Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1848-10-12

context, which would indeed have 5o.a wor If s,,,.
erara lon T''-
Wat rs-i w reason !, there /, Intr 4 ,sc .,r:
can e', ti' whilst he is Tor granting to the eo,,,.,
OF the territory. The power t.rrg,te he would r,v,
the power NJ crtuie NJ proiibI H. tell, Il, NM Nj
p}oa ~ lAe Tern rJu,t a capable ii reguIa,i,,
..r own ,aca NY, ii th.r own wa, Wy the p,,pa n
N|'r ara-ad vii the Il publican question the m ,,r. f.
"''"'i" "0lier The general puucl,s Of the Coustiui,n
NJ eX.ludr, prohibit, " abolish slavery?
Nr Bu"hanen aal Mr. DliIas hld given her views
adverse To the Wlno; ProyS,. Grn. Cas-, friends tyer.
AMI rs thru he should make bill lor Southern slpnr,
and hence the origin Of The Nctolson letter. Mr. Bn.
ranaa will N seen, argues that slavery cannot ey;s,
H's views strongly ur;h and they are fIly a.
dars'l nd adopted BY Gen. Cas- in HE letter We rro
- day L was regarded by these gentlemen as 4 mora,
imps~i!ty Thai slavery should exist in the territory
then expected . oe wresei from Mexico. n, ,Jv n
account VI the it, climate sci. But because III natives
,l hn territory, being hersrlyes colored popnlat;o,
wni never consent to ere E<rlBtrsu SLAVERY,
Mark the words, IRE establish sayrr,'-fr both know
TIA; slavery hal been abolished il Mexico anJ ono
Mr. WAhero tAis effect. Both knew aso. HAT \, II
laws Of nations and tie decisions Of our own Sun,,o
Court The local law of the ceJed territory must remain in
force until coastiiulioaay altered That law was in "a,
vur " rco sill. Gen. Cas- contends that Cupgrcss
should not Interfere way The other. Slavery could
not be 'r established" therefore, by the action Of
hepeore Of the acquired territory and because they Were
themselves colored. Gen. Cas-, rightly enough atirms
that there 20 hiIry uflher permitting the ea
slavoment Vi any portion If the colorad race.
This letter written before the treaty Of peace anil
had reference to the hyphesi5 ,f cessio Of Territory
Gen. Cas- knew that treaty which either prohi5ted or.
rendered lawful, The existence Of slavery in iutae would
have been rejected by the Senate lie knew that the
only province which would be introduced in the treaty
province which but recognized the obligation of the
adverse 70 The ners If the South, by virtually CLOSING
against s citizens TIE whole Of the acquired region Hin
great anxiety prevent Congress 70 Interference was
in fact in accordance with his devotion to free soil doc
hncssnce ha very tonclaoiv-y proves that by 9th
pr mrlns clu slavery be RI established in our newly &C.
qured territory His Doctrine, contend, whether The
true n1t, is ih7 more injurious aod insulting than
the doctrine Of those WAC contend for tie iu,'e, anho-
ily the part Of Congress over the shict. We nave
something Ike Justice q hope FIR from American
Congress case i hopeless, Gen. Cass almos
eXufn2ly urh, before local legislature Of Cali
fornla or New Mexico, representing constituents. nine
tenlhs Of whom are Negroes Indians and every concev-
able variety of mixture And justice be denied By Con-
gres'. matter If pride and feeling we shoud prefer
that the blow from counIrynen rather than
from an alien race OF men, lately 5'r9ht or CD nqucrsI