The Camden journal. [volume] (Camden, S.C.) 1836-1851, 1840-01-11
Fran tie Charleston C0uTier.
GEN. HARRiSONS OPINIONS.

tionahIc to the South have been uttered
by Gen. HARRIsoN! wben and aohe,e 2
The Wig is mistaken in surprising that
we had been misled by others into impu-
tat!cn of such opinions to Gen. HARRISON
we he i'll view the express words OF
Gen. H.; when &c pcna2c! 2;iT ccnlark-
and We proceed to answer the questions
of the Wing, by the citation Of our proof
in the year 1888, in Fourth of July
Grafton, delivered at Chaviot, Ohio, Gen.
H.. after much sounl doctrine on the sub
inct Of the constitutional inviolabilIty OF
slavery in the Stat :s, and censurc Of the
abolition.sts, uttered the following untor-
tunatc declaration:
"Shpn!d be asked, if there be no way
6v which the General Government can
aid the cause of emancipation! I answer,
nat It has been long an object near my
hcuH to see the whole of the surplus ma
tinnal revenue approrr;atnd to that object.
With the sanction of the States holding
slaves, there appears to me no constitution
al objection to its being thus applied, EN-
bracing not only the colonization of those
hat may be otherwise freed. bit the 1'ur-
chase Of The freedom Of others. by a
Jealous prosecution Of plan formed upon
;l;s basis. arc mic1M look foruatt to q
.ttcy net f;r dist;i;;ss', chca tie Nc:@.h
1merican sun uou!d 20! l0oA doun upon
IL qurc."
itnrc ere "thc unrecanted opinions,
Justly czccpt;onab!cto the South to which
VIC had reference. In these times OF ia
nat;c and pcriIous interference with the
constii utonaI rights aud vital intcrcss of
the South, the South will be treachcrons
to herself if she consents to the elevation
of anv one 70 The Presidency, who holds
nmanciDa ion "an object near his heart"
whose heart $ with the abolnioaists-
a!ln rnainta;;,1s the constitutional right OF
Car.rYcss. witt. the sanc'!rl 81 thc slave
noId:.g Ss.7tes, IL Invitation c'oarly rot of
,7gGt, ;M; Of c.<yaJ:e"Y morc'y) to ap-
Dlnp.%:a;n the wha:, surp.'"s national r@ve-
nue., to the coIcn,za!, III OF the free color
I'd people and the emancipation OF the
slave population Of the Unitc;! States
md who, in his csah2rah' zeal, vatIclr-
,tcs an early day for the c,asumnati2n
# ;,r0;cct. Which would c.'nvcrt the
South into a howl;ny wilderness. we
lad a meaning, tco, when we s2'oka o.
1ca. rs uiuecan'HA opinions" We !
we're not disposed to deny him locus
,cnitcat;."-hat he had his opportunity Of
ccantation and crGicd it. Dur.ag the
IL canvass for the PRESIDENCY, when
.,r. Van Burcn, uho as q S'aasor in The
Ncw York Legislature had .facoud The
Missouri restriction, boldly and frankly
declared that, if elected to the Presidency,
lie would 60 into Office the infcxlb!e and
mcom?:oniising opponent Of every at
cmpt to abolish slavery in the District Of
Columbia against the wishes of the slave
loIdirg states, and with determination
equally decided to resist the slightest in
ertrcnce With slavery iii tic several
states. Cen. Harrison, uho as q member
# Congress haA o;2roscd the Missouri
cst1ict;on. when questioned by letters
publicly addressed to him, as they had
,ecn to MIR. Van Burcn; in relation to his
opinions on the subject Of slavery, prcscr-
,cd suspicious and omin >us silence, and
Us abstaincd to this day from any public
,vowal of his views. Thus H!r. Van Bu-
'en, who had been a Missouri restriction
st, fearlcsslv made common cause with
he South, and boldly riskcd his election
IN a sacred regard for her Constitutional
'ights, and Gen. Harrison, who had aid
ID with the South Oh the Missouri qles-
ion, may justly be regarded as having
zone over to her enemies, or as at least
having given them "aid and comfort
md this conclusion receives additional con-
from the fact that the nominee
IF the Harrison party for the Vice Prcsl- !
icncy was Francis Granger, New York
Abolitionist. whom even the Harrison
Wings of Virginia scorncd to support.
Tic Wig docs US but justice in assu.n-
ins oar disposition to deal with perfect
fairness towards Gen. Harrison; and if
that distinguished citizen will even now
rccaat, his former opinions, shake off the
AboIition;sts from his skirts, with the scorn
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