rs
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'SVite'i. nay re-^n acl ')// tke n. u:h>^ lever i>ercert^ l to 'heir ;'.:;«rv or o}>i‘ression.''—M-; U^' U,
v:)LU
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CHARLOTTE, ^
j^ttfelt£ili.irij UrffccsonUin,
EDITKd/a\D ITBLISHKD WEIIKLV BY
J. W. HAafP j'ON & S. L\ OaAWFORa.
TERMS:
The *'^lecklcnbursr Jejf ersunian " is publish’ J w »t kly a
^ I'wo DoUara 71 year, paynhlt* ,nvai i?tl>lt' in aiJvance.
Adcertisemen!^ will o • '.xisi): i >ii8iy uiii (*urr«'c?ly inS 'f'
ed at One DMar ps r squir^.ior th |irsi n«- rtion,nu4 Turen
Ccnta lor (‘(icli ■•oii^uuanc-, —. xc«.p^ 'ouri atid oili**r
JuJicial advLTiisc^inenJs, wtiio^ will En cJtor^tsd ptr
cent, highlit than ibeauovr rifi g,.Rowing ttfthi' dt-tay, ijt;ne
rally, att«;ndant up«u collcciionsj,' A libei
ntado to ihosc wh(j,ai^|prti3
in for publicfiiion, mo^t Ijk
* tions desiri;;!, or ih-y will|)»> p»*4
tn*’ fv Titor uni ss coiitninm 'nom y in sums
r)t T*:vc Doilarsor ov r, inuat runit trcr ot pustat;*.^.«r
ninount at tlii olH"' h':r'- wii^b* •■liarL'vd ,1o
in every insfanc.i.*, and colU ctt dn3 otherti^^nis. ' '
tpc
■ * ' . -V*" '
Tlit‘ .^outh ill Uaii^ei*.
KKA BEFOKE YiJU VOTE
C. OCT. IS. ISM
j ihe North vvhcm Whigs ot tht- South au | ami p eju lie*- in-l a •• r
I to place in power, ih s susiainmg (he • ii- hm .• wi .
denounce, instead of iKftr fiii nds. tt.e D hhmt *c\  f
the Noilhj who susli t» aud d fciid ih* S uih .uni
iheir msiiiutions.
Mr Giddings, ot })hio, one of iht- Iwt rity.vn*
. . Mr Uidamgs, of mio, one oi irit- iwt riiy.^ n*
A l>r^ s Oj tke Utnwrralic AssociaiioUj H Whig members of wngr ss who issued ih» ibnve
iu^t(hL, D. C
. " Tf»» r*-Y)t V* r «;t)» a p • lod wh^ n the South was
n S(» ti d r a?> ;i' tins inoint'Ci. To procure
h Ah i*,i I) volt t«ir 11 »ry Clay, we wjII show
‘ Oif t'l V\/J IT })»iiy ol th Noilh, iheir leading
. r*-'' !•_ alu^- bcj I e:^. »tid ."laUcmeii, have de»
ij.Mjitc ! ht- So J fi. til'V ti IV h'li Up^.ivery SMj a
c iin .ih > h »\’ u ouiiS'd d s
^ tliiUVV
addrrss, m his speecnu Cong-.ess, oi» lUt 1st Ai t \
1844, against the anrfiaiion ol T« xas, s.iys;
“A long life ol pt44^ sefvir*'. in wliicii ii- (M
Clay.) hit'll hwu^si i.nd ind-p« ua. ni.
gives the country s^t possible a^su .i ict iiiui
he wj-ii -BXM^iTTinin ic* vvtii- u i iijvt .tiiu
?!S!o have loin I upon oui oiMiacin, i>y atu inpnn^
N i M havedoiit. that UNLiiss ^ Exico co.nsznts,
Ml C'hv IS aUo jil« (0 oj.pose tl.e auneiatiou
^ ol '1'- xas N »w, Alt xico, w i:h l.er debt ol eighty-
j Itiui ol (iiillaip, due England, is as Com*
pi*’ely iJijJi r 13 ^!^h luljuem e as if she were a
lillll^i. provihvn ; and to a^k the constiii of Mexico,
IS to ask ihr cons* 111 ol England, uhich we- ali
I..... I,,, v^i ••-i: inj t n in ^ uc',tiusv Cl ut'um i/i' I i Uiio'\ Will iit'Vt r bt* priUittd. .^\.!iior.g tht“ items oi
and enlarge, and j.erpetuatc the slacc territory an i | '** bnjuj,*iji ^y a J ii- j(* am paoktt Irom l-'tjglar.J,
.T1/H/./3V and I*} uMi'^tir 111 lilt X itiOiijj Ir.i« iiiijf net r IS thtf
tf'iiiiw itji’ ‘
u; on ih' f> • »• n* -
g  • >.” and d'Ct ibing Mr Walk* i as au
d ' th» ina>t« I >piiit v\ ho dictitvl and cci*
I di'd ih (iieaMJMS and m^uIi of tht Btl'imo t
Ci'nv* util II ’ G VfMijoi R*  d sav^ : ‘ ^i•l^S1^1lu
3 'IS iUiXiQii^ to pitvtiit til' aniH x..ti(>n ol \ai>.
bec.^u^ such annexation wouh b* a palp.ibl* viola
tMin »} th* C«'iis'iiuii()ii ■ because it would iiv'yease.
vv/h
111
A have jqin j upuii uui -jr
16'bbloquv r'’ slave»l* aocjm slau-iiauv a sul
-an5 u>ed 6v this new coali j Fupuori Mi |iin»y. it Htcud,
P' opN-o/ the South to Iheir | poss. sn,ri .,i M> C^v’s lalm-s ana .
w'o l.J. as di5gr'ac»^d and ae- 1 could do no more‘I W H S aua
HI Ot si.iv. V uT.d Wniu Gov. iuoi ol Nkv’ V%» k. ^nJ an
>/.j ir j> sj. in th p. upN- ot th^ S«iuth to iheir j
't ' > ill) 1 lo in^ wo ItJ. as djagrac^'d and de- '
.. . L. M . . m,/ ^
a:J. 1 bv Ihp m.'tiiuHori Ot sKiv. y, and as unwor I
• V ol Cfi. slim co.ninunion and social intercouTse. '■ t r
*‘ ’name, and with the Siiiction. of *.ht ♦nine VV nig
^ / Tfc.T -v-r \ rii, T%T V7 1- I' L...
