Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1847-11-08
From III, Baltimore american.
NEW YORK.
The Il,rhiHlcr Canieuii1n.

The disruption ui the Admlnst fau,u party IN NV
iork Ia have received from the pro, oees al lhr
licfhinef Convention very decided cousumnaion.--
The rcs1laton approving al the Nllm1l Prpys5. hl,h
the Nytaease Convention had esadtd. brought lof-
ward IA lis original shape. aud adopted
The Lat cannot be overlooked. that his very que sluh
ol hc ffsss CONSTITUTES The turning point upon Which
hc, deelae sections Of the party have marked ur
Themselves dislluct auI Valiant courses Ihn question
has pruyea In be ,he wedge ot dlsmcmbormont doubt
less the eoth oi ulscud VAS planted IN loli when
Nituu an Barren Was sacrificed 10y the Baltimore Con
ythu4n, hut IS remembered lla the upon Which
he was hf5sn aside contained really lis essential 81
cmcui-, lhe identical pnncple Which gives point and
concentration 10 the " nul Ploviso For. The anntAa-
non m leAas ~ns the beginning o that policy of South
era extension which has gwen birth 10 the lroylsu
which Is likely to be prolific Of many response
bncs.
MI Cambre ing familiar name ia the history OF
New lofk p1lIicS, was President Of the Consento,
lirfhimer. lie made an elabUatc, aud. 1t is SAID
~ able speech IA which, according 10 the pIIcrs which
report HIM. me gave the history oi opinion on tn qnss
uou IT layefy, from the time that II was almost unant
mou,Iy nietdeltd IN the Territories beyond The OHIO
under the JeilersIn ordnance. hecaus the statesmen
OF lhe nth regarded 1t social aud political ey
down through The Missouri Compromise, 10 the present
gay. When, throwing away the creed Of Jefferson, the
ne sch ol II tie south ad yocale the rxteslon per
petuauon oi this institution and wuud erldlcate esiaO
Iished freedom from the sol, 10 plant 1t IN It's stead
The address prepared Tor the occasion read hy
JuHN an DufHn Anu Ike all the reported speeches
made before the Convention, II dwes with special
emphasis on the question of the Proylso We have
room only lor lhe follow ing extract:
=" lac creed ui democracy. WITCH had taught the IA
,hes ot The Republic that human b1ndaue Vas social
lnolal aud political ev imposed section ol the l.
mon by the pefcmpufy torte Ut circumstances, has
celved OF late years new interpretations The ducltnc
u Jefferson, " aslngon, Patrick Henry aud the Ran
duphs. that slavery is great social evil, which should
be gradually hut certainly efadlclted that II Is relation
fatal To Industry, false econlmy, injurious 10 morals
and dangerous To liberty, and indirect and PERM
clous nildeaees upon The masters Icalamg The rung
II imposes upon Its more immediate victims, has been
discarded 10y sehoo Of modern politicians oil the South
1t is maintained IN sections OF the Unlon and by prom
Uncut statesmen, that slavery Instead Of hug an neyi
bic evi, desirable good which presents not unl, the
sole naans 1T The continued associated OF The
black and white but The safest and best relation be-
tween capital aud labor and III which the subord
nation the latter Ia the unner alone be permanent
~ maintained This doctrine has been asserted iron til,
federal cabine aud papers issuing hercrom have I'm
Harhed the tree institutions OF the North the source,
OF ply seal and moral degradation 10 lis emancpaed la
buiors,
Tins omlnous aud repugnaat theory is now sought t,
be carried on III Practice by the conquest Of free terrific
~ and tue esiahl shmenl OF slavery thereon Agins
sLch nrpaun OF powers, Tor such an Object the y
mocraey oil New York firmly and solemny protest. Il
behalf ot the Tree white laborers OF the North aud South
IN behalf oil the emlrant from abroad, and in bohait
Posetity aud IN the name Of Freedom proes anas
II. We rn's against the extension, by the or III,
mfuenea o the Republic of an Institution whose iney
table eonelnaut the social aud political de IRA ion Of
the White lahoref which, wherever it prevails denies
to the mas es That equality oi suia.e which is AN nh,
rent els ment In the Democratic system.
We rIoles against the aggr,ssluns Of an institution
which gives 10 the owner OF slaves representu
equal 10 that OF three vi free electors prepm-
d,rance OF political power Mhcn far as II Is one OF the
compromises o the constitution we Shall faithfully oh
serve, but which the ireemen OF New YORK. will not ex
tend 10 conquered provinces. We protest against he ex
tension oi an institution which OF insecurity
and poverty IN peace, aud Of embarrassment and anurr
IA war We proes against degrading the character Of
he eAlsling war; alternating the sympathy Of tie produc
ing asSes oi the North upon vi labor aud Industry
/ ue heaviest d lis burd,ns must ultimately fall and
danlns The ardor Of our brave soldv. and stanlp the
Iaur's They have 50 gaany Non, Icy presenting as the
ann and coasnmlnallon OF her fcls aud ,alor the
sulJngalon oi lee ii to slavery"
lhe Richmond Enquirer notices the interesting, ci.
cumsahce ol IN CONVERSION o woud into coal n may In.
sa'd) under the eye OF an observer In the ehay,i ans
some lime sine, Council Chamber hill ar,,s ,;,.s