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f. LJLJk Ntl UVU 111. Ill tnt CHARACTER IS AS IMPORTANT TO SPATES AS IT IS TO INDIVIDUALS; AND THE GLORY OF THE STATE IS THE COMMON PROPERTY OF ITS CITIZENS." HOXMES & BAY.VE, Editors ana Proprietors. FAYETTEVILLE, SATURDAY, APRIL 3, 1841. Volume 3. Jfambcr I tO; TERMS OF THE NORTH CAROLINIAN. Per annum, if paid inadvance, $2 50 Do if 'paidatthe end of 6 months, 3 00 Do if paid at the end of the year, 3 50 Rates of Advertising : Sixty cents per square" for the first, and thiry cents - Tor each subsequent insertion. A liberal deduction will be made to advertisers by the y-ar. tJourt advertisements and Sheriff's sales, will be Charged 25 per c nt. higher than the usual rates. All advertisements sent for publication should have the number of insertions intended, marked upon them, otherwise they will be inserted until forbid, and charged accordingly. No paper discontinued until arrearages are paid, except at the option of the Editor. No subscription received for less than twelve months. fC-J-Letters on business connected with this estab lishment, must be addressed Holmes & Bathe, Editors of the North-Carolinian, and in all cases post-paid. CP Subscribers wishing to make remittances by mail, will remember that thny can do so free of postage, as Postmasters ar; authorized by law to frank letters enclosing remittances, if written by themselves, or the contents known to them. Prices of Job Work i HAND BILLS, printed on a medium, royal, or super royal sheet, for 30 copies, S2 50 For 50 copies, 3 00 Aad for every additional 1 00 copies, 1 00 HORSE BILLS, on a sheet from 12 to 18 inches square, 3(i copies, 3 00 Over 18 inches, and not exceeding 30, 5 00 CARDS, large si'e, single pack, 3 00 And for every additional pack, 1 25 Smaller sizes in proportion. BLANKS, when printed to order, fir 1 quire, 2 00 And for every additional quire, under 5, 1 00 Exceeding 5 quires, 75 CIRCULARS, INVITATION TICKETS, and all kinds of BOOK & JOB PRINTING, executed cheap for CASH. I ENTERTAINMENT. I Alvb, fus method ot'retumi i thanks to my friends and the nuMir fi-.i- rnr,..''.... : k.. sme?s; also to say, niv ho'so U open for hn re cept on of Travelers, and is the StMge Office, where seits are scu-ed and accommodations read r for Passengers, with continued exertions to s.vp satis f"Cion. , E. SMITH. Fa ye'tevil, March 13,1841. lOfrtf. My House is on the com- r or Gil'i-pie and Mum ford Streets, convenient to the Market, and n-nr the State Bank. E. S. PRESIDENT HOTEL, No. 12 Broadway, Xew York. Hp HIS Splendid Establishment is now open and ready to receive ihose who may be pleas ed to favor it with their pat ronaso. The House is n excellent order, the furniture new and eleoant . The ladies' parlours are furnished in a style not sur passed by any in the Union. The cellars are well stocked with the best of wines and liouors. Thp larder wiil be constantly supplied with every deli cacy me marKets can anord. One of the proprietors, has been loner, and he trusts, lavorably known, as a Hotel Kerper ; the ot her; tis a Captain of Steam Boats, to Charleston, New Oi leans, Galveston, &e. T. B. REDMOND, JAMES PENNOYER. Proprietors. New York, February 11, 1841. 103-3mo THE FOLLOWING BLANKS! Kept constantly on hand AND FOR SALE AT THE CAROLINIAN OFFXCS : CHECKS, on Bank of the State, and Cape Fear Bank. PROSECUTION BONDS, Supr. Ct. MARRIAGE LICENSES VENDI EXi'O., constables levy COMMISSIONS to take depositions in equi ty, and Supr. court APPEARANCE BONDS WRITS, Superior and Co. Ct. CA. SA. Supr. Ct.. INDICTMENTS for Aff,y, and Assault and Battery, Co. and Sup. Ct. CERTIFICATES, Clk. Co. Ct. JURY TICKETS ORDERS to overseers of Roada BASTARDY BONDS TAX RECEIPTS WITNESS TICKETS EJECTMENTS PATROL NOTICES LETTERS of ADMINISTRATION Bonds Deeds, common, Sheriff's Deeds, Constables Ca. Sa. Bonds, Do Delivery do Appeal Bonds, Equity Subpoenas, Superior Court Fi. Fa. County Court Sci. va, to re vive judgment. County Court Subpcnas, Superior Court Wain nts, Bonds for Col'rd. Ajpientices, J. & J. KYLE HAVE just received by the' last arrivals from the North, a large and splendid assortment of STAPLE &. FANCY GOODS. JImong ichicfi are Cloths, Cassimeres, Sattinets, Kentucky Janes, Flannels, Blankets, French and English Merinoes' Challeys, and MouIins d'Lains, (fome of which are very fine) Irish Linens, Lawns, and Diap--rs, Calicoes, S;viss and other Mntlins, Silks and Sat- ns, Black and Blue Black Bombazines, Anker Boiling Cloths, &., &c, with many other articles; All of wb'ch beins bought nt the lowest package price is offered at REDUCED PRICES, by whole sale or rttai!. 