Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1847-06-03


tsa, furnishes xtssBss< i.1Is 10Th IN the I'd aiss
in the New W a.d and fro he time II tire tslfhsgen
ans and the Roars i!s; Il The t.ench usder Bona
p,rte. Ps6ses than ans. but eoi'~sc IN arms
he considered the rts5 Ia pace.
he would tlx siciories alone wuuld nj brtrg
e~sc,-lh.y might do 50, hu All The kind II Issee hs
was in search Of lie wanted The ps4cc which ~ss ri
merely on Il h,siiinies. BAT rssioTsia 4 Hs
fruits and blessings u peacetse rtsirSisau : ssfs5
ship and rcrrptse and e pss,sa head sta shse
and parental sssard.su If tie s,sssn q ,be rtsSS> n
the New Narld. I've peace ahash havcs a. h At
rncs,t'es and sentiments Of war hhiia, go II X
peace heh the interests Il las >anfies ami lie 30
Of her,pulczn system .and The sasis sd leI~aenrs
Il the two Americas, Fcgared.
Mr 4. SAID he Sized Jpn traerd whsch he eeead
not eNJuse he allSled sasf.'s ahich be eud nj
,ufid; bat he rnud sly ha, j, Was great errr 10 On
iund the wh4e Me,ssn poupe-the n h.4o eishi MI
lions their MIKES 2 pulsllonandef any enc eraffsi
view and WISE ACT either mIliiry g Issn
.ally s,s that view II had iis divisions, both al tscss
srd q poi,i,al parties and, having cot the alsesaie
Impoverished aud depressed fan Il The ipdan Taee,
which siguiod nothing Political J. though The haIi II
ale whole populaGn aud the rescurce TT "a! iasefs
and the rank and file of the srny-baNing oct that
depressed halt the other half Iad,ally sud trecnc
9a6ly diriee in political systems and IN the ii,enons
and which res,s fom thai division. he isfgsi
ieRof heranah,saed halt republican and has sifug-
ged siaoa lt24 ct form of government. aud always
carry tine eecns tie other part the nonarchica and
Tie ssrongesi. tough ash numerous hecause 1t has NE
sinews Of war--moncy and arms. 1t rests ni." We
church and standing army Il NEAR twe"F ttousa1 "a
tjcers and MI much over twenty fiHsIsand men.
The pel.e, IL the republican part 1oa Them 10 peace
and friendship with the nted states; the policy Il the
no archiss leads them Eu,upeaa affections and \
mericsn sniipaihics But here points at which they
all uui,. be nrre ii xai,onayIhe love OF religion and
of counry-aad which makes them all equily sasnepl
Die of lias sanatacisrd bth reigiensy and i.heai,
aaaisss foreign invader. This nnts bds parties a
raiosi us now but still there is great dd'rae be
twe.p these v ho WISHED be friends spd those VINO DO
nut-bcfwern these who wiling 10 make permanent
and cordal peace sat and honorable TO Their
country apd those who want peace and II they make
one WIN onl, in.s E1 atteacherous and hollow truce
This difference ID IN rites should he knawn the Amer
lean statfsnen and acted upon lnhsppIy The present
war hsd giSen the monarchical party the ascendant al
tie sxv moment that the elections bring ng he re
>s,cans power and enabling them to u establish
our firm nf government.
