Now hear Genera harrison:
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CINCINNATI, NOV. rs, 1886.
M Dear Ssr:s


answer the question you proposed to me
this morning with great pleasure.


g iSt lido not believe that Congress can abol-
ish Slavery in the States, or in ANY MAN
NER INTERFERE WITH THE PROPER
TY OF THE CITIZENS In THEIR
SLAVES, but upon the application ofthe States,
in which case, and in no other, they might APP
propriate money 20 aid the States SO applying TO
always held, and this was the ground upon which
/ voted against the Missouri restriction in the
18th Congress- The opinions given above are
precisely those which were entertained by Mr.
Jefferson and Mr., Madison.


ss2d I do not betiepe that Congress can abolish
SlarcYy IN te District Of Columbia, agitaoast the
assent Of The States Of Virginia and MARYLAND,
anil M people Of The Distglct" !"


received letter some time since from
John M Berrien, Esq. Of Georgia, proposing
questions similar t. those made by you, and
answered them more at length than have now
done, but,othe same import,


In haste, yours truly,


w. H. HARRISON.
To THOMAS SLoo, il.


of New Orleans, now in Cincinnati.


General Harrison having alluded in the above
letter TO Mr.. Sloo, to one previously addressed
BY himto Judge Berrien of Georgia, the Charles
ron Courier called upon The Judge to make pub
lie the letter This drew from him the follow
ing answer to the Charleston Courier,


sAyANNAH, April IL, Is4o.


GENrLE EMEN You call upon me in your pa
per of The 9Th inst. 10 make public a letter adj
dressed to me by Gen Harrison, on the subject
Of abolition Ihave already replied to Similar
request made by the editor of the Daily Tele-
| graph, paper published in this city; but as
| know not if that paper, (which has been recent
ly established) is on your list of exchanges, and
| feel that the lberality of your conduct towards
a political opponent, gives you an undoubted
claim TO the respect and courtesy Of his friends.
| repeat the substance OF that answer:
The letter in question was written in 1886, in
anticipation of a state Of things which did not
occur. L was therefore not made public, and
| | fear has not been preserved. AT least after a
| diiigent search among my papers, have been
perfectly within my recollection, and do all
that is in my power to comply with your re-
quest, by stating them, as have done to the ed
itor Of the Telegraph The letter embraced
1 three points


l. General IIarrissss Asri~a a tias 4i5it Vi con-
gress to abolish Slavery in the District Of Co
| lumbia


2. He expressed the opinion that the Tariff
| compromise ought to remain undlsturbed


8 He repudiated the practice Of making ap-
| pointments to Office the reward ofpartizan ser
/ vices.


This was the purport of the letter. did no
ask General HarrisOn's opinion because ldoubt
ed it. Having been in intimate intercourse witt
/ MIN for several years. knew that his views OF
/ these sd hjecfs, sefe accordant With my own.
am very respectfully, gentlemen,
Your obedient servant,
r. MACPHERSON BERRIEN.