AJSri;
IJ E7' .
i bt Bffae
al Cj^arlotjrf^l^
’^lisb^'d ^lo
I ,;,
|wjH
“parti
tlrrrgreatl^
ilbf
"TM
M}
ap:
aril
lIi ady ihi^ d»^jnum ic le* iuiir has dissolved th^
•holisi Chuich, and otht^r Aint.rican churcht*s
|n- tb eatemd wuh a siinila ^ate^- The object is to
\boo ike, South, to rt- der us iftlainuus, to put the
oJ Citiu ,.u^on our fo»*‘head7 and it> dhpij»- .-s
|taiacif^j US ihfj 111* ;ins of d spoiling us of
iiirpptriy^'ah. . w.i.ds M* . of th. South, the
iJS tij disgiace ai.d degrade yoju and your chil*
fo^er. That such a party exists in the
1, conceded. They denounce you in their
s, pet»ti ns. and speeches, as man*slealers. as
r§, as fl^ sii jobbers, as slave breeders, as-con
finals, as vile find infamous, as unw'oiihy ol |
subjt'Ci ol na
and w> If
xpei ii lie*,
0 NO MORB'I W H S aua.'l Iht laM
ivt iUfJi ol V ** k. fiiiJ an a 1 d* lit ^up
Mi Clay, sptaks and wjiies in iDi
party ot New Yoik
leading whig and Claj
to the W’nig /nass mee
and endoist d by tb»'m
The Nt-.^
organ, o!
crats,) aie broken up ir
iheir caucus cohesioja.^
themselves, beyond r
Yu k I’t ibun*, a
Au^uit 5 1844.
ing ol VV alt . V ilie, pUOiisli U
f a part 01 'hei. j>ioCn Uini;s,
in w'hich savs: ‘ Clir ^adveiiiui* s, the U* an
i%r
.if'
licrsiif?.
A rdr-;^]y:^^
:ratic pa^tyf ij
,n  Xr )U
■s in
ition*"^ And
cb?Vi! forth fHid
roll'll*- aiKp
d^y,
y llj,t
jjdiX*
I Jtilf pofiiicgjl i«t
AK VVlltCc4lirtin; in«tff{isy». ui^
jb^^CUltlJn!, -!!!*' a* cS-- tI
n A\i'f)T the dtiy^ ‘
migcfiliitv i f
war
f'strbj?
' d.lih
liM
jcial t'()riiiniuiioij, und finally, ^texis
^iff iaiiCe a^ a part ol ih»* U|rir)n -
^ball d inonstrate. ihe party which
the Sotith. IS courted by ihfe Whig
ihpV .utfc*sholl
ol rjit- .Noith^ thirtiieir views
' * " \liMSt pi Ab^jti^sts, that they
- ih'e
kiafciM- ab6riiinj|ijpf slaverV will bt
their central rouncild and ui
They hav». coauuuieu
ai, to the exi-uaiun .iiiii loi-
tification (»f human sla»ry ”—ibai ij>. lo ih' acqui
sit ion of Texas, and -it concludts by saying;—
‘ Once cfiinpcloui co( htiymen lo admit that th«
! Whig party are. as i\ey irul^ ar«, in. party
^ OF emancipation 1 proET.esi*, and v\« biiUi 1
blare poicer.
'r ny will »iil*avor. and I havt* no doub? v\iil
be str’»** S'lnl m i»iving then • It ctoial voi* Im (.^l.t\
ai d Fr l i.ghu Vbt n. lot Pu sident amJ Vice P - *>i
d Hi " Th. y 'vould nji ct lh^• piOfM^jsition lo an%.
n* X J exaa to th*- Uuiud States, because it :sur.Ctin
siifuTimrit-and'TmjmnrtCTid abovt;^aa^iiiin'i;S «oinj
aviiid the s. ctet cunnmg. insidious, base machina.
!iou> of ihe Texas policy of this day of distionor
and disgiace ”
“ Will vou, who dentmiinale vourstlvts of th^
Libe ly paify. * xauiin* ainl C')o>ider the points nd
suyg*^llo^!^ 1 hiiv> ventur»d to make. I beg you
t«* eoiiit' lo ihe lescue. Pi l»r|patf- 10 the guat fe *
V. It.tion and leforni which 1 iiusi*in G«d Is about
lak* place. Y*ij c.innot chuo^f Ali Bnnev —
VV a««.as la -k> 1 know, agreed in oui politicaJ
VI AS. as to'he policv ot ih* Goveiniii'nt g»neral
ly and a>5Uiedly an aijrt*d as to the awlul
t’onstqu riC'S whicn vvttuld in«viiablv result in the
• v.niol th ami'\ iiion ol T« x i^ h M P.ilk i>
elect! d, 'Fe^a? uill b* annexed 1 rep* at, unite vMih
ns and ^hal^ th. gloty ol d* haling the '!’• xa^ plot,
and ji^ivirju the c»»untiv-
In it-vit w ino lb* ihii g?«. 1 haveofieo ♦'Xp^^ >s*tl
Hi' •»! init n. ibat at hast a i ••niori o» the L ‘eiiv
1XUMI5ER 180
(i( f»l ;il».
•ui*: oiiii.
