Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1840-04-16
WHO IS THE ABoLITIoNIsT,

1853 me rouse oil Representatives. 81 the
u. s.. Jan. 90. 1910.
Without rb,cting into full detail Of The merits n
the gentle nan at the head Of this Government. I
tutn TO the supporters Of the Administration and
ask tbem, II they please. 10 show me wherein tbv
Chief Magistrate Of this Union ever held such Ian,
gnaRe as thisl Has he ever declared that the ,bo-
''i'on of slavery would be unconstitutional On The
contrary, has he nat derciared and admitted thai,
win The lights before him. he could not say but
that II Nigh, be abolished Has h.. ever said Tia,
The" efiotis' Of these petitioners were. weak. iojudi.
rions. aud demonstrations r. Has he ever 4 en-.
treated them TO pause in their cater, 4, NJ
man can answer IN the affirmative To ,hcsa
questions for Martin Van Buren,, will, ,,utI,
aud s,nteri,y. What has he said-what has he
done 7 " Let US render unto cnssr the tb;re.
which me I T'ar's." Ia that great and truly alarm
ing agitation OF The question Of slavery as REF ards the
Slaln OF Missouri. Mr.. Van iIafen proved. bv bis
vote. that lie was opposed 10 slavery and not only
thai he was opposed. bur that ne would ,eruse 10 nd.
MT "a State mo The Union rather than thai her nan.
pie should judge and act for themselves In tina
qnesIioo OF Slavery. lie voted, IN the Legislature
oi New York, 10 instruct an ultra fcderalis, (Rufus
klngl In refuse the admission Of M issouti into ,his
Union II her Constitution recognised slavery. do
no, give the words OF the resolution, but the sub.
stance. ~
Where WINS old Tippccapoe a, that vastly I'M.
portrait crisis Of ouI aflairsl Sido by sid.
IN Tho House with those thai led The van in favor Of
slavefy--s,de b. side with The republicans OF ,ha
South, he made a full and glorious sacrifice of him.
sell Tor the people Of Missouri. lie voted IN sus,.;a
her constitutional right Of slavery. and wa. ben,eu
out oil Congress for The part he took in behalf oI
Southern interests md Sanibrrn institutions. n
the gentleman from Missouri, in the Hous. Oh.
M'ssou,'!-to h. Misery D-Whm hs Mr. Van
Buren, done Tor you
lfMr Van Buren, had dune as much for us !, Cen.
cral Harrison, l would not hesitate 10 marshal NV.
sell IN his ranks u, ohce, ms he now p,e,snds 10 be AZ
much Of State Rights man ;but sill | fear his fnss.
message recommends strict economy,
good hUi he iniinates very plainly that. aIe, aII
tho economy ho recommends has been used nv u..
there viii sui be n deficit Of revenue, AMI leaves NJ
10 infer, as understand him, thai more will be wrn,.
How we are to raise IL uader Tho plans in hs
n essaee, without an increase Of tariff dp,,es. Il. nt
for ma 10 say. The South may look our. pass
mlny ol his acts, and cone dow to his las, ,,ub-
lie aots. by which he proves himself to bs nov what
he was IN early lfe-,le constant. uncomp,omisins
enemy OF Southern ins,i u,ious. mean his vote ID
regard IN slavery in Flo,ids. On every occasion
where he has voted on the question Of slavery. he
has voted against II.
- [Extrac, from the Senate Journal.l
"The Senate resumed, as In Committee Of ina
Whole. the consideration Of The bill for the e,,sb.
lishmeot Of a territorial government in FIo,ida y
AMI, that bill having been amended, II vas reported
10 The House a, coidingly and,
" Ga The question to concur IN the amendment
10 the l2lh section, 10 strike out. after Tho word
:" f%ieedon,," IN The l4lh line thereof, the tesiLne of
section rs follows.
i" No slave or ST. yes shall. directly or Indirectly. be
into the said T.rti,ery, rscep, by aejti-
zen nI the Uniied States removing into The said
for actual settlement, and being n, ,hs
lime of such removal, bona fde owner Of such s,avs
., slaves. or any ciizen Of The u. States travelling ina
the said Territory with any servant or scryant Is, nos
exceeding two: and every slave Imported OF brought
The sad Ter'itniy, contrary 10 The provision Of
act. shall, ,hefcupon, be entitled TO aud receive
or her iiccdom.'
~ l was dctci mined in the affirmative Yeas
q, nays 30.
= On motion by Mr.. Mils. the ycas and nuys ID.
desired by one fuh Of The Senators p,eseni.
:, Those who voted In The affirmative are. Mcssrs.
Barbour, Benton, Brown of Louisiana, D,Wolf,
Eaton. Elliott, G,llarJ, Holmes of Missi,.iu.
pi, johnson of Kentucky. Johnson OF Louj.ian..
Of Alabama, Lloyd, Macon, Noble, Plea
SAINTS. smith. Sou,hard, Stokes, Van Dixie. Wal.
Lcr, Williams OF Mississippi, Williams Of Yeuoes.
see.
Those WIN voted in the NEGATIVE are M,..r,,
Barton, Boa,dhan, Brown of Ohio. Chand er.
D,,ke,son. Findlny, Holme. OF Maine. King of New
York. Knight. Lanman, I.owur. Mills. Mo,,iu.
Gus. P,Insr. Parot, Ruepies, seymour. Tbomas,
VAN BUREN,"
The enemies II Mr.. Van Buren, lave denied him
one qualify which he pc s>e,scs in mn eminent de.
prec-ilal Of courage. in :" rreaJ,np In The FOOT
str ps oil his illusirous predecessors" he has exhibited
no sign of fal,e,inr. A snvrr. i'm State has pons
by The board, and lie shows no Signs OF alarm. Gen,
jackson. in his p,iue, never dared To do n deed a.
bold. Hundreds and thousands Of American tn,.
zcns have been d sf,an, hised By nn Execnt,ve rsjct,