Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1848-12-02
THADDEUs STEVENS.

| TO the Editors Of The National hteLigencsr:
GEsTIEnEs Perceiving in the Baltimore Sun New York
Journal Of Commerce. and other papers, OF recent date, Ger
tain relative Mr.. STEVENS, which, II not cor
reced calculated msead the Public mind in regard to
the views and purposes OF this distinguished gentleman uPo
question Of national and Importance request per-
mission sheer justice him. for ALL the matter
right before the country through the columns of the National
Inteigencer. From the Washington Unio Pensyranan,
New York Erenng Post, and other Democratic presses
justice Mr.. STEVENS is scarcely be expected Never
magned than he by his political opponents,
and the work Of detacon will doubtless be diligently pursued
by those seemingly fond of familiar with it; but from
the proessedy neutral press fairness be looked for
in the present instance, il is trusted, not in vain.
Mr.. STEVENS is charged with being can aboitions. "
This is simply not the fact The charge made
against him while he candidate for election Congress-
In the OF that canvass the editor of the Lancaster In
tegencer leading Democratic journal Of Pennsylvania,
far say sl. Sterens is the soyn foe of the
Sou-an abolonist willing not only exclude slavery
from newly acquired territory, but what infinitely worse,
interfere with its existence where the constitution has aIrea-
dy planted it, No had this article appeared in
print than authoratvely conadced in the Union and
Tribune, Lancaster Wing paper whose editor distinctly and
emphaticaly stated that Mr. Stevens was not an abolition
st; not the foe of the South did not wish inter
fere with slavery where the constitution had already plant
ed it."
More recently it has been repeatedly asserted that Mr.
Stevens pledged to introduce bill the first day of the
thrtyrs Congress abolish slavery the District of Co
lumbia In regard to this statement Also the Wing pa
per referred to positively contradcts and pontsdy adds that
"M Stevens goes Congress the representative of the
people Of this district unembaassed by promises or pledges
any kind, and perfectly free take such stand in refer
ence to slavery in the District of Columbia and all the other
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PROVE and the interests of the whole country may
| require"
Mr. STEVENS, it gathered from his speeches and
corded declarations stands by all the compromises of the cor
suon, but opposed to the further extension of the area
of slavery He believes with WASHINGTON and JEFFEnsos
and the first Congress that sat under the constitution that the
Federal Government has power legisate this subject
the Territories and that the principles of the ordinance Of
1887 ought be extended over all the Territories recently
acquired
eff this be treason make the most of it !" He holds these
doctrines in with all eminent Wings of the free
States and no less
This communications written to Interior purpose
but simply to from further perversion and set forth
atey the views and purposes reference the grave ques
ton under consideration of distinguished and patriotic
WHrG whose best efforts have for long years
consistently and efficiently directed the establishment and
maintenance Of Wing principles. To him much any
other is due the credit Of the glorious political
uph achieved in Pennsylvania. Long before his norina-
ton for Congress he took the field for TArIoa and FrIIscaK
in which he, with Gov JOHNSTON and other kindred spirits,
continued his labors until after the seventh Of November To
vindicae him at home work Of supererogaor His
nomination for Congress-haed at the time by the whole
Wing press of Pennsylvania, Maryland New York. and other
Sateswas ratified by his noble constituency the veteran
cod Guard" Of Lancaster county, by the unprecedented
present popularity throughout the State Abroad where he
less intimately known. it becomes necessary mis-
| representations concerning him.
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