V r. I
of CJlay thpr Wtionists ; “ 1 have alw.^;s brdievtd and u u^lt J. m.i i
i^jy 'yivu og&ot continue united ibe Whigs of America^iiuiu coin» uptoiht giounii
o|AQot continue uniteJ
tygs ol"-®ir North, who thus
^♦■iTii* s l^dijigrace and degrade
^ g>V/h»^^i4.*.e&men of the North
.«^.c^pr|ts#nd‘rriminaLs, and imme
® Cce^jfeiig fl* r iJ{.-fi?i!if n. vcui a-
/Jfvi^Hei^ nemies^r norrvinaied and elected Vs Gov-
ri»or«. as mer^li)^ rs oFC»*n^ies?, and of tbr State
i»isfiiture. by lh«^ 4^hjg pa.ity ol the No’^b, can i - —.
If u roiiMOue unmc|^Hviih ?uch a party adU'!*! you j Ihe present is.-o . 
'To.'i^ie mH votii 0\vu vol. s joined vvnfci^ibose ofi^^ Ibe Union. V i
V»yK* n- m»i'§, m ttfjb^. cting yon to disgrace and de« I erous, and triumphani j
ion. But,'let us to ihe pVoof; Aifd we cx- I which you have iDviled
no longer have to oi on.
fellow^cilizens, that die down itie ni !ii u men r'* ‘ ‘ * ’
upholds republican and toni.ub iht.. it n-pe.
{or ihe public welfarjk ' ' "Sjac.
In his speech of i3tk|july 1844. lo tile gfet
hig Syracuse Conv^^ion tw N V»* k, .mii u
\v >ih us in rh» choice (>i
e.'id uc 1 lake satisfat Uu/t in
Whig Syracuse
ceived by them with uo»undt a appi.io;.. ,Goveinoi
Sewaid says lo ibal po'tim preseut xv no wi u An
Whigs
you have so nobly as^owil Ni>i ih.«i I ^upp^.s^
or believed, they woukf*Jl at unf t.oi liomih* t«in
impulses, reach that gro«:«d- .»Buithaitn piogu&s
ol events would surely tii3*«i ih' ft. and iti* \
con^umm.l^Ion
will' ^’ni^«(»lih» U
nited States, in u i;afl tfv^^fJljcy .o j;rnr*ipl( and ad
i — -■* it- . . - I ..
would assume n chifrti^
has come. All that i^ U!
ministration, is nov\
yfrt
udiiii
r r Kt^S TO'CL
I3S!
As ih(* apj)i i.-hiiii' p .!'ti..-al \v:il fn*
of ab'*Olbu.u’ lil t .>t to . Vt V (‘!{IZ( Ii. ue proj.os* to
I’tirnisli th: Ji:rFEUsoMA‘; m v u ui-.nth-s (Iron. 1m
^lay to l^t D c'inb'i) lo club-' ol >ubsciibti> -•n
extiL-nuly low I. rins—IIS follo-as; To «veiv ?icu'
5 J V ■ iibe*. (_)^'E l)OEEAHj to a cluh of ;2U new
ii.it.L-cn;*eis, 5?17, lo a club .>i .">•», ;n >^37. aril i
club 01 100, a! S5U-:.nly FIFTY ('ENTS U„
'.h“ jiapf'r sevt'/L mo/it/>s ! 'i'lii ino.-u y t-' b paid
b(*fori; the pap is ai*'»tnt, 'rtii^ will Mi;d*!r evt iv
• ij.ifi lo ha\(^ a p ij* I id his ow*' lo i>*‘.td. ait 1 b'
cmi: /ofiv’ersaiji with the politics and news ol t!i'
-■ ili'ell ! t(. e.xjx nd our Uliliost energies I,
tiiaL:.? our paj e both intert sung and ii«t Ini; and w ■
liope t)ui lii 'tids s\ III not sutler us l( labor w ithoiii
an adt’2uate 1 A i !;iss
SAMUEL (’. r Tv A U FORD,
C.-1)a 1 i ij[t(i\. (_/
Mar ii, r-n,
I'llAll'.OTTE
Jil'tCiOi'i).
rhailoi:.- bv Uii.npion iS: Alex
ander, one sipiurr s.Miih ui li.e (’mrihouse; Mansion
Housr, 1.3 11, 1 . .;.);)rs south ol' the Court
hou' ; C aroiaia hi", by j Xl. Kerr, h ill a
norlii oi itjc (Jouribous;e.
('al.iue’l. oiliro opptKviit* C'har-
n Mv^‘,1’ ■ .! ■ "1 Maii.^io;. Ilousr;
JJr. t J box, oii.c.' Ao. b. lou t.l M Misioii House;
I rs. Il.tppoidf r,t\ior. 01;.f. 1^1 ,i,,or south ol
ni. Cai s;»ii s I re; I)r. A. Vi i] u.uns, dJii.cai tnj,
i. Ac.lii]^' ihii c ,v-ju ir. s souiii u. SI ol ilie couriiiou.-^.
/.'7'n,y;\v. \\ ui. J Alex imitT. olli.-f !vw» souaret;
sor.lh 1 the (\.onn..osr ; .l.un. S U. ()»boroe, ojiice
wCl u.-:or m.Ttii ol 111,' C ouniUMi>e; v\ m K. AI\ef.-
Ollice lluicliisi:. \s i.uii;i..i.s ; 1-. li. M ia)wtll o:-
i'.ce adjonun- M,-. ,M ^ V\ . An xaooer. olli. .
yt th-M uisi ,,. 11 .os.'; .b.in. K llo.^e, oliic
liiltcfi;son s biiil.iiii_s
..^Itrc/iunts.— K. i . i arson (
ol' I’ourtliouse ; I . K. .\io>s vx ■:
rourfhouse; Ehn.-Oc Si ,11, , j.
house, on west 8ide »»; in 1,0
2d door n«-rth ol E.n.s Oii Ai n
a ecjuarc isoiiili 01’ c >tiriiio St ;
door ejnuth of tiic coon ioum- ; lirt-.n v.t Anw uiUer
2nd door n.Tth of the . .uii riioose .
