Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1835-11-02
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Monday. November z. 1895.
,>nTuER VAN buren, VOTE.


-. of Mr.. Van Buren, and his friends, in re-
,,,i,, to his connection with the " immediate \b
r,,..;,,s. We believe that he as much regrets
=, ,,n,d action and would AS sincerely re-
.;.o IN their utter proStration as any Southern
nbatever-not only because OF t!lt pre-
.r.,l effect which their movements are cal
,,,oJ 10 exercise upon his individual ambition,
,,, becau,e he knows their project, CHI
,.;.,, and laaeerou, to the last dcgce-that, in
.,o,d ofbenciilting they injurc the slaves them
calves. while they jeopardizc the tranquility of the
,oo,le. and endangcr the existence of the Union.
n.r affection 10 him, in 50 far the Slavery qucS-
;s concerned, therefore, is, that he is an Abo-
a;iopst. not in the tanaticM but in the poiHicoi
,...,s or tI,a, term. We mcan for example, that
= ~, o0,rt should be made to abolish Slavery in
.h. District OF Columbia, he would recognize the
.;rh, of Congress to cgi late on that subject, in
,,c,p,, of the strong grounds upon Which OPPOSE
.on 10 that right is based -Suc'' as that, when the
:. Ten Miles Square" were coded Ia hc general 60
v.rnment BY Maryland x Virginia, ii was with the
virtual understanding that the nights Fl property,
as thew existed at the time of the cession, ,.oull
. be respected and IDLY, that Congress, not berg
elected by the people of the District does not oc-
,upy, in relation 10 them, Gas has been falsely IL
pucd,) the sa,e position which the State Lcgs-
n,mrcs do to the respective communities Of which
ahcv are lhe direct representatives. We mean,
900, that il, upon the admission OF new States INTO
rhc Inicn, the Missouri question should again
n, A,n will ln |,
Missouri applied Tor admission, opposed 10 their
acknowlt dgement a> States, unless they will first
renouncc the right 10 tolerate slavery within their
respective limits. And this, we beg leave to sng-
scst, is the true srounit 0ppreheasioa so far as
abe action fthc general government is concerned
and yet it sa remarkable fact, that in relation to
these point Mr.. y an Buren, and his friends maintain
| profound and mysterious silence. That gentle
man and his supporters ready enough, TO yo',ln,
sccr declarations on all occasions, of his disconncc-
zion with the " immediate Abolitonis,s," and of
Nj, anxiety to silence their ianatical presses and
arrest their dangerous proceedings. But, let it be
Remembered, that, far as the right Of the gene
raj government to interfere with the question of
Slavery at all, is involved, Martin Van Buren,, in
I all his letters the subject, has never cone one
not title farther than Arthur TaPpaa and his
eonfcderacs have done. The only points in
which, as far we have seen, he differs from Tap
pan Il &c. are, first, in the proprcty of the Adolf
ton movements, and secondly in the erpcdicncy,
at present, of interfering with Slavery in the Dis
trict of Columbia Is man holding such scnii-
mcnts 'rhy of the suilragcs of the South. at the
present moment
We assert that the great question for the South
~rn people to ask, at this time, in deciding upon
the claims of the candidates for the Presidency,
is, Does he admit the right of Congress to kgis-
late upon the subject NJ Slarcyy. in any shape or
rnanner rhatererl and if he does, to oppose him.
That Mr.. Van Buren, does admit this right so far
as the District of Columbia is concerned is not on
1y fair but necessary inference from his silence
on that topic in all the expositions of his opinions
which have been given by himself or his friends.
And that he will, should the Missouri question be
again revived, as it inevitably will be, when Mich
ryan. Arkansas, Florida, &c. shall apply for adj
mission into the Union, be found in opposition to
the opinions and interests of the South and to the
doubted by any person who remembers his activi-
y ana zeal IN opposition to the admission of Mis-
sour. + the benefit of such as may have for
gotten the history of those times, we republsh the
following article from the New York Star; solicit
ang the earnest and serious attention of our read
Il ers not as the partzans of any man or creed, but
as citizens of the South who believe, that, at all
'mcs' but more particularly at uncture like the
N Sent, 1t behooves us to be scrupuoisy Jealous
d" 'h Aholitlonsts, personal or pocal-whcthcr
'hey seek to effect their ends through the agency
VI societies., operating upon public opinion, or by
"e more compulsory and effective process ndica-
'eu IN the suboined preamble and resolutions
From tie Nctc Iork Star.
- Al the session of our Legislature in the wear
''>o' "oV. Clinton, in the conclusion OF his mes
'age, earnestly enreas the interference of the lc-
sN'ature to prevent Missouri being admitted as a
S''r into the Union, without dcprivng the terrific
"y o' 'he right ofhodng slaves. The subject was
.eerred to committee, and resolutions introduced
~ uniformity with the suggestions of Gov Clin- I
WV, ""ich alter an animated debate in opposition
e. nc proposed amendments by Gen. Root, were
many nv passed and sent to the senate for adoption
Inc resolution was as follows
81 whereas, the lnhibting the further extension
J slavery IN these United States, is subject of
,.I concern to the people of this State and
~, I, we consider slavery as an evil much TO
md Al