Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1848-10-16


made, Was NeCuiarIhe subject Of slavery in Is rpla
Ian wi the I-wers of Congress under the Constitution
came ,hPn more than any frmer era Of onr civil hiso
~, Ia I've rased and considered not only il, Congress and
The Sale Legislature, but by The Press and aaong the
people. IL vas ct that class ui public ques ions which
must Inevitably from time time arise under govern
m'n'haSed on free opinion Ike ours. distract momrn-
iany It's .armunts action but desired be settled as
they occur. and sou"dly and wisely settled By the unre
strained and peaceful OPP of free and enlightened
public Judgment. Aud II canat De denied that whaev-
'r passing irritation may have attended the discussions
:" lhi peri"d. they have resulted distinct de
inarca'ln OF the rights Of Cong the States and Of
me ne 'pe-a clearer understanding of the grants and
limitations at the Cnnstiini and its compromises this
'Nriilng '"Wrand larger o. concession from
the anti slavery ie-ng To the neceSsit of the slave
s'itutrin. than had preceded tn eXamna ions into
new Fl Id 4 constitutional enquiry, then comparatively
nneXpl'red In s. much, that points upon which pnbc
opinion was Then s. eagerly enlisted and dlvded-the
power Of Congress slavery in the states and the
slave itide between the Sates-Ihe cnnsiiuunality and
rXprdlency of lis ambition in the District Of Columbia
the reception OF Addition peiions-these and the like,
The pc Of fierce and heated mtroversy have qul
city passed into the rep and oblivion of settled and H.
nay adjudIc,ted subjects Nothing that deserves the
name the of Public Opinion in any quarter
noT bushes ITSELF wi slavery in The Satrs-or the slave
trade between ih"m, proposes interference with II IN
the District of Columbia while the question OF petitions
and meElnrl1s slavery to ngrrsS, and the right To
present them which ed lis accrlrnony from
the supp sed invasion of the right Of petition, involved IN
thu rule which excluded Them altogether has lost its in
tcrst and importance under the practice which has OBJ
lalued Sluce lis RECESSION.
Il wasi1 the inournp frame Of mind disclosed in the
letter above quntj aud with the resolve deliberate
beore he acicd.' and TO possess himself Of all uto'na
fon a.d listen 10 ere M !uinsh that could be adduced
by has associates before he tHGt rOte that Mr..
Fillmore tuk his seat in The Congress of IS3S 80
That h- \ rthern man with .N,nthern teetings"
hould have rome there wthmpr.ssuns adverse slave
w. aud with drsire by all CoNsrrrUTIoNAL means to
diminish lis sphere and lis influence by The whole p
pitian of TIE States where il has been prescribed and
bDsed. But Mr.. Fillmore is sad be marked by the
sunduesS and moderation Of his political views; he had
rmlutd to enquire calmly into the grants and nia
lions of the MYERS If Congress over thu subject, and
act according 10 his Conscientious CONVICTIONS ormed upon
.,i>nasslana,e c,Iu,irr ,tiun
Soon after lie assembling Of that Congress- the plot
wa~ spranr in HE shape If the Aiherun RSsoutiols
which Mr. " is. an Elect,r on the CasS aud Butler
1ichet declared -SId The South' The were prepared
in Caucus Of the ID mocraiic members on Sth Of De-
ceiiIl.r 1888 and Mr. 4 fh-ron a notorious FREE
SouEn nas selected ,,ff.r Them in the House They
were Parry reslu ions concoctpd in a PARTY Caucus
forced IN tie II use by PARTY vote anG their design
wa il fix m confirm III, an N Of the Southern an Nor
hrn Democracy in their support of Martin Van Buren,
Suuhern and Northern Whrs were precuded from say
oo a word or moving an amendment ON the subject =.
Thud,srn was vel understood. Accord ,uly. when on
The llth nfof December 1883. Mr. A,hern moved the
Suspension Of he Rides f,r their ntrluction those 10
rn,r vh,m Ills ,ttau,1 xos male ana Mr. L;U,se,r
amonO them ro,cd arGu. lie ssne1,iol Int the Rules
wen, n..6aI We l21 Nav. rb UI,usa J,rrn,I
pare 52)
Mr. AIheron then made speecb explanatory of the
cmr.e and then mnvoI tbe nrerious question
..Mr Cu.hn,n uf Nav II,nnshIe directed 10 the
motion ID prn, which coud moi be nut without unani
,,ous ems mi
9Th, House refused IN adournu
M, I.,,t.r of \I.,rl,nd briefly stated tho re,son
why he desrrd not tn vu,e nm The resolul,nS They
were intended IN aft @, the rnh,s If the slayehodiug
States and The ReDreseu,ares from The south hare had
no opDoyI,,ifu 10 .ro,nue then, propost,n To prnt
has been refused and an opnor,un,v 10 examine denied
From What can h. inferred f-m the snercb of the
mover who called for the prev Gus question immediate
" after The Soulb have reason 10 believe that some
sinister object is intended We Of the Sonh cauno, be
heard in defence If our riohts--I therefore said Mr.
do no, intend 10 vote man question snrunu IN IN rs
without notice. coming from source which we should
dis,rus denied the rgrt to examine, the privilege of
seeing in print a matter which may negatively or at-
frmatiyely affect our most imp rant Interests and we
rapno, he heard decline TO vote for another reason
winch is that these resolutions are now forced upon us
not the purpose Of allayinr lie excitement upon this
most important question as regards southern interests
hut for polirica purposes" Cong Globe Sd sess 25,h
Cong raee Is
MI " ise of VIRGINIA. said. ask gentlemen Of the
Norh as the North has been heard til II the South shall
be heard also These are NOT southern resolutions, and
| REPUDIATE. THEM as such. wish 10 offer an a
ueuiment''
The Chair decided that no amendment would be in
order" i.
Mr. WISE II is plot sprung nron the routh-
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