•ftii'i/lers and Si/vt'n:;}i!ih.s.~ ^'iinlU(■| Lawinjj,
posiitj ! ar::hiKi Inn ; A. A. b'. Lit'wtr,
Dinldirigs,
'Jadors.—AIi*xa:i ler Cir.ihain. we.-i v\ioi: lrui.\-.
corner: A. iiClliune. J i li uji .lorL.i o, l bar! u« iJo-
^tel.
. Saddlers and Jlarmss'^.icLt [{ l.t ri Sli iw. l.-^i !
door south ot AIaiisK>i, ; A. Ai > ii;^o'j;-. rv. 01 - 1
posilo Carolina Inn. ~ ' j
Carnagchiakt J's.— i>\vrma'.\ ik i r *tt- r. 2 s( uares i *
jior:h of the courtlinu. . '1 he. ai.>o i.ci-p up an cx- M '
tensive blacKtmiuaag estatdis!i . t m. * 1 '•
■fjlcithtfJiiii/i. \\ m. i'. AleXtiiivier. la d Iit souili
of Overman & Troth.r.
Auctioneer—William A. T- Jd.
Bookbindcr--\\iW\[\u\ 11 uiifer.
Carpenter.^.—11. C. Owena; K. M. -erliiiir • A*i
miral A . (iray. “ ^
Jhot and i-"zaker.— Willi uii Carlun.
ISricsin ;250’i — Ja nies Eag 1 e.
OroCf rf!.— U. Ii. Bravv ley, next door to Carnbua
Inn; John O'Farr* 11, next o.jor fo Ciiarl. tte Hotel
COTATY OFF ICE K;:;.
Sheriff—iW AieAamler, oiii.-. I'.i iiu* c niriooiist
Supenur Court  I rh'—,^ i>. Iverr, uUice 1st
fiOuth ol C aroiioa Inn.
County ( uuj! iurJc C. T. Alexander Jr., offiot
sdfniog Uial ol bupenor court tier??.
i§90ry C. Ow4qb.
Uojji thet;i>i'al
.* ijl-t
mi
and he adct^ -
Ttn>n=^ 1HTT7?Xt*TiT^ aiuTieos cPi t n P '' ‘5 * m
xa^, by uventy one members of Ciai J e xtension of slavery, al-
*ri' II coii.
the unit- 'J
all f.i.ndsof Mi. Clay, all o\ whom, sinc* '-icii of Tcxns. How, ih
0'\ n fdvoi -
Sion of T*'x
^ [♦ .1«. S‘ l>
or* 'rh?' •' ound {■
It, aua tor not aosumh-g
SO«. ftC!> JtnouGc u
p- i: n tbr ann- xa
tn II v.
JOHN REED”
T h N •' V •» k I'l ibnne ol Autjust conf..m>lii.
b it« I ol J r 1, Q, .n.cy A ^ams. dat'd jnl\ 29. 184^
in hich -ji' .b.no ol whal he call> ■ un ^|,lVf
iniri2 . iiijv 1 xas i ‘aty.” and ih» dri 1 Miinatu>n »;i
En_ land to abon^h ^i* av. t \ m J'. \ jj. an i ihoijubiaii
he W oj 1,1. ti > V ■“ I-*— VV a * ' 1; I to b't I 11 will
w nai • al^ ih^ soued oi n l UMip 1 n| slavt 'v *vas
Ii.*>t* n» *1 I • b\ tin H Cjt 1. ' *1 and h i mini'*.'
VV^ a;e y tt Ian u h» in . in» succts^oisoi El
Zab in 00 th- liuoiu id E'lfel.ual, and h* . Bu i- ighs
aii'1 " alsaighan.8, upon h» ai in^ that tin 1 avowed
pn posf lo p.omolt nnivt ks^I * inancipaiion und iIh
• xi:nc’,.»n ol siaveiy upon the »aMh is lo b» inM r>\
'he man obb* :s ol oui ov\n c»ajntiy ‘-vith ixtfimi
nafi'ii.* w > 1. v\ ill, ijk* ciaveij chwaids, luiii tn 11
' 'k. -u-d fl r . to f-at thi II own woids, o di>cl .ini
int pij;, y h »ve avcw^ j” A ir.e
*g *oiss o
Whij United Saits S oaior s.nd :
olli -.'.il announct n.« nl ; ••'Fhe
(\ i.'i». 1.1) h i.' conft I u-d the Giun i Cross vf Charks
ill. on .S n'1 Annj ^^♦sldtnl of :ht Kej/jblic ol
Al. .\ico” Sueh art ihe hon :r5 cotifintd by Eng-
Ijii 1 OJ Saii’a Anna fai ihrfattiuig war upon tbia
y 11 \vt- ptisisud in tin unm xaiion ot Ti xa?.
And we aie inu:k ihtr Consent ot Santa Anna, now
a B iti^h nob'* man. Well, then, might Mr. Web*
siei Say, lhai liit- [ I dge of Henry Clayagainsi the
aiiiit X ilioii td I xas would lu vt i be loiteilcd, fora
considt lable number ol the States would forever
ojipi'se the ai,m xation J and Alt x:co, governed Ly
the couuseis t>l England, would ni vti consent to it ‘
and weie not ihis plidge ol Mr. Clay certain and
lehub!* , be would ut-ver leceive ihe support of the
VV iiiijs ot the Noith. Among ilie reasons urged
by Ml. Clay against the annexation of Texns, are
ihf lewis 1.111iM- resolutions ot Massitchuseits and Ver
mont N;)w. on*w hat grounds do ihese Slates op
pose the annexation ? Upon Abolition and auii'
siavi ly giounds. luis tht Eegislature of Alassa-
chus'its opposed the annexation ol Texas, upon tho
giomiil, as sr-i toith m then fiisi set of rcSpJulion?,
that II Would *• siirngibt n and.« xiend the ©vlls o( a
s\st- I. [slavi yj which is unjust nr itself, m sinking
conii »>i wuh the »»;eoiy oJ o«r mslilutK^ObV and coif-
dt iun^il hy moial stn!jMMt>: ot mankind.” Ver
mont m ht r ho^islaiivt uMdutions, “solemnly pro
tests aoHiiK'^! iht ana* xaiion ot '!'♦ xas m any form ”
and ayai-i.'i i.'ie alini.'Man into this Unioti of any
w h> s* (^on.stitiition iole;ates domestic slavery',
Mild in.'ijucts h; I S naiins *’to abolish slavery and
111* si .ve i;adt in th* L)i>iiic of Columbia and ia
Ihe l erniories ih. U iited States.
