Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1849-01-01
CORRESPONDENCE or THE BALTIMORE
AMERICAN.
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n nv letter Of Yesterday alluded very briefly % the
remarks Of Nj calhoun, at the meeting Of Southern
members # the two Houses on Friday evening H.
day am enabled To give .ou more elaborate report
which may be be relied upon substantially correct lie
said
The resolutions of the Gentleman from Virginia Nr.
BlyIy are good and considering the length Of iiINe
which he has had prepare them, d. him great credit
but they perfect They defective IN several
partruars-I am therefore, less unwilling to agree to
ike mution Of the gentleman from Georgia 11r. Ste
phens1 Anutaer c,nSidera'on strongly impeS 10
ihe same Course. lam thoroughly Impressed with
the necessity Of harmonious and united action, both
on part and the part Of the Southern community
am opposed however, to too great delay. and conse-
qaenl would prefer that the committee should report g.
meeting to De held the 10Th instead of the 18th e
January The Legislatures of several ofthe Southern
States in session, and i would he well that orr
address should reach them tine 70 be acted on BY them
before their adj urnment.
cons Ter the address Indispensable Whatever az.
on i aiken must proceed from the slavehsdlug States,
ii the Constitution be violated and their rights sncroac
Ell upon for them to determine the mode and inca
5 IreS IF redress We only suggest and advise. We
are On the theatre Of action-he witnesses Of the alas
ming epcroachmens which have been going On upon the
rights Of The savehodlng part of the conted9racy-~e
see them plainly. feel them, deeply They apId
and alarming Tor who believes that propositions which
have within few days past. commanded The support OF
iprlty of The Lower House 81 Congress- would even
three yeas ago have been liberated by any respectable
portion Of either House.
We in the midst Of events scarcely ofless import
than those OF vJlutonary The question is,
We to hold position IN this contedeTacy upon the
ground If equals. 10 Content ourselves with the
condition Of colonial dependence.
sr it will be worse than colonial dependence; for who
would prefer be taxed and governed. without pre-
tece ST representation, than under the forms Of presen.
tatin 10 be grevoHsIy oppressed by measures over
"a nIrh Wp h3 nD tr.t Nurp
unavalng. Il is ufdeniabe that The en-
croachments upon rights hove been rapid and aliS
ming. They must be net.
conceive that Southern man entertain. for one
men. The idea If subn s,ion. The action y the
South should be ed, temperate, bnt declJe-ou pO
soa must be taken deliberately bit held at every ha2
ard We wage war Of aggression. We ask only
tr the constitution and union and government Of our
fathers. We ask o our Northern brethren leave
N Sc rights and privileges uhch farhers held and.
without securing which for their ch ldren, all know they
would not have entered into this Tn These must
maintain.
Ii appears to proper that who are here on the
theatre of action should address constituents Of the
save-hoding States. briefly and accuratey pourtray
the progress Of uSurpaon and aggression wildly exhibit
the dangers which threaten. and leave II in theG hands
10 mark out the proper line Of action What that should
he II is needless here discuss Whatever it is,
should be temperate. mild and decided.
.r9tavng expressed these views | have To say that
NJ no objection 10 The motion of the geneman from
G.5gIa Mr.. Stephens to refer the whole matter to a
S-l i Committee consider nlaturely and report 10 a
future meeting, bit would rather prefer an earlier day
FIR that meeting than the 18th Of January. am. above
all for union, harmony and decision the part Of the
South.
Mr.. Ptnll-ton's remarks (Which were made sone time
previously Mr. Cahuuns) wasasp unders ocd 10 have
been very senshiy and effective. tie expressed
hl>nera acquescencein the Of his col ague
(Nr. Bayly0 He q j not 50 well. however. like the
expression in them neasurts If redress. That
ed 10 cinteIr plate that The South should wait until the
wrongs had been consu MINATED. and then undertake 10
REDRESS them. He preferred rather notice
and precau In He was willing at once u lay down
line, and let their Northern bre:haen know that they
mast not transcend it. He subsequently,. however.
guessed in the Irp ton OF Mr.. Stephens.
The >u stance Gi Mr. Foote'S remarks was am in
formed. that he was really Tor instananeous action and
willing al once to VT. on the resolutions submitted
by Mr.. Bayiy.
The only POINT Otdifere- ce between the members in
the discussion, was as whe her his pr per time
yr any action. Some held that the South should walt
until the measures lately threatened should become
awsthat They ought hrst to all constitutional
means OF opposition 10 defeat those If all hese
should be unavalIng then The time separate acton on
lie part Of The South would have arisen.
Others held on tie contrary that action now, Ia he
hrn Of notice and pierAuion advisable 1t would
>oe WILL. they SAID " lay down the line beyond which
laay should conceive il wrong submit 10 the aggres
SINS Of the maj nit !; in order hus their Nor
hon brethren aIaIns any aggression beyond that line
i after wards thy lived 70 make that aggression the
IeSpnsoiitv Of the consequences would be their The
NIh, in that case would have done everything in their
l@"e! 70 avert serious flsco:d.
All Sd,s h ,wpver held that when the proper time
should arrie if had not already arrived. the South
would take firm and decided measures to maintain Is
Constitutional rights,