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EXTRACTS *
From t!? Circalw of the ftnoTW.. T. Oolqoitt, t(
the State Right* Forty of Georgia.
Having given these reasons why J can
not-tpnfent to support-General Harrison
( will now assign those which iiiduce me
to prefer his opponent. In doing so, none
will chargfe me with coming to the task
influenced by any feeling of partiality.?
iMy^greatest difficulty will be to grant justice;
which, however, I will endeavor to
do. ^ * .
~r Mr. Van Buren ^ras interrogated by the
Jackson and Schocco committees before
fiw election to the Presidency, his answers
la which show how far hi* votes, twenty
years ago, ought to alarm the South upon
the subject of slavery. He says, if electnA
?I mnrf rrn intn tho chah"
A ?1JV?C71 gVJ liatv/ MIV * -
the inflexible and uncompromising opponent
of any attempt, upon the part of
Congress, to abolish slavery in the District
of Columbia against tiie wishes of the
slavehokiing States; and also with a determination,
equally decidedly, to resist
the slightest interference with the subject
in the States where it exists." Are not
th^sc declarations, made before his elcc
U6n in the face of the the world, strong
enough to satisfy the South upon the subject?
He avers his inflexible and uncompromising
opposition lo any interference
iswith our rignts. 'But I am aware that
. many declared that he was insincere, and
could' not be trusted. Yet, after his elcc *
tion* when, if he had any desire to betray
our rights and falsify his declarations, when
there was no actual call or necessity, in
his inaugural address he repeats them. 1
tr ' ask any candid man, whether he would
have said any thing upon the subject if he
had not intended faithfully to execute his
promises? He gives us in his inaugural address,
first a reference to what he had
previously said, and part of which is the
above extract and then says, " It now only
remains to add, that no bill conflicting
with these views can ever receive my con
stitutional sanction."
What more, Fellow citizens, can we
ask, in order to satisfy us that, during his
administration, there will be no interference
with this domestic institution. But
nearly four years haved passed, and you
may wish to know whether he is still in~
flexible upon this subject, and whether the
fa wing rage of fanaticism has not driven
n from his position. This is right; you
i)uld know, and without a confirmation,
?*?/?!?# nmrionflir tvithhnlr) VrtllP VOlfiS
JV/U IlllgllV jpi UUVinijr ?v h.kmv.%. J w?
from any candidate. Oil the 10th of Feb.
of the present year, a very respectful letv
ter was addressed to Gen. Harrison, from
V gome gentlemen in Virginia, in which
they propound, among others* these <juesikiu!
-T~:
"Is it constitutional, and if so, would
u be expedient to abolish slavery in the
District of Columbia?"
"In the event of your election, should
a bill to abolish slavery in the District of
Columbia pass Congres, would it receive
your sanction?"
?Now, these were very plain questions,
easily answered by an honest man who
intends no imposition, and yet General
Harrison refuses to answer. His friends
irt the South may say one thing, and apdgrI
to his sDeech made at Vincennes,
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while his friends in the non slaveholding
rfates know another. How different has
Mr. Van Buren acted. On the 21st
March of tlic present year, a letter from
Virginia was addressed to him upon this
subject, to which lie replies on the 26th
of the same: u I have received your letter
of the 21st insL and can have no objection
to say in reply, that the sentiments expressed
in my letter to Junius Amis, and others,
on*tkc 6th March, 1636, and substantially
repeated in my inaugural address, are not
only still entertained by me, but have been
greatly strengthened by subsequent experience
and reflection." By this we have re
riawed assurances of his determination to
preserve inviolate this species of our property.
There is no concealment-*-thorc
is no equivocation?but a sentiment candidly
and fully expressed and published to
the world. * *
But there is other public evidence of
his sincerity upon this subject ' My fellow
citizens will remember, that a bill was
introduced in the Senate to prevent the
transportation by mail of anti-slavery
pamphlets, books, newspapers, &c.?
This bill came before the Senate on the
question, "Shall this bill be engrossed and
read a third time?" while Mr, Van Buren
was Vice President. Upon this Question
the Senate tied, 18 and 18, and the decision
bad to be made by Mr. Van Buren.