104-tf Sew Tailoring' Kstablislimeiit, BD. KEELYN, & Co. respectf-dly inform the s citiz ns of Fayettevillr, and the surrounding nn,,ntrv ibut thev have commenced the Tstil-rinj Busine-s, in the store lately oexupid as a Jewelry Shop, by Mr Beas'y, near Liberty Point, where they nrprareil to rTeeiite all wor i in their line, in the best and most fashionable manner, and upon rea sonab'e term. Feb. 25, 1841. 105-3 mo IMPORTED IF II a 1 1 e n e n Will make the ensuinc: season in Favetteville, under the management of the subscriber. Terms, S5 O the season, to commence 1st of March, and end 10th or July 1841. tfreedcra ...u ntrnniscd him two seasons wiil be allow ed a deduction twenty per cent., and of ten per cent, for one season. A deducUon of twenty per cnr: will also be made to classes of s.x mares. Mares failine to Flatterer in the spring, will be per mit to attend him in the fall (if cles.red) grat.s- or in the following spring ior u.. FLATTERER was got by Mui.f.y, (sire of imp . x Aam rilarr.. bv Marmion s.. a Leviainan otc.j mo , Driver Harpalice by Gohanna-g. g- d- Amazb!r". Harpa. ce y p tiou8 by Mercury Woodpecker S' S . i t- Hv,na bv Snap mare tveriasung y "f 7,L r'hilders- Miss Belsea by RegulusBartletfs Childers Honey wood's Arabian-Mr Bote's Byerly Turl m?re the dam of the two true Blues, &e. &c. . Extended Pedigree and other parfculars m hand b,Mares from a distance will have good pastures' jyiarea 11 " ,. e ., F .hirtv cents per da wifl bTtaken to aid, but no liability will be assumed for, accidents. FayettevUlc, Feb'y. 2, 1841. JOHN BLACK. 1 32-tf. V3- Pay the Printer STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA. I violent and unconstitutional action of By His Excellency, John JL Jlorehed, 'au Duren ni3 '"ends, secured to Governor, Captain General and Common- ""J'. ut u,f uie oouin, wnue der-in-Chief, in and over the Stale afore- "Ul " n,S electoral vote ooutn oi toe l-oto-said. mac was cast for Mr Granger; and when his hf?h p' f hayeKTiv yp' ?un vote ofevery whig Senator from the South and by the Proclamation of His Excellency, c , J . , , , , " , . William Henry Harrison, President of the outh-Western States was withheld from him United males, that the last Monday of May "uf ne naa aarea to aenounceine nxi. rhinrr tho 3iet A3 hornf ba hopn denial of this inalienable riaht of petition, and fixed upon by him for the meeting of the first of lhe freedom of speech. Let these facts de Sessiou of the twenty-seventh Congress of clare who are the-citizens of New York that the United States: an event which renders it nave surrendered high constitutional rights, to expedient and necessary that the Elections cure party political advantages, for the Representatives from this State in lhe . ' :Ve,are authorised to say, that the Aboh- next Congress should be held at an earlier tlo",sts & nothing to do with the publication day than the usual time of holding said Elec- to.whlch have referred, and have ascer- tinnc. tained that it is a regular affair from the JWcs- F1FTY Boxes Malaga Figs. Bunch Raisins in Boxes, halves and nnaiter. all the growth 1840. Also, 1 OO TIERCES T II OMASTON LIME, for sala to-day by WILLIAM MclNTYRE. Feb. 13, 1841. ' - 103-tf Blank Warrants, State and Civil, with and without judgments, just printed and for sale at the Carolinian Office, where all kinds of Blanks are kept for sale. Will our friends give us a ci!I ? Loco Foco FRICTION MATCHES. SICfe GIiSS, HOLMES' Improved Frio- lion Matches, just received, nnl lor sole hy the Gro-s or Dozen, a superior artie'e. and wa-rantid. ipplv to j.-ivtii M ah i ii tij. A constants i ply of the above kept on hand and wils be st.ld low. to sell asam. Fayetteville, September 5, 1840 SO-tf lajarciinmi NEW GOODS. riflHE Subscriber has received his Fall and Win U- ter suodIv of Goods, embracinsr a general as- rtment of DllY-GOODS, Shoes and Boots, Hats and Caps, Hard Ware an. Cutlery, Crockery and Ul ss ware, wines ar Liquors, Groceries of all kinds, Patent Medicine Pnints and Dve Stuffs. 