'sn said he had expressed his opni'ns pehiiely an'
res'ns'y Ia u'e g." both N spcl'es and IN votes;
and privately and frankly 20 Inc 1..sident whenever
asked He had done IeAad becn'wjlIing ..a.sa
his place in the Senate s> 20 the Geld Of operations
not much csnaRsne armies o. to make military
movements sHbsdyAsrt 20 diplomatic p Icy and piodncs
,rsce wtsh xN,ad be- restoration Il friendship. and
not mere ,snoe t,tortd hy force from weakness aud
weaving ,he animostlcs Of war behind lie who had &c
fused embassies tefrs, Courts II Enre, Vas willing
10 o. TO Mexico he who had refused TO ht hs friends
prp 81 him fr 5st NnpT General ~ May. 1876, which
Sxoud have put tm at he head NJ the army was willing
10 taken commission when the Mar began To take
the appearance 81 cninua ung AVID OF becoming fanai
ieaa 1nd ing siyenrth 10 the monarchlcal Eunpean
Marty sie was wittlag have taken the place OF
Lieutenant General Es that wtuld have shocked no
military feeling and displayed ~ military man. aud
would have allowed policy approved by tie President
have hsen ple,cy ceIr I'd cut lie c,Old sly No
more at this time upon tha, point hut when the rlnu
- l.o tod tn lao
known il would be seen that the military men would
'havs nothing complain oi-tlat General 1aylo'. IN
..icsh Il struggling at Buc1a VISTA with H,RO against
20.000. would have been advancing on Santa Anna
with 5AoD0 that Grnenl Scott, instead Of an cnifeneh
ed army ut Cefr1 GorIo. wn,hJ rTo1ay have found
die road o,ro TO Mrsco tua, The two Generals would
have rrdtalhy met sponor the city of Mexico, aud
found themselves attended hy diplomatic MISSION
u,uaily constituted. both in gegraphca aud IN pc
liiical sense, aud prepared 10 take advantage II all
events 10 sneuih the way To solid and lasting peace.
Mr.. Benton passId 10 new sullec--onc which had
not yet excited The public aiienton--but which, IN his
opnion was pregnant with much danger. and required
early attention. Il not question oi iOelgn war, t.
Inc - Is Ion acs uot 4, nestle lcfisaii
10 be settled bs public opnion a.d by votes. leaudrd
10 the slavery prgand ST resolutions, introduced INTO
the Senate towards te c 81 4 he late session. aud which
he had siignazd ire branes the day Of Their in
4 ruciin. On their face these resolutions cnulenpla late
subyeIsiun Of the Rbn throwing the guilt OF the sub
version upon those hoop ihor enactment into law
~ the same time, ucy propose what no citizen oil non
sayehodine STATE can ever sianl aud what many ron
the slavehllaBg Sta es hims II in the nlmicr would
stand II they culd They propose the addition Of
nlesnpronses past aud future. on the slavery question
and treat vinaiurs OF the rights Of The States. and Of
the Constitution and as snbyerlos Of The noe, all who
viii not agree 10 extend slavery 10 all the territories d
the United States 10 the most rcmoie and hyper
borean--tn Oregon itself in the latitude of Wisconsin
and he Lake II the Mods They % the precise Myth
o The Nofihffn Ahotiuniss. and with the same pac
cal consequence. only ~ reversed iaun. The Abuh
fon creed is that thu admission al slavery IN any part
II the mon is n violation Of the constitution and dts
solution OF the Union the resolutions declare that
TIE pruh,o Of slavery any territory OF the tnion IS
violation Of the constitution aud oi tie rights I'd the
Stairs and suhyorson ii the hion 10 true 1t Is,
that extremes meet and thai NIL innaiic'sm. for NJ a
gainst any dogma terminates at the same o' ol lh'oer
ance and defiance.
The frs, effect uf this new, slavery creed. which the
South wa summoned IL adopt most su'niuartiy, would
no cSls h political test for trying the oho-
.dnAy of all candidates fuS the Presidency and
Norhern man could stand snch les ft homr. the whole
cf them would be Knocked IN the head soiar as the
South was concerned. nj single HEX. The next effect
uf these resolutions. adopted. IN the nonslareholdlng
States would lie to put end 10 the present political d
vision of PARTIES and substitute party in the
South (wih its antagonist in the Nlrih.) bounded by
geographical lines and founded on the sole principle Of sla
very propaoandsm The third effect Of these nsolu
fors would be- that which is stated, alphabetically. on
their face namey-lhe subverson g, tie Union.
Ssss,as filese resolutions IN this dangerous point 81
view he Mr. y had stigma NED them fire brand
on the day Of their inejscton and had since depreca
ted their application the Oregon bill. by which The
Oregon peops were lef thout Law government for
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