He met it promptly, and voted for its passage.
We arc treating gentlemen from
non-slaveholding States with great unfairness
when we abuse them after every demonstration
they make in our favor. 1
shall have to lose mv regard for virtue and
consistency before I enlist in .the crusade.
But strong as are nay expressions, and decisive
as has been the conduct of Mr.
Van Buren, I would not (eel that the south
would be just to herself to yjcld him her
support, if he was courting abolition votes
at the expense of our rights and his supporters
were affiliating with these fanatics,
For reason^ the candidates for President
are the representatives of great principles,
which principles I must often understand
f ' i .
\
from the seal and character of iheir supporters.
On many, the" testimony I ma/
' offer may have slight effect, and with some,
none at all;, but situated where I have been
> enabled to weigh every circumstance with*
with reasonable impartiality,. I feel its
" force. In all attempts to prove.Harrison
> no Abolitionist, and that he Would not get
5 the support of these fanatics no one pre
tends to chaigc the fact that Mr. Van Bu:
ren stands any chance to get them. They
denounce him in every print as the slave
' of the South; that his son has married the
' daughter of an extensive slave holder; that
he is a northern man with southern princi:
pies. But I propose to go further and
show a preponderating difference in favor
of the Northern Democrats, the supportnr<i
r?f Mr. Van Bnron.
In the last Congress there were presented
4,079 abolition petitions, each petition,
vafying as to the number of,petitioners j
they contained. Of this large amount of j
petitions brought into Congress; will it not!
be of some consequence for you to know, j
in what proportion they were presented
by whigs and Democrats? It seems-to j
me that by it you may at least learn this,
fact, who ahi the most zealous in'their
cause. I have taken pains to inform my- i
self, and the resul is, that 3,780 of that
number were presented by whigs and the
remaining 293 by democrats. Will it not
strike the mind of every man at once, the 1
immense disparity between them? Another
singular fact is worthy of notice, that j'
in some of the States, and I mention es-;
pecially New Hampshire, where the Democratic
party is strong, and where the
whole representation of the state is of that
party, the representatives refuse to pre- >
sent these petititions; and the abolitionists
from those places send them to their friends
who come from other States. Of these
4,079 petitions presented last Congress, the
whigs presented from states in which they
did not reside, 1,317, the democrats 7.?
These arc facts which I can show from
the journals, and give the names of all
who presented, and the number presented
by each. Such circumstances as these
are met by saying there arc abolitionists
among the democrats, which is no doubt
true, but they are not favored by the democratic
party, while they are courted by
the whigs. I am not content to make declarations
and endeavor to force your judgments^
by clamor. This is a matter of too
much consequence for me to favor this or
that party, while by so doing I shall be
giving strength to an interest adverse to
your rights. But I will continue to state
facts, and you may draw your own conrjncinna
onrl nnnn fho rocnrtriaihilitv A#\
anv4 wv U^/V(? ?IIV * vv>|/vuuiwuikj wa
your own judgments. I will notenumerrate
the many votes given during several
preceding sessions, all of which will show
the same preponderating influence of the .
whigs in favor of the abolitionists. I will [
submit a few direct votes only. By refer- j
encc to the resolutions introduced upon (
this subject by Mr. Pinckney, of South Carolina,
one of them will be found to read
thus: "That, in the opinion of this House,
Congress ought not interfere, in any way,
with slavery in the District of Columbia."
This resolution passed by a vote of 163
yeas to 47 nays. I suppose you would
consider this vote in the negative some -eviWonoo
tho# fhprt> wprp mpn in C1nnflrrP.sc!
who felt that Congress ought to interfere
with slavery in the District? Who were
they, and how stood the parties upon this
vote? Of the 47 who voted in the negative,
42 were whigs, the remaining five
democrats. Mr. -Patton of Virginia, under
the instructions, it is said, of a meeting
of Southern members at the succeeding
Congrees offered this resolution, viz:
"Resolved, That all petitions, memoriI
?1~ nrt/l *\OI\AWI 4/Mtnkinrv okrtllhAn i\
arc** aiiu pajA/i o luuuim^ vuv uwiiuvn vi
slavery, or buying, selling or transferring
slaves in any State, District or territory,
of the United States be laid upon the table
without being debated, printed, read or
referred; and that no further action shall
be had thereon."
