Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1841-03-20

h. services faithfully performed ana generously "PP'N
With the highest esteem,
Your fellow citizen,
FRANCIS GRANGER.
To Messrs. H. N Robinson, Hiram Pitts Eb'n Curss,
Isaac Marsh, Myron Adams, Nathan eomslock' anu
d q palmer Committee, &c So
,hns ,nnears. that Mr.. Granger s the unqualified
advocate of The rpht of petition lie Is tor Congress
ae;r efsrr;ng considering, and OF course, discuss
ing the whole subject, Whdter6 may &c ue .e'M' -
snch considerations He is for giving loose :" '''se
fann,,cs-ap,atng the whole subject-al'enating Inc
Som,h from N. Norlh-and sowing the seeds OF ans
cord distraction and dissolution. Who oeneVes' TIA,
MIR Granoer would not equally throw open Tue ii.a
to their ncendiary publications. -
Presidents Inaugural recognizes their rignt 10 aus
us-the form 10 be le to Their own sense VI vb
lie RECOGNIZES the right of Congress to meddie WIN
Slavery in the District He is clear that the STARE "u"
within the District should be promptly suppreSseu-
though the Immediate abolition Of SfdrcTy IS !"eS
ton which admits Of much discussion. Inc "hoie
tone of his replies relation 10 the slave trade between
the State, and to Slavery IN FLORIDA, SHOWS P"" "
war with all our feelings
He has dropped one hint, which ought not 10 oe
thrown away upon Messrs. Robertson OF Richmond
Irvine of Cumberland, and the sgners of the Protest.
who sickle for the duty Of Congress 10 apply the re-
medy in our Controversy with New York. CITIZEN
Granger tells u.s. that if The States "requre the legs
lative and protective of the General Government
such an emergency would place the whole snolec.
within the control Of Congress. They might thsh IN
terd.ct even the internal slave trade" Heaven save
us then from the tender mercies OF F. Granger, and
from all appeals to the protective arm of the General
Government
These revelations made, whilst MIR. Granger
was before the People as candidate for Congress IN
Sc What course he pursued IN Congress appears
from the following letter:
9WA suIxGToN CRY, March A.
81 am much grafed to find you still luborIng SO ear
nestly in the great cause OF Democratic PrnciPes-
They were perhaps never in danger than at pre-
sent-cer,ainly not within the last forty years-and
their defence and preservation will require the united
energies of all the friends Of the Constitution For
one, | am resolved to do my duty, and stand or fall
with my principles. Is it possible, that the Inaugural
and the Cabinet will not open the eyes OF the people
On what principles does General Harrison promise 10
administer the Government: Have you been able TO
ascertain confess, am as much at loss 10 under
stand him now and little cause To be satisfied, as
before his election. What pledge has he gwen US
aoainst the Northern fanatics: None whatever. lie
pIyes none against the consttutonay, expediency
bad faith of abolising slavery IN the District "f Co
umba none against the constItutlonality, or eSPed
ency OF abolishnr the slave trade between the States
none agnnst the abolition OF slavery in the Territories
against the appropriation OF the treasure OF inc
Union to the emancipation Of slaves lie does not
venture 10 use the words abolition, slavery, or abo
tionsts Compare his loose genefalities, which were
used possibly, reference 10 these all important mat
ters with the solemn pledges and explicit declarations
of Mr. Van Buren,, and how can Southern men, VINO
have contributed to turn the latter, and put in the
former stand up before their brethren: May not the
time speedily come when they will, in vain, call upon
the rocks and mountains to cover them:
"Wlthou further disclaimers, or disavowas OF form
or opinions, than they have yet made, Webster and
Granger can only be regarded as Abotonisis. Web
sters generalltIcs at the Capitol of Virginia IN DC
tober last are not sufficient to exempt him from the
charge Of Aboltonlsm, founded upon his often reite
rated declaration, that, under the commercial power
Conaress could prohibit the slave trade between The
States well as abolish slavery IN the Districl oi ~
lumbla
oln the session Of 1876 (sce the Journal II. r.,
pages 3l3-3l4) Granger gave two votes on Pinck.
