Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1836-04-21
MISSOURI QUESTION er,,,.,.

~ ~ ''' ~ he revived, on tho A..
ton OF Arkansas to be admitted into the T.. fe'
footing with the original parties to the :, -
compact. The Abolitonisis of the Nor,l =
the alert to avail themselves of opporln,;..
they occur, to push their incendary d..
Their fatal con>nmmation already mon.
zlng Congress to forbid the annexation of !, 'i.
sas to the Union, unless she will con.e,,,
no"nee the right to tolerate Slavery viii
limits. In the constitution which she
framed Tor i"r government, in the prospec, =,
mission INTO the Union. Arkansas has own,
vested even her local Legislature of ,l,e
rmancIpatc the slaves within her limits. VIII
course Precludcs all possibility Of such -,
but by an amendment Of the organic l,, >,
future day. And yet it is in the teeth Of .o,I..,
cislvc manifestation of public scntimee, =.
IN defiance of this uneqniyocal nlir,t;...
wishes and determination of the people If H..
embryo State, touchinga question uitlpvl,i,,.
present as well as future prosperity IS :, ;a.l:
luby connected that few fofrien ince,.1....
residing in the non-slaychodng reoion ,oa
manner interested in the subject presume
upon Congress to prescribe certain conditions n II
lativc to this delicate question, as the SIM ,,...
of her admission into the lnon.zco,,I...
which it would be the height of ARROGANCE n r
grcsS to exact, as it would be the deepc, ,Deo,,I.
ton in the people of Arkansas, or any o,le,
muniy pretending to be free 10 submit Ia r..
the case Of Missouri, the South resisted = #,,.a
effort, with united and determined mn,
certainly can do no less now, when. >up.,,,ll.l.
the reasons which then called upon her IN r...,
the prcSumptuous arrogance of the Nofb,,, :
na'ics, and which still exist in all their oriqin,
force, there wasan express pledge, entered int
at that time, guaranteeing to the territory ,n,b,
ed within certain geographical limits cxemptia,
from all future attempts OF a like character, ,,,,
of which territory now constitutes the petition;
State. We repeat, therefore, that the non->la,.
holding fanatics should not be permitted aqalo T.,
shake the Union to its centre by revival ot n,
dangerous question. Every new State eomino -
TO the Union has AN mdubitabe RIGHT 10 clam al
mission on the same terms as lloneh !, hal
been an original party to the federal contract
without being saddlcd with restrictions and ra,
ditonS, or subjected to burtl ms, which were not
required Of her elder sisters 1t would be = Il.
rect violation of the constitutions indeed 10 rraoir
OF tic new States remuneration Of any rieht Wn,
socvcr-cvcn the right to tolerate Slavery Wifia
! their mts-the exercise of which had been fully
enjoyed by each oithc older members of the con-
tedcracy. But unfortunately for the safety Of m-
man rights and the pcrpctuv OF human freedom
constitutional guarantees too often prove snare
instead of dcIcnccs, when fanalicsm or biaotv
religious POLITICAL stalks over the land with ~
ant strides. Let the Abolitonists once get In
political power of the country into lheir hands. and
every constitutional provision to which we nov
cling furnishing shield of protection T..
our Slave property, will either have its true in
tent and meaning perverted by that daring SPIN
otlnnovalion, which, ina less important matter
we have already seen unsettling the long-esabi,I.
ed Interpretation of the simplest words or el,e
more boldly still, crpnmgcd, and trampled nnda
foot, as AN unlallowcd device to SET at naaglt itp
great po{ific0l truiSm of our Declaration of lndc
pcndcncc, that " all men are by nature free and
equal'-ihc great Political uuism, We repeat
but not less false on that account in lis individual
application, whether refer to the moral, phy.
steal or mental attributes of mankind
And it is at such time as this,-vnen the IA
nacal spirit is fcrcer and bolder than eyei and
when we have the most indubilahle evidences offs
Increasing activity and strength, that we are call
cd upon 10 support Martin Van Bnren for the
PIcsIdcncy-a man who was against the South IN
the Missouri controvcrSy-who then declared that
the remuneration of the right TO tolerate slavery
within the limits of that State should be regarded
" an iRdnpCnSibic condition' Of her admission III
to the UnIon--and who, of all the Northern states
men OF that day, manifested the sternest and mosl
uncompromsins spirit Of hostility to the opinions
and II You please, the preudces of the South
DO we forget, that, even if the Arkansas question
should be settled during the administration Of Gen
Jackson, there are other Territories rapidly aug.
mcnting in population, which, in the course of tht
next eight years, will be applicants for admission
into the Union ! And with this fact staring us in
/ the face, will We, Southern men, consent 10
/ place the veto power in the hands of IA man who
mdY,-nay, who if his future course is to be IN
loircd from ms past unrctractcd opinions. rdt en-
pIoy it, to deny to those Territories the just and
equal rights and privileges, to which, under the
constitution, they are entitled We invoke The
solemn attention of the people 10 this vitality IN
portant subject