Columbus Democrat. [volume] (Columbus, Miss.) 18??-18??, 1840-07-25
WHlGGERY AND ABOLlTIONI3M
as.
DEMOCRACY.
NO. d.

We continue 10 show in this number, lie identity
of abolitionsm with modern whiggery. 1t Will be
remembered, that in our last, we showed that Mr.
Van Buren, had given most unequirocal pledges to
the south. We asked then, where were the pledges
Of Gen. Harrison-we have not seen them if there
are any. 1t is true, that he (Gcn. H. saws, if
there is any principle oil the constitution of the Uni
ted States, less dspuiable than any other, it is that
the slave population is under the exclusive control of
the States whic.S possess Them" And then again
81 will not stop to irqure into the motives of those
who are engaged in this fatal and unconstitutional
(mark the phrasc) project" The General says that
the exclusive privileges belongs to the States hol.
ding the slaves. That is true. We do not believe
mat there IS man living in slave holding State'
Dut VIII admit the truth of the Generals State ri6. lis
doctrine. Now as to the Generals general princi.
pies, we must throw in counter opinion. We will
give the Generals own words from his Chevot
speech, the one on which the whos of the south
hang their hopes. He says: "With the sanction Of
the States holding the slaves, there appears 10 be
no constitutional objection" &c.
We contend that there is an objection. and q vcry
serious one. for instance, say there are thirteen
States holding slaves and the other thirteen are MN
slave states, according to the view held ont bv the
wing candidate, thirteen of the States womb he
taxed to manumit our slave property. Is there q
State Rights man in the south that nuts 50 Ioose
construction upon their principles-lf there is zoe
FAY 10 the man 20" haze not murh principle. We
contend thct IN no case can the general government
interfere with our slave institutions We believe with
our worthy President, Mr.. Van Buren,, who saws ::
" so far from it, do not sea on what AUTHORITY tho
General Government could interfere ,cthout n
cndnge 81 the Constitution, even at the instance Of
either or Of all the slaveholding States" The DOW.
er IS especially reserved to the States, and at any
time the States respectively holding slaves NAV man
unit them. This is the true doctrine but the Gen,
IS great man these latter days and mov be ripbt
Now lei US examine the premises on which Gen
II. was brought outlet us see if the Cheyot
speech was not but too well understood BY those
delegates who nominated him. Those delegates
saw what any man win see who reads that speech
doubtful grounds taken and equvocation to the end.
- ~ ~N" " P"'N VI NSL' AAdTIlSOn 5 plan O cleo
tioneerlng, and subsequent erepts. bat ton
Clearly proves it. We would ask every honest
wing IN Lowndes county, would YOU no, rather have
cast your vote for Henry Clay' What is the Ger.
tain and sure answer Let the sdffled public re-.
SENTIMENT which was but too plainly shown by all
The wings on hearing the nomination of Gen. liar.
rson, answer. A leading wing and now one Of the
warmest (oudest so far as voice goes) supporters of
Harrison, publicly proclaimed that he was free
man. Was Lowndes county alone in this SEMI.
ment' No! The south looked for it! The south
expected II! Let Subsequent events tell the tale.
The language Of the northern aboitionists % far
10 disclose the mystery which would otherwise rest
n ohscurity. Abolilionism in al its deforni,y has
been SO completely linked with the matter, that j,
IS impossible TO cut the ligament, fearing that the
cast oil body would die of sufiocation n Ibis is
not the fact why did not the convention which nom
mated the General draft an address and resolutions
simply because they could not. There was the
oaaA man-the ant-bank mank-ihe whig-the III. |
ira whg-the lederalist-the British whip republi- |
can-the abo.itionists and the snl-abohonis,s-