Upon the adoption of this resolution,
the vote stands recorded: yeas 122, nays
74. Among those Voting in the affirma!
mative, from non-slaveholaing States there
were fiftv one Democrats and but one
Whig. Mr. Atherton (Democrat,) of N.
Hampshire, introduced resolutions, one ol
which was this:
"Resolved, That the petitions for the
-1**? ? -/ i_ il.
aDouuon oi slavery ui me i/ismei wi v/vlumbia,
and the Territories of the U. S.,
and against the removal of slaves from one
state to another, are part of a plan of operations
set on foot to affect the institutions
I of slavery in the slave States, and indirect[
ly, to destroy that institution within their
, limits."
This resolution was offered by a demo,
crat from a non-slaveholding State. Upon
i its passage, there stand recorded?136
.1 yeas and 65 nays. Of the: 65 Who voted
.jin the negative, 62 were whigs, 61 northern
whigs. His third resolution upon the
| subject was this:
"Resolved, That Congress has no right
, to do that indirectly which it cannot do directly."
, In favor of this the yeas were 170, and
nays 30. Eveiy man who voted in the
i negative was a whig. The fifth and last
. resolution was divided, and the vote de,
manded upon the first branch which reads
t thus:
, uResolved, That attempts on the part
of Congress to abolish slavery in the Dis
trict of Columbia, or the Territories, or tp
prohibit the removal of slaves from State
to* State, or to discriminate between the
institutions of one portion of the Confederacy
and another, with the views afore-.
said," are in violation of the constitution,]
and destructive of the fundamental principles
on which the union of these States
rest, and beyond the jurisdiction of Congress."
This branch of the resolution is as strong
as any man from the South can ask; and
let it not be forgotten that it was introduced
by a northern democrat. This passed
by a vote of 149 yeas to 52 nays. You
wijl be glad to knew, doubtless, who voted
in the ncgatiue; I have their names. Of
the 52, there were 47 whigs, and but 5
democrats. During the same session, the
same session, the journals show that Mr.
Sladc, a zealous whig, and an equally zealous
Abolitionist, made a motion that the
rules in relation to the order of business
be suspended, for him to move a resolution.
?l* ? j /-<i?1.?_
wnica was reaa ai me Liem s uujk;, <? xvilows:
" Whereas, there exists, and is carried
on between the ports in the District of Columbia
and other ports of the U- States,
and under the sanction of the laws thereof,
a trade in human beings, whereby thousands^
them are annually sold and transported
from said District to distant parts
of the country, in vessels belonging to the
citizens of the United* States, therefore, to
the end that all obstacles to the consideration
of this subject be removed and a remedy
for the evil be speedily provided,
" Resolved, That so much of the fifth
section of the resolution on the subject of
slavery passed by the house on the 11th
and 12th of the present month as relates
to the removal of slaves from State to
State, and prohibits the acts of this House,
and every petition, memorial, resolution or
paper, touching the same, be, and hereby
is rescinded."
The effort to repeal this part of the resolution,
I d6em another question, calculaJ
*?i ?L:_I ... i . I
icu iu snuw which party leans iu <uiu is
supported by the Abolitionists. Upon this
motion there stand recorded 56 yeas and
and 147 nays. Of the 56 who voted in
favor of Mr. Slade's motion, 53 were
whi<js, and but 3 democrats. * *
Tbe first motion made to introduce a
petition in this Congress, upon the subject,
was made by Mr. Lincoln, a whig member
fibm Massachusetts. This was met
by southern gentlemen, among others, Mr.
Cave Johnson who moved to lay the motion
for reception on the table. If this
motion prevailed, you will see it was equivalent
to a rejection. The vote was taken
and carried in the affirmative by a vote of
131 to 78. Of the 68 votes given in the
negative, 61 were northern whigs, 1 south
ern whig and the remaining 6 democrats.
