Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1836-10-03

od'eh iafhS,J ihen no one will pieteHt, to 20
IT should he effected. .lsi
We agree with the Enquirer, who ....#.
seconded to retaie the position" bq..,z, 'oa,
stunned by this paper on thi, >ubi.e, '''f as.
gress cannot, either I" in theory" or +. :
exercise any power indirectly vJ,i.I, '.s'a1
rectly granted" Bur if it be admitted Il M d.
sress may distribute the surplus rcyenue an. '".'
States, may not the Legislatures of the e.. sh'
inc States make such disposition of their a'
OF this surplus as they may deem most -.
and conducive to the public good And :
one or more of these State Legislatures !.
that the wise, disposition of their nor,;...
surplus will be g 10 aid the cause If
tion,' will not the idea of Cen Harrison L..
zed, without any agency of the federal va
ment either direct or indirect, beyond II.
act OF distribmion, Il is easier to prono..
argument "ridiculous' than TO PROVE; tai
and we have seen enough of the arts or.n.
fors 10 know that assumptions Of this sor, -.
ways convenient, when an antagonist is x,.
The position is absolutely irrcfulabc. Will :,
perfectly orthodox.
10 show however, still more concla,yev =,
entire conformity OF Gen. lIarriSon's opino,s ~,
those oil the Virginia school of '9S. we hon
to lortily IT by names which once had w.,l,
authority in the Old Dominon-we refcr,.y
son and Je0e rson. II Gen. Harrison d.....
be reP"d'atod by the South, for the opinion al.,
expressed, then did Madison and Jelre,so, "A
wise.
" hat says Mf. Nadison, SO fatc as 1891
In contemplating the pecunary resoo.
needed Tor the removal of sucha number to.
distance, my thoughts aud hopes have bee, IL,
/ turned 10 me rich faad presented ia Ne ,,e,,,.
fdndS Of the adttoR, which will soon entlr.l, ,a
. TO be under pledge for another obieet IN
great one in question is truly Of a national cba,.
ter and 1t is known that distinguished patro,s -
dwelling in Slaveholding States have y,owcd d.
object in that light, and would be WILLING ,oa
the national domain resource in eilrctinr
Should ii he remarked that the States. thoool
may he interested in relieving our country From, H.
colofed population, are not equally so !, !. tr
lar To recoect that the sections mo>t 10 he bo,
htted are those whose ceSsons created the t,,nd ,
be disposed OF. | am aware of the conStnrion
obstacle which has presented itself: but if the 90
eral wall shonId he re eonced to an application a..
the territorial fund to the removal of the color.l
/ population, grant 10 Cong,e>s of the Oe,e>,a-r
authority could be carried with little delay. I'm,
the forms of the Constitutions"
The only point Of difference between Mr.. Nh.
ISon and Gen. Harrison, it will be seen. !, fl,
constitutional obstacle that has presented ITSELF
Mr.. Madison however, seems to refer to The obo,.
pD Of i,nr ,,,l,, /
rather tinn to assert that he entertained those o5
Iections himself. However this NAV be. ono ,br
Is clear and that is, that Nh. Madison was fayo.
able to the appropriation of the fund derived fo,
the sales of the public lands, (Which constitute
generally the full amount OF the surplus revenue
" to AID the cause OF emancipation" and Of cour,
Of comforting upon Congress the power thus 10 ar
proprla'e ii, il that power did not already exist Gen
liarrlsonS opinion IS assailed mainly on the scor
OF expectancy, and OF the danger to the Sour
OF the recognition of such principle. Bu
will be seen, that, in reference to the e7,
d'e"ey ofthus appropralng the surplus reyenuc
his opinion is perfectly coincident with that of tn
illuStrious Sage Of Montpeier-the great cxpour
der oil the Nirg mia creed Of '0S
But letus hear III. Jefrr son. Writing to L
red Sparks, in S24, (see 4th vol of his Core,
pondence, p. 38S-3ol, } the founder of the Demo
cratic school, after adverting to and explaining n
plan oil emancipation, contained in the Notes Of
Virginia, says:
" And from what fnnd are these expenses TO be
furnished WHY not from that of Ue L,udx,cIrl
hare been CCded bv the reru Sfotes mo-, ,,o.J
his relief! And coded on no consideration. 70
the most part, but that of the general good of III.
Whole These ceSsions already constitute ON
fourth of the states of the Union. II NAV be san
that these lands have been sold are now the pro
perry of citizens composing those States: and u
money long ago received and expended But a
equivalent of lands in the territories since acquired
may be appropl lated to that object, or SO much
least, as may be sufficient and the object althoug
more important to the slave States, is highly sOt
the others also, if they were serious in their argu
ments on the Missouri question. The slave State
too II more Interested, would also contribute moi
ny their gratuitous liberation, thus taking o
themSe Ives alone the first and heaviest item Of ci
pense."
am aware that this subject involves SON
constitutional scruples. But a liberal constructo
Jos'lled by the object, may 90 far, and AN amerc
Hent OF the constitution, the whole length nece
sary."
The same remarks which we made above, in re
iation to Mr. Madison's opinions, are equally ap
plicablc to Mr.. )eiierson's. Gen. Harrison doubt
cssdervcd his opinion from the Fathers of the Re
publican Church. Shall he be condemned in h
land which gave birth to Jefferson and Madison
wi mel, 81, 4