The Yazoo Whig and political register. (Yazoo City, Miss.) 1840-1842, 1840-10-23
PAN buren, ). lass
H.4RRLSflNi 81 az.

20 candofa 20 soy to yOug Congress can ab0taalt
that have not been q siGUery Ia tie DistricE Of
BILE % satisfy myself Columbia, without the
that the grant 70 Com consent Of the States
gress, in the Constitu- Of Maryland and Viz
ton, Of the power Of giniq, and of the People
sse1ctassrel egislGtiOn az the Districts
al cases actaterer'' over 81 do not believe that
the Federal District, Congress con abolish sla-
does not confer on that Cery IL tle States, or Id
body the same authors any manner interfere
" over the subject that With ne property of tie
would otherwise have cltigens IN their slaTes,
seen proposed by the but upon the application
States Of Maryland and Of the States, ii which
Virginia; or that Com case, and III no other,
gress might not, in vir- they might appropriate
tue thereof, take such money 70 aid the states.
steps upon the subject 50 applying to get rid Of
IN this District, as those their slaves. These o.
States might themselves pinions hare Glsgays
take within their own held, and this was the
limits, and consistently ground upon which 4
with their rights Of So voted against the Mis-
veFeignty. sour restriction in the
.Thas viewing the 18th Congress. The o
matter, would NOT pinions given above are
from the lights now be- precisely those which
fore me, feel myself safe were entertained by Mr..
in pronouncing that COM Jefferson and Mr. Madi-
gress does not possess son."
the power ofinterfering
win OF aiOlishing sla- The discussion of the
very in the District Of question of slavery IA
Columbia.n the non-slave-holdng
In 1921 States ls equally inIu-
Mr. Van Buren,, as q Ti0us TO the slaves and
member of the N York their masters and has
Convention, he voted to no sanction in the prin-
give feenegToes thenghs ciples Of the Constltu-
= sum Is ls2a VIII HAnaIsOr.
Mr.. Van Buren, voted
to prohibit the introduce
ton Of slaves into the
territory Of Florida.
An Eloquent Record.
WILLlAM H. Ii ARRlsoE was born in Virginia, on
the 9th OF February, i7I3.
In 1891, when nineteen years q age hs vas 81.
pointed BY Washington On ensign IN our infant
army. ,.,- .et...,..
In 1892, he was promoted g the rank q leuse-
nant; and in 1913 he joined the legion nnoe. ven,
NVavnes and ia 3 few days thereafter was seiectsu
by him as one 81 bis aids. ,.z......I.
on the 24th Of August. l794, ne dlstln guisneo
himself n the battle Of MianIli and elected the
most aattering written appreciation q 5eneral
Wayne. l.l
~ 1905 he was made captains and was placed
III command of Fort washington
IN I7Q7. lie was appointed, BIZ President Adams,
Secretary az he North Western IerntOrys and
er-o6Fei0 Lieutenant Governor
II 1893 he was chosen delegate 70 Congress
n 1901. he was appointed Governor q lnulana'
and IN the same year, ~ 49,
"a him sole commissioner Tor treating Wltn tns
Indians. -;
IA 1909. he was reappointed Governor q Anul-
20 5n the 7.h 81 November, 1911, be gained the
victory 81 TIPPECAN0E.
On The II til Of September y Z, &c vas
ga 81 Madison, Command r-in-gh iet 81 me ANolaa
on The Isl 81 May, 1873, the siege. Of FORT
WE4ss eonmenced--- i've days eno was ter
minated s. The brilliant and succession sossle q
on sSs slss fully, 1913, the battle Of FOHrI
Is sepssnber, ISL following she flying British