? It is a fact no where denied, I think, that
nrinz-innl frmnnr? rSnKipclinn tn thn ad?
mission of Arkansas into the Union, arose
froth the fact, that slavery was recognized
in her constitution; and upon the passage
of the bill not one whig Senator from N.
England voted for it In the House of
Representatives, upon the passage of the
same bill, the votes stand about as usual;
yeas 143, nays 52, and of the 52 who voted
in the negative 40 were whigs and but
six were democrats.
* ?
A very few extracts from abolition papers,
ana I will desist from pressing upon
your consideration this unpleasant subject.
The Liberator, a leading Abolition print,
after giving an account of the votes given
at the Harrisburg nomination, and announcing
Harrison as the candidate, says: "All
thp. filnvp. Stntps uxmt. fnr Clau. We re
gard this as another important sign of the
times?as a signal defeat of the slavckolding
power of this country. Had it not
been for abdfitionism Henry Clay would
have undoubtedly been nominated. We
have faith tc& believe net slaveholder will
ever again be permitted to fiil the Presidential
office in the Republic.
The Emancipator, the abolition paper
in New York, heads an article, "The Harrisburg
Convention," and^ays: "Well, the
agony is over, and Henry^Clay is laid upon
the shelf; and no man of ordinary intelligence
can doubt or deny that the antislavery
feeling of the North has done it, in
connexion with his own ostentatious, and
infamous pro-slavery demonstrations in
Congress. Praise to God for a great antislavery
victory. A man of high talents,
of great distinction, of long political services;
of boundless personal popularity has
been openly rejected for the Presidency of
this great Republic, on account of his devotion
to slavery. Set up a monument of
progress there. Let th 3 winds tell the talc
?let foreign nations hear it?let O'Connel
hear it?let the slaves hear it?a slaveholder
is incapacitated for the Presidency of
the United States. The reign of slaveocracy
is hastening to a close. The rejection
of Henry Clay, by the whig convention,
taken in connexion with all the circumstances,
is one of the heaviest blows
the monster slavery has received in this
country.
This language of the Emancipator is
true, and yet the Sonth is expected to
complete the triumph by aiding in his
election and defeating the democrats,
who have come most manfully to our
rescue. Another abolition newspaper, the
Lcroy Gazette, formerly edited by Mr.
Gates, a whig .member in the House of
Representatives, speaking of an Ohio pa'
per says; "The editor of the Ohio paper,
abandoned the whig* because they nominatedan
Abolitionist, and joined the Locofocos,
because they nominated the doughfaces;
while we left the Jackson party because
it adhered to slavery, and united
withdhe whigs because they supported abolition."
From the Lancaster (Ohio) Magician.
WHITE SLAVERY.
In favrfr of it from the first, no wonder
General Harrison voted to sell poor white
men into slavery. He was always in favor
of it?and he is yet?for his committee
tell us that his principles "are unchanged."
Read the following sections
of a law passed by the Territorial Legislature
of Indiana, whilst Harrison was its
Governor:
"Sec. 30. Wjicn any person, or persons
shall on conviction of any crime, or
breach of penal law, be sentenced to pay
a tine or fines, with or without the costs
of prosecution, it shall and may be lawful
for the court before whom such conviction
shall be had, 53= to order the sheriff
to SELL or hire the person so convicted
to service, to any person or persons
who will pay the said fine and costs,
for such term of time as the Court will
think reasonable.
And if such person or persons, so sentenced
and hired or sold, shall abscond
from the service of his or Iter master or
mistress, before the term of such service
shall be expired, he or she so absconding,
shall on conviction before a justice of the
peace, be WHIPPED WITH THIRTYNINE
STRIPES!!! and shall moreover
serve two days for every one so lost.
Sec. 31. The judges of the several
courts of record in this territory shall give
this act in charge to the Grand Jury at
each and every court, in which a grand
jury shall be sworn.
JESSE B. THOMAS, /
Speaker of the House of Representatives.
B. CHAMBERS,
President of the Council.
A j proved?Sept. 17, IS07.
WILLIAM HENRY HARRISON.
What think you of this, fellow-citizens
? * Approved, William Henry Harrison"But
he had no power to disapprove,"
some quibbling whig will say.
Friend, he had .'?unlimited power to Veto
and defeat this monstrous provision.?
