Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1848-07-03
3)ol1ttCaI alU Domestic.


.sry copy from The letter addressed 10 han ihe f5w
ing passage:
I'm great Jelrrsonian doeirn- now b,ldly repudia
ted a the : nth, and by oD meny tamely surrendered
atlhe y nh that slavery involuntary strYinIe should
hv any action of the Federal Government b extended
the free territories ul Ibis mon deserves r18nec
with nbcr and Time hanared doctfl1es Of the Demo
cratic party h be represented by standard bearer ri The
hahest eaconiun bt ability and worth. and such on-
yau vii permit ns t. say. shall present in YOU. sh5ul
BIZ authorized to nlne You a candidate Tor the
sdrfaiina ii the c'nyeu'i1n."
Tho letter II MI Van Buren, r5vrr. two anil hill
e seit priaed columns OF the New York Commercial
Advertiser. Toe fret Column of his letter IS \ re veB
n the pt5eee uIs OF the National democratic GunHen
ton. with rrG nd 10 the Nrv York Decgps conna Ia
The conclusion shat the Landowners excluded On ac
rauni u theft ant slavery lie clsas this SECTION
Il his afgan. nj "a follows:
Il eaon' under such feomsaace'. refrain from c9n
curing with yuu m the oYnau thai The decisions II TIA
convention are IA ~ dcetee binding upon tho deuosaet
ii tbs STATE or euied toany ohef weight in lIrir
mailn than as an exp II the wishes and opinions
al respe table PDtuus ui thelf political and
fenis IA other states, aej n, lilr expression Is by
The as BY which II has ben accompanied"
Ihl portion u his letter felarl slrvrry will be
read Wit general uieTes aal we therefore glyo II
lttf
YIN desire also my view, in regard to the prohibition
by Ia, IS, OF slavery IN te rlloes where it DIES MI
nov exist AID hoy shall be giyfn in n few Words aid
I - u !
MI diminish, Ihe IN excitement IN the public minl
lhr llHs.uous tInnders d our government were nj
nteusa!r 10 the ,rpaen inconsistency between The per
peuanan ef slavery IN the United ates aud the pflnl
pies ni the revolution, drlnraed the drcar ton VI
udePatdr AMI they We're ioolng IN tin l.pl=
sti9ns 10 attempt t. conceal IA Hnpnls.uus by winch
ihef were embarrassed. But they knew also that IL
speedy abolition IN several Of the Satcs was inpaszhlr
and la existence mall without au on the part Of tie
present generation. They Nere also ni upfrhl and The
lppllu al ha1
Struggle FIR nde sdenee Ia strong to permit Them
10 deal with snch matter upon other principles
ihoso ofli5emy and justice. Tbe policy they adopted
was mguanutcc TO The States III which slavery existed
exclusive control over The sul1ael within their respective
Iurs lcaas, bat to prevent. by united crts is ,xen
sion T. etrillnc, ot Tie laed States in W,unh IL id
nul IN Tact exist.
GA a sides tho most expeditions means 10 carry IN
this p9ey were adopted with alacrlty and good feeling
he hist step was Ia utefdri the lniuducii ST slave
y ntn The \ ,rh western territory now covered by the
ales OF Oio, Indiana. Illinois, Miss ssipp and W.
cansn. This m,y justly be regarded AZ leiug IN tie
MAN, Southern measure The subject was hisl brought
forward in Congress by Mr. Jeernn. Nuainia mala
the scstou ui territory upon which the ordnance
vas Intended to operate representatives lrmal the slave
holding a'ts gave II unanimous support. iubts have
arisen In the minds Of some whether tho ordnance ii
IN was anthozd by the Articles If confederation
all WA introduced IA the Congress at it's ff@t ses
'dh under The constitution, Tee grzug and adapling II
10 the new orr luzinon aud has over since been treated
aud regarded as valid act. This bill received lhp con
siluiional appreciation Of President Washington. Wless
highest and sworn duty II VAS 10 support the cln,.In.
TIN under which 1t WAS enacted Mr. WAS tho North
backward IN doing its par 10 sustain the policy which had
leen wisely adopted. they assenird TO the insertion II
d provision N the constitution necessary ard sufficient
10 protect lint Interest IN the aies and they DID mae
The trouble apprehended al cement ol the
Government rom this source began show itself as ear
~ the year l79D IN thr firm + pruos prrs,nIs5 =
congress upon the subject of slavery and the slave trad
+ by the tlnakers Of Philadelphia and New York. and by
)r Franklin ms PRESIDENT Of society Tor the pr1mntnn
al ah illon' These petitions wer in the IIous Of Rep
r'sehtavcs, referred 10 COMMITTEES Of scycu all but on
oi v ham were n.rlhern members, whose rep,rr as a
iaead IN committee Of the whole, affirmed that Cnn-
gfess have no power u mterero IN the emlncpaon of
Safes OF III the traimrnlot them within any II the
States II remainng with the several STATES alone Ia nr,
vide any rcgnai therein which humanity and true po
icy might require"
The perseverance and good faith with which bath bran
ches OF policy thus adopted have. until very recently
heeh Recognized and carried out highly hauarahIe5
the whole country. The peculiar laMltrs Of the sub
Jclio be Converted mio an element al political auitalinn
as well IN the slarchoIdlng HE non slayrhoin
oaies may have ted IL orcasina attempts g, 10 cmploy
H. but these Efforts have been very successfully frustrated
oY the gnod sense and good ieln. the people in every
quarter III the Union. detailed account OF the mn
nus acis OF the Federal government SUSTAINING and ear
YM9 into tu effect the pdry Of It's tuund.r, npln the
subject Of slavery in The States and us extension l., tn.
territories and the steps taken IN the non saveb5ling
States, TO suppress OF neHtfa1e undue agitation in r.
regard II IT, would BE- asa Instructive aud hla5f,be
TO the actors in them. Batit VII be- readily perceived
that this could not be gwen Nihn the ecssar, limits ol
4 communication like III present.
l. must therefore suffice 10 say HAT f,m 81 The
date ol the ordinance Tar The prfyca ion If siv nv IN ne
North Neslrrn Territory. down 10 and inc'udmr ls3s
nj least eleven acts ut Congress have been passed ,r,n
l2ng territories which have since become Safes IN all
ct which the constitutional power Of Congress Il, nir
diet the Introduction Of slavery the tcrrtr, of te
United States. either directly exercised or clearly as
serted by enacmenS, which, matters Of authority
are an anlunt 10 its exercise, AMI that At IN only be-
nod when the peace Of the sayehndI States Vas slp-
POSED 10 BE- seriously endangered by Addition agitation
there was spontaneous UPRISING of the people of the
North, Of both parties by which agitation. WAS paraly
zed and te South treasured u, fidelity to the con-
promises OF the constitution,
In the laws for the organization Of the territories
which now cons itute the States Of OHIO lndians Mich
gan Illinois. Wisconsin and Iowa. slavery was e,nress
ly prohibited The laws tor the organization Of the
Territories of Mississippi, OhtaHs, Arkansas, Alabama
and Florida, contained enactmens fully equivalent in
regs to the Of power in Congress over the sub
Tin the other These were approved by Pres,.
dents Washington, the elder Adams. Jefferson Madi-
SON. Monroe Jackson and my self all buund by our oss
Of Office 10 withhold our respective appova from laws
which we believe unconstitutional Tin the passage of
these laws during period o half century and uader
lhe administration OF SO many Presidents was any
mug i've sectional divisions greater les, part.
cpanon IN their enactment the par, of The representa-
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