. But
change has come "o'er the spin, Of their dreams,"
Tor they have since discovered many onelusire
reasons why he should be preferred to one who
has stood by the wing cause through good aud
evil report.
Were it not for the speech made by Mr.. Clay
10 the Senate, February 7, 1882 he would now
be the raDdldate at his uartv Ia, d. -. -. i ~