Why was his approval necessary to the
law if his disapprobation could effect
nothing? But what's the use of argument?
Here are the words ot the fundamental
Ordinance of Congress, erecting the Territory:
'And all bills having passed by a majority
of the House, and by a majority of
the Council, shall be referred to the Governor,
for his assent, but ro bill or legislative
act whatever, shall be of any
force without his assent."
This law, approval by Uen. Harrison,
goes a.bow-shot beyond that which he
wanted to fasten upon the people of Ohio.
Th6 free white citizens was to be sold into
servitude, and for any attempt to escape,
was liable to be punished by whipping?
by the la6H?by having his OK HEK
back scored antj lacerated like an Algerinc
slave, or a Siberian outlaw. Yes
?a man who might have had his breast
bared to the battle storm in the war of Independence,
and poured out his blood
like rain at Saratoga, or Trenton, or Yorktown,-in
order that his country, himself
and his children might be free?such a
man was made liable to be sold as a slave,
to whomsoever chose to buy?and for any
attempt to escape was liable to be publicly
whipped, like a dog, with THIRTYNINE
LASHES. But we have no patience
to pursue this subject. We leave
it with the cairn consideration of the pcoplel
From the ftew York Courier ? Enquirer.
Montgomery, Ala., May 14.
ADRIEN, THE JUGGLER. SHOT.
Messrs. Editors: Another of those instances
of lawless ruffianism and violence
so disgraceful to the inhabitants of the
South-West, has just transpired in this
town. You and your readers are of course
familiar with the name of the far-famed
Mons. Adrien, the "Magician/ whose
feats of jugglery and leger lemain have astonished
the public in most of the large
cities of the Union. Some few weeks
since, he arrived in Montgomery* where
his remarkable performances excited much
attention, and afforded general entertainment."
-
While hetc, he occupied the large brick
ware-house known as-the Terpsichorean
Hall; and it was while fitting up this building,
that he unfortunately made the acquaintance
of a Mrs. M'Leod, the wife of
a respectable physician, whose residence
is nearly opposite. Sundry billets-doux
passed between this woman and the ' Magician,'
until at length the lady proposed
an elopement. Adrien at first peremptorily
refused to take this step, but, after
much persuasion, assented; and all the
preliminary arrangements for flight were
made.
On the night of the 11th, the guilty female,
with such baggage as she could conveniently
carry, went on board the steamboat
Duncan, where she withdrew to her
berth and awaited the coming of the partner
of her flight. Her name had been registered
on the way-bill as Catherine Harris,
and his as Mons. Adoiphe. About
midnighdher seclusion was invaded by several
of her relatives, who dragged her,
shrieking, from the boat and conveyed
her to her home. Adrten had not yet
come onboard, but a person who accom
;panred Mfljr tfantotefprefer, (linen
spetfhing but Hltle JEnglish,) was seetired,
taken to rn neighboring house, tied tow
bed'pd6tv. ud,t wnpelled, while loaded"
pistols were hehf to his bead, to give all
the information he possessed, relative to
the elopement and whereabouts of the
juggler. .
In the mean lime Ad.icn having got
wind 'of the turn affairs had taken, made
his escape to a spot contiguous to-the
grave-yard, where he remained till daybreak,
intending to cros/ the river the
first opportunity, end -pull fool with all
celerity for New Oi leans. He waa.terribly
frightened, and in his harry left his
cane and hat behind him. Early in the
morning he was seen bounding over.tbe
hills towards the river, wild as a deer on
whom the hounds are gaining fast. And J
indeed hfe had cause for f peed; for, in full J
chase of him, might be seen M'Leod, accompanied
by a Mr. Cor, both armed J
with guns, and evidently intent on shooting
down the unfortunate Frenchman.
Adrien was considerably in advance of
his pursuers, and reached the J|at-boat at
Mine's Ferry- when they were yet disi.?ir
> m;io Ttip (Vrrvman was com
tunv nan n uiitvt ? - ^
posedly eating his breakfast, and turned a
deaf ear to the poor juggler's entreaties
that he would make haste to take hiin across
the stream.
