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and consolidated government, should
fall readily into the support of Gen. Har-
rison, the Whig candidate for the presiden-
cy, is not at all surprising. lie is one OF
them, as they themselves say, we doubt
not with truth; for he declared that Gener-
al Jackson deserved more from the coun-
try, for his proclamation against South
Carolina, than for his victory at New Or
leans. But that State Rights man,
nulliier, should enter warmly into his
support, appears strange. The above
declaration, made at the time, proves his
| positions then with regard 10 the rights OF
the States, and the following extract from
letter from Mr.. Webster, the great cham
pion of the proclamation and force BILL
written recently, shows how lie is now
regarded:
"Friendy relations have existed between
Gen. Harrison and myself for many years.
Nothing has ever occurred to interrupt
these relations. On my return from En'
rope, late in December, / heard Of his
nomination by the Harrisburg Convention
and l took The earliest opportunity to de-
clare publicly, that approved the nom'-
nalion. and should join hartily with my
fellow citizeus in giving it support. Gen.
Harrison has long been before the country,
in war and in peace. The history of his
life shows him 10 be brave soldier, a
patriotic citizen; and an honest man. 1t is
is loo late, quite too late, for detraction TO do
! its office upon his reputation. either militia
~ or civil. He has been selected by the
general voice OF those Uhose political
principles agree e0ith his own. 10 60 to the
head of The column, and, 10 bear up and
adrance the flag under ,Ohich 1t is hoped
those principles may be maintained and de-
tended."
s.DauicI Webster. John Davis, Henry
Clay, and their Wing compers in The Sem
ate, are manfully sustaining the interests
of the manufacturer, the farmer, the la
borer, aud warming the country, that the
crisis is at hand in which we must decide
whether we will succumb 10 the pauper
systems Of Europe. or so on, in the old
american may, to still higher prosperity
Coincident with these demonstrations, we
find that the revenue is unequal 10 the de-
mand upon the Treasury-and yet the
Administration are robbing the States of
the public lands-for issuing millions upon
millions of Treasury n0tes-in fine, for
any means of raising money, except By the
old approved ,0ay Of a TARIFF. These
are the signs Of the times; and tits Tor these
reasons we declare we are thrown back
upon the ground on which the country
stood in 1916. II is time then, that the
people take this question i'll hand; aud if
they are hitching themselves with in pau
per millions of other lands, 10 the retinue
| of British manufacturers and British spec
lators, let them sustain Van Buren, Cal
houn, Benton, and Buchanan, or, if they
aim at higher and more glorious destiny,
then sustain the farmer of North Bend,
who is identified with the best interests OF
The country, and who was in 1924, as ne
is now, for the protection Of domestic in
dus,ry. This question should be speedily
settled by the people. and before The Pres
idential election. The next President,
whoever he is, cannot avoid this subject;
and it is of the utmost importance, there
fore, that The coalition be not permitted 10
smusgIe upon The nation, one WHO'S hos
tile 10 its best interests in this respect"
With regard to Con. Harrisoh's opinions
on another question of vital importance,
we have no hesitation in saying, that we
do not believe he thinks the constitution
would warrant the abolition Of slavery
either in the States or territories. We
doubt if there are three men in Congress
who do SO think. But he has declared his
willingness TO see the surplus revenue
(when there was such thius) appropria
ted to the object OF manumission. Per-
haps il is this which makes him more ac-
cep,able TO the aboliionists, than his OPP
ponent, who is pledged 10 veto every bill
interfering with slavery, even in the Dis
trict of Columbia. 1t is right that we
should hear their own language, for from
that we can best judge them. The Phi.
lanthropist, the abolition organ in Ohio,
published at General Horrison's door, op-
noses the seperate organization of its par
iy, and on the 17lh of March last, spoke as
follows:
"Have the Abolilionists not already
reason 10 congratulate themselves on the
concessions made TO their influence, in the
nomination of General Harrison" Most
assuredly they have. Who is there that
can believe that Gen. Harrisan would have
been the Wing candidate, had it not been
for Clay's Anti-Abolition speech in the
U. S, Senate last spring? lsnot the Har-
risburg nomination great Abolition pic
torn, acquired a0ithout single direct effort
of ours? Aud was does this promise us in
future, if we only remain true to our first
principles"
We have never been the ardent ad-
mirers ofMr. Van Buren, as a man or
politician. Since his election TO the Pres
idency, lie has, in our opinion, been bold