Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1848-10-05


20. ''cd by the tnlm. fully. completely and So.
a. as r " ms ut any other Siaies shall enj,y theirs
"Nrih 81 Lar rs hat being unwilling " disturb the Mis-
snl' Compromise. are coaient with adherence to s
principles"
This "excrnInp. it will I've seem is mint If lift r.
rnre "wenn the tw" platforms, and is Il understand
t" rave been introduced for the benefit Of Mr. Polk
Sh"ld he he Pr"Psed for re election 1t Contained and
VS. Intended I" contain no save fl Gen Cass
l '' these It's ruciInns and such as these did the
>'n- D'n"cra"y assemble in Convention wih
- Norimrn Allies" at Ballinnre That they
." iah ~ be icked, cozened and deceived in the No.
:" ""s witch ensned. woui have sf,od ou. as as s,-
iary exception in the Whsle history " this parotic al
taice at hast thai the charitable construrion
fr re conduct Of mel. who after the brayesi and bold
~ ft' '~ 70 hqnef or die, broke and fed incontin-
emily at The hr>t sight OF The enemy The old res ia
yen 40 'it slavery. which did service in Van Bureus
''"e, IN $40 as In lo4i. which owes its Maternity il is
SAID l" SiiaS w right. chief Of Barnburners which was
rsint hyJhe Blrnburners, mve niI,n at lie, and
winch ma once received the solemn v.le IN lis favor f
nearly ali The Aholi'icni'ts in Congress- wa, brought for
ward again iof new dniy That doubt NAV be- enter
tanned ablt It, terms. and necessary To understand
what I1owed,it Is given here e,tIre:
T. That Congress has No p,wer under the Cops,itns
~ " '"Ftirre win or coairo the domestic institutions
vi te several STATES. and that such States are the sole
and pr PER Judges If everything appcrainnr to their
own affairs, not prohibited II, the Constitution: and thai
an Efforts oil me ab""nStS Others made to induce
Congress t interfere with questions of slavery or IN take
Iht'pent steps III relation thu eto, calculated TO lea
W NE hioet dangerous and Alarming consequences; and
thai all such I'll riS have inevitable tendency L, d.
"'s'i me happiness OF the people, endanger the stah
NY and Permanency of tie Cnon and ought moi to be.
counienanced by any friend four political institu
tons"
M" syllable here about the Territoresl-not word
about The 9rat and absorbing question: ON which the
south had used The PrecautIon instruct her eleyate-
Andwhy But let man of talents integrity and indie
.iDgfpt al.
WI" Is now paying the penalty Of party oboquy and dnrp
a''o' Tor s teneriy IN opposing The Suggestions Of ho-
nor a"d hrl'y to The thmbe;ig tricks of political Jug
g'ers aud muntebanks, declare the rest
81 propsed says Mr. Yancey in his late able address,
10 he Pspie "i Alanna 'to amend it (the 7h res u-
t'h ah"vr quoted. by adding thereto the fowinp''
Resolved. Ihat the doctrine Of non int RTE renee
VIII" me r'4 Ms OF property Of any portion of the people
M th'st"'ttderacy he 1t III the States or TERRIFIC
Nif-o ny any other than the parties interested ~ them
dy.'' y
ln support Oft hel that the state Of politics or
me slave question ,eas only different al that time from
rhot VI II been IN 1910 and lS44-that a nc,c ISSUE
fr"s presented, which required corresponding move
en on ih' "r' OF party which styled itself .tle pro
EreS>IVe pafly-and that instructed as | was by nv
STATE tell 10 b. my dtty urge the adoption of the
res nir'n. which believed embodied the great rnciple
cpntrhded for
The rs lrlion had no cnmpex'' meaning t, the
-de'St"nd w. he vote upon il in the committee stood
yeas Ptnn>y Ivana, Virginia, South Carolina Georgia
florida, Mississippi, Texas land Wsconsin-9 NAYS
nane' New Hampshire, Vermont. Massachusetts
Ilh"de Island, Connecticut, New Jersey, Delaware
Maryland. North Carolina. Louisiana Arkansas, Ten
ntSsee Kentucky. Ohlv Indiana, Illinois M CHICAN
Iowa, Missouri
1T may also be worthy Of remark that Mr.,
"eH, The menber of The committee from Tennessee
WI. decidedly i'll favor of the resolution but voted A
uStr rD1 NJ .l,I g
lana, argued that the Committee should not adopt it,
e1-"lN ASMtCH AS THE CONVt NTION
HAD ALREADY NOMINATED GENT, CASS-
w no tNTERTAINED OPINIONS DIRECTLl
~. IHE. REVERSE OF THE RESOLUTION; AMI
THEREFORE,. If THE CONVENTION
SHOULD ADOPT THE RE>OEIJiioN n
MOULD REBUKE THE OPINIONS OF GEN
EE CASs AND BE INCONSISTENT WITH
hat speech (ccurnued Mr. Yancey) exhibited in al
us "fce' me very dilemma which, previous stage
The convention, had struggled To avoid when moved
I" adopt platform of principles before ,re made nou
nat'" Hod zee adapted our platform first, if eithe,
gave way, would have been the candidates for the no
"''a'"n. and not our measures. But having made a
n'lna'ion first, the was actually called upon
. not I" adopt principle becaus. fursooh the nominee
ana not entertain II The nomination thus controlled
the resolhions"
An"iher attempt made to amend the 7h resou
non as rePrted by adding after the words ''the several
states" the words 'or territories" This, 100, was
voted down by Vote of ten 10 seventeenth
Unable to obtain from the Committee recognition
~ me rights OF Southern citizens to emig,ae 10 The ter
I'fs win Their slave property, and finding that the
COMMITTEE Would not III their report take higher ground
than that which the Barnburners yielded, and which
even Joshua Giddngs dues now dispute I deemed il
my duty to make appeal the Convention, and once
again TO make an ef obtain the assent of that DIV
70 the principles which was Instructed to maintain
maze mat report II conjunction with the Representatives
OF Fh'r'da and South Carolina and insisted upon vote
upon the resolution. The vote was as follows
YEAS Maryland l.; South Carolina 9; Georgia @
Alabama y; Arkansas 9; Tennessee L. Kentucky I-36
NYs-Nlalne 9; New Hampshire 6; Massachusetts
~ Vermont =; Rhode Island A. Connecticut g. New Jer
ss..y I; PENNSYLVANIA 90 Delaware 8; Maryland 6: VIR
GINA rs North Carlina II; Ohio %; Indian II; II
Iino's y; MICHIGAN S; Iowa 4; Missouri L Wiscun
sin 4 PIG"
And this IS history by of themselves of the do
Ings Of men who together to manufacture opinions
and make platforms for the people, and mark out eve
nur years The policy of Cabinets, and shape our nation
al desfineS for good ill., These are the faithful quar-
dars the South. who went To the Baltimore Conven-
non To protect her from The .7boHtionism of have old
Zachary Taylor!
And what has been The conduct of these same polit-
cans since! lave they come back in sack cloth and
asneSt Have they thrown ihrmSevs in PROSTATE hu
'aiinn at the feet of an injured constituency and n-
ored lis pardon for this great offence! Very far from it,
Ihey claim much credit for the stern and unfnchiug
patriotism Of their cundnct-ther decided adherence to
southern rights and Interests. They wear Phuacteries
on t'ieir arms and walk the streets and public places
WIN pride which puts tn shame the ancient Pharsee
ey ngre at public meetings. and propose solemn votes
t e doctrine oil Uen CaSS The doctrine of Alabama
o virginia Platforms that the 7h BAliImore resolution