news resolutions which sufficient to convict hun Of
the runkest abolition. 1t IS true, he voted that Con
gress had no power TO interfere with slavery IN the
aes but this has been fully conceded by conventions
of Aboltonsts-it is one article OF their proessed
creed But then the proposition, IN the follow
nr words THAT, in the opinion Of this House, Con-
press our not TO interfere any way with slavery IN
the District of Columbia Francis Granger, the pre-
sent Postmaster General rOted IN the ncgattre; and oil
course affirmed that Congress ongh 10 interfere
Next came this propositions because II (such interior
encel would be violation Of the public inti, unwse,
4 mpolitc and dangerous TO the Union. Mr. Granger
also recorded his against this propositions that Isl
denied that II would be a violation of the public faith
unwise llnpolitic or dangerous 10 the Union What
Abotonist would go further than this Neither pro-
position required him to say II Wouo oe uhcohstlu
i tiona yet he voted against both.
"On the 18th January, 1887, MIR. Halves, of Ken
lucky, offered the following resolution:
"Resoired That all petitions, memorials resolutions
propositions papers, relating in any way, or 10 any
extent whatever to the subject Of slavery, or to the
abolition of slavery, shall without being printed, or re
errcd be laid upon the table and that 10 further action
be had thereon
"The question Of consideration demanded by
4 Mr.. John Quincy Adams.
/ "Francis Granger voted against considering II. lie
voted against putting the main question and he voted
against The adoption Of the resolution, shewn by the
yeas and nays See Journal House Of Representatives
of ls36-"7: pages 234, >, q, !:
"The resolution offered by MIR. WIN. Cost Johnson
on the 2cth of January, 1910, n little, more thar
twelve months ngo, must be fresh in your recollection
Granger also voted against that. The proceeding
NAV be found in the Journal of the House of Repre-
sentaves of ls39-40 pages 240, Al, AZ, and AS
nd il may be safely said, that he not only voted will
the Aboltonisls upon all these leading propositions
but on all other questions Of less importance, durn
his entire service in the House of Representatives
Yet this man has the unblushing impotence TO say
now and to induce General HARRISON and others to say
that he is no lJoiaionist Might we not as well be
Eeve Arthur Tappan, VIM. Slade, or John Quinc
; Adams If either of them reckless enough
make the same declaration :.
Thus Mr. Granger appears every way TO be the un
form unqualified advocate Of the right OF agitation
But Gen Harrison has declared Inn 10 be no Abolition
w
bors in Canandagua; Read the following remark
from the Canandaigua Messenger Of the Sd instant:
!, "Gen. Harrison has recently made a visit to virg
mia, and nj public meeting IN Richmond nc took tn
occasion TO define his position in relation 10 this que
. ton. We rive below portion of his speech, as pnl
. shed in the 'Whg" newspapers. II will he seen liz
he not only denounces the Ahotonlsts IN nearly ever
form of Speech bu, speaks also for one OF The member
. Of his cabinet, Mr.. Francis Granger The repre-
r sentative in Congress from this district And at
request of that gentleman, he states that Mr. Grange
n is not only NO ABoLlTloNIsT, but he should e,
pect him Gen. H. 10 eyct him from Office, nc shoul
> ercr become one! Now MIR. Granger either did, or d.
= not authorize this declaration by Gen. Harrison.
? he did is denial, has been well said, "eyincin
); equal ngratitude and eifronery.' Mr. Granger h;
q for years courtcd claimed and reefred the support
the Aboonsts of this county, and TO their votes IS
4 indebted fo7 the seat he now holds in Congress
il possible, them that he has forgot his obi
S cations TO his Abolition constituents IN this count
: whose association be has conrted and claimed
ala n hp he nprI.