1: alters materials, &c. &c. The Stock is verv heavy, Merchants are invited n call and examine for themselves. South Carolina money will be taken at par if paid when tht Goods are bought. G. B. ATKINS, 1833. 35tf. tool Jiay-JYJount Gardner ami McKetlian, CARRIAGE MAKERS. senger office, which the party are attempting to palm off as emanating from others." 1 he following are the test queries which were addressed to him : Correspondence between the Abolitionists and - Francis Granger. "A county Convention which met at Can- a State may be duly represented in ?ndalu n the 8th day of Oct., 1S38, nom Jongres, at its first -session com- mated the Hon Francis Granger, na a candi- uttic iui vuugiuss. ouuu uiter iui Humilia tion was made known, Messrs Horatio N. Robinson, Hiram Pilts, Eben Curtiss, Isaac Marsh, Myron Adams, Nathan Comstock and R. C. Parmer, as a committee of the On tario County Anti-Slavery Society, addressed Representatives to the next Congress of a communication to Mr Granger, requesting Jnited States, on Thursday, the thirteemh hinto an!wer the f?!1?"',nS inquiries: dav ofMavnext. atthenlacefistahlishdhv "1SI- ? ou no,a 11 33 3 seir-eviaeni -i ' i J I . iL.l 1 7 1 I.U 1 aw in their resoect ve Counties, for holdino iruui? "mi aM a, e uur" .C4U "Sulis 1 I A -a v -a r . I SI Tlrl 1 1 IPflPr said iiecnons. Ana i do turther command and require said Sheriffs, and other Return- ng Officers, to meet for the purpose of com paring he Polls, at the times and places pre scribed by law for that purpose. And I do, by this, my Proclamation, further "require the Freemen of this State, to meet in their respective Counties, at the time " aforesaid, and " at the places established by law, then and there to give their votes for Representa tives," in the next Congress. Hons Now, therefore, by virtue of the authority in me vested, by an Act of the General As sembly of this State entitled "An Act con cerning the mode of choosing Senators and Representatives in the Congress of the Unit ed Slates," ( Revised Statutes of JV. C. Chapter 72d,) and to the end, that the Free men of this thfl npvt f"! menciug as aforesaid, I do issue this my Proclamation, hereby commanding and re quiring all Sheriffs and other Returning offi cers of the several Counties composing each Congressional District, to cause Polls to be opened and kept, and Elections to be held, for the Un In testimony whereof I have caused the slsfl?U? and if elected will all your official acts corres pond to that sentiment '3d. Do you believe with Jefferson, that freedom of opinion may be sately tolerated, as long as reason is left free to combat error? V "3d. Do vou regard the right of petition as a sacred right, never to be violated, and if elected, will you ever be in favor of receiving, reading, referring and considering all peti tions, couched in respectful language, if the subject comes within the pale of human le Great Seal of the State to be hereunto affixed, and signed the same with my hand. Done at the City ofRaleigh. this rily'S tue twenty-second day of March, in fhfi vpar nt our Lord nrm thousand eiirht hundred and fortv-one. and of the Independence of the United States the sixty-filth. J. M. MOREHEAD. By the Governor: Ja: T. JjITTlejoiin, P. Sec'y. Political. From tlie Richmond Enquirer. MR. FRANCIS GRANGER. We wish the whole South to see. what they have to expect from the tortuous course of such a politician as the Postmaster General. We submit the following papers to the con sideration of our readers. i he nrst is an Extra from the Canandaigua Freeman, (an Abolition paper,) of Nov. 3, 1S38, when Mr Grander was a candidate for Congress. It shows what they then thought of him : From the Ontario Repository and Freeman, Extra, or INov. 3, 1S3S. " Ji Trick. During the session of the Ab olition. Society. on "Wednesday, the office holders and office-seekers flooded the PC veution with a handbill, got up for the pur pose of attempting to influence the members of that Society in the course they might take towards Mr (arranger as a candidate, with an intention to seud it forth as an abolition document. "As that gentleman's reply to the interrog- "4th. Has Congress the right to abolish slavery and the slave trade in the District of Columbia, and the 1 erntones of the United States; and ought Congress immediately to exercise such right? "5th. Are you decidedly opposed to the admission of any new slave State into the the Union? "6th. In the interpretations of Constitu tions and laws, whenever it becomes necessa ry to depart -from the letter, and make con structions thereon, is it an advisable rule with you to lean on the side most favorable to hu man liberty? "7th. Has Congress power under the Constitution to abolish the internal slave trade between the States? 