Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1848-11-02
MIR. BUCHANAN'S SPEECH.

gave extract from the speech Of the Secretary of
State TO the movable column of Democracy headed by n
venerable Court Editor which lately beset his door for the
purpose Of receiving shat consolation Pennsyvana's ia
vore son, and the chief Of Mr. Folks administration
could administer in this the dark hour Of locoocosm
The sentiments avowed in that extract are Of deep i'm
port 10 the South If any thing could open The eyes of
Southern Democrats to the designs of their "naiura al
lies" it would be, might suppose, the deliberate dec
laraon of 50 prominent Of their party, that the
whole question Of the establishment Of slavery in the
acquired territories had already been decided agans, u.s.
by the simple operation of natural causes the law of ma
tons. and the stpuarions of The treaty of casson-whst
the character Of The present population and Of tina which
would be likely 10 grale hther. affords guaranty
that this decision will never be reversed. Mr. Buchanan
contends that there slavery in The territories when
cededand that it could be established, only by positive
legislation, by competent local authorty-tnat, until
such legislation the slave carried thither would be tree
and that it perfectly idle TO expect such legisls
tive recognition of slavery. The present population was
all opposed slavery. The Convent which NAV be
called to frame State Constitution Mr. Buchanan
thinks California is into the Union Immediately
would be almost unanimous in favor of Free Soil and
that the vast majority of the emgrants who are hereafter
10 repair to that country, will be from the Northern and
North Western States and Of course. OPP sed slavery
On view If these circumstances, Nj Buchanan, address
ing himself to the Free Soil party Of Pennsylvania urges
the absnrdy OF their separate organization accomplish
that which he, trium phanily, shows them is already
dore. Why Free Soil ticket for the Pre- sidency
and Ice Presidency! Why camor fur the principles Of the
Nmo Proviso, when it is clear the dulIesl compre-
henson, that slavery is already forever excluded from all
territory ceded by Mexico and from Oregon by the Ter
riiOral bill Of last session. approved and signed By a
Southern, Locotoco President? The Free Sill party are
afecilonaev invited To support Cas-, because tie spe-
cia Object ofheir distinct organization has already
been mplished. The area of slavery is restricted
within its present bounds. The vast region lately &C.
qnlred is defended as were by inpegnabe wall
gains the overfo wing Of a serve population Yhe pe
cuar institution" has at length definite limits confined
within which 1t must wlther and expire. What more
gratifying spectacle be presented the mind Of Ab
olltionIst or Free Ss Mr. Buchanan, thus establish
ing the fact that New Mexico and California are now and
will be slavehodng. tells the Free Soilist chat
they contendng for abstraction Their
through their nrgan the "Republic" Of Philadelphia i,
phy "f, says that urnal, '.this is all true aud clear
as the statements positive, and if it is just as clear
that The United States Court sustain the law op.
Ion of Mr. Buchanan, ,chy risk much for the part,
and disturb the. peace Of The country by refusing u.
she Wiinsot Proriso 81 This is very pertinent
query The Republic, however. proceeds 1.-The
/ South has very different v:eW of the subject
Buchanan knows ii well; and &,pp,n 10 rpcullec,
that this Mr.. Buchanan 8ecared that The Dem
ocras a the North the natural allies Of The Snth
cru shareholders We rccoeci that in 1919, and after