The Charlotte journal. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1835-1851, 1844-08-23

residenes in this city, as Chancellor Of the Uni
versy, have felt II to be my duty 10 ITS interests
TO retire very much from party Poiities' except
ing 90 far as the sacred right OF suffrage was con-
cerned. have bad no connexion VAN The Ma
live American party, ror have row. 1 have
never spoken but IN decided CONSERVATION OF the
mob scenes of violence and blood IN Philadelphia,
and nave had nothing to do VITA the matter OF
division of The school fund between Catholics and
Protestants in New York. Indeed, your inqu ~
1, the first intimation have had that such a sub.
jecl has been agitaled. Allow me 10 say gentle.
men, IN the general, that cherish the principles
OF our Constitution, which allow full free dom OF
conscisnee and forbid all religious tests and es
tsblishmsnts, as sacred and fundamental.
Yours. very respectfully,
THEODORE FRELINGHUYSEN.
Avam-ln one Of the numerous letters
which have recently appeared over the. sig
nature of Aadrep Jackson, but which,
for reasons satisfactory 10 ourselves, we
are very sure were never written by that
infrm old gentlemnn,) it is more than in
simulated that Mr.. FIelinghuysen is an 4b.
cliiioaist-all thought The fact was salts
faciorily ascertained lr The Southern dele
gates TO the Baltimore Convention in May
last, who conferred on Mr.. F. on the first
ballot, nearly a unanimous vote, that not
only had he never sympathised or co-ope.
rated with that faction, but that, 10 truth,
he had always been opposed and been a.
bused by them. Recently, however, u
wandering vagrant in Lexington, (Gror-
Qia,) declared that "ke had heard Mr..
Trei,nehuysen deiiDer an Abolition speech
before fAe American Anfi S!drery Society
in Wen York; :" whereupon Col. Joseph
H. Lumpkin, who was one of ihe Georgia
delegates 10 the Wing Convention in Bdlti.
more, and knew the assertion to be false,
wrote 10 Mr.. Frelinghuysen on the subject
and that gentleman responded promptly
and satisfactorily as follows:
New Ycak, June II. 1874
Ny Dean SR-I have this moment received
your kind favor of the lth inst, and hasten 10
reply 10 the statement made al the South. that
an an Abolitonis;. ] do assure you that never
was, nor am now an AbotionIst. As a friend
Of the COLONIZATION Society, | have stood in op.
position to the Abolition party. My sentiments
on this subject are derived from the nature of
our Union. As a political question the Govern
ment Of the U. States has no power TO interfere
with slavery in the United States.
A il regards the statement of bookbinder,
that be heard me make speech before the Amer
jean Anti Slaisry Society at the Tabernacle in
Nsu York. soemnly declare that he en- must
have heard speech that was never spoken, and
before Society at which never was present
] never in my whole life made speech before or
was present at the American Anti Slavery Socis.
~, q, the Tabernacle, in New York, or any where
else. The truth is. hat the friends Of Colonial
tion, when the Abolition movement FIRST came up,
were assailed by them as standing in their way,
and they have regarded US as adverse. and so
have felt myselfto be, 10 the nature and Epi.
rii of their measures.
Iremaio, dear sir very truly, yours.
THEODORE FRELINGHUYSEN
r. Here are three allegiants promptly dis.
posed Of but il is not the last we shall
1 hear of them. SANDER like jealousy, lives
kby that which it feeds upon, and is even
core Misunderstanding Virginian.