The Madisonian., 1840-01-01
From fhe EmdHcipator.

Many have supposed that 1t might be expcdent for
tho Executive Committee to intenogate Gen. Harrison,
that he the recognised candidate for the Presl-
dency with prospect Of election 10 learn his
with rcspcc, the abolition Of slavery But where is
the nso |, IS true rejoice IN the rejection Of Hen
~ Clay, because lie slave holder and defender Of
slavery, Gen Harrison, We know IS not STAKEHOLDER
Neither Is Mr. Van Buren But no one thinks It neces-
sary TO nterrogate Mr.. Van Buren, Why Because
his principles known to be favor OF the ascendancy
Of the SLAVE Po~ER. Bot are those Of Gen Harrison
any lees So Tie Is The mao Of hts party aud that party
have shown the sbsouteness Of Their subserrency, by
nominating STAKEHOLDER peculiarly bgoled devoted
OF slavery. on the ticket with Gen Harrison, aud
now by eecung u nullliymg Shareholder from slave
breeding Nrgina, Tor Speaker
Bot submit farther, that General Harrson's
principles already well known by his deeds, Of which
we fnd the following summary in ,he Rochester Free.
man
In December 1902, while Governor Of Indiana Ter
rtory, he president Of a Convention Of the people
OF that Territory, held at Vnceones, aud transmitted to
Congress memorial OF the Convention. praying that
the sixth article oi he Ordinance Of 81" which pro-
bblied slavery there mish be suspended (See Am.
State papers, 1909 HIS efforts to make Indiana a
slave State were prosecuted for years while he Co.
| vernon OF that Territory.
la 1919, Feb l6, Gen Harrison voted, as a member
Of the House OF Representatives dganst clause pro-
hbltng the luhernnroducton OF slavery in Missouri.
and against a clause of the further emancipation 25)
Of slaves born within that State Two days afterwards,
he voted against clause prohibiting the future intro
ducton Of slavery into Arkansas, and against the future
emancipation OF slaves born 10 Arkansas
So basely did he boS to slavery that even Ohio was
shocked He was indignantly rejected at the next con
ntessunal election in 1872 The National luelgencer
of October 90 1922, says 80 1t Is confirmed to US,
that Mr. Gazely elected ~ opposition TO Gen Harrl-
friend informs US, which we are sorry TO learn,
that he was opposed particularly on account oil his ad-
a. l. ia tItnft hIrh
cures to the people Of the South their prc.exisng
rights |, seems, then, that Gen. Harrison claimed
for the South Inc night fasen slavery upon any soil
which The nation might have or purchase
lie has had but ltte opportunity to act IN public
capacity upon the subject o slavery since that time but
an address from his political irehds IA Virginia, N 1886.
says he Is sound the core on the subject o slavery
Under these circumstances, We submit that con-
Scienious aboiiionsts are bound TO regard the two
parties and their candidates as standing precisely
on the same ground That OF unlimited suoservien-
cy 10 The dominion OF The Slavocracy. IL is rue
Gen HarriSon'S personal demonstrations are less
recent than Mr.. Van Bnren's. But they are much
stronger, fur Mr.. Van Bnren helped TO send Ruus
King 10 The u $ S-nate 10 Oppose slavery IN Mis-
souri and he has never attempted 10 extend slavery
10 regions where il was already abolished. Aud
further The demonstrations OF the Harrison party
are more recent than those OF the other, And II IL
is Saic that should give the old General chance
10 repent OF his pfo.savery, we reply that II be-
Ion 10 The men who repenS 10 exhibit his own re-
peniancc Certainly, there are no circumstances in
lhe case which warrant the slightest presumptionS
N favor Of the repentance. Let him or MS friends,
IL they choose show wherein his views now ulHer
from his actions in 1902, and 1919, and 1856. And
in default of this, let he friends OF human rights
rome at ,nce 10 The conviction that the cause lhey
have espoused is By Divine Providence entrusted 10
their own guardianship and that Tor It's success or
failure their country and poserity Will hold them
responsible.