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ixttx CHARACTER IS AS IMPORTANT TO STATES AS IT IS TO INDIVIDUALS; AND THE GLORY OF THE STATE IS THE COMMON PROPERTY OF ITS CITIZENS." H Jj. IIOLiMKS, Editor and Proprietor. FAYETTE VILLE, SATURDAY, MAY 2, 1840. . , itinned u:tn arr lW the KU ERMS. .,! if paid in advance ; S3 if paid at foSniomhs; or S3 50 at the expiration t;ie cn i - Advertisements inserted at the rate rrirtv wnts P square, for the first, and thirty ot rL -h subsequent insertion. cenis mi j .. .til nrrfmes arc naid. ' V C J r. Jess than twelve " rlr'rf-idvcrtisnents and Sheriff's sales, will be , Ia -U nor c nt. hiirher than the usual rates. fHTtlS"nts sent for publication should - thr ntnibcr of insertions intended marked upon SwithoyVill be inserted until forbid, :iind charged accordingly. . S-Lettcrs on business connoted wi h this estab l&nsnt, must be addressed-!:. L. Holm ks, Ed, ?ur of the Xorth-Carolinian, and in all cases postpaid. VOIi. 2. JTO. 9. Whole Number 2. Political. Frnin die G'ohe. Joseph Snrfact on Morals. 'Happy would it be for (he character of the ton n try, could we here close the history of this party misrule: but there is yet much to be tu!d. There is a high moral standard by which nations :is we ll as individuals are to be jndirpd, and, judged by which, this nation once stood in ihe proudest rank. That glory has been tarnished and made dim by the same hands that blighted our prosperity and happi ness. Vh- that looks back upon our better davs. when honor and honesty were regarded as the great conservative principles of socie ty, does not see in the moral depravity which jssulliinover the landj-.vith unblushing front, ihe evidence of lamentable decline? W ho that remembers the period when the social re lations cfhte were cherished with unbroken harmony, and opinion was as free as the air ive breathe, and looks to the present condition of society, when every social tie is severed bv the demon of party, and the sacred right of opinion is punished by the arbitrary nana ct power, does not feel that the sweets of life are embittered and its joys saddened? Who so blind as not to see, or so wilful as not to ictuses to give any- great acKuow ltd re, that whilst vital spirit of freedom is chained down by tne shackles which fetter the right of opinion, the doors have been wide opened to the infidelity of the Owens and the pestilential heresies of the Fannv Wrights'? These heresies have cor rupted and aie corrupting the whole frame of o.'.r Government. They are poisoning the fountain s of religious truth, and are under mining those venerated institutions which up hold society and dignify and illustrate the no blest attributes of humanity." The foregoing is taken verbatim from un der the editorial head of Tuesday's Intelligen cer. Since the davs of Mirabeau, there has never been exhibited to the public of any country a more flagrant attempt to charge up on its Government the consequences of the profligacy of a privileged class of society, riot- inir, witiioiit perse. ai responsibility, upon the iudustry and property of the community, while individuals belonging to this very class are attempting t. sap the foundations of law and order. The hardihood of a detected sv indler sud denly professing to be visited with remorse of consc ience, in order to escape the condign punishment due to his deeds of darkness, affords but a feeble exemplification of the present struggles of the speculators whose machinations for years past have not only in volved the character, but the resources of se veral of the States, as well as of the corpora tions created by them. The glory of the American nation has indeed "been tarnished and made dim by the same hands that blighted our prosperity and happiness. American credit has been made a bye word and a re proach among foreigners; and the subsistence of large classes of our own citizens has been jeoparded by the unprincipled manoeuvres of a few to acquire estates without industry. What Las excited and given influence to "that moral depravity which is stalking over the land with unblushing front, the evidence of lamentable decline? Can any false and brazen imputations upon those illustrious men who have nobly withstood the torrent of de moralization which has issued from the secret recesses of irresponsible corporations, in flood of paper money, arrest the just indigna tion of the people from the authors of their calamities? They have not ouly trampled under foot the laws which protect property, and are intended to secure the reward of in dustry, but they have induced legislators, by pecuniary temptations, to violate the trust re posed in them for the benefit of Ihe commu nity, by shielding the perpetrators of the high est offences