Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1835-11-30
AID VAN BUREN'S OPINIONS.

The Lynchburg Virginlan and the New lofh
Gar NAV nut themselves at ease about Mr. van
p,r.,. and the proposition t" abolish slavery III
~. District of Columbia. That scheme VIII ne
W., n,ss Corgress--in all human probability. l.
81, be laid on the table soon As ever II Is
,.,,obt up-It will never reach the President.
The Southern Representatives will withdraw, be-
ire i, could be laid before him. The Union itself
nouh ,o,ter 10 its foundation.
They may also be quiet about the New States.
TIL. ATTEMPT will never be made 10 saddle J ior
!. Arkansas. &C., with Missouri Restriction.
rb,, o,cson, too is settled beyond ahe possible
=, If a change. 4 State Constitution, thus sketch
al will never reach the President oi the w. >. ioi
Ii, SIGNATURE. Mr.. Van Buren, never took an ac-
+, rive mart in this uucstlon.-l'ut We entertain no
Iioub, his views have essentially been CHANGED
N REGARD to it, The Compromise alone, "hIci
he Mobile Register has So strongly described
mas settled that matter.
TRichmond Enquirer.
n tho torego:ng annunciation of Mr.. Van Bn-
ems Southern organ is to be regarded as ohc'ai
md authoritative, SO far as il relates to Mr.. Van
3urcn's change opinion inrcla'ion to the PT"e'-
IL, embraced in the celebrated Missouri Rrstrlc-
ton, we shall Of course regard his election To Tie
Presidency as being by so much less dangerous TO
Southern rights But, if Mr.. Van Buren, has
changed his opinion, why has he not himself said
so, in some one Of the numerous epIstles with wiicl
he has favored tho public, on the Slavery qnes-
ton Was he afraid, that i'll " bidding at the
auction of popularity at the South, his gam ~
tina, section would be more than counterbalanced By
~. Ix,.,t sintrA r X Ifrlt -
IL whcqniyocal prirate assurances ON tins snhec',
to which he may hereafter, il the emergencies %
the times may require il, prove rtcreant and
,reacIerous +! Mr.. Richie may "cntrrtain NJ
deuIu" that the views of the Little M,gcan hav'
been essential changed" in relation to the p,wr
Congress to require of the territories an "Apl'c
remuneration of the right to tolerate Slavery as
cmlition of their admission into the Cn'on III
he cannot expect the Southern people to be Of sucl
,asy faith as to believe in thi, chan,c, unIrs,
ome evidence be furnished of the fact u NJ
Van Buren, has rcnounoe his old opinions on ii
abect, lei him say 50 Or, he th"oses to pre-
sryc silence L., his friend of the Enquirer sat,
tr grounds. upon which, question of such y
hlmporanc he cndcavors TO convey tn" i'm
preston, wilhou, daring TO hazard the responsible
y Of asserting the fact, HAT this wonderful rcvo-
luton has taken place. Credot hfdos'
1ga,n-Thr E,qnrer says We may "pu
ourselves at ease about Mr.. Nan Bnr1n and Il"
proposition to abolish Slavery IN the District o.
Columh,.' And way may we do 50 Does 'hc
Enqnrrrtell Us, rs reason nt its consoidiorVasSu-
rance, that Mr.. Van Buren, denies the right o.
Congress to rob the people o ihc District OF their
property No. What then 3! WHY, it tells H.,
tina, " in all probability the scheme will never
pass Congress" Indeed And what thanks will
be due to Mr. Van Buren, that ii will not ! And
above all, with that face could We, Of tin
South protest against the right of Congress
to art ON the subject, if we should bcstow. our
snirages, FOR the Presidency, upon a man who
claims this right for that body! Itmay be true
"ehope and believe it is, tina law oflhiS charac-
ter" will never reach the President" he he whom he
may-But il is our dutv. as Southern men, to
throw around the question Of Slavery, in all its as
poets and forms, every possible detcnre-dnd not
S"'c'da''y to invite attacks upon its outworks, by
e'eVa''ng to the Chief Magstracy man, who,
whatever may be his hostility to the Aboli,onsts,
as such, will in some degree be their ally and con-
"uera'e. The first movement upon the Slave
question, which the general government will dare
" make, will be aimed at the District Of Columbia
success in that, were it possible that they could
succeed would embolden them to extend their
views towards the Slave States. And though
"'eSe s'ates will sooner cease to be, than permit
any such Interference with this subject, the ques-
wv" sui recurs, shall we support for the Prcsiden
~ man who, on this vitality important matter,
e".e''a'n' views decidedly nmcal to our rights and
'''e'y This question, too, is magnificent impor-
".e' "hen we recur TO past events, nay, when
W loon at those which are even now transpiring,
a"o see the vast influence which Executive OBJ;