Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1840-08-03

northern man. At n still later period, he ex-
pressed his opinions in the most decided ana
unequvocal terms that Congress cannot inter
fere with slavery in the states that this is sub
jcct over which, by the Constitution, the slave
states are left to exercise exclusive jurisdiction
that is the right and duty of the citizens OF the
free states to encourage by kind persuasion, and
in other ways TO aid, the Southern states in get
ting rid of slavery and that any interference diff
ierent from this, undertaken in different spirit.
would result in rivetting still stronger the chains
of the slave, and in n ACKNOWLEDGMENT OF the I'm
ion, attended or followed perhaps with civil war
aud all lis horrors. In reference to slavery in the
district, he holds in common with Mr. Van Blu
rem, that Congress has conditional power over il !;
but here the parallel ceases he has net like Mr..
Van Buren,, made the infamous pledge IN ddrdnce
to veto any bill for the abolition ofslnvery in that
district.
Thus is Gen. Uarrison's position defined in a
nut shell and we have endeavored 10 do it with
the utmost fairness aud candor. He does not pre-
tend TO be an abolitonist, in the modern accepta-
ton of the term; aud the recent attempt made TO
show That he does so pretend, and thereby become
guilty of duplicity, is highly unjust, 1t is found
cd entirely upon bubble or construction OF the
word abolition" MS used by Harrison in a letter
in 1922, and in subsequent letters and all uledged
conversation ON the subiect bubble or q
construction not of Harrison, but of his enemies
and is another instance of the contemplate tricks
to which His enemies resort TO injure him. j hal
both his friends and enemies eectioneer for or
ganst him, particularly at the South, either as q
modern aholltionst or as opposed 10 abolition, Il
true. Indeed in Ohio, the locolocos, under heil
most distinguished leader Thomas l.. lamar
boldly proclaim that he is an abotionist OF tn,
srlclcst sort, md are calling upon the people tt
vote against him on this ground while in Yer
mont, there are certain locoiocos who are equally
AS bold i'll clectioneering against him as pro-save
ry man But we protest against holding Gen
Harrison responsible for the Inconsistencies ant
absurdities, either ofunScrupuous foes or unscru
pulous friends He has spoken for hmself; hi
sentiments have been given openly, fairly and a
bove-board; and his life has proved his sincerity
lie is opposed TO Slavery. For his voluntary choice
OF home within the limits OF n Tree state, ana ~
successful suggestion to rescue five states from III
curse of slavery, We demand for him this conces
Sion. lie is opposed to every step against slave
ry, which is inconsistent with his views OF til
Constitution. We concede this, for ii is his ow
chosen ground. To place him on any othe
ground, is TO put him where he has not chosen I
stand, and is therefore doing him injustice. w
cannot concur, then, with our much esteemed an
ti-snvery friend, "an old man" in admitting eve
the suppoSition that llarrioons partialties are !
favor of slavery it is against his own words, an
against the tenor of his life; nor will we say tli
he is obolitionist, as that term is now usual
applcd-for that term is not true lie stands o
the middle ground, and on what he believes to b
the constitutional ground. He is not like NJ
Van Buren,, bound by the chains of II Uoi,tntd,
pledge to give all INSCRIPTIONS and exclusive SUI
port to Southern institutions. Far from this
tho fact he is known 10 be identified, in intel
est and sentiment, with the free, in protecting
the iarhest practicable extent free american ii
dustB and in resisting the scheme Of Calhou
and Co. TO render slavery mpregnable, 10y maxim
it more profitable, at the expense of the propert
of the North and the wages of free labor. w
ask aDli-slayery men TO consider this matter
this light; for it is the only true light. If aitt
all, they prefer Northern bond President, wit
all the sins of locoiocoism OH his back, 10 No
ihern free President, who may>not come quite Il
10 the antisavery standard, Ut yet is Wing
so be it, 1t is their privilege to make their choic
and TO carry it out, either by voting directly Fl
Van Buren,, as such men as Flint, Barber, and Di
ngham will do or by doing the next thing TO
viz: falling into the locoioco trap of third part