against the well being of society, from the consequences of their misdeeds! -Could any thing more essentially weaken all the moral and social ties which bind society together, than such conduct? The peace and quiet which have generally pervaded society under the infliction of such outrages, are in ihe highest degree creditable to our citizens. TarrieTnahie indeed have'been ihe results of that spirit of gambling speculation, which has teen infuriated by the conduct of the banks. They have not only destroyed the property, but the character of many of their victims. The scenes produced by Law's Royal Bank in France, and the South Sea bubble in Eng land, have been re-enacted io this country with similar success, and greater impunity. The management of the Bank of the United States during its ten years' crusade against Jjie rights of the people of the Union, will hereafter be pointed out as evincing a greater degree of intatuation in its followers, than either of these cases, from the more abundant i.nJ"ortnation- wn'cn exists in this country. ihe great expansion commenced by this Jank in 1830, with the view of compelling Congress to recharter it, can hardly be re garded as intended to elevate the character of the country, or of those members of Congress who violated their duties in supporting this measure. From that time to the present day the intervening period has been employed in successive schemes to subjugate the Ameri can people. The struggle has continually been, and now is, whether this nation shall be governed agreeably to the Constitution, by the people themselves, through their response ble rulers, or whether they shall tamely sub mit to be insulted by such puppets as may be placed over them by corporations to promote their exclusive interests. To accuse the re sponsible agents of the people with producing the manifold evils whic h have been brought upon all our productive interests, in order to promote the designs of the paper money spe culators, is like regarding the felon who shouts "slop thief" as iuuoceut, while the upright citizen who arrests him is charged as the malefactor. So hardened and stupid are the citizens of the great Republic supposed to have become under these inflictions of the banks, that the managers ot the Ilarrisburg Convention unanimously- resolved that no exposition of their principles in opposition to those main tained by the Administration should be pro mulgated. So far has this contempt of public opinion been carried, that their candidate for the Presidency absolutely explanation of his opinions upon the questions whic h involve the highest interests of soc iety! The Louisville Public Advertiser contains the following authentic statement: "Gen. Harrison was waited on by two geutlemen, one from this city and one from the county of Jefferson, who presented him a letter, asking, in the most respectful terms, his sentiments on the subject of Abolitionism, and his reply was, that 'HE HAD COME TO THE DETERMINATION TO AN SWER NO SUCH COMMUNICA TIONS, EITHER FROM FRIENDS Oil FOES!' " Could any thing be more revolting 1o the feelings of the friends of our free institutions than to be asked to surrender themselves and their property blindfold into the hands of such man? Ino ucubt a sufhcient reason tor this course exists. Had either the convention or its candidate condescended to communicate the principles opposed to those on whic h the Administration bases its defence of property ii.d equal lights, does any man of sense be lieve they could have stood a moment before the intelligence of the people of the United tales? It is found more convenient to per vert and falsify the views of the Administra tion, and to slancei its mentis, and to eulog ize hard ciaer and exhibit log cabins, than to show how General Harrison ana nis friends propose to relieve the distresses brought upon tne country by overhauling. t nether ths-y intend, by appeals to the passions of un reflecting men, to destroy all the restraints of law, as theV have already weakened the sane (ions of property, cau only be judged by tneir measures, if history is to be regarded as illustrative of humurr motives the course pur sued at the period of the trench Revolution by the unquiet spirits of that day, incited by the clamor of a few pragmatical lawyers, is worthy of sober reflection. The question then w as, as now, to rule, or ruin. The abuse of paper currency had plunged the public fi nances, as well as large classes ot the people into deep distress. There were not wanting philanthropists, whose mouths were full of phrases, quite as well calculated to "dignify and illustrate ihe noblest attributes of human ity" as those of the Iutelligencer. The con sequences are too well known to the world to render the