Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1848-09-04

IRON me h'chfnyid Inquirer Of December ION 1871
icGding editorial
TIE ELECTION OF TIE HOUSE OF RE-
REPRESENTATIVES..
'fTas ProceekHgs "f Congress on the first ,lav Il IS
session are vrrg alarming, as the right Of the
Suih, the ms x oniscs ut The Constitution the s.b
~ t" the ra.E concerned Bra union of tn. Wki-,
OF the Seg'k with those If the North Wilmut YryiS,
;nan has reea elected the third off . il, tho v,rn
inert, and " TIL respect 10 the influence wGct It can ex
81 upon the action Of Congress, relative 10 the subiec.
'f slavery, scarcely utrrur to the Presidency i,set
Aa has been affected hy The vsr v Southern Nihrs
evrry nne Of whom voted or NJ Wmthror. MIN H.
exception Of Mr.. Tombitins ii Mis- issrpi. VIII, nv ali
sening himself Contributed II the resu almost s much
as i he lad voted with his COMRADES A, devofed :,
'hr WA ct the Sush are 70 parry, This We are free
Co conf IS, not 10 have been expected IF Them Fur
son iahe past the By press Of The South have eS
pressed SUCH apprehension of danger their section Of
country frum the advocates of the SInot pryIs, Ina
shey have been wiling. in order to avoid it, to withdraw
our victorious army gloriousy from Ntexic, without
'rcu'lnI lniCnny for the Wrongs dune our r,iz-n. or
the expense OF the war in The only WY which either
can be obtained W. by territorial acq1. on AMI vet
Southern Wing m>u bers Of Congress vote 'or uenile-
MAJ As Speaker, VIII, viii much more p op-ct. tan
Nj. Ninnd himself may be said So the an hor If the
Prrgs n!IcA Improperly 5eaEs tins latter . ne.uars
came"
An outline j. then given Of the action & Congress. u,
on this SUBJECT uu various occasiIr- down te into
urion Of The Oregon bill oil SIS. W. he 1T resume The
editorial Of The Enluirer
ga tie Isl Februarr 1915 when Ills bill was I'M
d. c,ns Iteration, b. Or. w moved 4 section
the I'LL, the dentie prOrso which Is at this time cal
led the W Ilnot ppvsJ. Cpjn his rnutinn It
prae INFO he hH aud it is the only occasion since the
tounda ion ot the constitution that .ch measure has
been Inc operated IL any Lay N Congress establishing
territory. The Missouri conproise az, pied upon
the admission ii Mss ,ul as Slate 4 was a ura,u-
roua ei'ft, offensive To Ne Sonih on the part OF that
gentlemen 10 introduce he subject Of slavery j,, Con
C1ess pon territorial s INST all precedest if iu
deed II was not fsa, and, designed ID Procure !run
Congress recognition Of rs rights 10 legislae for the Ter
forles N case where suppose ID from The carac
and locar'n Of Oregon there would b. nu contest 10
I've used as precedent in others where there might Be-
And this Is n" man { Y whom Southern Wings voted
as-~"licH The earrr s2r that .hrr vl.cd fir him
in Ignorance # these facts As lave rs February last
they were brr-:: 10 the attention Of Congress BY Gen.
Thomas II. Bayiy one Of the Representatives of Viz
gina On this had we draw tIyn an editorial If the
Eriun. Th1tpape! sar>:
But me fact is notorious, that tie Southern Nhi,,
wave united In putting W limo; pr,viso politician in ih.
chair. WInot pr,vist Gall ii rather Ni.-!.rl y,
povso IL had the honor Of introducing .r1 p,ovi
- into the House Of Representative, before NJ. WI
mot entered that bldy.''
quotation from Gen. 3lyy'. sro4ci. then tuIlo.s
She Enquirer then proceeds in the following strain.
"i Southern Representatives. in ob4dienc. Z, iu@ra
party He>. "lll show liberation fJT such conduct 10 This
N such IMAM IS Mr. Winthrop, gentleman of ed a
'ln and talents and entirely ab,ve the n,Iinur. a,i
Nmls', who does not understand the rich Of the oil
eat sections ofte county under the CONSTITUTIONS no
are they 10 e.i|c' other Representatives Of the North
snd the West To risk themselves b, oppo>Iu. an .rn.-
Gus sentiment IN heir sections. in defence Of our sgs.,
tA~iIng circumstance Ne think. wi justify Is in
ee!ng the Enquirer: Perni~io4 to sary He ahra~sn!o
~ - TN last sentence lit l.. and adapt i To things
they no~ We ;-k then .if the Southern e,itOr.
= "brd'rce 10 mere Y1y ties. sl she's. 'oleral. N IN
ouch cnntnr' az this in Nj folk : iu.ern .an md
ss'rholts' anJ above the ordinary abonrs. WHO'D ~
"' understand the rights .! he different secions & til.
Union unfe' the Constitution. how can .hps expect an.
s.sTsandltIste. "ho 10 sla.-oGe' -whu abors SIS
srry. he te.s himself who live. among N.-r BIT
serg opp ~el 20 it-Nho IN a.u~ed tino. prov
oman t"elve n.orshs ago-Hhn has never said eve,
.ow, thSi he would '.e Niimo. .-oyi.,-ro lis.
hn.rt With III. >nrth. by Ioin: what NJ. roI. IA,
90 venured To dog
Succeeding ~, 4 ,h- EnSo,p' con',. ,nrcl. ~ ,t
.. She effect; but :his ill s.!ics s., the p-s..ni
Il Hhiy