His relentless pursuers came within
shouting distance. They approached with
their gnus levelled, evidently iutent upon
their remorseless purpose.
Poor Adiien screamed and shivered, as
if with an ague, in the convulsions of his
terror. He saw in the countenances of v
his pursuers no gleam of pity and relenting
mere)-. Nearei and nearer they cam^,
their guns still levelled, with sure and
steady aim. The wretched victim fell
{trembling upon his knees, and shrieked
[aloud for mercy:
j "Grace pour moi! Grace! Aycz pttie de
moi! Je suis innocent."
In vain did the miserable man implore
fur pity with uplifted-hands. He **w that
there was no hope: and, suddenly star*
ting up, leaped in the river as his last resource.
But the ferryman, who had fore- f
seen his intention, caught him by the coat
with liir boat-hook, and lifted liirn to the
surface. M'Leod fired?the shot instantly
look mortal effect, and Adrien sunk
to ri *e no more. His last words were,
" Je mcurs assassine!"
Silk Culture and very Superior Silk
Worm. Eggs.-*-\\e have a letter from
Mrs. Eleanor Spann of Sumter District
giving an accnui t of an experiment made by
her, the present season, in silk culture,
which, although a private letter, and from
a lady too, we felt strongly tenfpted to
present to our raaders, knowing that all
of them who lake an interest in this new
agricultural enterprise (new in South Ca(
rolina) would read it, as we did ourselves,
I with hi?li gratification. Mrs. Spann com
j menpfed last year With SOOO^worms, has
j made this season 50 bushels of roeoon*,
(and expects, the next year to feed a milj
lion of worms. She. last year, raised a
few worn* hatched fioui the eggs of the
, same season, and expects row to make a
j second crop in the same way. . Her cocoons
nre v? rv superior. When gathered
, it took to w? igh a p? und only 112, selcr|
led; 160 to 230, not selected; and of the
ivery smallest, 300. After the rr.Olh has I
| escaped the average weight of pnre silk is
!fiom. 7 lo 8 grains. Herself and her
neighbor, Mrs. Sumter,*now have a largo
quantity of eggs, from these worms, to
dispose of. Ilcro then is on opportunity v
to procure eggs of the best quality by per- ^
sons wishing to commence the silk culture.
Of eggs procured immediately, enough
would probably hatch, the present
- ? ? ?..?
season, lor a lirst experiment, wnrm me
greater number would not hatch till next
spring. Mrs. Spann might be addressed
on the subject at Sumterville.?Or if orders
were left with us, we would lake pleasure
in forwarding them. Only the largest
and best cocoons were selected for eggs.
The eggs fr m which these worms sprang
were carefully selected in France and Italy
for Mr?. Sumter. . t
The pnrt ?f the business in whi?h most
persons, who have not tried it, apprehend r
difficulty, is reeling. On this head *Mre. |j
Spann gays, "I commenced reeling last
week on the Peidmor.tesc reel, a^df.tund
not more difficulty, nor indeed near as much
as I had anticipated."
In another part of the 1c Iter she says;.<So
strong is my desire to see the silk business
prosper, and so great is my confidence in
its ultimate success, that I would, the ensu
e_.i _ .1?it;? i i
mg ytiir, IIIIU a uweiiiug iiuuh*, eggs anu
20,000 trees for any one who would come Vv J
well -recommended as to character and -J
capability* and who would bring with him 5
the machinery and persons to operate. I
would ask nothing the first year*but that
they would instruct myself and one or'two
servants how to manage the silk, and convert
the cocoons into a saleable article.'*" , '
Do not our enterprising gentlemen
planters blush to see a lady taking the lead
of them in the introduction of a new staple*
whilst they arc raising and selling cotton
at from 4 to 8 cents??Ckeraw Gazette.
WATCH
AND CLOGS MAgrflq.
WKT T. CURR1E, Watch and Clock
* * Maker, from Europe, would res- i
peclfully inform the public generally, that
he has commenced business in this placein
the shop formerly occupied by Dr. Reid,
where he will be happy to wait on those A
who may honor him with their patronage- f I
From his long experience and moderate i
prices, he feels assured be-will be able to I
give general satisfaction.