Richmond daily times. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1853, 1852-04-19
MIR. HALLET'S LETTER.

lie nus uaC IL III Ills pOSSeSSlOn lndny udyS,
and takes upon his own shoulders the fault of not
having before made it public in vindication of his
political friend. By the way this political con-
junction rebounds but little to the credit either of
! Thompson or of Hallett. Nor of Hallett, be-
cause of a certain abolition speech once deliver
ed by Mr. Thompson to public meeting in the
State of Ohio; to the credit of Thompson, be-
cause of Hallett's notorious utilization with Robt.
Rantoul of Massachusetts, whom he in the pre-
sent letter denounces "for his treason to natonali-
ty." The wisdom of the time-worn and time
honoured proverbs is every day confirmed by the
actions of politicians and now this one
That birds of a feather
Will flock together.
But we come to Mr.. Hallett's letter. We
have attentively read that portion of it which is
devoted to the accusation brought by Mr.. Rantou
We have not time at present to enter into strict
scrutiny of every assertion that this wonderful do
cument contains. We shall now only criticize that,
portion of it which relates to his declaration of
| universal freedom:
He has dishonesty seized upon part of resolution
which expressed abstract sentiment the
MOI H. and suppressed the conclusion which qepudiaed IL
poiitcaltest. Probably in New England has
written and spoken distinctly and uniformly in de-
fence of the rights of the South under the sttuon
than have and yet the independent who stand up
the North against anatiesn in all its forms are too
neraly by the South ndscrimnatey classed with those
who pander for home popularity to the abolition party
and thus gain more than their party vote.
So says Mr.. Haett's letter. This is his excuse
for those sweeping resolutions which announced
principles utterly subversive not only to the inst-
tuition of Southern slavery, but of the federal con-
sttution which he admits to contain guarantees of
it. He says that he has been unfairly dealt with
by Mr.. Rantoul--that Mr.. Rantou has 'dishon-
estly seized upon part of his resolution and sup
pressed the conclusion which repudiated IL as q
political test" Now, why does not Mr.. Hallett
embrace the occasion to set himself right in this
particuar-aohy does he not gaue The resolutions en-
tire? But instead of pursuing this course, he con-
tents himself with a simple declaration of his
own. The resolutions themselves the best
evidence of their own contents, and we only con-
form to the rule of law and common sense when,
with the resolutions themselves in his pocket, we
will not admit Mr. Halett to give evidence OF
their contents. No sir-let us have the resolu-
tions themselves. But, reader, what are we to in
far from this refusal the part of the accused to
produce record which he declares would at once
acquit him We suppose there is no intelligent
readerwho does firmly believe that the resolutions,
if produced, would cnch the nail which Ran
toul has dl wen home.
But now, render, we propose to try Mr.. Hallett,
upon his own admission. He comedies in the
above extract that the resolutions as quoted by
Rantoul are correct as far they go-ss that they
expressed an abstract sentiment common in the
Morrill, Lest the extent to which they go may
have been forgotten, we will reproduce them
here, that may ascertain the abstract senti-
ments of Mr.. Hallet on the subject of the institu-
ton of slavery:
The following is of the resolutions reported by Mr.
| Hallett:
Resolved, That opposed slavery in any form
and color, and apor Of freedom FREEsoIL uhea-
erer man Tres throughout Gods Heritage"
Thiss one the resolutions, here is another
4" Resolved, That we opposed to the extension of
slavery to free Territories and in favor the of
all and necessary restrict the
limits within which does or may exist bytheloca laws
| of the State
| We presume that can be at loss for the
motives that deferred Mr.. Hallett from quoting
the entire resolutions. 1t would be inferred from
the passage of this genteman's letter above quo
ted that parts only of the resolutions had been g
ven by his quondam confederate. But yet we dis
cover that taoo of them are given entire. We are
|
to produce them, that his vindicaton could not be
made out, by any thing that the rest of the series
contain. But we ask, is it in the power of human
language to neutraliZe the poison contained in the
two resolutions above quoted! We beg the Dem
ocratic reader to cast his eye over tn EN- again.
Were words of more wide-spr cad influence ever
| employed 1--WE are OPPOSED TO SLA-
VERY IN ANY FORM AND COLOR AND
IN FAVOUR OF FREEDOM AND FREE
SOIL WHEREVER MAN LIVES THOUGH
OUT GODS HERITAGE."
It.was not enough for Mr.. Halett to de-
clare that he was in favour of freedom every
where, but lest that might not be considered suf-
fciently emphatic, he adds that he is opposed to
stavery and that he might brand our Southern in
situations, in particular he shapes and modfes his
language to embrace the very color of the
bondage. We have not pretended to enter into
close examination of this letter from the organ of
the Democratic central committee, but have con-
tented ourselves with drawing attention to its
obnoxious aspect Mr.. Hallett, whose proper
place is the prisoners box consumes the greater
part of his space in detailing actions which he
says prove the anti-sectional views by which he
has ever been actuated. But we suppose that no
Southern man be made to believe this in the
teeth of resolutions in which the most destructive
principles are announced, the necessary effect of
which foster the fanatic zeal of the abolition
party in the free States against Southern slavery.
If Mr.. Haett is II friend to the South, may God
in his mercy defend our homes aud on. affairs
from such friends.
LAND GRANT TO OHIO.
A bill granting to the State of Ohio the unsold
and unappropriated public lands remaining in that