Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1847-09-13

ordinance and the clause in the Constitution
LITTER rnoM rnr Hos Mn. Buchanan, Srcmrr.
ny Oh STATE uroS rnE NLMor Pnov,so su,,r,on.
Mt buchanan has written clecilone.rinp letter Il,
Pennsy vaana, urging "thr democracy" there To turn
out, 10 elect ihor candidates in the coming election
En IN The letter, tlele are somc views upon ,Iuycrv
and lis extension, which will interest our readers gen.t
".
The question of slavery. in ono Of lis ancim, osu r..
as hetn recently revived aud threatens 10 conv use ,Lu
country The Democratic party Of the Uuion ouyht In
prepare themselves ~ luo lor the approaching sturm
ihelr best security IN the hour danger, IL to cling
asi 10 lheIr Time honorcd principles. A sacred regard
io Tie ftdtr constitution, and iu the reserved r,y,.
ct he States IL ihc nmovale basis which the mar Y
can alone safely This has saved Us from tl, N,
roads of abolition Northern Democrats are not expec,
cd to approve savery IN tn abstract but they owe il
to lhemslvcs as they value The nion aud all The mil
heal blessing which bunnuiuy II w from H. to ab.le
by HE compromises OF The constitution, aud leave the
question, whore than INSTRUMENT has , it, to the States
wherein slavery exists, Our fathers have made this A.
gr'encnl with their brethren Of The South; aud il il
mol iu the descendants Of either p,rty in the pre,.nt
helati"h, 10 cancel this solemn compact The alb Iop.
isis by lh,r Efforts 10 annul have arrested the patu nj
progress o' emancipation, and done great Injury to The
slaves themselves.
Aitf Louisiana wasacqulred from France by Mr. JET.
ltraon, aud when the State oi Missouri winch con
slitni'd par Of II, Was about be admitted Into tho
the no the NJ sso question arose. aud IN lis progress
Ih.alehod Ihe dissolution vi the Gnol--lhis was set.
Ien oy the '"f" oil the last generaon other important
ana dangerous questions have been settled, spirit Vi
mutual concobtioh Under the Missouri cupro,nse ala.
very was forever prohibited north uf the parallel Of
5oo 80 and south Of this parallel the question wns left ,o
be decided by HE people. Congress, in The admission
OF Texas, following III tie footsteps ttLir predecessors
"ooPea Tue same rule and, IN my opinon the harmony
OF the States, and even the security the Union mli.
nAate chat the line Of the Missouri compromise should
10 eAlend' to any ne@ iorri'oy which may acquire
from Mexico.
Should entertain The same opinion, even il il were
certain That THIS would become serious practical qles.
lnni hut thai II never be thus considered must DO
evident to all who lave atient,,y examined the sub
leci.
Neither the soil the climate nor the productions II
lha' portion ui California uh ut 90 deg. 80 mln, nor
indeed oi any pnrliun nl North South is adaptc, to
slave aD"r and besides, every facility would be there
afforded to the slave 10 escape from his Such
property would he utterly Insecure IN any part Of Cali
"ila II Is morally impossible, therefore, that q ma
J''l, {" ,ne em'gran's 10 that portion OF the territory
Soull oi 10 deg 30 min. which will be chiefly consed
OF our irilow-czens from the Eastern Middle aud
W es.rn Stats, viii ever re-esabsh slavery within its
UNITS In regard 10 New Mcxlco,eps, Of the Rio rande
me question: has been already settled by the admission vi
Texas into the Union.
Should we acquire territory beyond the Rio Crande
aud east OF the Roe Mountains il is sill more impr,-
oahe tina majority OF the people Of That region would
consent to re establish slavery They are themselves,
~ iaige Pflion' colofed population aud among
men, The negro dues mol socially belong degraded
race.
lie question ls, therefore, one Of practical impor.
lance Its agitation, however honestly intended, can
produce no ELECT but to ALLEVIATE the people Of different
portions OF the Union from each other Ia excite section
al divisions and Icaouses; and To distract and possibly
destroy the Democratic party. The ascendency of
whose principles and measures depends, firmly lc-
hcVe, The success our grand experiment Of sefgov-
ment.
Such have beenmy individual opinions, opealy aud
eeiy expressed, ever slnce the commencement of tho
present unorlunate ag olon and Of all places in the
world, prefer to put them record before the ncr
Tupihle Democracy Of Old Berks therefore beg leave
to oilef you the following sentiment
The Missouri Compromise Its adoption in 1890
saved 'he Union from threatened convulsion. Its
tension IN 1913 TO any new territory which we may re-
onire, will secure the like happy result,
Yours, very respectfully.
JAMES BUCHANAN.