Columbus Democrat. [volume] (Columbus, Miss.) 18??-18??, 1840-06-27

other. The c.. son afopnian viH Dr. quickly ft-
T lowed b. re lash of arWf- { sal MOI attempt 10
+ describe scenes which now happily Ice concealed
+ lloW our view. Aha,#ti1nisis themselves WON'T .
shrink back u l.srlay and horror a. the rouicmpa-
ton ul jesso'airi fields, c1ufagated cities murder
ed inhabitants, and the overthrow of the ii-rsi ab-
huc o. human government that ever rose Dominate
/ the hopes o. civilized man
| Ia thus elOqItnlly proCIsiming undisgused .
/ opposition" to he reasonable movements Of
AbohIonlsls, It has been justly observed. that Mr.
| Clay "toOk the ground OF patriotism, and extern
dcd his hand 10 the South" IIe then fell that he
was the competitor of Mr.. Van Buren, for the /
/ Presidency, aud, m substance, he said 10 him
SIR - shall measure strength with sou
/ openly and houoFably. | have 30 conceaimen;s.
| You do mol fepr0ba,e the baletul agitation of the
subject Of Abolition more earnestly than d.
You are correct IN prououncing the proceedings
Of the ruthless faction alarming enaclug ser
vile and civil war, aud dissolution Of the Union.
You spun the moral traitors, and 20 with ou.
For the Presidency would mol Re restrained
from denounciug ihem--muoh less enter into an
open OF secret alliance with them"
Instead Of displaying such devotion 10 tie Uni
on, and delesiatlon Of n faction which threatens
TO dissolve IT. what says General Hanson on tbs
disturbing subject He tells YOU that he will
make no further declaration oil PRINCIPLES
that nothing could indace him 10 ffoir the nat
role example Of Mr. Clay IN taking ground q.
gcmd Hbotii0n'sis and tearHing his fslou-cil.
Gems q The danger 10 be appreksnded from heir
reasonable conduct
Mr Clay, as the leader Of powerful patty. was
wiling 10 spun the RUTHLESS faction the mo.
monI he discovered they had "nnde their cause
political and appealed to the ballot box" When
he saw them busy IN elections, prepared for CIV,
war and The overthrow of a Government N
which are concentrated the fondest hopes of III,
civilized word'-he YVES ready to aid in their an.
limitation, but General Harrison Is not. Mr. CLAW
wished the Abolllionls,s to be disowned by Wins
: and Democrats believing that the faction. when
thus repudiaied and spurned by the two great DO.
lll'cal parties, would soon sink INTO nsinnfcance.
but GenernI Harrison wants thelr votes. and
therefore desires to pelpetuate the alliance formed
wan Nom. Patriotism prompted Mr. Clay to pro-
7 cla'n mo fanatics enemies Of the Union policy
r genmIly Of feeling causes General Harrison to
seek 'helr Cooperation, and hail them AS brethren
Need We extend the contlast2
! Here It may not be amss 10 introduce The sen.
uments OF tho Vice President An Abolition ne.
luton was lately transmitted by Lewis Tappan, Of
: New York, to Colonel johnson, with request
+ thu, he would present il to the Senate. Colonel
e johnson declined compliance with the request
: IN letter, from which we make the following OK.
= tracts
!, There are considerations of moral and polli.
y cal as well as Of constitutional nature which
r wouid mol permit me 70 present petitions Of a
1t character evidently hostile to the Union. and DIES
" rucuVe OF the principles on which it is founded.
!. The patrols OF the Revolution made great sacli.
n hoes OF blood and treasure TO establish and con.
y firm the doctrines set forth in the Declaration Of
g. Independence. Each State was then an ndepen.
n dent sovereignty; and TO form perpetual Con.
" lederacy for the safety and benefit of the whole
"a emhodylng the great doctrines of the DeclnreIior
= compromise OF interest and feeling was neccs
49, sary. That compromise was made and IN,
NJ principle which your fair petitioners are now agi
d tatIng was settled. The right of regulating nm,
ce abolishlng slavery was reserved to the States
er and Congress has no more right 70 destroy slave
re ryi Virginia aud Maryland than they have +
US establish slavery in New York or New ENGLAND
~ " The right OF Congress to exercise exclusiv
'a Legislation IN all cases whatever fin ,he D,.hi,
av Of Columbia docs not mean omnipoten, lpcisL
on ton. Congress have no night, in the District ,
zen Columbia, to take away the light Of trial by Jury
"a to pass an ca post tdcio law; TO abrdge the free
aug dom of speech OF of the press; 10 establish rel
ia gon by law; nor TO destroy tho rights cf propei
he'd or the personal liberty Of the citizen. These r
In served rights are as sacred in the District Of c,
u. mmba as in the State of New York. They ha,
1T, the snme right to consider the abolition Of slayc
IN New York grievance, and petition to Coz
a', giess TO establish II there, rs the citizens of Ne
,ss York have to consider Il grievance 10 the ID
eyi- net and petition Congress to abolish it,"
,ull Wilh these vIaws, cannot reconcile il to n
po- sense duty TO present the petition. shall emf
into no discussion on the principle o! slavery,
'he That is not involved in The subject. can view
~" IN no other light than that Of an Interference Il
W., the constitutional rights of others and in such
,aI. way tends to the destruction Of the rich inhe
Ii lance purchased by the blood and oll oflhe ral
4 to ers OF the Revelation"
,on, Col Johnson NJ, Clay, and Mr. Van Bar,
aled speak oct hike friends Of the Union auains,
cea- AboIdonists, but General Harrison d,re not.
~ And why The owes bis nomination to them,
,,rls dependent on them, and is now under the GU
ever danshp OF a committee composed of anii.slayt
Is of men, who abhor the doctrines avowed in A
wers Clay's speech against Abolition. Gen. Harrise
owl mouth Is sealed else he would have redeem
~, the redge gwen IN good faith By his friends in
,,an House Of Representatives, ct this State OF
arc nature Of that pledge and the circumstances UNI
their which II was given, he has been sufficiently
q an formed as you viii perceive By recurring 10
noes. letter addressed to him from this phce--ye,
Y y dare not speak ou--he shrinks from IN apo,
" OF his ptinciples--and iimldy Of basely fails
NEW redeem the rhghted VOID OF jealous and hig
m oil thhuehVa MENUS Nah cohuuct so unleeng
due unmaniy be accounted Tor on any other hypol
per- SIS than this that the Abohtionsts knew II
AIM man, and did not groundlessy clam, his noni
ocdy lion over Mr. CLAY, MS "one ortbo beayoy, II,