Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1849-03-26
From The Dnriue Register.
THIRD DISTRICT MIR FLOURNOY.


THIRD DISTRICT MIR FLOURNOY
Agreeaby to appointment the II n Nh Flnnrn,y ad-
dressed his fellow citizens in his place last Wedne7iay
afternoon IN speech characteZni by great mudrraon
cand"ur aud ability. FariLnrd by constant travel (hav-
ng lett W aShngton the W edn law previous and sIoin
at Henry Court House the Monday following and the
next day at Cascade in this couny) and suffering rm
sore throat which seriously impaired his voc he
evidently in good plight fr extraordinary f
fort though the universal satisfaction with which the
speech received by the large and intelligent assem-
by, atess its excellence and the p,wers Of
speaker. All seemed not only delighted with this rar-
ticnla Effort but really proud Of lteir representative
and pleased with his open and candid manner his
y Independence and his gcniIrmanly and cuurtepus
trbearance towards those who differ from him il pol-
We do not propose 10 review the speech leng Il,
even 10 give any thing like synopsis IL; bnt
there We're one or two points touched upon which
ihlnk deserve t. be brought prominently bt re lis
constituents. lie gave very I'D snrcnci but lucid
and truthful history m the agitation Of the slavery qurs
lion in the House Of Representatives the last sess n
showing that but for the union f the Northern al utt-
ern fanatics, the House would have been brought
TO direct vote the anti slavery resolutions of Gid
dmgS. Cot and others heretofore noticed in this paper.
10 show this he explained that the rules of the House
require reSouii"n, when offered to lie Orcr, para-
mentary phrase for day-Ihat is canuut be con-
sidcred when introduced except by suspension If the
rules, except motion Of The previous question:
which. if sustained, cuts off all DEBATE and all amend
ments W hen these ant.savery resolutions
orally introduced and the previous question NOV upun
Them the Mira and excabe pro slavery advyraes Of
the South voted with the Free nerS it. amt
thus forced the House to direct upon lie resu>
lions themselves. without any hope of debate or Of A.
men'lnentS. But had they refused % sustain the call
or The previous question, the resolutions would have
been permitted % sleep The sleep Of DEATH tie
liberal and moderate men Of the North epared 10
vote against taking them up " hen, their cusdea-
10 plS1I Ar IN n II tin aul, h.r
ged Southern members not To force the issue upon tho
North because they were not ANXIOUS 10 upon tho
question; hut ii driven to a direct vote, they would be
by sustaining the call for The previous question, they
should of Course be compe d To relief he universal
sentiment OF the North on this SUI ject by voting ,r The
several an'rsavery Propositions 10 which have refer
red. The excuse Of Spulher Democrats for thus ai-
tng with Northern Aboltons,s is that they wished Ia
compel the North to expose her hand-as if furSnuh
they had not onI since been satisfied tbs subjtei
Thus il is apparent that if the uriS Of the South had
been True IL her interest, ami IN good faith desirus to
prevent the adoption Of he resolutions they could hlve
STAYED of direct up them ~ refusing to sustain
the call f'r the previous question, because tiev
warned beforehand what would be the result If they
tauntlngly persisted in the pnerity Of the!. nurse
In view Of the threatened danger likely 81 fIw frgn
the adoption Of these extreme m"a ureS. meeting &C
Southern members WIS Immediately called, 10 Which
Mr.. Fiournoy was inv ted and which he did hesitate
to attend, because he anxious nnile in any feast.
bic and honorable scheme BY which the madness Of ia
naticism moh be cured and the fraernal b,nJs e ,h
Union parperuated. lie som h,vpver hal re,soo ,n
dsruSi the wisdom Of the p,lcy which that meeting
was likely to pursue ard the result shows that his sus
picons were no, il! founded On, readers are fn6,,
with the history Of that ree,inp who's el;hra,nso
suited in the adoption Of Mr. Calhnnns address, which
after all the alterations and emendain it is under>iod
10 have UNDERGONE cnud ,t,r,c, The s,n,1t f ami, Al
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