The daily Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1841-1845, 1844-01-09
MR.. BEARDSLEY-MR WISE-ABOLITION

| perceive, from the Globe of yesterday, in
Rights" that il says the writer recommends
himself TO the South by assuming" that
"garb." Such inuendoes will not have the
effect which the editor of the Globe supposes,
and the author of State Rights" would inform
him that he does not "dssume" the "garb,n
but that he has always belonged to that school
of politicians, and has acted with them in good
faith, and sustained Mr.. Van Buren, ia 1910, in
preference TO General Harrison. | am South
ern man in feeling and sentiment, and this at
tempt 10 screen Mr.. Van Buren, from the respon-
sibilIty Of Mr.. Beardsey's sentiments, will not
have the desired effect, without something more
positive, direct, aud explicit upon the subject,
by those who represent the presumed Democra-
cy Of New York. The sentiments and argu-
ments Of Mr.. Beardsey upon the constitutional
right to abolish slavery in the District of Co
lumba and the Territories, cannot be shifted
upon Mr.. Wise's shoulders, who denies the
constitutional power Of Congress in toto 10 abol-
sh slavery in the District of Columbia or the
Territories. The sentiments of Mr.. Wise aud
Mr., Beardsley, on the constitutional power Of
Congress upon this subject, are directly oppo-
site, and the editor of the Globe cannot maintain
his hypothesis by simply denying that Mr..
Beardsley is not the "erponent Of Mr.. Van
Buren's pieps" Mr.. Wise made no such sug-
gestion to Mr.. Beardsley as simputed 70 him by
the Globe but the reader is left TO infer that
Mr. Wise comedies with The views and sent
ments Of MIR. Beardsley upon his Constitutional
argument, which is not the fact. The sugges-
ton alluded TO was not an acknowledgment of
the Constitutional power Of Congress to abolish
slavery, but simply for him (Mr. Beardsley) 10
make a motion to the effect that the subject I'M
der consideration should be referred to a select
committee, which he as a Southern man,
would not do, because he denied the power that
a report might be made, as Mr.. Beardsey sug
gested, aud that the South might understand
what was meant by the right ofpetition, and par
,icularly on this subjec, of slavery.
Mr.. Wise's object, by making the suggestion
TO Mr.. Beardsley, was simply intended to throw
the responsibility Of tn $ subject upon those who
were "presumedn to reflect the sentiments of
Mr.. Van Buren, and the Northern Democracy.
upon subjec, with which the South is vi ally
interested. Will the editor of the Globe deny
that Mr.. Beardslcy is not political friend of
Mr.. Van Buren2 VIII the editor deny that he
was not looked upon. in Congress in 1896, as
the leader of the New York delegation, who
were presumed to reflect the sentiments of Mr.
Van Buren7 Win the editor deny tina, r. ID.
Davis, the author Of the Syracuse resolutions. is
not the personal and political friend Of Mr.. Van
Buren7 II he can deny these questions, then
he may presume that neither Mr. Beardsley nor
Mr.. Davis, from Their personal relations
"oford the slightest probability for such
surmise;" but, if they are looked upon in New
York, as the leaders Of the party, il is pre-
sumptive evidence that they do reflect the
sentiments Of Mr.. Tan Buren, Tr such is
| not the fact, Ie, the disclaimer come from them.
whose object II is TO neutralize. or secure the
Abolition vote Of New York and the other non
slave-hclding States, which will place them and
Mr. Van BURN in proper light before both
sections Of the country. As for Mr.. Beardsley's