H.ARRLsOr i,s 1896.
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do not believe that
Congress can abolish
slarery IL the District 81
Columbia, without the
consent of the States
of Maryland and Vir-
ginia, and Of the People
of the District


81 do not believe that
Congress can abolisl. sla-
verg III ue states, or IN
any manner interfere
apiih tie property Of the
citisens ~ their slagess
bur upon the application
of the States, in which
case, and IN no other,
they might appropriate
money 70 aid the states
50 applying to get rid OF
their, slaves. These o.
piaioHs ( hare allcays
held. and this was the
ground upon which /
voted against the Mis-
souri, restriction in the
18th Congress. The o.
pinions given above are
precisely those which
were entertained by Mr..
jefferson and Mr.. Madi-
son.n


The discussion of the
question Of slavery in
the non-slave-holding
States is equally inju-
rions to the slaves and
their masters and has
no sanction in the prin-
ciples of the Constitu-
ton.


w. II. HARRISON.