Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1848-10-12
From the Republican f ,Non.day last.
THE NIRUINiAN-GE CAAS AND
81 AVERY


THE NIRGINf AN-CENFRA CASS AND
q AVERY
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-H'cho''h ie'l' "@t ne Is ui''''i on me S"'J' q
,'Vefy-'hal al "2o9h ne denies 10 congress any J"S
owe, 'Ie sUl't III 'Ne "e 'e'
ritory hrva The rnolid IT ,,p,esfricteL rrlt IL ca
clie slavery ID r4ton. NNe quite ae substance, MT
tho language Of ne |rIiHan,
III 'i"'' 10 o'''' ,i'" ~ 10 " ,., we ~
H. c"tr.,eJ MIX Is'n }1fter I, aves 5nrevnr onIy
HAIL. ofte NJ ssare u.irt, ntiouay no Doubt onitur
hlt which gives y.ce and neaning 70 the whole II Ta
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~ in the Terrrirsl md YAM In c,n., 1C lrani, he
people cay terrio,y 1cbch mn, Be hretfter acquired
tie r'ght 10 rce'tfie Il tor themselves"
Nn" we lfeeIY ffeu'. 'l' AS ms plSS'gt STah"S'
vol ,to,a ,hi ,;, aI ,,o ,rI srla 1
question Al this is not the casc the quotation
il short in te midst Of sentence, where there not
Even comma !iad M Alf-tniln coh'lhhna 'S fnoa-
io" % e p'" VI ''e 'l y n, "''y ao," W..
words sander The General uriaciDes ofite Constiiu
tion''
This evidently gves very diff rent cast 70 the mat
-a!n"rt a different as Wat between ths rue read
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vor of eav1g 10 the peope of anv newly acquired terri
tory the unrestricted right of REBUILDING slavery Tor them
selves re!d he "n'ie ah ne mdnl' \ aPp",fS III M
I a1..l \ lCny y.''- n "a i.
raj Uy}cjoi4s of he ioas,ifufjonn-a nro1Iston we
think which no Southern nun should cali in question.
la certainly hal M inten,on of di,r anv niusti .
N an Cass H. o,otrr liz oniaion ;r,nprfctIv VI
,nciri T,.bn, ,b+ IA !, ;b Ill o,ini,o. ,y,ro,ob
IT, ,,I .s,,d m insor, c- tba ,biI dina thu o,IIro
,i N;.lr., f,,o. all h1 ~ ,, T., -n,, stoIi
A. i,, ), ,.o +, lc.o A., rI J.; - l la, ~
n I'LL ,I,v oraIsc,i,r
TIA in,olI;,.,t r,Ir uiI1 ton1 II ~ nooJ or IL
oosses If the oo;ror which tho {eDnbIic,n adonts far
Ia full COMPREHENSION Of the views of the writer There
is in same places little bazinss If rneoino jsex
cent;ons AZ zoc.oos rias- th,o lie nr,nosons ,nd
there Is no, boI,ncrr If cxprcssi,ns INT On ,bc
vbote the lte, is oI4rafv clear and exnlit and no
Mai, practically inda1 man can have the least besi,,.
n in co,,n., #, bo conclusion ,bot liz drift i IL dnre
c,,o ,bs exerc;sa of III IL s,.ct of j, yor,
IL f,o,oress ovor III Te,r,orias tc,,fr ,or,ry
anthorily n,on the Icc, looisIar,os Of bo s,me lie
does this not 81 much from disbelief f the constitution
Al mne,epcv Of CONGRESS- bu1 fron considerations ofex
,ed,encv Ana whilst tbus Mil, III. C,co 1, ~ S,rtb
snadinr CONGRESS from interriar n Ii settlement of
tha o,,s,n bv the mamie Of The t.rri,o,v5a takes
carr. At the next rnon.nt o,liot NorlhwarIlv to saw
that his abstinence is not to preclude the aralin Of the
question II he exercise IL noyer aver n bv Conures
lie reserves hi, nipt bv savinr-f sneak here Of he
inherent mower of CONGRESS-. AND DO NOT TgrcH THE
oUEsr1oy or SUCH CONTRACTS As MAY ne FORMED
wIi1 NEW STATES WHEN ADMITTED into the Conrrder
acy.o Accrdiar 70 Gen Cas- Congress should lei The
legislature If Territory decide whether Slavery be al
uwed or not One would infer therefore, in case the le
gslare SHOULD decide in favor of its admssion and the
peonp assembled IN Conventio, incorn,rate il nto ,e
Consti:uti9a that Clnrress would Be bound ID admit The
State into lie Union with the Slavery clause in its organ
ic law But MILE qvs that whilst C,ncress should
not interfere in the first instance its power over the sub
Jet is nnmparad when The Stale knocks FIR admission
into he Union Tia! admission Re styles "cosrRAc
and As condition ne reserves t, Congress the rght Il
say that there shall be no Slavery He would not CON-
slider it at all inconsistent for a Senator or Representative
to vote against clause in territorial Bill ahib,nr Sla
very il the territory and then 10 vote against thaais
soa nfthe State int The Union provided Slavery was
sanctioned by its Constitution d. we misrepresent him?