Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1850-01-07

&C.. The Wing, of Tuesday last, contains m
able article IN answer TO the Enquirer, which n,-
per had stigmati.ed Gen. Taylor's silence with
respect 10 his in regard 10 the Wilmot Pro-.
yiSo as a "Disgracelul Dodge" The Wbio re.
vers 10 the precedents set by President Monroe
during the agitation of the Missouri question
when the Union was in far more danger than !, 10
now. 1t traces briefly the origin and PROGRESS of
the ianaticlsm which then attempted TO imnose ,
restriction upon the extension of slavery, and
shows the announcement, in advance. oftbe in
tenons Of the President could ever be justified
At was on that occasion. Yet Mr.. Monroe. in
his annual message, transmitted at the moment
when excitement was al its height does not even
ande TO toe subject Il also shows that the En-
Iqulrer, and It's correspondents at the time. never
complained Of this omission, and this too when Il
IS known that journal was unGriendy to MIR. Mon
roe's administration. Moreover. in This uncer.
tainty as to the future action Of the President and
when he himself bad in fact not fully determined
what he should do, a Congressional Caucus pro-
ceeded to nominate him for reelection. without
for moment, dreaming of calling upon him for
information as to his course, and with not whis-
! per OF discomfort at the secrecy which he sedu-
IousI Y maintained, as 10 bis intentions in case the
blIl with the restrictive clause should be passed
| by Congress. And so with regard to the Com
promise bill when it was inroduced-But We
must let the Wing speak for itself:
" On the 10th Of February. an dt,rial in he Fnoui
ref announced that few nights htte, the Lenisla ure
and the cry lad been thrown into terrible erinen by
a lotto from member at Congress suggesting the pro
b4bly Of such Compr, mise as was in fact odopled
very shorily SITTER. The editor does hesitate TO de-
clare III in lis opinion, such settlement of the ones
ion would am INT to Compromise Of he Constitutions
Several aie contributions How the heel # This an
uunciaIoh but neither The editor, his corfespon-
lGpIe Ittit,.F =.
Congress know what course he determined to pur.
sue.
Il would be impossible To produce stronger proof than
Is presented ly he ioreg ne crcumsa rces Gen. Tay-
of, Throughout his hole Administrator has upon this
subject, io~od precisely in the footsteps of Mr. Nom
roe. The policy observed by hat gentleman was of the
most cautiously guarded nature lie communicated his
intentions 10 10 one, not to his own Cabinet He
did not let his left hand know what his right intended
to do. Agtated This question was throughout the
entire country. for twelve months before it was finally
seedrle as IL was with danger, If The most porlen-
ions magnitude TO the iltegtit; Of The Union-near as
II had brought the parties each side to strife and
boodshed-ho man, 81 any party on faction,
lntmaed that II was light proper for him to express
his opinion. So far from Directing to him. because he
had tailed TO do 50 in his annual message-so far from
charac risng that omission " disnraceful dodpeO-
50 FAR from oSlfg confidence in his mness and patriot
Ism, fr an offence which, if Locoocosm is now right
was 10 the last degree uupardonabe-lhe Legislature Of
Virginia, two months after that message was deliver
ed, nominated him Tor secnnd term and the people of
the lnted States ratified ther choice with an unanmi-
y Of which there is no example
The truth Is, that HE m0nstrous doctrine f,r which
locn C Ism nov contends-which annhilaes tho
rights Of the Peoples representatives, and erecs tho
President into monarch faImosi unlimited authority
which caners upon the FXecn i've the power officiating
u the Legislature the cs Of subjects which shall COM
mand their attention, and of prescribing the mode in
which hey shall exercise their constitutional functions
mad mol yet emerged from The bosom of faction. II