10th. Do you unqualifiedly condemn al riotous proceedings, and do you as unquahn edly condemn all magistrates and public offi cers who consult with, make concessions to, or in any manner temporise with a mob? 11. If elected to any office, will you use all proper influence, to make personal exer tions to establish ahd maintain in all practi- calpurity, the principles implied in the aflir- .I r U l ; lrrn(r;?" mauve jg mi? uuw v; itiiQiiugutui ita; "The eighth and ninth questions of this se ries were not presented to Mr Granger, as lheyfolote to matters not within the jurisdic tion orCongress. 7 JVr Granger's reply to the Abolitionists. "Canandaigua, 20th Oct , 1838. "Gentlemen. A temporary absence has prevented an earlier reply to your letter of the 12th inst. proposing certain questions tor my consideration. "The two first inquiries, in their general only section of our country to which your question can now apply, is the Territory of . lorida. Its present position would seem to forbid an immediate application for admission into the in ion: but should such a question be presented for discussion, the treaty under which we obtained that territory with all its attendant circumstances, should be critically examiued its legal obligations faithfully ex ecuted: and there, as iu al! other cases, ex pressions of doubtful import, should be con strued firmly in favor of liberty. "lour seventh interrogatory presents one of the most delicate questions that can arisa un der our Constitution. Although a stronjr af firmative argument is claimed in the power to rernilate internal commeicc, my present impressions are that the internal slave trade is to be governed by the States alone, unless they should require the legislative aid or pro tective arm of the General Government, and i that such an exigency would place the whole subject within the control of Congress. But there can be no ground presented that would require more judicious examination than this; nor upon which it would be the duty of a rep resentative to tread wiih greater caution. " lhe sixth is ansivered in my reply to the fifth. The eighth and ninth interrogatories you have erased as not applicable to my pre sent position; and the remaining ones cannot require any other answer than will be found in the manner with which my social and po- ltical relations have always been sustained. "In conclusion permit me to remark, that this reply has been given rather from the per sonal respect that I bear towards yourselves and those you represent, than from an appro bation of a system generally that shall require pledges upon particular subjects, from those who may be candidates for legislative trusts. Although high authority lor this practice may be adduced from the pledged veto of the pre sent National Executive, it has failed to con vince me that it is not fraught with conse quences destructive to that frank discussion for which freemen should contend, and which is all important in a government that rests for its support upon the judgment ot the people The usefulness of the representative, and the interests of his constituents are never so well guarded, as in that mutual confidence which is created by a knowledge ot his general prin ciples; by services faithfully performed and generously approved. W ith the highest esteem, Your fellow-citizen, FRANCIS GRANGER. To Messrs II. N. Robinson, Hiram Pitts, Eben Curtiss, Isaac Harsh, Myron Adams. Nathan Comstock, and R..C. Parmer, com m it tee, &c." It thus appears, that Mr Granger is the un qualified advocate of the right of petition. He is for Congress receiving, referring, con sidering, and of course, discussing the whole subject, whatever may be the result of such consideration. He is for giving loose to those fanatics agitating the whole subject alienating tbe South from the North and sowing the seeds of discord, distraction, and dissolution. Who believes, that Mr Granger would not