Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1836-01-21
GOV. MARCUS MESSAGE.

Since the publication OF our las, paper, We have
received the Message of Coy. Marcy to the NJ"
York Ln@islaturc--and we have read, with an M
lcrcst propor,ioncdto the drIicacy and importance
of the subject, that portion of i, which relates 10
the Abolition movements in lh" North. His eenc-
raj ricuS are Just and ably cNpre>scd-and his
tcifc propositions, if they sustained by pub
lie sentiment at the North, 60 Il, far as thu South
either wish or demand, So far as the action OF the
Northern Legislatures is involved. We confess
that are aerccably disappointed in the com
pleNion oflho MesSage-and no mere party con-
slcratons shall induce us to withhold from Coy.
Marcy the credit to which he is cnliicdtIrc latil-
er as he is the emily Northern politician who has
had the boldncss to seize the bull by the horns
Our sole regret is that he did not advert 10 the
RIGHT Of Congress to leeslac ON tie sui jet of
Slavery in the District Of Columbia. We make
the following extract from the Message;
RELYING on the influence ola sound and en-
liohtrncd public opinion to restrain and control
the misconduct OF the citizens OF a Tree government,
especially when directed, it has been III tbs
case, with uncxamp'cd energy and unanlmity to he
particular evils under consideration, and per. cry
i.,T
entertain the best hopes 'ilat t.ls remedy, of it.
self, will entirely r'mo,e these evils, or relde,
them comparatively harmless. But il these rca-
sonablc expectations should, unhappiy, be disap
ponc,, !; if, in the face OF numerous and striking
c,nbitoGs Of public Reproductions, elected from our
i constituents BY a tis fear of tie fatal ISSUES IN
which the uncubcd efforts Of the abollllonlslS may
ultimately end, any considerable portion oitGesr
misguided men should persist II pushing Them lol
ward to disastrous consequences, then question,
new to our contrdcracN, will nree> sarlN arse, M
mus, be met. ii must hcn be determined how tif
tie several States can provide, with the proper
exercise Of ihcr constitutional powers, and no"
far in iulliImcnt Of the OBLIGATIONS resulting from
their federal relations. HEY ought 10 provide, lay
Il ear own laws, for the rill aud punishment, By
llleir own udcatories, of residents = Thin their
limits guilty Of acts therein. which are calculated
and intended to excite nsurrectlon and rebellion
in a sister STATE. " thout the power to pa>, such
laws the State would not possess all tie necessary
means for preserving their external relations OF
pence among themselves, and would be without tie
ability to fulfil in all instances, the sacred obhga-
lions which they owe TO each other is members OF
the Federal Union. Such power i, the the ac
!, lnoNcdacd attribute OF sovereignty, and the cN-
or, iSr of ii IS often necessary To prevent the en-
broiIino OF nc,. in.horino na."ns he General Go
velnment i, al this time excrcl,, that uVN'' ~
suppress such acts Of The citizens o! tho Lille"
States done within its jurisdiction, IN relation 10
the bclligrrent authorities Of Me Aic0 and Texas,
are Inconsistent with the relations OF peace aud
amly we sustain towards those States. Such
power therefore, belonged 10 the sovereignty of
each of the States, before the ,ormalion Of the L
nion and as far as regards their relations to each
other, il was not delegated 10 the General Govern
mcnt 1t still remains unimpared, and the obl
CATION, to exercise il, have acquired additional
force from the nature and objects Of the Federal
Compact | cannot doubt lhat TIM Legislature
pns>cSses the power to pass sucn penal laws
will have the effect Of preventing tie ci'izrn>o tins
State and residents within it, from ayang them
selves, with lmpunv, Of the protection OF It's soyc
rcignry and laws, while they are actually employ
ed ia exciting instruction and >cdiilon III sister
State, or engaged in reasonable enterprises, in
tended to be executed therein
We repeat it, if the foregoing sentiments, meet
with an echo in public opinion at the North, and
ftlc Executives Of the other not-savchodng
States, cmboldcncd by Coy. Marcy's example,
will manifest ike spirit the South viii, as she
ought to be- satisfied SO Ear their action as indie
pendent States is concerned. For ourown parts,
have never regarded the subjrc Of Aholitionasa fit
theme for party agitation, and We never will con
sent to treat as such. 1t 500 delicate and dan
pccls, to be handled for such purposes.
GOV Marcy clso refers The drwand made