Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1845-03-06

''on 10 foreipn Power up the hsude of 4 sue.
cerdlng Leaslaiure1 Mr. r. did no, ~ read the Con-
s"'o''n. he same legislative maturity which passed
,he Jn' resonlin might repeal il. WIN could suswer
M the changes hat might take place In tho great deep
o' public opnian1 Who could MY how future elections
"g"' ,urn o"f VIVA, security had gentlemen that The
"eA e"ngress, by their MATURITY lower. might not N.
peal The sc, o The pres mt Congress. and, when Tsxss
came "r admission. The door be slammed In her face
what ihen1
Bn, suppose Texas 10 be admitted. The honcrshle
Senator says no likes this joint resolution because Inc
slavery question 10 settled by il and finally pu, IN The
basis u tho Missouri compromise Cunld Ito hoursble
Senar say that there was any peculiar ssncity In THE
'n resolution that mus, exempt from the power 0f u-
iure legseiionf Wight not future Legislature under
the eScl'rmen, prducrd by whs, they dsemed wsn.on
invasion Of The Constitution. rise up and declars that s
had the same fRh, 10 upon this qurstun 20 ito prede.
crss" that former Congress had right ~ bind them;
and Though pfrvous bdy had undertaken 10 s,iuulate
the observance ot the Msrour compiumise in Irxss.
yet when new State rmed ii i,s crri,ary shpuld
come knockng for sdmi,isncc. had the same rishs 4,
prescribe conditions ihusc who had ponr heErs hem
aud that Il won'd MT admit the Texan States but
upon condition II the perpetual prohibin Of slavrr.7
Guild they nut do sol WouI they not have tho pow-
er7 And woud mol this Congress have furnished them
pnvocaiion. II not Justification, hy their exampjc in
Whaling the Constlnon1 Mr. X. ,old HE friend
,hsi he was planting the germ Of conic, In tho S,aes
OF this Union, the end VI which neither u them cvud
see.
And now he ,urned 10 ha Southern frirnda IN that
ANTI TAT ~hae
he shnold submit their cu,sjdrfs ton The eo,ice
sla vehadng p,riinn of ,his Union cnld Mac. No..
selves ir safety only on the ssrredness VI the Conssu-
tion. They slod TOT their very existence ON whss Al,
jefferson had called "a ssrrsanr adherrncc ,o i,s psu
vsns. hring the only shield M the r,uhis of mjno,;tv
y did they stand in Ia, oiv7 Iinw.,., ~. 80
RELY fbe well kn.v1 an IN. 6i,,,s ~ n.,y "''s ~
the compromises of The Cnnsiitnnn Delaware wss vet
practically non slaveholdng State They soud, ,hess-
ine. NJ irenty four slayehnldnr VOTES h, f,vef.,;s,s
sIuVpIpiIuu nd IN he nfh
iioh wa, eighty seven Representative Of slsyehodins
States 10 On, hundred and ihuy six non ssyrildinv
! They had jnsi received an adnoniiion which Il d.
ca"r mem well 10 heed they had got warning IN tho
other branch which they onqhl not 10 disregard There
had been recent in thu, House on cues.
'i"n which might be aken fair measure VI the .rla-
nv" strength %" the two interests II had been on the
permission :" F"r'da 10 divide her ,errI,ry inis two
States when her ppula,nn shuud anuunt 10 5000
east OF the Sawannee river and how did The numbers
stand Seventy seven IN iayoof II une huudrvd and
twrn'y Three against iihavng dead nsjori,y Ut 6ny
opposed 7" The slavemlding interest. which was about
.he same ~"'n 'hH' House WAS full. Would Ssnasws
representing that interest set the example II rampjjur
"" ''e % '"e Constitution. aud 81 admitting
~. "'s.r ""u u"''""eu 'ower 81 "sjHtyI Had
III ~. "'u''n o. 'he'r Nncts,rs Lat gentle
Wv" h"a =, ''' p',eeeungs 81 mo su,hern S'a'es ss
WV "'''p'" W ''' Ss,'e,'on. lhey had insisted IN
,h"t ~. Nv. ~ 'he regulation of commeres,
,h, .,,,n.. 1" ""'. however. IN HE manner no had
"ne.nd "" 'as 'ess'ono' congress They had - ar
,.n,,,..c,.' pq "',e W"lofus vote 70 override the
~ ,n s., W. 'fn'' 'ne necessity Of three fourshs
third, If Tho s., "'e"p ne Constitution, and d
On, a.,n c ,. "s REPRESENTED ~ the Senate ios the
oue.,,nn NJ m. -, 80. W. ~ NAG narey alluded 10 Tie
! Tn,,,.ss "a. n.J ~, W me M'ssssippi IN the Old
cd ,h, "o;,n r ~, - .s '.ny friends VINO represent.
.c,in. a, ,l [ ~ r "u"'" ""G oack On The lfens-
| =, :. y, .' y. '''''' w.
WI ~ a''ooeu 10 mem rs warning. C1des shs cd
o.tes- we assent o' nine States was necessary 10 The
, . ~ "ea'y. On the arrival Of Spanish
M'n's'rr, mr.. jay was nuhoized 10 treat with him. bus
was expressly required to slIpnale r the righ, Of tho
""SWaoo ~ ,he M'ssssppi aid tr the integrity Of our
western boundary; These Instructions were given hy
Tue votes Of nine ots'es. Subsequently, plan Vas pro-
Tseo "r ceon9 the nav'gn'ion o the river Of twenty
nVo years. ana 0drc ma1ory rescinded the pfesios
instructions but men arose the quesii,n whether
smpf MAJORITY could rrscind vote which IL had srQu
red majority 81 'wothiids to adopt. Let gentlemen
I"'H y, ,n' oaes' ,he blt"dy battles which ensued iw
me ou C"n9'eSs' wnen Inc sepel Northern States voted
W s"h phaana. ana with the undivided iorce Of iheiS
fn'ifr Delegations. against the five Sonhern Stasss.-
YIN maj memorable occasion the South had heen
welmed by mere maturity riding the provisios u
me constitution. es
10 consequence Of this Mt JAY made 4 treaty. with
the Spanish Minister in which our right 10 the
'n ofthe Mississippi was yielded for lwenv. five vesm.
The South and West protested against il from YEA, To
year. mill last under the Use lead and auspices If Mr.
Nlason they had lriunp but ,ruuphed only uode,
tina, conservative clause in the articles OF Consideration
which required the assent of Two thirds for the r,,iAr,
iut IT treaty, Mr. r. held ON, tls pecs III his,,r,
I.s ,,.rn,,, 4, M. So.,L ~. - a. a--.S