equally throw open the mails to their incendiary publications particularly as the President's Inaugural recognizes their right to advise us the form to be left to their own sense of propriety. He recognizes the right of Congress to meddle with slavery iu the District. He is clear that the slave trade within the District should be promptly sup pressed though the immediate Abolition of Slavery is a question which admits of much discussion. The whole tone of his replies, in relation to the slave trade between the States, and to slavery in Florida, shows a spirit at war with all our feelings. ntorifis nrooosfid to him is hfnrf th electors for their consideration; and as his general sense, receive so ready an affirmative as to views upou lhe subiects therein considered mane any commeui unuect3Mtry MAVE now on hand, and for Sale at very Re duced Prices, 6 Carriages, 7 Barouches, 5 four-wheel Buggies, very light, 3 Buggy Gigs, do.- 5 Sulkies, do. 6 Spring Wagons and 4 ChairWagons. Also, a very large assortment of work which we are daily finishing. Also a general assortment of Coach-Maker's materials kept constantly on hand and for sale. Persons wishing to buy, would do well to call and examine their work, as they feel confident they can make their work as well, and sell it as low as it can be had from any icgular ISorthern Estabhsli- mCA t maAt nnd sold bv them is warranted 12 .. i K rpnairpri without charge. It monins, uhu . -r , . - . , they fail by bad workmanship or materials. Repairing neatly executed at short notice, and on reasonable terms. Orders thankfully received, and promptly attend- edFacttcviIlc,MarchJl2, 1841. 56-tf. are well known, we shall merely advert to that part ot this political document which in timates that Mr G. ever has been or ever could be iuduced to surrender constitutional principles in reference, as this handbill says, to "the position that he has occupied, and doubtless expects to occupy again" before the nation. The point of this allusion cannot be mistaken, and we meet it boldly. A sin gle fact is sufficient. "Uur readers well remember the men ex citement in Congress and throughout the na tion, during the whole session of 1836, upon the right of petition and freedom of speech. A resolution was introduced by a Committee nor would the third require a more particular notice but for recent occurrences. " The right of petition is inalienable guaranteed, but not created by our constitu tion. This right carries with it the privilege of having all respectful memorials not only received but considered, whatever may be the result ofsuch consideration. The modern refinements upon this question, by which a petition is said to be received while its con tents remain unknown, are virtually destruc tive of this right without the courage of its bold denial. " Your fourth enquiry cannot well receive a general answer. The power ot Congress. of the House of Representatives, denying the appears to me undoubted, nor does an exer- readinc and even the reference to a Commit tee, of all petitions touching slavery, and the slave trade, in the District of Columbia, and smothering all discussion upon this subject Mr Van Buren was in nomination for the Presidency, and Mr Granger a candidate for the Vice Presidency upon the other side. cise of that power necessarily involve a breach of any implied faith towards the inhabitants of the District ot Columbia, or the states by which it was ceded. So far as I am inform ed, the slave-trade within that District,, is tol erated to an extent unknown within the bor ders of either Maryland or Virginia, and cer- Not only did Mr Van Buren, as President of tainly in violation of every principle of hu the senate, give his casting vote for an en grossment for a third reading of a bill to pre vent the circulation, through the mails, of all documents or newspapers discussing the ques tion of slavery, but when the resolution to which we have referred was forced upon the ... "I ! manity. 