The Yazoo Whig and political register. (Yazoo City, Miss.) 1840-1842, 1840-09-25

meeting neia az AeuttH ~. 'tt -
VI she following language
stRescIyed. THAT, ibe omn9n "a
i4.rrisborr Convention b make known "a
~ ,.scrle 81 fhe United States. any 81 me
lDfinciples 81 their parity end ine ap7 9inisL e-
fnsaI 81 General Harrison, an1 n9 tnihen5
committee. 10 answer anyQuesuons lohe.lrB
ltbo expediency and consiitutionality ~ tne
great measures. and particularly
leai fo pi6doe himself to veto any blll Wnicii
might pass Congress, interfering win sefe-
fg ii the District Of Columbian Ine eiaiss,
consstnie inauperable grounds o. oqecNon
no him ~ President, and show clearly i1as
The party supporting him, and their avei laolo
candidate. court he support 81 the Apoii-
lnoniss. and % obtain i conniye a. The ac-
ltion 81 ihat unholy faction, ia attempting 70
sever and destroy our glorious Union
The published proceedings Of lhismeeiing
lshow ihatit was attended ,and rs movements
'lchsiHy directed BY citizens Of this county
Isl Iair character and general responsibility.
Some 81 Tie prime movers and chief actors
are known-iO be men Of integrity and truth.
we know and state this especially Of
most of Tie committee who reported he
RESOLUTIONS, and Of the President Of the meet
ling. who sanctions with the might and In
lfnence of his name: the whole prcceediDsS-
And how this can be reconciled with the
tuIsehood and the sIandsr contained u The
y shove resolution we leave for Others % de-
! ternine, va shal not attempt ~ We do
I not chsrge any individual with violationof
j trutb. but wt docharge re meeting with the
q uterance o base Jalsehooa and baser
slaader. And We viii prove both these
3 things positively before We quit this article.
And We win compel every honca, candid
g Van Buren, man, " DO viii readour remarks,
S Is admit s. his keari the truth and fairness
lof ali We say And we win remark further,
s that any man who viii retlect amoment upon
Z lie above resolution and does not knol7 that
y 81 does contain a ialsehood and 2 SANDER
seperate from each other, Is 60 ignorant Of
z Tie face Of society ia the South and Of our
s. current political history thar i IS impotence
e ii him 10 thrust his ignorance into conspic-
IS nous position, and set himself UP as Polit-
:, Ecal teacher in a respectable community We
3 cringe not from the uuerance Of ne truth,
b for gentlemen, you must know that thisPress
rs win ny to protect our candidate from caumy
Y. ana our neighbors from SANDER.
aia The resolution charges General Harrison
q Win
,s 1st-uThe absolute refusal to answer, any
Is, questions touching the expediency and con-
q stitutionaIisy Of the great measures" Of this
is country.
i ad-and tspariieularly", with "refusa g
aas pledge himself to veto any bill which might
ice pass Congress interfering with slavery in the
I'm District Of Columbia or the StaiesD
sti- Both these things we charge asa falsehood
an and say that they are known to be untrue by
every person not stuPidly ignorant Of the
times. And We prove what we say BY the
publication Of the following letters and ex'
tracts, an which has been extensively pub
lished III over the Union, and the most inn
porsanf portion Of which, has been constant
~ published in our paper for months past
sshere ikey request their rssoiuiion @ Be pub
Eished. And near dozen letters & speschei
70 the same import from the same individual
have also been extensively published, all
over the Union, for many months past.
sCIScl0sATI, NovEMBER, 90. 1886.
Il answer the question you proposed 70 me
this morning with great pleasure.
1st do not believe that congress can
abolish slavery III Che States Or ia any man-
ner 1NrERfERE wITH THE PRoPERTy Of THE
CITIZENS IS THEIR SLAVES, but upon me ap-
bicaion of tie States, ia which case. and
Is no other they might appropriate money
81 aid lhe States So applying % get HQ Of
s fheirsla These opinions 1 have always
held and this was the ground uwn which
voted against the Missouri restriction IN
The 18th Congress. The opinions given
above are precisely those which were enter