Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1849-09-24
VOL. xXyu,-.-No. 10.

eee ran lelsen. hnt that. until they do il, they mustonly
nfoloae lhat contest winch il is 80 much The interest Of
~. but snpfenely theirs, 10 terminate /; for That, II they
present In Congress Constitutions blinking luis matter,
they vii but reopen To cudless altercalInn a Duration.
winch they h.mselvcs win have al last To determine, and
meantime will haye placed an inanpefable bar 10 the ac-
crnianee 81 the ofebuic law which they present. and
therefore IL iheif avn adoption into our faulty Of States.
In abart. they eaenot well hesitate, for they must soon
see, TINT. i they seek 10 cyalo the difficulties OF this de-
cisior. they only fling themselves into still greater ones +;
fr. Congress not coming Ia any decision. and their con-
sltluliens remaining %unra,fei by the Federal authority
they must either content ihenselv yes and not only assume
their independence of the Union. but place its power a.
defiance. Such IL the situation. the clear and positive
position If things and. though we do not knaw what,
In such a eahlnnelnfr the new regions will loih 10 do.we
know full we'll what course VIII, by The Irresistible sway
Of circumstances be forced upon them.
W. take il fr granted then. that California and New
Mexico will pive themselves regular Siate Governments,
and TIM tho fundamental ltws. organlzlng these viii set
lie. IA II tlose countries. the slave question; heeanse they
will rrffrfvr. Tint without thai settlement they cannot
cune lnti this ininn,
M Is tbs I'll. Not only ia this mode of settling the
question .thai which must nav come about. (whatover We
mIphf. nndef ordlnafy circumstances. have advised but
II IA Il q tie only one, which any body not bent upon
lnnentint public sitltc fr his privatelgains should any
lnapri wish IN see prevail. The will OF the People,
whom the decision al tost alone aileeta, Is tho busiest re-
sart laf arriving At That decision ard this, therefore.
wlll=nn matter what otiurts 10 tie eanirary shall DO
miIe by the tkillul hrllnrefs ~ pupir tfnubi'-h" rl''n-
iv neaniesred IN, philo it ia plain that no other tphl be.
The Galheun division uf tho Democratic pariy are pleig-
ell Ia 70 nnatiou. should Congress adopt, IA 10 the new
teriilnfy. the " llmut pruvis' aud an opposite decision.
should that prevail, cannot fail 10 raise NJ least an equal
Il ,ue throughout all tho Free Stht,s.o AIMING the
.Ffnt Sallers.' as they call themselves. bat haw should
eItlof s,eiun uahhold lts p,oiie If not cheerful ,arqutes
renee n tie Legitimate Diet, upluallon Of California and
New AleNtee,
The Nhir party ut least -ever tho friends OF the nm
disturbed ulan ever G nsorv live ii liz larinony aud
ltas evet Interested ~ keeping calm thu public tenn
per. IN studying the public mlud, IN depressing all those
mem heats II apiul1p, which denagegnes blaw mp INTO
eanflaemiinn IN ordrr that they may pilllge while others
mr. hunt mi the Wings at least we repeat, will yield
lh,if CHI eflul assent To Inc cunning decision ri Caliiornia
mi New MeNle0, let that decision he what ilmly. They
viii respect II, W. are SIRE, rs, fist ii all. theoretically
uplf. and. %seoaadly, as offering the only detisiye meins
oi allayiue a great scciional stuff that will otherwise but
tal probably AFFECT the country Tor years. and derange,
disease, aud euniamluae every public function, every
public art.
Nar. though not a party whose policy aims at The pre-
srHt iluna-a MIttrhrd aud shameful system ri temporary
ex pelients, temporary Influences, temporary passions,
and temporary principles ouly must 'ho Wigs forget
the present, aud All ltat It iskso caro-, OF zeal ,oi earnest,
devoted. nay, sacred purpose to guard the deslinios OF tho
country. by II 81 lately committed to lleir hands. Nor
must they spare any honest oiiott TO secure and protect
that wide, sober, aud solid reform. that expurgaiion OF
bud measures and bad men. that transformation Of
roctilnde aud patriotism which the great public voice has
summoned brave, good, aud strong minded old Soldior to
conduct.