1 he suppression oi mis evii cans tor the prompt action oi congress. iue im mediate abolition of slavery within that terri tory, is a question admitting of much discus sion. The terms of the cession and accep tance of the jurisdiction; the legal rights of House and passed, it rece every Van Buren member from this State then in his place, whilst Mr Granger not only vo ted against it, but as it will well be remem bered, during that whole session, boldly ad vocated the right of petition and free discus sion upon these questions, and endeavored upon every occasion, and by every means in his power, to force these petitions upon the attention of the House. The political con sequences of such a course he well knew, and the result that followed was fully antici pated. ived the vote of tbe slave-holders; i reasonable regard to the wishes of the people of that district, when they shall have been ascertained, and a just con sideration of what is due to the spirit of our institutions, and to the cause of freedom throughout the world, must all be carefully weighed before a judgment can be rendered 'The hfth query, would seem to embrace questions beyond its literal meaning. The acquisition of new territory, over wnicn to ex- cni n svdpm of slaverr. would in my opin- ion. be disastrous to the cause of humanity and the dearest interests of the nation. The These revelations were made, whilst Mr Granger was before the people as a candidate for Congress in 1838. What course he pur sued in Congress appears from the following letter: Extract of a letter from Washington City, March 14. "I am much gratified to find you still labor ing so earnestly iu the great cause of Demo cratic principles. They were, perhaps, never more in danger than at present certainly not within the last forty years and their defence and preservation will require the united ener gies of all the friends of the Constitution. b or one, I am resolved to do my duty, and stand or fall with my principles. Is it posi ble, that the Inaugural, and the Cabinet, will not open the eyes of the people? On what principles does Gen. Harrison promise to ad minister the Government? Have you been able to ascertain? I confess, I am as much at a loss to understand him now, and see as little cause to be satisfied, as before his elec tion. What pledge has he given us against the Northern fanatics? None whatever. He gives none against the constitutionality, expediency, or bad faith, of abolishing slavery in the District of Columbia; none against the constitutionality, it expediency, of abolishing the slave trade between the States; none a gainst the abolition of slavery in the Territo ries; none against the appropriation of the treasure of the Union to the emancipation of slaves. He does not venture to use the words abolition, slavery, or abolitionists. Compare his loose generalities, which were used, pos sibly, in reference to these all important mat ters, with the solemn pledges and explicit declarations of Mr Van Buren, and how ca n Southern men, who have contributed to turn out the latter, and put in the former, stand up before their brethren? May not the time speedily come, when they will, in vain, call upon the rocks and mountains to coverthem?' "Without further disclaimers, or disavowals of former opinions, than they have yet made, Webster and Granger can only be regarded a3 Abolitionists. Webster's generalities at the Capitol of Virginia, id October last, aro not sufficient to exempt him lrom the charge of Abolitionism, founded upon his often reite rated declaration, that, under the commercial power, Congress could prohibit the slave trade between the States, as well as abclin slavery iu the District of Columbia. 'In the session of 1S35-36 (see the Jour nal H. R., pages 313-314,) Mr Granger gave two votes on Pinckney's resolutions, which are sufficient to convict him of tho rankest abolition. It is true, he voted that Congress iad no power to interfere with slavery in the States: but this has been fully conceded by conventions of Abolitionists it is one article of their professed creed. But then came the proposition, in the following words: That, in the opinion of this House, Congress ought not to interfere in any way with slavery in the District of Columbia.' Francis Granger, tie present Postmaster General, voted in tho negative; and ot course, aarmeo mat con gress ought so to interfere Next came this proposition: Because it (such interference) would be a violation: of the pubib faith, un wise, impolitic, and dangerous to the Union.' Mr Granger also recorded his vote against this proposition; that is, denied that it would be a violation of the public faith, unwise, im politic,' or 'dangerous to the