further pursuit of this striking par allel between the disorganizes of that day and the present necessary. They succeeded in deceiving and misleading many estimable individuals, bv degrees, into excessses from Union have had some experience during two nner periods ot our national history. If that is not satisfactory, let them witness the spec tacle now exhibiting in the House of Repre sentatives, where day after day is spent in ar raigning the expenditures required by law to be made in this city. Every epithet which the most profuse prodigality would justify, is heaped upon the Administration on this ac count. At the same time nine-tenths of the individuals who are benefited by this outlay of public money, are opponents of Democra cy. In fact, this city is maintained by the Tteasury. If the efforts made by its citizens to overthrow the present administration, are prompted by a desire to restrict the lavish expenditure of public money here, their sin cerity will be more apparent, should they dis tinctly avow such to be their design. They will find a ready co-operation in their eco nomical views from the Democracy. From the Clicr'tstcn Mercury. Mr. Calhoun's Resolutions. We publish the debate in the Senate on this most interesting and important topic. Con nected as the doctrine of the British Govern ment is, with other moves and designs of the same power tending to encircle and cover us on every side with ihe brooding anarchy of her abolition trenzv, we can wake to its earnest consideration not too soon , IUU OICI ii which they would have revolted with disgust, had they foreseen what they would have been compelled to participate in, by the "demon of 1 A party." 'Did we undertake the unwelcome task, we should never have done recounting the in stances of barefaced hypocrisy which the pro fessions and conduct of the Federal party ex hibit. Sanctimoniously complaining that "the venerated institutions which uphold society are undermined," they have endeavored to convert our legislative bodies into assembla ges of disorderly brawlersv They have even rallied in support, as candidate for Speaker, of an individual w ho employed fisticuffs upon one of his colleagues instead of arguments, on the lloor or the House! Whining over the "punishment ot the sacred right of opin ion by the arbifray hand of power," they have not only in hundreds of instances dismissed laborers and mechanics from their service for no other reason than refusing to obey their dictation in discharging the highest duties of freemen, but have boldly proclaimed that the npnnlfi must be compelled to change their ru- , j 4 lers bv SUFFERINGS. As to the "pestilential heresies of Fanny Wright." we must be dependent on me in fnlllirorif or. nr snme of its correspondents, for O an ex dos it ion. We have no further know! edge on the subject, than having noticed some time since, in one ot the INew low papers, that a person of that name was delivering lectures in the Masonic Hall, the neaoquar ters of the Federal party in that city. On (hat subiect, as well as the doctrine of the "spoil," the course of the present Legisla ture of New York may probably be taken as a fair exponent ot the mode m which these heresies have corrupted, and "are corrupting, the frame of oup Governmenf'-r-meauing of course the frame of Government when in Federal hands. Of this the people of the ly denounce and resist its unwarrantable as sumption. Great Britain is believed to be secretly negotiating with 3Iexico for the pos session of California; with Spain for the Island of Cuba she has openly proposed to establish a free black state on the east coast of Mexico; she has refused to acknow ledge the independence of Texas; she has thrust her abolition interference upon our courts in the trial of ihe piratical crew of the Amistad; &he has formed a league with our domestic enemies and invited them to a great consulta tion in her capital to devise measures for dis tracting our Union and rendering our lives and property insecure. To crow n this for midable system of hostile measures and incli- ations, this nation has advanced and stub bornly adhered to a doctrine in broad and monstrous contradiction of the laws of.nti- ons, that when any of our slave property by any inevitable mistortune snail be drieu ithin reach of any one of the strongholds of obbery with which she is striving to hem us n, it shall be lawful plunder, against the confiscation of which, solemn treaties of peace shall plead in vain. It Great Li llian should cany out all these designs; should complete the establishment of this chain of hostile posts and adhere to her assumed t ight of confiscating all the slave property which the accidents of our stormy and dangerous coast might throw within their power, is it