Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1849-02-05
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they have looked un and witnessed will indifference ii
with approbalion great number OF slaves
tced from their and placed beyond the rnsS bty
recovery the great annoyance and heavy pecunary
loss ot lhr bordering southern States.
When take into consideration The great importance
If this provision the absence Of III uncertainty as 10 its
true meaning aud intent the many On rds ny which is
surrauuded protect and enforce it, then rr.c, how
completely the object f,r which it inserted in The
constitution is defeated Ivy these two-f,d iuirarons we
doubt. taking all together he her fragrant breach
Of faith N w md record. We know the Ian
guage have used is strong. but Is not less than
strong.
There remains be noticed another class o aggressive
If kindred character, but which, ms cad Of striking
at express and specific provision OF the constitution.
aims directly At DESTROYING the relation between the
at the south, by means subYerSve IN their tenden
cy of of he ends for which the constitution
tabshed. We refer TO the systematic agitation Of the
question bv the aboitionlss which. commencing abuut
1851 still continued in all possible forms. Their
ed intention is to bring about state Of things that will
f'rce emancipation on the South. To unite the \ nth in
hNed hostility TO slavery IN tho South. and to excite dis
content among the slaves with their condition. among
the means emp,y ed 10 efrct it. W It'll view 10 bring
about tho former every reSorted IA in order
render The South. and he relation between the
there odJus and hateful to the nth For this purpose
societies and newspapers everywhere esa shed de-
baung clubs upened, lecturers employed pamphlets and
other publications. pictures and petitions Congress
sorted to- and directed to that singe point regardless of
truth ordecencr while the circulation Of incendarv pub
locations in tie Sonh The agitation Of the subject Of abo-
ltrn IN Congress, and The empoym of emlssaIitsare
relied 10 excite disc nenl amuuu the slaves. This
agitation AND TIE VI lhusp IL anS have Beer cnnrin-
ned. with less vliv, for of wears
without don1 much towards fleeing the object intend
ed. w reLalt uJ'u ,'jer ana means be aggressive
and dangerous 10 the rights If the South and snbver|VP
stated, Of Of the FIR which the constitution
WIS " lblishei. Slavery domestic Institution Ii
belongs to the States, each for ITSELF In decide whrthert
SEAL br established Or not, amt II u be established,
whether il ,uId be abolished Snch being The
clear and unQVcs'iouahle lit of the Sa it follows
ce7slriIv tina il would be 4 oafam Of aggression
Se destructive If lis rirt, AMI subversvr Of in
Dependence for the federal government, or
STATES or heir people. 70 under AXE p force it the
emancpa patton Ut it, Slaves But II sound maxim Ia
politics, well as law and morals, nat has rlght
70 do that indirectly which he cannot dn directly. and it
may be added win equal truth. To aId. a1et. coun
-uance another in DOING it, Aad vet the aho,tlonlss &C
the North, openly avowinI their intention. and reortng
to tile most efficient means fr he rrppse. have been
tempting bring ahnua stale of things II free the south
ern States gocmancple heir slaves VT any the
Hart ofAny northern State arrest -p tile meaEsby
which they propose to accomplish it, They have been per
nitted pursue their object, and Whatever
they please if without aid cOuntrnance also without
ss'ance disapproaon " hat givrs deeper shade to
the whole affair is the fact thai Of the toepc her
ohecttha ufrxcitug discomfort among slaves tends di
ends for which he constitution u aIned and r>tit
Shed-''io insure dnmeStisc tranquil W and that in
the only way in which domestic tranquility is likely
ever be disturbed in the South Certain it hat
an agitation misunderstanding such object in
view and ugt to be carried into execution hv such
means-would between independent nations, constitute
just Of BY the party against which
the aggression directed and if needed ap-
peal arms for re,ress. Such being the where an
aggression Of the kind takes place among independent
nations how much aggravated must 1t be between
couederaefd States, where the Mon precudps APP
peal To arms while affords medium through which s
operate with vastly nceased force and effect =
That it would be pervtred to such never entered
into the magi Of the generation which form dand
adopted The constitution land, if it had been surprised 1t
would It is certain that the South would have
dopted it.
We now return to the question Of the admission Of
Missouri in the Union, and shall proceed to give a
brief sketch of the connected with it. and
the consequences which it has directly led. In the
latter part of 1912 then the territory Of Missouri APP
Piled to Congress- in the usual form for leave form.
State constitution government, in order to be ID
mitted into the Union. a bill reported for the
purpose, with the usual provisions in such cases A.
mendments offered, having for their object tC
make it a condition of her admission, that hor constu
ton should have provision to prohibit slavery This
brought the agitating debate which, with the eff
fects that followed, has done much to ALLEVIATE the
South and Norh, and endangcr political instta-
tons. Those who objected to the amendments, rest
ed their opposition the high grounds OF the right Of
self government. They claimed that territory hav-
ing reached the period when it proper for to form
constitution and government for Itself, becomes Ey
vested with all the rights Of self governments and that
even the condition imposed it by the Federal
sttuton, relates not the formation of its constu-
ton and government but its admission into the Union
For that purpose it provides condition, that the
government must be republican.
They claimed that Congress has no right to add to
this condition. and that to assume 1t would be tanta-
mount to the assumption of the right to make its
tire constitution and government as no limitation
could be imposed the extent of the right, if it be
admitted that it exists Ill. Those who supported the
amendment denied these grounds, and claimed the
right Of Congress to impose discretion what cond-
tons it pleased In this agitassng debate the
tons stood arravel against each other the South in
favor of the I'LL without amendment and the North OPP
posed to it without it The debate and agitation
tued until the session was well advanced but it be
came apparent towards its close, that the people of
Missouri we're fixed and resolved in their opposition
to the proposed condition. and that they would
tainlv reject it, and adopt constitution without it,
should the bill pass with the condition. Such being
the case it required 10 great effort of mind per-
ceiye that Missouri once i'll possession Of constitution
and government, not simply on paper, but with legis
latOr- elected, and officers appointed to carry them
into effect, the grave questions would be presented
whether she of right State or Territory and be
the latter whether Congress had the right and If ty
right, the power to abrogatc her constitution, dis
perse her legislature and remand her back to the
territorial condition. These great, and, nnder
the circumstances, fearful questionstoo fearful TO he
met by those who had raised the agitation From
that time the only question was how escape FROM
the difficulty. Fortunately, means was Afforded "A
conrDroInise ms il was called offered based on