Union.' What Abolitionist would go further than this? Neither proposition required him to say if would be unconstitutional; yet he voted against both. On the ISth January, 1837, Mr Hawkes, of Kentucky, offered the following resolution: "Resolved, I hat all petitions, memorials, resolutions, propositions, or papers, relating in any way, or to any extent whatever, (o the subject of slavery, or to the abolition of sla very, shall, without being printed, or referred, be laid upon the table, and that no further a ca tion be had thereon." "The question of consideration was deman ded, by J. Q. Adams. ub rancis Granger voted against consider- ing it. lie voted against putting tne mam question; and he voted against the adoption of the resolution, -as shown by the yeas and nays. See Journal House of Representatives of 1836-'7, pages 234,, 5 6, 7. j "lhe resolution offered by Mr Wm. Cost Johnson, on the 28th of January, 1S40, a lit tle more than twelve mouths ago, must be fresh in your recollection. Granger also vo ted against that. The proceedings may be . found in the Journal of the House ot Repre sentatives of 1839 '40, on pages 240, 41, 42, and 43. And it may be safely said, that he not only voted with the Abolitionists upon all these leading propositions, but on all other questions of less importance, during his entire service in the House of Representatives. Yet this man has the unblushing impudence to say, now, and to induce Gen. Harrison and others to say, that he is no Aboliliouist! Might we not as well believe Arthur Tappan, -Wm. Slade, or John Quincy Adams, if either of them was reckless enough to make the same declaration?" Thus Mr Granger appears every way to bo the uniform, unqualified advocate 6f the right of agitation. But Gen. Harrison has declar ed him to be no Abolitionist. Wha.t is tho't of this declaration by his neighbors in Can andaigua? Read the following remarks from the Canandaigua Messenger of 3d inst: "Gen. Harrison has recently made a visit to Virginia, and at a public meeting xir Rich mond he took the occasion to define his po sition in relation to this question. We give below a portion of his speech, as published in the Whig newspapers. It will be seen that he not only denounces the Abolitionists in eve ry form of speech, but speaks also for one of the members of his cabinet, even Mr Francis Granger, the representative in Congress from this district. And at the request of that gen tleman, he states that Mr Granger "is not only no Abolitionist, but he should expect him (Gen. H.) to evict him from office, if he should ever become one!" Now Mr Granger either did, or did not authorise this declaration by Gen. Harrison. If he did, it is a denial, as has been well said, "evincing equal ingrati tude and effrontery." Mr Granger has. for years courted, claimed and received the sup. port of the Abolitionists of this county, and to their voles is he indebted for the seat he now holds in Congress. Is it possible, then, that he has so soon forgot his obligations to his Abolition constituents in this county, whose association he has courted and claimed of whose rights he has claimed to be the especia1 champion on the floor of Congress who has represented himself as the victim of persecu tion for the stand taken by him in defence of Abolition petitions who told the people of this county that he might have been Vice Pre sident of the United States, in 1836, if he had'nt been so much of au Abolitionist has he so far forgotten all this as to repcll the posi sibility of his being an Abolitionist, as an im puiauon upon nis cnaracter demanding instant contradiction? And does he consider the as sociation of his Abolition friends so disrepu table and dishonorable, s to disqualif-& -for oCee icader the Tippeccpoe. dristn lion? -, And when he becomes, what he has been understood to be for years among the people of this county, an Abolitionist, does he expect to be turned out of office? If Mr Granger has said all this, he has stooped low indeed. If he has not if these words have been put info his mouth by Gen. Harrison and uttered without authority from him, which we understand is said to be the case by some of the Whigs of this village, it will afford 115 much satisfaction to make the correction at anv time." . c . . , 1 1 ;7
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