Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1848-08-24
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TO TIIE HON JOHN II. CLAYTON:

The people y the south. " that portion of them vho
have nol surrendered the Yt OF private Judgment. and
Welded party leaders the regulation o. their opinions
hearlliy approve OF Your course the ''GompromSe i
III y has been called. IS one Of these offer NIX
hunbI. tTbue Of adm'atIon-and congratulate myself
hat the estimate formed of youT character from pers n
al acquaintance, years ago, has been fully coun-
ed need not deal In the ordinary of fulsone
prasetoo often the incense o. reckless 2anshp-
oT such would no, be az reeabe to YOU Stna
politicians only delight in such adultaon-a truly great
Statesman looks with Indifference if not contempt
You right in the position you take that if case In
rrlvng ne ssne OF property or NJ property Slaves
rise the Cours Of the !errtory mus in The list in
sance pass upon lt,& from Their decision app lies
to the Supreme Count. Every turning on the ques
ZION Of properly, either in slaves other Subjects must
lake his dlrectlon-l o.hcr But it does moi
follow that the judo ement of the Appellate Court is final
This aust depend upon the fact whether It's powers nl-
der the Constitution embrace the subject matter Ii the
Supreme Court have The right TO determine that Saves
are property IN The I,rritories It would have the
right 10 decade that they property IN the States
\ M for The Constitution makes no diff re c. as o
mere location. j he Court would we'll decide that
any other species Of properly, held such the States
would cease To be property when found Territ0rY
IL Doth lnsia the would necessarily 90 before
the Federal Judlcary and decisions would Ne na If
in pursuance Ct the onstuitn." and invalid If IA
opposition To that Instrument 4 lie whole question re
50 Itself finally into that often discussed in the
cluntry-vz: Who IS the .4rbier-ae UBtpire--to de-
eide, the st resort. the Institutional powers vest
ed ~ lire three departments Of The Federal Government
either Of them If The Court be the sole Judge Of the
extent OF lis powers. well of the Coordinate
Departments ii is obvious that lis decisions are final in
all cases,-that It's judgments are The Constitutions
and II would he but mere mockery Of wuds 10 ak If
any such limitation is implied the language-..il
pursuance Of the onsttution"
But while think that Congress ought TO recognize
slaves property. in tie bill ITSELF aud provide for It's
security. am willing that The qu-sion shou be left
as proposed BY the oil you reported In truth, see no
mode in which, considering the madness The times
II could haV been well avoided should the CuurI in
the suppnsed undertake decide that >ares when
taken into Territory to be property. would a
mount t. moth ng less than Judgment dissoring this
Union. No ut common sense can look upon 1t In
any other light Such would be the inevitable effect
Equally ceraln il thai She attempt, BY any means
however adroty cntnved. TO prevent The slave holding
States from er yng equal rights in the Territories, must
lead 10 the same result. Il 10 thai many Of
the leading politicians of the North and Northwest are
utterly mad this subject They have yrded up
understandings the control Ot The ianaiica splrII
which prevails among The nislntormed these
secohs-l ain sure you already perceive that this whole
crusade against slavery result nothing less Than
dIssnlu ion Of the Union, if the Federal Gpvenmenl
SHOULD sustain -nu,hIng under the npre certain
and tn misguided ought be told 10 pia
terms. Missed by the examples of En- llaud France
in regard Their small insula clvnies they nad, sap
plse that similar results may be effected ont-hal
Of Continent, intabed by poEu!pus and inelll
j gent u,uny 1 he deiusor not ltss renarhabt
ran EN-. VOWS: AMI nvuld 81 jill i. those wiz *