Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1848-10-02

uswilh the great Western Ocean, giving us point
along rs shores in Connection with Oregon Of perhaps
Is Ut degrees If latilui. 1t would give US as, the
maInltce'' bay f San Francisco. one Of the nobles
anch'raIrS N the rll capable OF holding all the
v'fS OF the earth; and from clmnandnr position
trolling IN measure the tIade If the Northern Paci
hrB D.. 81 Je is ti2ss ntrafyes commercial and reo-
sri t'rf tl'rS ore imprint political coasiic rGoas
'ctct m! u er!easoa Of lie great measures Of
sJcJ tor om htSt(t'iDIls.'- hen these things we're
In action ia hst ,oasrcu,us theatre of the 'ua-
ton MrBetfien, # Georgia, moved as an amendment
to ;h' iArous h-ee Million Bill, The following propo-
sitjuu:
PrDrded a'cays and it is hereby declared to be the
'u" interest ana meanag of Congress in making this ap
pr'praI'n. hat the with Mexico ought MT To be
prosecuted by HIS Government ciM anu rielc 10 the dis
meH6a'asd OF HGt Republic; or TO tie acquisition bY
conquest Of any portion Of h,r territory that this Gov
"fhnei ever desires To maintain and preserve peace
tai and treadiy relations with all nations, an particu-
larry with the n-i-h5 ring Republic Of Mexico; will al
ways be 70 enter INTO negotiations, with terni-
aae the pts-r! unhappy c'rl e. iernw which shall
seccre he n> rights, end preserve The national honor
"f the United ateS and Of Mexico; that is especially
d'siraoie to preserve the anicaAie relations, which
s1g1t Away. to exist between neigh boring Repub-
lies; that the boundary IF Inc State Of Texas should
;" definitely settled. aud that provision be made by the
hrprbic # Mexico !pr the prompt and equitable
emtnt OF lie just caa!s Of oar citizens that Repub
lic.'
Then was an earnest appeal made 10 Senators from
all d'vlisas Of the nation unite this sound Wing
conservative "Paform-to anjure, in the face Of the
world the spirit and the design of foreign conqnest-o
lay down holocaust on the alter of counry-the
mad and unholy rivaships for political power which
were shaking the Union 10 lis And how this
aP}ea met On the memorable LIST day of March i 647.
'he amendnen. was voted down, and by whotn?-rwen.
iyfour members Of the Senate voted for it, and twenty.
nine voted against it, These twenty four were the
WINGS OF THE SENATE-Nhics from the
Morrill, the South, The Fast and the West-while Of the
twenty nine wha voted against il, SIX represented Nor
ihern and Eastern SAFES one from Alaneone from
Nov Ham, shirp, une oa Connecticut, from New
lolk. AMI from pennSy vaaa. Against the resolu-
on also, five membes from the free States in the
Norheas'. viz: fir Ohp, two from lndianda one
from MiClIiGAN. GEN. CASS. and one from Hin
n>, and with these associated the Southern Dem
ocr,cy
Here then demonstrated the great fact that 10
Deno"rtic COUNCILS, and to them alnne all the
present evils that be set they declared they would
wage war Of coryies, would have territory,
portion II them t. ma free States, the other to mako
slave States with the conceit and idle wicked
that when The let ia they could stay with
huruS, That hen they had spoiled Mexico of her prov
'nrcS they could divide their acquisitions in peace2 Had
bal the uttern wing Of the Democracy united with
the " hgS.ther had been maj rity equal 10 two-thds
agths the acquisition of territory, equal the making
or REJECTION Of a treaty. which would have settled in ad-
vance, and settled freser, this fearful as: prep!exing
question. This simple statement Of facts is presented
10 the pe0pe OF irgIn, and invoke for il their
serious and deliberate attention
But how have these alarming aspects n affairs been
met and treated by the great parties The country
represented BY their public men!
We speak first of the course of Virginia D u,ocratic
politicians.
On the S'h Of August, 1876. Mr.. Wilmot of Pennsy-
vanla, Democrat, moved the follow ing amendment
commonly known as the Nillnot Provisp
ffS,Ived. That as an express and fundamental
dl'i"n OF the acquisition of any territory from the Repub
tic of Mexico by the United States. by virtue of any
treaty which may be negotiated. between ,hem, and to
the uses by the Executive Of the monies herein appr,p
nied. neither slavery Involuntary 'servude shall
ever exist in any party of said territories cxcept for crime
whereof The party shall first be duly convicted"
This amendment was adopted BY vote of SO yeas to
ia nays; and the bill. amended passed By vote
of 81 yeas to 70 nays Congressional Globe D. 1917
lo LIST Session, 10Th CongresS In thai Congress there
was Democratic majority Of about fifty votes and
MAJORITY ut the. Northern Democratic members voted for
that provlso In the Senate, Mr.. Lewis Of Alabama
moved t" strike out the amendment but was Ia
ken on the IN ton. Mr. Davis of Massachusetts, smoke
on 1t until the hour of djumment sine die-and thus
the bill was DEFEATED. (Con. Globe, LIST Session, goth
Con. pp 1870 2I)
II were useless repetition To bring in review the con-
elusive evdences Of General Casss hearty and crdial
approval of this amendment and of his regret that he
was deprived accidentally of the grateful office of supper
ting II with his vote. His admission the close of the
session Of lSi6-47, when the same question was pre
scented uFon the three million bill, "las year he
should have voted for the proposition had it came
ur;' MOI was his opposition it, in the las:
instance at all less dsiasefu 10 the South than his
former advocacy, when the are considered upon
which that opposition was based, witt "tha it would
be quite In season TO provide for the government of the
territory not yet acquired from foreign countries after we
shall have attained i-tha the passage of the PIoviso
would, lin all probability. bring the war an unmely
ISSUE by the effect would have future operatons''
that 's passage would certainly prevent the acquist-
ton of one foot of terrlprv-it,s drfeatinr Don,fys
called for By rast majority Of tie .lmricm people,
and defeating too. by the rsy act pupo,tiag to ESD
1Hsh partial basis for its gorennenl-and ia her, th.t
Legislation would be wholly imperative because no
territory, hereafter be acquired can be governed with
u' ac! Of Congress- providing for its govenmenland
such act. lis passage, ,couu open the ,ckoe sub
jet and leage Cgre free to exercise its o,sn disc
ton. entirely uncontrolled by any declaration found on
tic statute book
TO BE Continued