The republic. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1849-1853, 1850-10-05
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SATURDAY MORNING, OCTOBER 5, 1850.

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themselves with what they deemed an attempt
10 recognise The doctrines OF the Anu -slavery
aud Abolition schools AS Wing principles.
+ Among the Wing statesmen of New York there
are none who have impressed themselves more
! favorably on the nation than these distinguished
gentlemen. They have both occupied eminent
positions, in which they have exhibited com
handing points Of character and intellect; and
they deservedly enjoy the respect and the con
fidence of the country Whatever course they
may have adopted, or may hereafter adopt, no
one who knows them will doubt that they are
actuated by the highest considerations of public
duty, and by the most generous sentiments OF
patriotism.
| Ii is said by the journals 10 which we have
referred, that Mr. DUER and Mr. GRANGER, with
their associates, have only rebelled against the
long cherished and well-settled principles" of
the WINGS of New York, We suppose that
long settled and well cherished principles ought
TO have at least a ten years life 10 enitle them
to those epthets Abolition and Anti slavery
| agitation was no Wing principle among the
| WINGS of New York in 1910, even among
those who now raise the loudest cutlery against
| the pacifcation measures OF the late session Of
Congress. We apprehend that WILLIAM DUER
and FRANCIS GRANGER stand now precisely
where they stood ten years ago on this subject
! If in the interval others have sought 10 inter
polate the WING creed with political Anti
slavery and Abolition principles" upon them
and not upon these gentlemen, must rest the
responsibility of the late secession at the SYRIA
cuse convention.
In 1910 the people of New York were called
upon to decide between MARTIN VAN buren,,
General HARRISON, and Mr.. BIRNEY, as candi-
dates for the Presidency. In that contest Abo-
litionism was certainly no WIG principle.
Mr. VAN buren, presented cleaner record
to the Abolitonist than General HARRISON.
Mr.. VAN buren, had voted for the resolution
that passed the Legislature of New York in
! 1920 instructing her Senators and Representa-
tives in Congress .'to oppose the admission, as
: a State into the Union. of any territory not
comprised within the original boundary of the
United States, without making 4 prohibition
8 Of slavery therein an indispensable condition
of admission" In his letter to JUNIUs AMOS
and others of North Carolina in 1886, Mr. VAN
buren, had affirmed the right and power of
! Congress to abolish slavery in the District of
! Columbia, without the consent of Maryland OF
! Virginia. The organ of the Abolitionsts in
New York, now that of the Free soilers--the
! Erentng PoSt-advocated the election of Mr.
VAN buren,; and we presume upon the ground,
| 9TH hot ha az
human freedom than General HARRISON.
Now what was the position of General HAIR
RIsoN In 1919 he was member of Congress
from district i'll Ohio, having been elected by
an overwhelming majority. General HARRI-
SON was one of the members from the non
slaveholdng States who voted for admit;ing
Missouri without the restriction of slavery, and
took the ground that Congress had no more
right to emancipate the negroes in that section
of Louisiana, without the consent of their mas
tiers, than they had TO lberate those of Ken
lucky. At the next election he was defeated
In 1922 he was again n candidate, and on that
occasion published an address, in which he said
that he would have rejoced TO sacrifice his seat
to his principles, if his constituents had in
stmcted him in opposition TO the course which
he had pursued He could see nothing in the
Constitution which would warrant such an in
reference with the rights Of the States. The
question. he said, "has been settled as all our
family differences have been settled, on The firm
basis Of mutual compromise. And patriotism as
well as prudence devoted the effects Of that aw-
full dscussion to eternal oblivion Isit not known
that from that cause the great fabric of our
Union was shaken TO its foundation il it
not known that Missouri would not have sub
mitted to the restriction, and that the other
slavehodng States had determined to support
her But for this compromise. the proba-
bilty is, that at this moment we might look
upon the opposite shore of Ohio, not for an
afiectionate sister State, but an armed and
implacable rival. What patriotic man would
not join the gallant EAToN in execrating the
head and the hand that could devise and exc
cute scheme productive Of a calamity so aw-
ful ?'
All the Abolition papers in the country OPP
posed General HARRIsoS and charged that the
WINGS, by their nomination Of him, had placed
themselves in the same position with respect to
slavery as the then administration. General
HARRISON" said one Of them, " born and edu-
Gated Under its Slavery influences, has proved
himself to be champion more earnest, il posi-
Bile, and more devoted than Mr.. VAN buren,
himself; for the former probably acts from prin-
cipe--ihc latter only from policy" Even the
Charleston Mercury gave the preference to
General HARRIsoY, on the ground Of "his dis
interestedness and SELF sacrifcin alliance ,rith
the South on The Missouri question, his vote
in favor of slavery in Arkansas, and his re-
cent declarations that he is with the South on
the subject OF slavery" Equally strong was
the language Of Mr.. PREsroS in his letter 10
the citizens Of Baldwin county, Georgia. "No
man." said that distinguished Senator. "who
has examined into General HARRIsoN's opin-
ions on this subject can doubt that they are
stronger in favor Of the constitutional rights of
the South than Mr. VAS BuREN's. and that
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