Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1848-08-07
VOL. XXVEf.---NO.
CONGRESSIONAL
Correspondence IF Tie Baltimore american.
WASu!NGToN. )nly 9th. s o'clock. A. }
UNITED STATES SENATE.

hour after IN, letter Of Yesterday afternoon cluse
aud dispatches by the afernon train. and lho debate
has become s, ineresting and impran it progresses
IS, necessary to proper understanding Of the whole
subject-thal have continued my sketches up 10 lie
hour of adj'nrnment-hastily, it is true but reliable
nevertheless.
Mr.. Dix h ID concluded before | had returned from
the cars, but hi, remarks had evidently produced pro-
ind Impression. found Mr. Bull. replying. and re-
rrrlng particularly 10 decision Of the Governor of New
York; which he characterised Of the fla gram
violations Of the compact between The North and the
South which he had known Of any where. Whs-
Their that act had been sanctioned BY the New York
Legislature. he should Iak The trouble to ascertain
he should take the word OF the Senator from New York.
To all that the Senator had said in regard T. the gal
lln conduct Of the Of the States Churuhus-
ca he had nothing to reply for it had met response in
his own bIsrn-t had toncheJ his feelings. Mr.. Dxs
speech was in opposition 10 ihr billy
MIR. Dayton obtained the flor, but Al the request Of
Mr.. Nlau9um gave way for notion by Mr.. Mangum
to ad jmrny. though opp sd to The motion 1t was de
cided by cas- and nays u To ~, in the negative and
Mr.. Dayton Proceeded lie desired. he said. that the
qnesln should he taken before the rising Of another
sun. The bill had been report-d ''cnnpromse.''
tie mad no sympathy wi'h those who denounced
skulkiny measure. lie luokrd up il As a fair efft
Of the committee at compromise. His friend from
New York tNlr DiN) seemed 10 think that they had
yielded 10 the South all that they had asked f,r--they
asked for than they had hithert, climed--tha
Constitutional right to take their slaves int, r,ures
been no skuking-their course had been striigh for
ward-fD- une he disguised 10 acqu Southern men
Of any imputaton Of skuklng There had been dod
ging either. by The Senator from Vermont Nr Phelps
If there ha BEEN d ginr any VIII Thee hid boen
manly effort to jus iy he Introduction Of his bill, but
he must vote against it.
Experience shows uS, e said, that all those idle dis
luislilons Slavery in the asra ended in breaking
down that ieein. hch should x,t b tween members
q the same brotherhood- lie thenfr assumed the
opinion al the outset, that Cnrres had the power over
this whole subject And he had nAver anything
which much surprised him. the d.tfrrn of sen
timent which had 50 suddenly sprung up in this bdy-
this difference Of sentiment, which bounded by
Masms and Dxm's line. lie asked the Senator from
South Carolina, whether when hi, law, confirming the
act Of the territorial legislature Of Oregon prohibit
ng slavery, back here lJf approval he VIII vote
Tor il.
Mr., Calhoun replied e'nplaiicaly afe the rpoeti-
ton OF the question two or three times and evasivere
plies NJ. Mr.. Berrien then explained that the laws
Of Oregon would remain in force, un rel cited by Con
gress and such rel 1con approved by the President
This, Mr.. Dayton con;cnJed, We I'D change the char
acer M he provi>i the power Of Congress null
~ The wishes Of the p-oole Of The territory. ithe
strnction thus given were correct. then there s,Il
less in the bill Than he had supposed. The question hal
resolved itself into one Of exredieuvy. Slavery
could never get INFO Oregon-the lIue Of Cal
orna- few might gAt here, bu ,a institution could
never fix itself there. Thrre agriculture principal
~ brought about by manufacturing nice ct
labor. whoiiy unsuit-d slaves For this reason he
believed neither Oregon Caifr.l can ever become
slave States,
While the South had hcen max NJ mcnstr,us strides
by "cnnprlnIse" The North had been remaining
plralivelv statnnarv-runpr mise, f., The S mth NAL
been lie in reference i,uisiana. Miss ,u Florida
Trxls. When nolhng had been left f,r the South TO
fill up, out Of these compromises, Texas was brought
hefe--ant he then stated Tia. he would be willing II
her S"a'hern friends would stop thrre-hough he had
then said what he did not expect to verified.
that the South be fund ready walk hand in hand
with them to the is m ard the Pucifc-1lal de-
clara,ion lie had placed upon rccurl!
Whenever he was placed in siiion which rrquir-
ed him t. vote on te question Vi slavery, he could
bu, way
He contended tia, The number d slaves would IL
crease in proportion to the facilities afforded il the wav
OF an increas. "f save territory In regard TO the
ritry acquired he insisted that slavery, which did
exist there Rpw, could not get there without some mn
ncpal act. The domestic elavery now existing there
was that which exists in consequence Of the power
escstd by the creditor the debtor-liqniated 81
son the debt is paid,he claim ceases 8, far as the
lien On the debtor has been worked No such per
srna lien constituted sarery in The eve Of the law
lie was unwilling IL vote for this compromise bill.
before stated. because lie did not wish to % upon The
recor, seeming Ia favor Slavery because he might b.
mistaken as 10 the law the snhec for other radical
objections To the BILL because of the icullies in carry
ing cut the law, and further rom an unwllinrnpss TO
throw upon the Supreme Court, the slement nf this
question: lie did wish make that Court the sheet
anch Of our hopes-the organ hr uyh Which to throw
pf our political seam-to dragging tina, 'anchor" int,
The poll ica arena.
1 But he had other olcc,ions-tle instructions Of he
t'gsainfe Of New Jersey-GhOunh he would ubev
instructions, when they did coincide with his opin-
ons-bu he Considered such instructions entitled res
pectul consideration
lie felt shocked at the assertion Of Southern Senator
few days since, thai if The knife Of the uern Slaves
n clt
rem would accept assistance from The North. He felt
called upnu repudiate such declaration as without the
shadow Of fornda ion.
MIR. Uphuan of Vermont followed Mr. Davt,n-
lie insisted that Slavery was moi beyond the control
Of Congress. and if senators prepared make
such dccaraon they prepared to disregard the
n'enhns and opinions Of The trainers Of the Culstitu
tion.
lie argued that Congress had The power to prohibit
slavery in the erroriesta, Congress, if they did
snth law, Would disregard the wishes Of the peo
pie of the territories involved by the qeslion-and
that ihis bill such law as would carry out the
wishes Of the people in the States and Territories He
denied that the bill should be passed, the ground
of expetieacy.
II the power OF Congress to exercise this power
ever 10 be eXered, the time exert 1.-THE
Introduction Of Slavery would he element Of DANGER
and opposed to the prosperity Of these territories Then
why not exercise this power. why abw Slavery 10 Oh
iaina todhod where it will necessarily remain though
all time, and exert influence for veal or we on the
destinies ot that country.
1t had become their duy to decide upon the Constiu-
tio,a question. No one ever Thought Of leaving the
question Of the Tariff and Of u. States Dank-botll