The Madisonian., 1840-02-15

Huzza for Harrison" cry the boys as they
go home from school. There are meetings of
the Harrison men in every town. Look
around. First Wheeling had meeting--the
largest we have ever seen here. Next Sisters
vile, next Traidelphia, next ST. Clairsville,
next Alexandria, then West Liberty. Next
Saturday one at Claysville, and one week in
Brooke. The whole people, in this region,
seem to be struggling to hold themselves back.
They wish to vote no,c The majorities given
to Gen. Harrison in the West, in 1896, were
tremendous-never before equalled; but they
will be greater in lS40 by at least one half"
RIGHT OF PETrrION-DEBATE IN THE
SENATE.
The fragrant misrepresentation Of the pro-
ceedngs of Congress-, which are daily put
forth in the editorial columns of the Govern
ment official paper, must excite the disgust of
all honorable men, who witness those pro-
ceedngs. signal example Of this systema-
tic perversion occurs in the article of the
Globe Of Thursday evening last, purporting
to give an account Of what took place in the
Senate on the same day, in reference TO the
right Of petition. The editor knows that his
charge against Mr.. CLAY, Of "getting up
debate on the right Of petition, aided by
Messrs. Tallmadge and Webster" is in direct
contrarieiy to the truth
It was the editors new ally, Mr.. JoHS c.
M bn &C tbo ahnto tho
right of petition" Equally false, is the as
sertion that, the whole days sitting was con-
sumed by the petition introduced by Mr. CLAY.
A great part Of the discussion related TO diff
ferent party and political topics, introduced
by Mr. BEDFORD BRowN, of North Carolina,
who got up" discussion about democracy
and federalism, and other matters, having. as
little to do with the business in hand.
The facts of the case are these Mr. CLAY,
of Kentucky, in conformity to his avowed
and well known opinions of the right of Pc
tition presented memorial which had been
sent to him from an individual, residing in Je-
rusalem, New York. praying for the abolition
of slavery. He did not express, or in any
manner intimate that he was "desirous to
have. it referred, and tremendous report
made against it, by grave committee Of anti
abolition Senator'S as the Globe would make
its readers believe. On the contrary, he dis
'inctly declared, that having discharged his
duty in complying with the wish of the me-
moraist to present his petition, he left it
to the disposal Of the Senate, and would ac-
quisce in the course heretofore pursued.
Mr.. Clay took occasion to say that he believed the
CRISIS of the abolition excitement had passed: when
this session of Congress opened the agitation which
had at one time, prevailed, was dead and if move
ments had not been made to revive it for political
uses, we would have heard little of it.
| MIR. Clay said he could not forbear expressing
the qualification he had derived from reading two
valuable works calculated, in his opinion to arrest
the proceedings OF the abJtionsis and to diruse
just and patriotic notions of their end and Objects
lie was happy to say that both these books were
written by Northern men. In one of them a book Of
great ability and interest, the proposition was pre-
sented with uncommon force that Two communities
Of distinct cannot live together without The one
becoming more or less in subsection 10 the other. Mr.
Clay had called the writer's attention 10 the illustra-
lion given 10 his argument by Lord Durham, in his
report on the condition OF Canada submitted the
British Government. He expressed the irmest con-
vicon that whoever would read that report would
come to the same conclusion which was arrived at
by the author Of "Thoughls on Domestic Slavery"
Lord Durham states, as his decided opinion aller
much observation of the French and British resi-
dents in Canada, that they cannot live together har-
moniously, and that il is utterly impossible TO hope
for peace and tranquility in those provinces except
by making one portion Of the inhabitants subordi-
nate TO the other.
When Mr.. Clay sat down, Mr.. CALHOUN instant
ly rose and gave an amusing example of his cbarac-
teris,ic egotisn by claiming his thunder the pro-
position of the author TO whom Mr. Clay had re-
ferred. That proposition, he said, was solemn
truth, and he had long ago announced it in the Sc
nate. Two distinct races could not live together,
but with the relation Of master and slave the exist
ence OF that relation in the South was an institution
tending to the common advantage of both races
This truth being established, Mr.. Calhoun pro-