I iir' Ij gi.'latufis t)t tile Sidi» s of Aiastachuscl'.s
>ti t V' I liiont pa^s lesolut'oiis a.^ainsi the annexaticti
j> i xas Uj.ton Ihe v«iv s:ionysi Anii-slavery and
Ab. ii'i‘ II tiiound:, ana Mi Clay appioves, endorse?,
‘•lojai-, tnni MjsUiins tb» 111, b} letfriing 10 these les-
oiutioiis as a ‘ulficient r ason ot itself against the
•initi xatioti ol I' xas. I'ht dt;citmi sof the Whig
L' iiislaiUM s ol (h» N.irth IS, ihat slavery is a crime
and a dis^iiace, and that ihe slaveholding Slates are
t‘i hi as'i;cial*s foi th« Iite Sta’.t S of theNoilb;
ana M -'!-y adop ts mi« quivocally these resolu-
.r ij> . i, ;^iving ;ium a^ an iii'up rable objection lo
i‘- , auM xaaon Au I now how stands the case ?
• V
rnriatioi) ol
Vi;'
V'HJ. have bf t n su.'tained by vote for (Polk/ i'
01 Withhold biS vote from (Ci^; ^ n
date, without exhibiting the m- • p
Such art; the open appeals
mte,ȣi.. and abhornijito the fedings of I f
, ot Ibe li#t States, as, m our opinion, not I I ^ pledge ot M. C l iv.d^.r.d Aof)-i!i
ce m
door soutli
I >t o or 1.. .( Ill ,)-
' v t»' ;■ . u't i 11 ( II i'[.
‘"I" f ; i ' -M'l 1 iik>.
Ill * • li ■ i • • I sot I. (.an
* > i'- liiinnis !.■«(
ot the VVhigs ot the Noith.
‘ VV.- hesiiat- not lo say, that aim* xation. e.Tected
' V any acl or pioceedingot the Ft deral Govern-
m-nt, 01 any of :ts d* paitmenls, w'ould be identical I
with dissolution li would be a violation of our'
naiMn.il cmnact. its obj. cts. design?, and the err,-at
•JMiunta.y p.incipbs which . n'er.-d ' mto its to“rma-
>11. ol a (•haia.-tr i so de. pand tuiidamenral. and
Aoun b. ,m aiiemp- lo . trn.iZ' an lustitution and a
power of na-uie so unjusi in lherns ives, so mjuri
oils lo ine ^ - I . .
ihi
only in- vitiiblv to lesuli in a dissolution of th. Un
ion. bui lullv h* jtisiitv It; and we not only assert
th It the p, opir or the Ire.. States - ought not to sub
mit to 11.” but w. sav. wuh confidence, they would
not submit to ii VV« kn iw then present temp^■r
spirit on this ^ubj ct too vveU fo believe for a mo-
.n. nf that th* v would bt com* particeps criniinis in
any>uch ulitle , on: i vance tm the irrem* diaol* per-
p-tuaiion of an institunou which ihe wisest and best
on n wfio toiiind our F.dt iul Conslitutioii, as w-ell
I "in i>'o slave as the tiee S atf s regarded as an
eri. and a curse, soon to b^come extinct under the
Op. aiion ot hws to be [.ass*d prohibiting the slave
' ide. iuid lilt (iiocri, s5iVf' infl'ience of the prmci'
pi s ul r * lit
volution.'’
I»es niil
O' t.iCi./f).
vV ..I lii
r- I .1 ‘ ... .
Cl»V iou i.j\. (
e ;
North, through their meeting..- f
to the Abolitionisis, to volt to, M
throw slavery. The Sentinel siys: VVhai ^;ivfs
Gov. Seward some show of right to enJois. lot id*
opinions of Henry Clay, is mat. in ail pt' habilH\
in case of i\lr. Clay’s election to rhf Pi.Mitnev
Mr. Seward has been designaitd to fill th* itsp 'o
sible olfice of Secre’tary of S.aie.” S-na .1 >
I —- •' w ^ w %. • I jr XtXVx)r 01 it
ockjoo.er. -.M\d Jieshjobber, wno ciumois/or an-1 me.easing ^>vefv census
^ f.cflyihar t:c avU his ol j equn'lv d;vidcd. hm U isconsi> *T
.VI l> ii(2 Th^w.cuo,, ui AI , 'l'. 'u.lln.u.J a.v .rrp g. '- r-
. * V.. .11. Sj ,, I,
J
A
Qf'nc\ A biin.'. of Mass^jcbnselis; Seth M
' N w Yn k, Willi.un Slade, of V* rmont;
" :ii B (,MnoUn. ol Mass..chu» Its ; Ji^shua r’
iiiijs . {) .1.,; Sh. ilot k J Andif W’S, ol Otiin;
!:> B d.in. ol i\l I'.'aeh ;s. tts j I’hornfis
•i ' '*■' ^ ' New Y . k ; J .Iin Mattocks, ot
• I' M h. I M i,an, i t N. w Yoik;
•^1- II d, .a Mirfii;:an; V^ctoi y Buds*
^ k, Iniimifr A I'oinlmson. of
^ N ('ia k. of Nt w Yoik;
i ' H 1. M.i>> chus»it>; A chibald L
^ ^ ’ k , 1 ln» iiu.s \V VV’illiams. ot
June 12. 1841, and addressid to -.m Cm iiai VVbi_
commitlee of the State 01 V^fmc/ni, is as follows:
Renominate John Mattocks, (foi Gov* ,no. .)of il,
foi his convenience, or the public interest, u con-
venieni to change, then nominaif some such liUelib
erty loving Whig, and renew your declaraiion th;it
ihe extension ot human slav* y ‘J* at war wuh the
principles of the Wiug party, iiid tbat negro
EMANCIPATION IS aUlOng h^ tll',11 wo kstowhieli
that party is devoted, and you may i st assu »d
that the echo from the gif «u lO'^ur tauis w ill be rb-
most chcering sound that ever tcached {Mr Clai/j
THE sage of Ashland’ VV-ii. in W h'^s oi
Vermont did nominate foi Govt.n. VVm S ad.. a
rnost oilier Abolitionist, and did ;tn w tin 1 Aboli
tion resolutions. Mr Slade, was, w h n M. Cla\
w’as Secretary of State, one of his confci ji ,.iial cf rks.
