Liberty advocate. [volume] (Liberty, Miss.) 1835-1866, 1840-06-25
From the ". O. Bee.
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UN THAI"
As the election draws near, the administra-
ton press grows desperate. Finding the ar
gument against them, and being totally unable
to sustain the pretensions of Van Buren, by
any process of reasoning convincive of either
his statemanship or his political integrity, the
supporters of the administration are raking up
from the cutters to which they were consigned
the SANDERS and thrice refuted calumnies which
baflled envy and malice, foied in its labor to
pick flaw in his character, have invented
against Gen. Harrison. These calumnieS are
concocted to suit different latitude. In the
South, abolition is charged against him. As
this charge will be reiterated until the close of
the elections, we have thought proper to pub.
Iish the recorded acts of both Mr.. Van Buren,
and Gen. Harrison in respect to this subject
and leave the decision to the enlightened
judgment ofthe people, as to which Of the two
candidates is amenable to the imputation OF
negrophllsm
Mr.. VAN BUREN,.
In 1920, when the Missouri restrictionists
were threatning the Union with dissolution, the
following preamble and resolution were adop-
ted by the legislature of New York. Mr.. VAN
buren, was member at the time and Uoted for
them.
Preamble and Resolution.
Whereas, the inhbiting the further extern
sion of slavery in these United States, is a sub
Iject ofdeep concern to the people of this State
and whereas, we consider slavery as an evil
much to be deplored, and that every constitu.
tionaI barrier should be interposed to prevent
| its further extension, and that the constitution
of the United States, clearly giving congress
the right to require Of new states, not compre-
hended within the original boundaries of the
United States, the prohibiting Of slavery as a
condition Of their admission into the Union
Therefore
Resolved, That our senator's be instructed
and our representatives in congress be reques.
ted TO oppose the admission as state into the
union, Of any territory not comprised as alore-
said, making the prohibition Of slavery therein an
indispensable condition of admission.
In 1891,
Mr.. VAN buren,, as member Of the New
York convention, he voted to give free negroes
the right ofsuffrage.
In 1899,
Mr.. VAN buren, voted to prohibit the intro.
duction Of slaves into the territory Of Flor.
| ida.
In 1886,
Mr.. VAN buren, said 81 would not, from the
| lights before me, feel myself safe in pronoun-
cling that congress does not possess the power
of interfering vah or abOLishing Slavery in The
District Of Columbia.
GEN. HARRISON.
In 1919 Gen, HARRISON, then member of
congress, voted against restricting Missouri in
her constitutional rights lie was one ofthree
members from non-slaveholding states who vo.
ted in favor of Missouri's coming into the Union
upon the same terms as other states, and oppo>
sed all the efforts of the aboitioniSts to deprive
her of the right to recognize slavery in her
constitution. For this act OF exalted selfde.
votlon he was turned out OF office, thus sacri-
tclng himself upon the altar of Southern
rights.
In 1893.
Gen. HARRISON, in speech delivered at Che
viot, Ohio, said
"lhe discussion of the subject of emancipa>
ton IN the non-slaveholding states is equal
injurious to their slaves and their masters, and
HAS NO SANCTION IN THE PRINCIPLES OF THE CON-
STITUTIoN.
In 1885.
Gen. HARRISON, in an address at Vincennes
lnvelghed in the strongest terms against the
emancipators, denouncing their claims us
"weak, prescriptions and Unconstitutional and
lmPlored the citizens OF Indiana to irowH upon