Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1840-03-16
Address.
" INC nA'g Contention, ior nomination Of Electors
q tie Peopte eff Yirgiai4

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necessary that the slave holding Slue. sb,un IT,,
as@ that the share distributed To eacl, one of Them
shonid De applied TO the removal of slavery by the
purchase ami removal Of The slaves and il they
cnose so 10 ap ~ heir share Of the revenue wLo
VIII deny their right TO II, If The slave hol1i,,
States did not canine their action Ia their own -,
OF The surplus revenue, then the only other u,ndr h,
whleh ihey could act. would be for lh.r TO ask The
h'n slaveh"'alhg states TO apply then share OF the
surplus revenue 10 the removal of slavery Does
any one believe that The nan- sayrh.l,ling >t,,.
""n'i do It ! bui il they askrd b, the slave
holding STATES 10 do IL, aud were 10 do n wouJtb e
slaveholdmg STATES have any fgit 10 comua,n .
-" no ah'onS mem, under such circumslances would
c"hPa'n' because III getting rid Of their slaves
| 'ey receive payment for them out of the none, OF
"'ne's generously thus applied! Surely lhoy would
not or should moi corn lain no adye, ed the abo-
lllion OF shaver, in Virginia without com,pus ,t,on
or upon CONDITION that the Shareholders should pay
themselves for their slaves and tax the non. slave
ho'ders TO aid them. The complaint against Gen
! Harrison II is manifest should csme from he non
isavehoi'irg and not the siavrhnlding Stairs-as
the non slavrho!dmg STATES, bv The terms Of the
iropasition. cotid movr in the matter only NJ the
'qnrst OF the slaveh"lding States, and then ieht
! be required 10 ray the osis uf the movemcnt.-
As wr have sad, we do moi concur in the susgts
uon-bni L. she@ yuu the opinion Is no, peeu-
lar IN Gen. Harrison does not involve clear or
! pal able breach al the Constitution, il any and
Al least. Is MOI 10 he taken sydeLee that lie who
holds !. is u Fsdrraiis-me beg leave To refer YOU
10 the annexed letter rum Mr.. Jefferson to Jared
Sparks, to be- found IN the Alb vulup,e Of Mr. Jef
Iierson's r"nesIrhdencr fiom page 1913 ;j9I -
proof that he entertained very similar opinion
one, nderd, involving tie whole Constitutional
ground sand 10 be covered by General Hatrisop's
opinion. aud OF Which The lolIowing is an extract /:
And from "haf fund are these expenses 10 be
Iiirnished! Why not from that OF the lands hich
| have been cedrd by Tie very States nav needing
his tehei' Aud cedtd on consideration. for lie
most part, but that OF The general good # the
whole. These cessrons already constitute one
i"uffh OF The States OF the Union. Ii may he sad
that ,hrsr land, have bren soId--afe NV lie pro
! perry oil the citizens composing these States-aud
| the Nancy long ago received aud expended. But
Al equivalent oil lands IN l- territories since az
qu'red may be appropriated 10 that object, OF 70
much ~ least, as may he sufficient and The object
although more important t'te slave States is eh-
" so 10 the others also il they serious IN heir
| arguments abe Missouri question. The slave
States, 100. It more Interested, would also com,i
butte more by their erant.us liberation; thus Ia
hing on themselves alone he first and heaviest ilsin
| nt Expense.
! IL am aware HAT this sui CT Involves some con.
sulionsl scrnples. But liberal constrltlion
Jusifed by The object, may 60 FAR. and an amend
inen oil the cobsifutlon the wi ole length Iecessa-
| y. The separation OF infants from their uothrts
90. would produce some sciuples f humanity.
n' is ""hid be s'rahing al a ghat and swallow
! ing a camel"
| Which o. The modern aud self.creaed Democrats
viii dare to cali Thomas J. fetson Federallsi
| ffHn"-o'tizens, We invite sou to compare Nj
Van Barren and General Harrison. and lheir sup.
p"tIefs, aud We are satisfied yuu will decide that #
either be- labe TO The chaiee OF being Abolitionists
/ II Is Hat cIher General or his fiends.
! General liaaiisen is citizen tf Ohio-a nom
slave l"'!ing Siate; but lie IS Vneinian, the son
OF revolutionary Iatiioi of Virginia Who ty sign
.ng The Deelafa ION of Independence pledged his
lie. his honor. ID his lortune, To accomplish our
freedom. And Ohio, leoped largely from, Virgin.
IA. has DICTATED her opposition to any interference
with The tIsht of tie save-tohler and General
Harrison declares that Congress and the hon->a
holding States have no power slavery under
the Constitution, and ougll not 10 exercise 1t ifthey
had.
Mr.. Y. Butcn is citizen and a nat.ve Of y. York
4 Hon slly holding State aso--froin The Moth. he
denies II Is true, the power OF Congress abolish
slavery IN The States, but he adults the Power 10
abolish II in he Territories aud IA the District Of
! Colui bia. (see hrs Letter dairI Marc 6.h 1896 to
J. b. Mallory of Bluus~ich) tie as Que Of tie
promoters aud agl,ters Of the MISSOURI Hcsiyictor
and IN The Legislature OF Nrw York voted Tor he
ioilomIe reso'ai on o ihs ruttion TO L u(us King
| Resolved. hat our Senators b insiructed aud
our Rel rescniatiycs in Congress requested to on
pose the admission as State toto the Union OF any
territory not comprised afo, esaid [hat is lnIlr
old States without making the prohibition Of
slavery therein inpdsp, nsab conhil on. If ad.
mission; and in the Convention of New York lie
voted Ia place the iree negro upon iootiug with
he white man Al The pnlls-and the Legislature OF
Nav 1 ok have but ust nov declared, by n ,vrr-
whfning nrj"fry # both branches of The Legs.
laiu.e. that Congress is bound 10 pc ltioas
ioT The abolition u slavery and thar New Iolk is
opposed 10 The resolution recently adopted by The
House Of Representatives aeclaring II will ,e-
| eeive them.
What ti,oughi Mr.. Jefferson of the Missouri Re-
s,uctinnlsis! Hear his d, nuDciatlon oil theu, and