and m his letter of July, 1844 accr()iing ihi nomi
nation of the Whigs for Governoi ol Veiirioni Al .
Slade says : •• 1 lejoice to say that I b li v- nenty
Clay has. and will do more to abolish slavery
IN THIS Union than any other man ’ In his 1 1
ter t the Whig mass coriv ntion r>f Siitldon. of
of I3th July.1844. publishid nnd ♦ ndois* d by them.
Ml. Slade says : “ 7’he Whig party occupy, .u
■ Jriend t>f \
>.* I ..iihJ iie, ( ■’' 'undeisi„n.i ^ f cf’v that !:c aids h;s ot
,1- ‘J •’'>
P'.lk will 01 0..1V aim. X 1’. xas as a leriitory. 'I’jif
‘ I' cdoii .,f Al Cl .y dt leais or postpones 11 ijjd tin-
H‘]y. R al his biier upon this subjei't, obseived
tiir bio.ul an 1 permanent giounds of exclusion
hich fie iheM .'k tches ; adveii to tm v'cll.wei^h-
ed declaiation. that so long as any consiae.aio.. u,,
. •Sition to i‘ir mertSUt. sh.iil b m.inibst.d h- v\il|
*‘ M'' .1. ,md \ou c.innoi lail to s. ». ibai unb ss yon
V u s i\ es. nnbss M.issaciius. Us, find V .mont, and
-)hio. K.oold uandiax Un 11 oppo.'UKaj, loi i!il>
' -m .11 least you aie sate, and all aie safe. That
in my judgm. ni, mak.s nim a title to ev.iy
• nii-l..\a> yott m Aiii' iica.” S'lch IS the view la
k* 11 b> .Vir Cfjo.ii»,iht Win. United S'it. s S* m..
toi 1 0111 Masfachuti Its. in fovoi ot M. Clav. and
at[Mmsi I • xas. and a_ainst thi p» opb ol th* South,
whom, in ih. laui^'u^ige o.‘ the A .-diti.m jowmals!
h. romplim.nts wuh the tiile ol rLESHjoBUEK
M VV bstf I the ^reat VV’hig lead' 1 m th Noiii:,
.I.idnsseu the same meuing, and ihus app^•abd d/
I'C'iy t»i fh» Aboiitioni'ts m lavoi of M. Clay :
If lb* ihi d p..*ty, as a is call.d. (the Abolition
ists!) vMii blit v.jiite with the \\hi^s m d. f. atin}» a
i.*asu»f 'vfiich both alike condemn. ih» n, indt(d,in»
V ic of M j's.jclius. iis w ill 0. h. .nd ihiougtioul th.
Union ”— • 1 iht M be one p, ison belorj^mj^' to that
ihi.d pa.ty fieM, ol him 1 wouft ask, what he m
t. nas lo .io in'ihis cusis? li theie b none, lei nie
r (ju.sl tach on. 01 you who may know su h a
man. lo put th- question u. him when y.u return
hom. No . n. can dmy, ihai to vote loi Mi Polk
Is to vou f() the aniRXaiion oi Texas, or u h«
sh uid d.ny, it is not I* gs i,ue. I i, 11 you, that il
Pidk Is • 1* Cl. d. anil* vatibn follow ' inevitably ! ”
Anil Air V\ • bstei adds; “The great lundauMntal
ev. (bisimg oitj.ction to th. aim xaimn ol T* xas
la
, • .1' , ibey have long been commuted, they constitot*. to
1" """'Cticut; Ha- all present practical purpose's, iht true ' Libe>ti/par
U A „ , 13 01 M,,. /_/_b.xanse with lhe.rgr..^M..d,,. U,,s
W i'm, V, mg to the rescue of ;h. U inr,. t.y tn. j
" consummation of a sch«m.. whos. ..vow.ci ubj ct j
() lo VV ;in ,i){„ . ^ r^onan ss, who si;:ned augment the powei of slav.-jy. .^nd l,.st» n i
‘ ’ ' '•> ('>•: It was sco.n.tl and dmouncd by irrevocably on the ct UDlry.
• 1 i\ ^ * "rlV'^i'in '^ 'b. Whig •• But there is a nr w and f* arlaljy nnp ^rtair q i :
•It. is stdl a v\ bur. an arib nt fl i» nd I lion whicti-has been suddenly thiov\n f.foitili
'' ‘ ‘ usiain j cuuntrv, to be decided m :h
this moment, a position of unpiti*iileird m » rVW.— j ^ s^ih.m^ lor the txi-nsion ol the slav ly
Besidis their advocacy of the measuies to which Atiican rac».” But in a still lain spi.chto
C/i
\V
i y. ml acb ol tb* ni h is b ♦ n
't.is • Tcunt ! II, n of :b, Sou h
b\ his
th ^'iai VVnig mass ine.imy ,ii Bi>'Oi. Uommor)
Ml tfo 19tb S. pi. mb* . M, V\ . bat. I said ; • I'n. I.
IS no Ois-uisin^ it. It i.' . u|j, , p,,||, 7'.
