Liberty advocate. [volume] (Liberty, Miss.) 1835-1866, 1840-02-27
General Harrison.

Vlncennes, as refers TO theIaboItion oil slavery.
Ono or two ofthe Van Buren, prints, by dint Of
hard exertion, and the position and complete
confusion entailed upon all who charge the
General with that foul offence, have made late
and unwilling retrarits, but that majority
lofthe press-gang will so do, is not TO be ex
tpected.
This speech silences all cavi, and throws
doubt to the winds 1t is bold, manly, unhesi-
tating and uncomprosing. There is neither if
nor but. All is open, frank and 6rm.-Nat-
chez Courier
| | have now, fellow-citizens, few words
more to say on another subject, and which is,
in my opinion, of more Importance than any
other that is now in the course OF discussion
in any part of The Union. allude TO the soci.
cites WHICH have been formed, and a he move.
ments OF certain individuals in some OF the states
in relation to a portion ofthe population in 9TH
ers. The conduct of these persons is the more
dangerous because that object is masked under
the garb Of disinlerestedness and beneyolence;
and their course vindcated by arguments and
propositions which in the abstract no one can
deny. But however fascinating may be the
dress with which their schemes are presented 10
their fellow citizens; with whatever purity OF
intention they may have been formed and sus-
tanned, they will be found TO carry in their
train mischief to the whole Union, and horror
10 large portion oft, which, it is probable,
some Of the projectors and many of their sup
porers have never thought Of. The first in
| the series of evils which are to spring from
their source are such as you have read Of to
have been perpetrated on the fair plains of It,
ally and Gaul, by the Scythian hordes of Attila
and Alaric; and such as most OF you apprehen-
ded upon that memorable night, when the tom
ahawks and the warclubs Of the followers OF Fe-
cumseh were rafting in your suburbs. re-
gard not the disavowas of any such intention
upon the part of the authors Of these schemes
since, upon the examination ofthe publications
(which have been made, they will be found It
contain the very fact, and very argument which
would be used, ifsuch had been their object
| am certain that there is not, in this assembly
one Of these deluded men, and that there are
few within the bounds of the State. II there
are any, would earnestly entreat them to for
bear; TO pause in their career, and deliberately
consider the consequences OF their conduct 10
the whole Union, to States more Immediately
interested. aud to those for whose benefit they
profess TO act. That the latter will be the VIC
| Tins of the weak, injudicious, presumpluous
and unconstitutional efforts to serve them, a
thorough examination Of the subject must con-
vince them. The struggle (and struggle there
must be,) may commence with horrors such as
have described, but it will end with more firm
y rivetilng the chains, or in the utter extlr-
patton Of those whose cause they advocate.
Am wrong fellow citizens, in dying the
terms weak, presumptuous and unconstliuion-
al 10 the measures of the emancipators! A
slight examination, will think, show that |
am not. In vindicaton Of the objects of a
convention which was lately held in one of the
towns Of Ohio, which saw in newspaper, it
was said that nothing more was intended than
20 produce astate ofpublic feeling which would
lead to an amendment Of the constitution au-
thorizing the abolition Of slavery in the United
States NOtc can an amendment of tie constitu-
ton be Effected cithout the consent ofthe Southern
States? What then is the proposition TO be sub
miied to them? tits this tThe present proyis.
ions of The constitution secure 10 you the right
Ga right which you held before il was made
which you have never given up,) 10 manage
your domestic concerns in your own way; but
as we are convinced that you do not managed
them properly, we want you TO put in the hands
Of the general government, in the councils oil
which we have the majority, the control over
these matters, the effect Of which will be virtu-
allyt transferable power from yours into curl
hands" Again! in some of the States, and in
sections, the black population far exceeds that
OF the white. Some OF the emancipators pro-
pose an immediate abolition. What is theI
proposition then, as it regards the States and
parts Of States, but the alternatives OF amalga-I
nation with the blacks, or an exchange ofsitu-
atoms with them? Is there any man ofcom-
mon sense who does not believe that the eman-
cipated blacks, being majority, will insist up
on a full participation Of political rights with
the whites, and when possessed of these, they
will not contend for tul share ofsocial rights
llso2 What but the extremity OF weakness
and folly could induce any one TO think, that
such propositions as these could be listened to
by people so intelligent as the Southern
StatesG Further: the emancipators generally
declare that il is their, intention to effect their
object (although their acts contradict the asser-
tony BY no other means than by convincing |
The slave holders that the immediate emanci-
patton OF the slaves is called for, both by moral
obligation and sound policy. An unfedged
youth, at the moment Of his leaving (ndeed in
many instances before no has lefty his theo-
logical seminary, undertakes to- give lectures
upon morals to the countrymen ofWythe, Tuck
or, Pendeton g. Lowndes, and lessons Of polit-
ical wisdom to States, whose affairs have 30
recently been directed by Jefferson and Mad-
son, Macon e. Crawford. Is it possible, that !