not manifest that our coastiug rade would be ruinously injured? Besides, what becomes of our national independence a what position of base and dastardly sub ei vicru e shall we appear to the world, if we permit a foreign power fitterally to infest our st, watching like some insatiate monster of the sea to feast upon our misfortunes and rejoicing in the storm and the wreck that ves victims to its all destroying appetite Was it not time to bring this subject before the people of the United States in the most imposing form? W e can scarcely divine the motives of any man, especially any Southern nan, in resisting or slighting its consiclera ion. To Mr. Clay much may be forgiven, for the ardent opposition of feeling in which le stands to the mover of the Resolutions. But as there was no trace of paityrspirit, eith er in the Resolutions or in the broad and resistless eourse of reasoning by which our Senator sustained ihem, it is matter of deep regret that he should have sought by a slight- ins word to weaken their force or throw doubt 0 .. . i r i . i upoti their necessity, lie migni nave remem- red that the confiscation of Hie slaves by the British authorities, had from the first ex cited the deepest mdiguation m South Carolina, and lhat the refusal . of Great Bri tain to make compensation for the reasons given, has been regarded here as a palpable invasion ot our national independence, and if submitted to, a precedent of most danger- rr.l i TIT M 1 ous consequence. l ne move 01 iur. vai houn was impei atively demanded of him by the public leeling ot his State, aud among Mr. Clay's warmest friends here we have met none who did not rejoice that he had made it. On .questions of domestic politics the Senators are opponents -we complain not that the opinions of the one should encoun ter the opposing arm of the other but on a question of foreign aggression, of national independence, ot the right ot Britain "to carry across the ocean aud insult our owu shores with the robber practices of her Cornish vaga bonds surely it was not worthy of Mr, Clay on such an occasion to indulge in the remembrance ofpaity feehnir. But he at least did not shun the responsibility of a vote and gave his voice tor the truth of the princi pies embodied in the resolutions. It only surprises us, that -acknowledging their truth, he failed to see what seems to us irresistibly to follow, the importance of a solemn and pub lie avowal. If those principles'be true, then have we suffered a national outrage, and for which long and urgent negotiation has failed to extort either acknowledgment or indem nity. On the contrary the principle is thrust upon us by the wrong doer with calm effront ery, as a weapon to be used against us on ai future opportunities, and the occasions for its use are to be multiplied by extending in every possible way the neighboring posses sions of the hostile government. Where in the meantime was our other Se nator? On th same day with the passage of Mr. Calhoun's Resolutions, we observe in the Senate Proceedings that "Mr. Preston submitted additional documents in relation to the petition of Hill and Stalker." Did the monstrous exertion of bringiiig in these "ad ditional documents" so exhaust the strength of the Senator that he had no voice left to vote on a question involving the honor, rights aud safety of the South? Or has he too, some petty grievance to offset against these mighty considerations? Or did he forget the particu lar day which had been especially set apart to determine, whether the laws of property in thirteen StaWa were of-importance enough to claim the protection of the F ederal Govern ment against foreign aggression? If he had been sick aud necessitated to be carried to the Senate Chamber in his bed, he ought, for the honor and safety of the State which has trusted him even to the half of her crown of sovereignty, to have recorded his vote on the Resolutions. One other point we notice here as a mat ter of history. Every Northern Harrison Senator, with the exception of Mr. Dixon, of Rhode Island, was absent at the vote on these Resolutions. We draw from this the impor tant conclusion that the principles embodied in them were acknowledged by every mem ber of the Senate, while for some unexplain ed reason tne Northern wing ot the Harrison party did l.ot dare to record fheir voles in their lavor. A hig Senator from Michi gan (we believe,) Mr. Potter, had the courage to outstay his clan, and moved to lay the Re solutions on the table on which the mover oted solitary in the affirmative, and then he too bolted after the rest. On the other side. leven of the fourteen Administration Senators from the North, voted for the Resolutions. Mr. Wall of N. J., Mr. Ruggles of Me., aud Mr. Smith of Connecticut, do