{ n. ichei P.dk lit.I 1’. x .s, Uu ihf uth r side i; II n
ry V. lay His opinions hav. been » xpi. sst d 00 h;s
.'ubjt ci of 1 exas. ’ VV* II, th. n. g'ntbmen, 1 fo
o‘i-. t-iy that undt the pn-s. n* circumstances ot ihi
C.is . 1 i:ive my v,)ie heaaily foi Mi, Clay ; anj 1
S '\ 1 :.ivt u. among orh. r r* asons, b*-cause h-.
piitl_{‘d a_‘iih)sl 1 • x.is VV ;th tiis opmjons on m ;i.
n V
- ut CV5, beirm a
iiUavj>r ol Ih, jS„uh,_ vvhic!. 13 si,||
1 he Si uate j.s
a both
jorjda wero
‘n-o -imrvii w.uld make a mni'iri-
tl u, th. ,S 'l'i„ only
bouin Lun. 13 the annexation of 'Fexa? w-hic"
thrNofih^ niajorry ,n ihc Senate, whUt:
tht Noith mamtamed us preponderance m the
ious. ,and uius gjv.- effectual security lo the South.
am tally i.nd £a preserve and perpetuaJi- the Un-
i*heVN Vfl\ w'‘^'-‘/T ^'•owmg spirii ot Abohtion m
(N.; fh) wou.d be gieatiy endangered by civ-
.... ....n. V,,,.. ,h,. „U"oth
ii./Us-s ( = 1 Cl)!.!* I e.'s T' > . n il Mr f'l
I ^ -i-.‘tn ir Air Ciay w'ere not
o;.,.os,d to Ur. whole Whig party of
Uu„ 5U0CSS would"Jth/dc'.
l-«t ol ivhat.n r !h- vitns ot .Mr. Chv
I ' f.-ee Iron, cmurc on
I 11 , l.j.u  VV Hhout leffrritig again lo his .idon-
Ind ‘I n anti-'J'exrs
' ‘ - "'''IJiioiis tli,. ground o( his ai;-
11 o|ij.uMijM umn Auiion. i».i us f-.xamine further
..IMUUIS. 11,,, 1,,^. J.;
b> ti., c..nli„i.„,.l |,„„d and chosu. biographs-r
Al. i>..i.hc, ol L.o.svill., he says; •• (K- Hlr
C-.aj.J n..s he-,11 l/,e slai-t's/ncnd\b,uu«h life I,i
..1 .M..1101K, Us la- [,|,adid the cause'of AfrUa,,.
Jrttuom, uiih.Mit li-iir from high or low. To him
ino,, 11,an to any olhn individual, is oivmg thai
fc'i.ai i.v,„n;ion «nich has lak-ii pl,,c- on this suh-
J'i.t. A volu’.iun uhose wheels rnust continue to
mov, on_ua..l uniil ,n. v ,,ach the goal of univ, rsal
aluiosi t-ndeavoitd to dissever Iven-
ky lion. th^. South, by pioposmg lo insert in her
Constuution a clause lor *• the piosp.-clive eradica
tion ol Siave.y i.om the S ate, by miansof a giadu-
al . aiaru ipa ion o' those hi Id m bondage." See his
H«', by n,^ rii.nu Ep*sSaigrm, pp. 5 10. Where
h. bou-h ueufu h-v. b en wuh K* htucky again.t
ihMii on Ihe q i.^tiori ol abcduion, let the present
posiuieol all,ms and tin events of the fast few
>.a.‘ ansvs... ^as Mr. Clay changed his
o| imon on u,i, sufj.ct, to; he woi.!d not only take
V nu.k),b!i( V II mia also, from the South, and
‘ '•* f ' b.i and a dt fentf less minority. In
li se
• ' I! a. ) ,1
1 to t 111
>1 > III p. opi
' c!a ,1 'h.i! th
- I *' O' 'F A ..
til' U.i^n’’
- tf- It! o '
•:* •-'! : el.„. VVn
■'1 'Its ..■! tfi N !if fhtjs . nd -r-ino
'• '•* ''' fid  u: liisti’.u'lftns. I'hese
* ' ' I : (.'oil., I. fs ,u ni uncf d sl i very •• as
as an iris'ru lon •• unjust.
m
countiy, to be deeded ;h, , s,-ii, ,-oii:, st. 1 t ...cJ.nM, 1 no, nowm.a',, to hold
m,ai, 1.;, quti-.:o:, cf annexing a lo. .ijii natioti i,. i ..q, ;
out Conadtiacy-a qoiMion Ii.vol a,~il s.-.-n„ ,a.,o„ ..'i T ,l„.„ ,„j „,.j ,,Vn‘iV,
our Conitdfciacy—a quistutn mvoi as li se.'pis
to me, nothing less than the very existence tf t>iis
I uio?i. Tht consummation i>( -nis juij.ct. wn:cn
, - , awaits the triumph of our oppi)u* iiis in thi' v- at '
lot' ' S!s iiuA abhorrent to the ifeimcrs j rout. ?t. will be tantamount to an a. i declaring the
th. I.e. Stat.s. ’ .Slid, finally, th. y I and M Siad adds: l°n* ■ u
• a;t* mpt !o 'u> am it l\ th- ann. x j no: say that ib succissot our oppon. nts in this
■'‘•V j'J:rr:y a diss. lu'tuo of P^. sid-ntial election would b. 'h' succ*ssol inis
til' aji-
It
M
tru- . th V dii
‘ ey w . ina :
11 . .11 C- Il
o i' ^
the exp re:
Tn.
.r candid It^ n-is ^
^t'JS, !lld I Ii !..,>( J Mil '• (JU. ntly [
co.*>'i|f'aMits. N'aily allol thts* tutn
!)■ 's w.-re sustained for re election by tht ir VVhio
^'’ti'!ituent; or those who did not return again to
^ ! V 1 vat'd to fii::hi f s'ations. *^'l’hus.
