The Charlotte journal. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1835-1851, 1840-01-30
From Me Wilnington ClroaieIe.

From The WILMINGTON Chronicle.
GENERAL HARRISON, AND HIS VIEWS
OF SLAVERY.
II causes no surprise, although II may
excite an honest indignation, TO see those
papers whose regard for justice in political
discussions, ranks exactly parallel with a
desire 10 promote party ends, resOrting to
implications and forced differences to prove
upon an opponent the possession of senll-
menis that would render him an object Of
suspicion aud adherence TO the country
/ But 10 see in so candid aud well considered
Journal as the Charleston Courier, an ei.
fort 10 fix on the name Of General Harrison
the whitening blight Of abolilionism, upon
the strength Of such passage as il has cull.
ed from an orallon pronounced By him in
Ohio, on July ilh, 1898, is almost past be.
let. Ii Is one Of the most fantastic lnslan
ces Of indgctiye reasoning that ae have ey.
er seen. The senience quoted BY the Cou
rer is as follows:
"Sholld be asked, fthcre be no way by which
the General Government can aid the cause Of
emancipation | answer. that il has been long
an obicct near a! he4fi to see the whole OF the
surplus national revenue appropriated 10 that ob.
iect With the sanction OF the states holding
slaves, there appears to me no coz titgt.9Hgl Ob.
ItctiOH 20 It's being thus applied embracing not
only the colonization Of those that may be other.
wise freed bat fts purchase = The frfed3m Of 9th
crs. By a Icalous prosecution Of plan formed
upon tins basis, nee a.gH i99a toyrIr@ % a day
not far distant tsssa the NORTH imeTicaa sua
rORsd not ioos @2pa gIOa s.lgr.'
Why, does the Courier snuff treason in
these sentiments We fear then, we have,
and have had, many traitors in the land +;
and some whose honors bear The sombIance
Of untatlng green. Did the Courier ever
read the debates in the Virginia Couven
ton OF ls29-or those ~ tie Legislature
Of the same State Of 1882 The latter, we
cannot at this moment las cur hands on, but
have distinct recollection that much strong.
er sentiments Of kindred character wllh
those above cited as proceeding from Gen.
eral harrison, we're boldly ayo.ed ~ men
whom to accuse Of aboltlonsm, would ar
cue the accuser TO be scarcely Of sane mind.
We less regret, however, this inability 10
refer more particularly TO the debates II
The Legislature, from the Circumstance OF
having il IN our power to adduce the ep'n
IONS Of distinguished men nho took part ~
the debate ID Tie Convention q ls29. on
Inc question Of the basis o. rear ,aatlilon,
Mr.. Monroe The former P.e>iJong sud :. As
TO the prlcticIbiiHy Of emaHelPas!ag them .iJa
slaves it can <laytr &c d1ue by TIE State itself
nor ir.t.Dut tie aid ofthe DW9u" Cllrly con.
geyiug the i4ea that the Union co1ii Io ~
Again. Ii emancipation be Possi0a, look
10 The Ia.0H 70 efe-t -
Mr.. C. + Mercer slid " The res5prccs n ne
common goperane1i NAY BE- aFpliel f0wla gate
Sc erls IF slqrsry By means y eo!eai=ai.oE.'
We select the language Of these two, not
because they were Singular in It, boz because
II SO nearly comedies With To-; used by
General Harrison. Several others, among
hem, Mr.. giles, and Mr. LEGH, Il ailu.
sion to the same great Soulhrfn interest,
clothed their sediments in much stronger
language, particularly Mr. GnEs, whose
repubacanism, we presume, no Demo
crat VIII question.
II seems therefore sery clear, that, the
opinions held ~ General Harrison. aud
charged 10 be obnoxious 10 the slave holding
States, be holds 10 common SIth men Wkau
the South has heretofore and does now De
light 10 honor. Aud, let Il be observed,
there berg an agreement too III lis opln
ions aud theirs in point Of time so that no
circumstances Of recent occurrence can at.
iach doubt TO the one more than to the 9th.
er. Whence, then, This clamorous teHUn.
citation Of General Harrison An answer,
that would satisfy any rejecting man, Is
sought in vain. The instances, Iusufca,o.
~ instances they may be called, that we
have here arraycd, are ample, aud aItogelh
or sufficient, but there is one more whose
authority many may lhiuk paramount 10 oil
these. No one at any rate will dispute It.
It is that OF Mr.. MADISON. IT, December,
| -3l, Dir. Madison wrote a letter 70 Mr..
GurIey, agent Of tie American CoIon.zl.
ton Sociery,aG In It is found this language.
We quote from the letter through the
American Quarterly Review Of December,
1882.
In contemplating the recuniary resources
needed for the removal Of such d number % 80
great d distance, nv houghts and h1pes harr
5sca iafg trasa 10 the risb tuad pressuted IN
The lcsstera ttai, Of he Ugftga, which will soon
entirely cease 10 De- under pledge for another Oh,
J"r', The great ono in question IS truly n1.