not ap pear in the vote. The last named Senator, however, has been long and seriously sick. which we presume accounts for his absence; s we know that on the subject ol Abolition, e went with toe foremost in our favor. ss. From the Riihmond Enquirer. The Oswcso Correspondence and Harrison Privy Council. The Lynchburg Virginian treats the Oswe go Correspondence as a hoax and a forgery. "Particulars," says he, "m our next.") It s somewhat problem-it ical whether its readers will hear of more particluars. T he Philadcl- bia Gazette denies, there is "such a self-con stituted body of three," and savs, if there be uch a committee, "they are an aggregation of impudent and impolitic asses." What will John C. right &. Co. say to this compliment? And in what predicament does the Whig nominee now avowedly stand? How will he stand, if he should be elected Presideut? 'He will, iie.!?, ioo, be put under another com mission, whether ot Idiocy, Llnact, or ot Durance vile," we leave from the past and the present to infer for yourselves. In this tate of surveillance, he is to pay no regard except by permission, to enquiries from the people or to their wishes, howerver strongly expressed, nor, indeed, his own inclinations or opinions, but, in every respect, is to re main the poor automaton of the keepers who hall have made him. And who, we should ike to understand, are these keepers to be? This is, indeed, fellow-citizens, an important enquiry. Can there be any proof more over whelming than that developed in these un heard-of transactions; any concession more unequivocal or humiliating of utter unfitness of this man for a station which calls for the clear est interest, the purest and best tried Rupucli canism? But here we have proposed for that station, a man, ot whom it is affirmed by his friends and guardians, that he shall not, or tcill not, answer a plain common enquiry. Or can that be a greater extreme of arrogance, pretension more at war with the very ele ments ot Representative Uemocracy, than the exemption from euquiry here claimed, or than any qualification ot the right of enquiry as to any one who seeks the confidencp and support of the People? But you, fellow-citi zens, we are well assured, will not tolerate for one instant such folly or such arrogance.' Since writing the above, we have received the following handbill from the Office of the Oswego Palladium, of the 16lh inst. It re moves every possible doubt of the authenticity f the Oswego Correspondence. It does T . 1 - - . II .1 1 - . 1 1 I more ll Uissipaies an me caiumuy wuicu nas been propagated by the Madisonian and other congenial prints, about the respectability of Gen. II.'s Cot respondents, It was asserted, that M. Hotchkiss was nothing but the keep er of a Nine Pin Alley, and with much other such hnmbueery. N ow, see the tacts 1 he very effort which has been made to discredit the whole Correspondence, nrei as a jorgery aud then as emanating from the lowest source shows us how anxious the Yvhigs are to break the force of a Correspondence, which places the Hero of Tippecanoe in a point ot view. so little creditable to the Candidate of a great naltv so little auspicious to the good and r . L.7J1 1 1 t ! T elory ot the country, saouut ue uc cie.icu m? sidentot the unuea oiaies. Prom the Oswego Palladium, of Jlpril 16.) THE HARRISON CORRESPONDENCE The extraordinary letter of Gen. Harrison's keepers, which we published in our paper of the lSth of March last, excited the pity, we may say the contempt of honorable men of all parties, it was generally Known in our vilUcre at the time it was sent, that a letter hpn addressed to Gen. Harrison by the Uuu " . . . . . TT..ion Association, asking his opinions upon ori.,in matters it having been read in the office of a magistrate to several gentlemen of both political parties betore it was put into me post office. The answer of the committee has also been shown to gentlemen here of both political parties, and in this place its au thenticity has not been questioned. We no tice, however, that in some places, for effect, a partial denial has been made. In addition, therefore, to our own assurances of its genu ineness, we publish the following affidavits and certificates, which put the matter beyond cavil. Stale o.Vew York, ) Oswego county, j John W, Turner, of Oswego, being duly sworn, deposes, and says, lhat on the 1st day of February last, letter signed by Miles Hotchkiss, on behalf of the Union Associa tion of Oswego, and bearing date January 31, 140, a copy of which was published in the Oswego Palladium of March IS, 1840, which letter contained certain inquiries in relation to the political opinions of Gen. Harrison, was superscribed by this deponent as follows: "Gen. William II. Harrison, North