‘S , ill. Icl3 u.'iSiat' instil.
' Ic li ‘ V fl V\ iiio' , ? G IV inofsol
^ ~N .. 1j“43 as G •vvinoi
-VI "if'i'jj: t> Sj-;j :,. in. ail, s with whom
d t;) CO iijjf i ate in
I J I*. \ I il
.y lb. II U h!u I Opposed to It. and opposed for reasons of per pet i
uity o!.t rn. m force " Tne leading Whig organ .^i N\ w Y
I 11' V\ (.! Ui
ptl.f t'LciiMj of I
-n >*lect*d f.j.
pu poseof rurrymg it H* i> c .in;ii!i
Il irrtvocably And wn^-;. is Hmv Clay .?
ual
the I’ribane, cbarach*rij^s this biur ^ c.iai-
mandiog expression of lofty s* num. m.' ,.,d mp..
rant t uths ” The s.imf pip- r .t ;r, 6 Jju. c.n
lain. in> b ile, uf June. 16M ,• J a.i R - i, tn
VV.;;g Liriui . ant Gvrn; a ,\1 .s u nust fL>, m
w-IjkO, alter denounCiiK' P...ri
imn>edtate rc-ann. x.iti.m F j;
tm T* xas letter of M* vV i
will tend to Ibt j
... c^I ' 1
O'.xaiiOi. ./I T Xii> d(». > t.nj,
exis eiic* and p ip. lu iti-'ii of At 1'.in s!avt ry, and
iiK ly army .*f lace ov* i ru’ (.n tnis coniin. n', ai.d
til ref(. e I Will iu)t OQ for It."’ ' H nty Cliy b;is
'.lid ifiai hr IS .liiains .inn*x rion uul*;s it is call i
to> t)\ the common consent nf the country, and th-i-
fl* Is a^ain^i 1 Xa.' h iny in id» a n* v\ pi. vine a
i.M:n t lb. w isfi*' ol .111’, considerable nvmher of!
tn s Ibta'.' s 1 .li ih* II h* h 1 i^ h.ms* li t laii.d I '
}.| O'* .iniex.tl.u H . Is his pb tJje. iii.d u, n j
I' i ia.\ my Maud H ;s a m oi f intooi an it. a n.
11 a V r
his spMch ot lb. fl Januaiy, lg->7, m iht IJall
o. th. ilais. Of H* J,;, 5, nutiv.s. Ml Claysaid: -‘If
c.ml J b iiisiium. n;al m eiaJicating (slavery) this
Ui.i.iL.if .SIAIN Uj.on the chaiacur ot our country*
, aoJ I. i:M.vm^ ..Ii cause of r.pruach on account ol it
. V wi i_^(, fi.itn.n,. ij J o.-Ui'd o.jiy be instrumen-
, t.i m J .. i oi’L iii.oT that revered Sta'o
1^11.Mj Inal -a-* i*;t> biuh, or ti)..t not i'fcss be*
ii>v. J a wincn kimJly adopt, d me as her son, I
wooiJiK.i Cii.jit^-e fbv pinud satj.'iaction which I
sn.ju . i.j . J I ijj.. i.onor oi all the triumphs ever
■J cr* Id i^ .fi.. nua succLicful coi.qucror.” Page
la
I b.tl- ^. voi. 1;>.
lie conieiidc
* . D .lis IS u'f .
rn-il.' (J n )'iurrn_
S ‘il l il fcou) .vf
^ s. gentlf u- n v r
du. t n t toi i i! ih.it
i - -:a t;) CO op^.ate m j tn. T* xas letter of M vV .k S an o, fr .u) .vf '
i-nr_> .y b'jch is the (laify :ri |sis?if)pi. as a bold athi mgeniOQs .tppc.*!!:oTgni^iUKc ^»er
jiiJ w ill i.d'.n his [lit dij*.
i.ik* him uc his «o.d, iu • h
.void ”
'Fit's 'p.* h of M VV’* i.si-r IS Miic* Mr (’i.i.
lu.'i 1 t K 1' b t'* I. and In no on. »d w icb d... s I
.'^itnlra v hts ,.i ij* a^.tins! tb; iim \ iti ii f T
*^pl’ SI d by aii\ c 11' ]• at I iiiJiiil?
St.si J ’ .irid i> til- vV . J .S’i’*s !t. i'l N !fi
* •'* V. o.nr. It. Al VV • /'! s i\' h
hi.s ^pecch i.q the Senate on tl^e 0th March,
recortl.;.j in (.i.iles Seaton’s Kegicter ofF>e-
1 in page 7^'-. Air. Ciay said,
t.'iat as neither Virginia nor Mary-
•iiic. nor both c ombined, could abolisl' slavery m
'ite oi C. o.umbia, ihe power, without limiia-
i hoii Ut / ictioi). exi.'it'd only in Congress;'’ ar^d
I dj. . ao ; U'rin it I
\iK« m\
.M. U
migrri mivo udivJ a? OiH^ VV...- jr.r.oiju.
in iiic UI oi.tr I., ;stoaie, January 11, 1S38, -Mr
Liav J iou.^iii liie .'ienalur from tsouth Carolina
v\ouid not dcciar., uiai it would be unconaiiluiional
lor Loi.trresd irj aboiibii slavery m the District or
1 erri'ori. f. jj'it tbe lienator lioiii South Ciroli-
n.i uul neny I lie j.ower, .is tioeei Air. Polk and CV'erV
t>ou lit rn -liiio: — li j,. i>ani, however, Mr. Clay
o . iiiJ- 1 1... .\j • -a. ! I In ex.-rcieic ,ibe power; hnt, as
ii« . p, ..&!til* . V, in.^c t i \ae veto power on ques-
I. b .il . A, « .11. nt y. vviiitl tjaicguanl would the
ill! liavc ;n 111.' vieus on ihis Bnbj’eri, wfien'he
uisiu  J 11. f riiic inc Abohtionifctfii that Congitss