Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1836-03-21
9th CONGRESS-lst Session.
SPEECH OF JUDGE WHITE.
In The Senate Of The United States, on the IJo-
Wion Petitions

''"''o uIhsh inc eieal purposes Tor "hith II WAS
established, II can only he, by admlnSterlh. II III
'he same >Plrll IN winch It was created.
men the Constitution WIS framed the great and
t'aihg interests "l Inc whole country were consid-
cred, aud IN the spirit ol hheraliiy and compromise
"eds adjusted aud settled.
hcN were settled upon principles that ought Ia
remain nndlNturhed 50 long rs the Constitution
,aN'>' winch hope Will be forever; for although
'o'fIN may hr preferable 10 the mon, Vet thlnk
'ne mon Il Indispensable 10 the security ot lbcr-
". W 'e formation "l The Constitution, slavery
rMAej IA many OF the States; ii WAS one of the
prominent interests that vas then settled. Il, III
al us d'nrsur tta1nr>, "a> lett exclusively 10
the rr>PcetRe S6ltes, 10 do with rs they might
'lnhk hrNi, without any interference on the part al
the 'd'fal Government. ihs, II Is admitted, by
every gentleman who has addressed You, is no"
lhe e'>'' III every I9Ncholdlng State therefore,
It Is only ureed thai Congress has the power 10 II
holt>h slavery IN the District OF Columbia. II
should never he forgotten that when the Con>tliu-
iIon was formed and adopted, what II nowthc Dis
tflct OF 'olamWa Ms tlen comprclIrnded with
IN l"o "i The NlafehoIdmg States, MARYLAND and
Virginia.
suppose when Ill the details of the Constitution
had bFrn ad1u@'d II bad been iorescVn, that the
District 81 Columbia would be formed our OF uaet
OF country coded iN those States, and situated IN
me centre h't"'ea lh'n II had been asked OF the
'eho'1> al INC '9eN'hien what do You intend
as to the pi>lIci 80" HiNr placed the question
o' slavery IN 'U' states entlr'IN under thtlf con
tie "l''''h ih''l respective lm't>' do Won intend
mat ''h%'e,> NI'aa nave the power I" abolish STA
WY !" u, '''>'ii''i oo'd ho' every man nave
answered III he negative
Thus been SAID that when petitions 10 abolish
slavery are presented 10 either House OF Congress,
'o'H' N'o e''"'oa 'h' qa's''"" Whe'"'f 'i'A Shatl
''N''' '''' H''H produce als'"'N'on are u
9'''' ~" ,'''''. 'N''',' III VIZ ','N ",'-
''' N"Js - y ~ " seems ''''N y "''''"' ~
W ''' '''''' ~ ''uN"'i ''' CIRCUMSTANCES 81
'',' an" i'e situation III "l''h We are all
l'n,'"'
''''F are '"enlA -''ol e'a''S' sever" ''t'''o-
,''s' ana ms b'>ite'' ih''e'h oil 'h'se states
n'N' u" '''N'N' me o''''' ei'Nch nave Slaves III
'''' "'" Sl'''S 'oaS',, we i rye ne" "' an ''e
property 'atN own. b"tlhs me laS' year II has
50 lal!'ofd' '"l many newspapers pamPOIcls'
''ia ''',I," ''l 9,'''''loh' n'a9' inc" appear
'''' 'n' ,''''a''' ~ 'll'i ,,'"p> "''e
rNsnNN''A '"''l'id III me S'aN'H"'ulhs STATES
= ''' nv ''N Sl'' u U.s. o"oP' was ,i'"'o'
"'i'" "''dl1""'" m,'h eA'Hcn'ht ana disorder
III N'''"S l''''S' ana ''Ila'''" II necessary IN
>''''''''' ''''''' ~ P"1 10 "'d'', >'N'Id' "'''t
i''s"nN' ana olhi'o' OF slaves In various quar-
'lS q, '''e mon 'a' re- were aS>ehh''ees oil '''-
ne VINO 'AP''N>ea ''"n opinions WIN e'ea' nee
'e'' - TIT, course OF 'H' ''I ana "'n''i' many
~ M la ''''S nav n''n J." A'A''"'=
'i'A "'Ns 1''" 'a"i' N>,a on ,''N S""I'''ns "''
,t,1'eI'Ne '"'''nel>' iheN nave 'N PRESSED pun