Bend, Ohio," and was sent by this deponent to the post office in this village on the said first day of February last; and on or about the 13th day of March last, he saw a letter purporting to be a reply to the letter above named, which was post marked at Cincinnati, Ohio, and signed by David Gwynne, J. C. Wright, and O. M. Spencer, and attested by H. L. Spen cer, Cor. sec v.; a copy ot which letter was also published in the Oswego Palladium of March lSth, 1840. Andlhis deponent further says, that before the letter first above named was sent to the Post Office, he read the same aloud iu the of fice of J. C. Hugunin, Esq., Justice of the peace in this village, in the presence cf several geutlemen of both political parties, and that the fact of said letter having been sent to Gen. Iarrison was a matter of public notoriety in this village. J. W. TURNER. Subscribed and sworn April 16th, 1840, before me. D. HERRICK, J. P. Stale of Ttir York, (Jsiccgo County, ) Miles Hotchkiss, of Oswego, being dulv sworn, deposes and says that on the 13th day of March last he took from the post office iu the village of Oswego, a letter directed to him, and signed by David Gwynne, J. C. Wright and U. iu. spencer, and attested Dy ll. M.. Spencer, Cor. Sec, bearing date February 29, 1S40, and postmarked "Cincinnati, (O.) March 3," that a correct copy thereof w as published in the Oswego Palladium of March IS, 1S40, and that he has no douot ot the genuineness of the said letter. And this de ponent further says, lhat he is the Correspon ding Secretary of the Union Association of Oswego; ajid that the letter to which the letter ibove named purpotts to be a reply, was writ ten agreeably to an order of the said associa- ion. MILES HOTCHKISS. Subscribed aud sworn April 16, 1S40, be fore me. D. HERRICK, J. P. I hereby certify that I am the Postmaster r- .1 -. a f TVT n the vniajre ol oswege, in me csiaie oi new oi k, and that I recollect of delivering a let ter to Mr. Miles Hotchkiss, which was post marked at Cincinnati, Ohio; that this letter came to the post office in this place by mail, and but a few days previous to the publication of the correspondence alluded to in the above affidavits; that I have since seen a letter, which, from some peculiarities in the super scription, I believe to be the one delivered by me to Mr. Hotchkiss as above stated, and that I have since read the contents ot that let ter, and that a correct copy thereof was pub lished in the Oswego Palladium ot the lblh of March last. And I further certify that some weeks pre vious to the reception of the letter above na med, a letter was placed iu the post office in this village, directed to "Gen. Wm. H. Har rison, North Bend, Ohio," and that tins letter w as duly forwarded, as directed, in the regular course of ihe mail. JOHN II. LORD. ss. acquainted with Miles Hotchkiss and J. W. Turner of this village, for several years past, and we have no hesitation in saying that they are men of respectability and integrity, in whose statements implicit reliance may be placed. JOEL TURRILL, J. N. BONESTEEL, L. BABCOCK, A. P. GRANT, ORRIS HART, SAMUEL HAWLEY, .a. A. PRALJ,. April 16, 1840. Csicego, 1 have been shown an original letter in manuscript dated February 2U, 164U, post marked Cincinnati, Ohio, March 3, aud pur- orting to be signed by ll. E. Spencer cor responding Secretary, and Uavid uwynue, J. C. VV right, aud J. ivi. opencer com- - . i 1 Tl"l X a 1.1? mitlee, and addressee io mites noicniiiss, Eso., of Oswego, N. York, a copy of which was published in the Oswego Palladium of March IS. The body ot the letter is in ine hand writing of H. E. Spencer, the Secreta ry, aud the names of the committee in three different hands. During the session of 1S26 'S. and 1828-9, the Hon. John C. Wright was a member t Consress trom the oiaie oi Ohio,'and I represented a district iu the State nf New York. In that situation I had full onDortunitv to become acquainted with his rr .... hand writing, and 1 am tulty confident tne signature to the above described letter, is his and genuine. JUlli Kx. OJ.CMJEjU.' Oswego, April 16, 1840. The certificate below signed by several of ur most respectable citizens, among whom are two gentlemen who have represented this district in Congress Mr. Hart and Mr, TTiwlev. who have been members of the As sembly of this State Mr. Prall, the Presi dent of our village, &c. will show the public that the Whigs have slandered Mr. Hotchkiss, and the other members of the Association most outrageously. We the undersigned, inhabitants of the village of Oswego,, certify that we have been From the GU.be. lion. J. C. Claris a uledgeu Abolitionist.' A paper published in the district represent ed by the Hon. J. C. Clark, brings us th following document, which