Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1850-12-16
THE LYNCHBURG VIRGINIAN.
LYNCHBURG. DECEMBER 10. 1850.
MIR. SPEED-HI> yOTE-THE REPuB-
LIGAN

the vote and those upon which II bases the as
sertion that Mr.. Speed was in favor of the Nash
vile Convention are not, in our opinion correct
|" stated we will allude to them, and also exam
inc the charge made of Mr.. Speeds 'giying aid
and comfort to the Northern Abolonsts," pre-.
vous 10 which, however, we will give 50 much
of the remarks OF the Republican as relates TO Mr.
Speed:
"Thp How. J imps VI. Mason was. Saturday last,
elected Senator OF The United States for six years
from the iIh # March mkt by the phant voc If
ll2 Ia ~ scattering. Mr. Mason fsce,ved IN the dem
ocrac caucus an unanimous ion aud in The cleo
ton h received the ypie II every democratic mbpr
and Of many Wings -amorg who were Nlrssrs w DDS.
Pitts ard French in the Senlie ADD MesSrs. Forbes,
CLoke Wtcher. Neal Brooks, ADJUST and others IN The
llonsp. Mr.. Speed voted ala 81 HIM fact that the
democrats II Campbell will bear il mind at the next
spring election! Mr. 5. pfoessed Il he warm South
st Spring-an adyo ate even u. the NashvlI'
COnvenlon-and now he has turned around and voted
against The elec ion of the author # the fugitive Slave
law,-thus giving aid and comfort 10 The Northern alb
ooniss Mr. :. has doubt acted conscIenlionslv,
but he will hardly be able 10 satisfy The dem crats OF
Campbell that his WISE proper one lie
got many democratic votes 1T SpHag. soelg hecans' OF
his proessrd Sonlhen afiptieS The ruth is Mr.. ).
IS State ghs MN pr'nsl ple-he vas in o''r 'aed
in that ialt h4 youth hut e has nf red huns II 10
be controlled by III "outer pressure principle
In regard to the Nashville Convention, Mr..
Speed appeared in the meeting which was
held in Campbell last Spring, for the purpose of
appointing delegates to a District Convention,
and took this positions That nasmuch as the pre-
cedlng Legislature had recommended that Con
vention, and that if the whole South cauld meet
in united wise and prudent consultation of those
things in which it was thought the North had
done thprn and that this 1plibpration
should be held uader an abiding confidence in
the stability OF the Union and that no plans for
ascparae confedetacy or dissolution of the Union
was to be the obiect--and that devotion 10 our
institutions, and a determined purpose to pro-
tect them under the shield of the Constu-
ton then he could see objection TO such
Convention, and would support 1t; but,
further requisite to secure unanmty, he pro-
posed that committee should be appointed
to report a preamble and resolutions to adj
journed meeting which was carried. Mr. Speed
was appointed Chairman OF the committee but,
as it was known that he would recommend no
violent measureS-that he would favor the prln-
ciples of the Compromise which was then pend
ing in the1 National Legislature, the committee
A acted without him we beeve--lt all events, his
name was not attached 10 their report because we
we presume, that he plainly saw, from the mani
a teS'atons Of the opinion of several of the com :
mttec, their vie IS were no, those that he
n dvocated-thai the only Legitimate result OF their
. course would, when perfected, end in dissolution
. These,w believe, are the facts Of the case as
far as it is necessary TO speak. We were pre-
sent at the meeting, and we believe our statement
to be correct. If such Convention as the one
here described by Mr.. Speed, had been held,
how little would 1t have resembrd those unholy,
unwse and aborive attempts at dissolution which
have been made at Nashville;
1t such schemes as these to which the
Republican was lending lis aid, wherMI. Speed.
i'll the Campbell meeting, proposing and
advising plan upon which the whole country
could agree. lie knew not as others knew, that
$ dissolution the aim of the projectors of the
Nashville Convention. He, like many others
II like the President ofthe Convention at its first
meeting, Judge Sharkey) washed his hands of any
s scheme which was to destroy the Union.
We will not contest the point that the Demo
u Gratis will remember Mr. Speed at the polls next
P Sprng-and we will add. that the cause of that
~ recollection Will not be instigaed by his vote for
e Senator. Mr. Speed is Wing, and all the
means, no matter how absurd which can be used
against him, will ne exercised Their opposition
will be fresh and vigorous against the Wing
i. candidates then, whether Mr.. Speed shall be
before them or not. 1t may be inferred, from the
= article in the Republican, that Mr.. Speed recev-
= ed the votes OF Democrats in contest for his
supposed advocacy of the Nashville Convention,
- when, the truth is, there was opposition to him
If for the seat which he is now filling.
p But we are told that in voting against Mr.. Ma
, son, he has rendered aid and comfort TO the Abo-
luonists proper answer to this would be-
that MI Mason, IN the Senate of the United
States, rendered more efficient service TO ia
" natlcsm, than Mr.. Speed can possibly do, if he
were to remain in the Virginia Legislature life
time. Mr.. Speed, like those Wings who voted
as he did, could not perceive that the honor-the
\ rlghts-the hopes and fortunes of Virginia could
o. be committed 10 no other hands than Mr.. Ma
IS sons After he bad miSrepresented the State in
. the high station to which it had called him-and
r. that too in defiance of unmisakabe signs of dis
approval--lt could not be expected from those who
had labored TO counteract the evils which the Sen.
aor was contributing to produce that they should
n renounce their own Achievements and take Mr.