Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1849-11-15
VOL. xxyIs.---No. ~.

IL only necessary Ia show how futile m nng,tory such
attempt The par, Of Congress- would be- Her cs,n-
s,itoiien will contain clause prohibiting slavery with
IN her limits. ora clause establishing slavery within her
limits 1t will be entirely silent on the "A t,le subet
Suppose prohibit slavery. and that Congress should rs
fuse IN admit the State IN account Of that prohibition.
ta'i'onia canld Immediately strike that clause from her
onusttnnn he admitted into The union and then call
Convention tn change her domestic policy On the
subject she should thnk fl, either by prohibiting Ut
establishing slavery, in defiance Of oil The laws Congress
could make. -
II California should present herself with a Cons,itu-
ton silent an the subject Congress rould not engsan
the Nllmot proviso On that Constitution. ennse
ahsing slavery bcanse tho nnqnesiioned ruh, of tho
state when ADMITTED IN abolish any measure Ut duDes-
tic policy contrary 10 her wishes would reuder any such
attempt on the part Ut CONGRESS Imperative aud absurd
The only period when The Wimo pr,viso could have
been eitr'eni was at the moment when the treaty "
Guadalupe lldalgo passed the Senate. II was then
moved as an amendment to the treaty. and it received
bn, thirteen Votes from the thirty Snatr representing
tho fifteen slavehoding States NJ the Union Yet
II AT that mneni. the nonslayehodpg Senator'S had all
voted Tor IT, md adhered o H. aud carried 1t ns an n
mendm"n 10 the treaty, 1t waold have presented case
precisely like thai m The ordnance Of 1877 That was
compact between The Uni States aud the State If Vjr-
gina aud IT has been held that in tho STAT embraced
within thai ordinance slavery could not introduced BY
any domestic pgolan hccanse the utlinauce was tho
paramount law ri this land II that holding he correct,
shc same result would have followed IN California aud
New Mckee, had the " lmoi ptoviso been inserted in
the ina'y of Guadalupe Iidslm Tor the treaty. like thu
odihauoa would have been The Fundamental law Of tho
land Bnl the friends Of the proviso suffered that occa-
sIoh 10 pass away AMI We hold that IL il now clear
" MI within The constitutional CON peency Of Gun.
etss 10 tepomte this dabeslic institution within Tho
Stairs OF California and New Mexicu. however it may
possess that power when lpeisalng ir them merely ~
! Territories.
That The administration Of Gen Jeylor will encour.
age The admission of Caf,rna aud New Mexico NJ
Naies, whenever they shall present themselves for sd-
mission Ia to"ehss with republican constitutions and
the requisite population. we have every know,
lohl The sources OF information which we have already
referred and FIR the adpdnof measure Of D icy 50
manlle7ly exPedien, wise, pa rulir aud JUS, think
/ the President aud his administration viii be entitled IN
the thanks Of The country. such measure will still
the Voice aud break mp the landmarks Of the only parties
IN HIS country which can he supposed menace tho
Union u' Tue NlhleN-ihoso geographical parties, which
W ashneion denounced III his Farewell Address, and
which. IN ihe Judgment OF the wisrs statesmen Of THE
tins country have over been held dangerous tho
! Cunst tulIon.
Annlner question Of deep interest," especially to tho
commercial world. has attracted public alenion both Ia
England aud tins country, for quite ~ long n period
To june last bill passed Parliament Offering to all ma
lions nrpmcy IN The Indirect carrying made This blI
which goes int, ell ct the lat day Of january next
allows 10 ouf shps the privilege before conferred
ut carving the produce oi any par Of tho world tho
ports IN the lnited Kingdom, toa port in any British
clony, aud from that ton po IN any other colony. Il
allows Us 10 carry goods produce Of any country on tho
same terms with Engllsh ships. The c,niIion Of this
49, nv '''''7" '"'''"''h' ~ 'e'Wu"''y anu t"0
CONSTRUCTION Pu upon our act oi The lat Match, 1917, by
"H,ue"' 'aS,o Administrations as shown by the late
o,''" ~ 'n' secretary {" ie treasury, IS, 'iHi British
SUI" W." oJ'} "'e sam" privileges ~ our Pfts ~ sO0h
~ ",e pnh sn' snail go mo ope'aon. In Tact. II
nus pee" 'he Pniey OF every wing ADMINISTRATOR of this
Governments from the pglu OF the Government down h
he present lt" 10 olicf reciprocity IN foreign navga
no" 10 ''f"e bLlia'n oof lnilfeel trade was open on
' -, u'y 81 Mach ie4f, when, by thu recommends
i u"n W ,'hlorni Ma'lsi NE acl was passed which
's,o me ihdiiee' carrying ifade against all nations Nm
~ 'noS "P'n'd 'n"'f pos l" u.s. Bnl while the Admin
''"a'"" {" o'n' iHynr' guided by true wsdom in tho
nanny oil our commercial policy, has seized the oc
"N' " aFe" our pohs !" britI vessels engaged IN Tho
'e'2 a'''c' h"'' II has s'ui'siy avo"ird any con-
"'N'o' "l ''e r9Ps. "i W folR 10 open our vast
S '" :" '"'S''n' '"i me 'ls'Sh'hfhht benri's our
4 r'Il's epl'u NERVE nun participation III the very
' '''s'' X 'i'"' ~ ,"s 'h'na hingd"" turing
W. uaA sP'mR the niCSh newspapers Containing the
"''''S )" "'i'au'nt on We passage :" me nav'ga'hn
"' P'"seo INA, 'hp1nch'ie lad NJ one time entered
"R pn"e u p',n countries "ofe d'saslhu' arrange
n'"' 'ol Us r"old NOT p'sIbly have been suggested
inm VIZ b"ncfmi acted under instructions frnn Mr..
rh we nave never doubted, yet - dhruii Ia recon-
cue mus sorpoSon WIN ide disclosed IN 'l'osc de-
''es, 'na' N'' p"chen'n, anew days oe'"ie ne went
"o o' "'e' ~ 'u'f 10 me b'tsl 'haree a. Anslfrs
o'""4 u. re- IA" 'e'etheo iH phiey u VIII be re-
"", 'na Af. haoooehee' lhe President oi ths Board
W. 4tNHI EllA ttatl s.Is nj