it is stated was "secretly written, and secretly circulated," to secure the votes of the Abolitionists prior to the last Congressional election in New York, viz: "7b the Electors of Chenango County. "It is not unknown to me, that a portion of you, respectacle both in numbers and in character, are in favor of the adoption of cer tain legislative enactments, in regard to sla- very. Your opinions on this subject, I doubt not, are honestly entertained, and are enti tled to respect. You have a right to know the opinions of those who are candidates for office. "The people of the North are instinctively opposed to slavery in all its forms. Thejr learn from their infancy, from our declara tion of Independence, that all men are "born free and equal." No one participates more largely or warmly in that sentiment than my self. If elected to Congress, I will, under the Constitution, and the obligations of my constitutional oath, vote to apply such correc--tive" as that instrument sanctions. In the honest exercise of an unbiased judgment and sound discretion, I shall be prepared to act in obedience to the principles above a--vowed. The right of petition is dear, and secured to the American people. Its rejection by the" liriiish crown was one cause ot serious com plaint by our Revolutionary fathers. I will never consent to its denial or abudgment; but sustain it in its fullest latitude, without reference to condition or color. "The exclusive right given by the Constitu-- tion to Congress, to legislate for the District1 f Columbia, authorizes, that body to abolish lavery in that District! The period when that power will be exercised, I trust is not re mote; and when lhat period arrives, should I hold a seat in Congress, the appeals of the free, the humane and the oppressed, shall not- be made in vain. "I have deemed it proper thus briefly and; frankly to give you my opinions. The par ticular measures which may be presented to the consideration of Congress in regard tot this subject, it is unnecessary to anticipate. natever they may be, they will receive my most serious deliberation. The confidence you may repose in me, which may prompt you lo "ive me your support, will assure me that' you are willing to trust the manner under the foregoing avowals to my sense of duty, act ing under the sacred charter of our liberties.. Your obedient, J.C.CLARK."' BainbridgCj.Nov. 3d, 1838. J. C. Clark is the most active and un scrupulous enemy of the Administration in , Congress, and is one of the secret "Executive Committee" of the Federal Whiff members And, who, people of the South, are Mr. Clark's associates on this President-making, committee? Rice Garland of Louisiana; , John Bell of Tennessee; J. M. Botts of Virginia; These men are acting in cordial harmony with the pledged Abolitionist J. C. Clark, - in a desperate attempt to elevate to the Presi dency a man who will not say lhat he is not an Jlboliltonist! Ihev are acting in concert with a man who stands pledged to vote for the Abolition of slavery in the District of'' Columbia, and anticipates the event with ex ultation ! ! Who can doubt that the election of I1.AR- rison will be immediately followed by an at- tempt to redeem these pledges given to- the - Abolitionists? ho can doubt lhat General Harrison is understood by Clark to agree with him upon ihis subject? And will uot- the Southern people hold Garland, Bell, Botts, and their associates, to a severe ac count, for becoming the allies, associates, andi co-workers with such men in their unhallowed ; designs? "British Whigs' Perfect Congeniality. 1 We hear a great many complaints from cer-- lain old Federalists because we call them 'Bril-- ish VV lugs. I hey say the name is very un popular', w e are aware ol this; but it is net on this account that we use the term. Names should always designate the principles and feel ings, of a party; and for this we think proper to call the opposition to the Democracy by the- name qumeu anove. 1 ne whole history ot the strong government party in this country from and before the adoption of the Constitution jus-- C. . . ! n . . . I Ft I I IM - 1 mica us icriiiuir mem JDriusn wings, ana they themselves ought not lo complain of a. name so perfectly applicable. They were orig--inully opposed to creating this a Republican : Government, and urged instead,' one moddled' on British principles. They opposed the ele vation of the great apostle of American democ- .' raey, Thomas Jefferson, to the Presidency. Thev opposed the election of James Madison., They opposed the just war wiih Great Britain,. ' in deience oi our iiauuiim rignis. i ney oppos ed Andrew Jackson. They opposed his wise j .measures designed to put down a BankK)U '
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