Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1838-01-01

slave any other conceivable question on the u
Mon lie had no fears lor the Union but lac had
desire 10 trlnqutlizo every paft, aud give no Just
cause oicomplantto any portion. The question was
not tile same as 10 slavery in the District aud slave
~ IN the States. But what question WIS that IN
human affairs, so weak OF strong, HAT II could
not be approached by argument and reason Thus
country would III every emergency appeal to lis en-
lghtened Judgment aud IT'S spirit oi UNION aud hal-
mouy, and thai appeal would not be unsuccessful.
Mr. {. remembered ,ha, when the public mist WAS
sick with discussions the late war; he had said To
an illusrious man, moic, We must stop
this everlasting discussion, this endless diplomacy
let % 10 work and appeal 10 the vdeI o onl cpun
tryn,en 10 sustain us no other alternative Is lel ns
But hereplicd IN hs calm and disn,hel way-Nl.
Clay recollection institutions rest on public opnlon,
on reasoning, aud argument.
Nh. Clay had no fears for the Union and 1.-THE
Senator from 81 u OH, No IL n, ~
POINT resolution OF the two Houses. that The MN
who expressed doubt III regard To Instability should
be minedl,cly called 10 order aud stopped, II would
obtain MI Cs hearty concurrence. The Union
would LAST he hoped, forever. Mr.. 6 object WAS
merely 10 preserve the Union in it's true spilit aud
separate tnailcs,n from those who capable l
listening to reason. There would be no los of
glound by atgnns, aud that cause MIS- a bad one
which dad mol admit oil feasuau upon IT,
Bul there was another recommendation Il the
course winch Nh. &. proposed; tNonld satisfy thcr
own ronsclcnees,
l.ct us slIow taasons. sud Mt c. and then II
We llll Nc Sil ~ ltls ilNt HlAttu uNl isiNF' VI
nur duly. Tie best course was thai pursued by the
Government down 10 Two yeats ago, IN which these
pctiloBs were often seht ~ the District COMMITTEE,
and lere allowed 10 sleep ., a, WAS sometimes done
followed by lepoit4. Let such icpolts now % To
the Mouth Nh {. kne~ thnt sentiments in Ivo III the
Unlaa were not loss tlcnly tct there than elsa
Whefe.
Nj CALHOUN sud there were eascs in which
reasouing aud Argument were bota Absurd and
enNmdly H. nln should call h,m rogue, should
l,,,. ! Hb,,Ta
which TO be met not with reasoning, but with IN
staut Indignation Suppose a petition were sent
here 10 burn the manufactures ii the Nouh, would
tho Senator sop to reason about sueh aprtluon o.
that the property ui The rich should be gwen - the
poor would lie tcl,on about tltt
Thr petitions proposed abolalpn IN the Dsaot OF
Columbia; bat whit gtound That Congress
were bound 10 entertain discussion "a the snlJceL
aud To decide WY q lhe nlhcG But II they
were bound To do 80 IN icGad othc District, Mr..
{. Would ask the Senator II r same nle would not
hold in reference to the SIajcs. Were they bound to
receive petitions iorabullu)u III the StateS Mr.. {.
waited ur arrIt>. lfno lac resumed, then The right
did not exist 1t all lhr universal arnimc1t with
the abeltloulsIs VAS, that abolition III the DIstuci
WAS the first step Ia abolition III the SIaCc,-Eecry
abunioni3 would SLY 50. Tie Gsl STRIP Would be
~ the D,,utot; the beAt would be In destfny the
nade between tie Stafes, making the slaves sefi' to
HE sol aud then IN attempt N,uId be made Ia a.
bali,l slavery II the State. What, thon, would he
the situalinu al the Somh Congress would lhen
discuss thcr li2ht TO property guaranteed to them
aud the southern man Who would pefmlt II thus to
be drawn lto discussion sacrificed the lgh., oi the
South. Mr. {. was in favor II the | uun IL much
a. others bat unlike tie Se1aiol from Kentucky, he
was mol Ia favor of silence when he danger APP
prOachiag. To announce il was the brs way 10 avoid
H.. Tie North were not we'll Informed Oh the SUBJECT
and II ihi, respect Nh {. plued the condition OF the
North more Than OF the South.
Mr. CLAY remarked, reply, that the Senator
ha,l Put extreme cases. He might just we'll have
supposed The abolition OF the Christian religion Is
the abolition Of slavery out Ut the Dlftflct.-Ial dad
he not thai his Argument wrut against RECEIVING
all PETITIONS rs uIuth rs Mr.. Clay 5 in favor at
RECEIVING all without distinction The power Of
tuugfe>s to abolish slavery the District vas belle
we'd to exist AID Congress had determined by thc't
action. that il tiehtto receive petllous on the
subject. WIS thlt 10 be COMPOUNDED with 4 case
whore congress had certainly 10 power
Nj L. regretted thai thcy could lot agree; ms
object MS To discover "A healing measure, aud he
thought his eonrsr the trucst one.
Mr. Gruudy renewed tLc motion TO lay the motion
10 teteiv~ the PETITIONS o. the table (which motion was
decided IN the affirmative, Is follows.
NAYs.--Mossls. Baymd, Benton, Black, Brown,
Bueh1Hau, Calhoun, Clay, el Alabama, Calhherl,
Fulton. Grundy. Ilubbald. Linn, LnmPhin, KING,
Lyon Mouton, Noryell, Preston, Rnrs Roanc,
Robinson, Sewer Suangr, Walker, " huc, Dung
%.
YfAs-Messls Allen. Clay, OF kentucky, CLAYTON,
Crittcudcn, Davis. knght, Mexican, Morris. Niles,
Pierce, Preullss Robbins Rueges, Smith, Of Con
neciicut, Smdh, OF Indiana, Swift, Tallmadsc,
Upton, Wall, Willians-20.