Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1850-01-28
Very respectfully.
LUDWELl. II. BROWN.
EDITORIAL CORRESPONDENCE OF TIE
RICHMOND TIMES

The topics Of the day are the Presidents special mes
sage (frst printed this morning. aud NJ. Clngmans
Southern speech IN the House. Gen. CssSs eon,nua.
ton have excited litl curiosity understand,
however, that he avowed his determination 10 resign his
seat. il pressed to vote the W 'lmat Pfoysr. lie
will, prhaby however. be prepared 10 vote California.
with her present Constitution, into The Union, thus
stul6fyng such Of his Southern friends may oppose
her admissoh aud still hold him up The great friend
Of the South.
! Mr. Cngman's speech may well he considered the
most startling delivered in Congress. and
not fail to make deep impression throughout the coun
try. He moi only asserted. in the most deliberate man
ner, the determination OF the South resist the WDo
Provso or abolition in the District but af med and
gued that she would be fully able maintain her p1s
tlon and prosper IN of separation from the North
| lie told Northern gen'lemen calmly. that forty South
members had the power, by the application of the
yeas and nays. 10 prevent any legislation by he present
Congress and, if sufficient number would stand by him.
he prepared 10 exercise that power rather than have
these obnoxious passed Northern presses had
threatened the expulsion Of those members who were Tor
disorganlzann and dlsunnn in that contingency. "Ld
them ty IT, said he "let them remember that this
Capitol Is on Southern territory. We aave passes on
OF IT, and do not mean to be driven from 1t. II they at
tempt To eNpe us by force, they ,cM moi find quorum 10
dp business, after they have finished the eNpcffncnt
Mr.. Cngman declared the willingness OF the Suth to
accept any fair compromise, such the Missouri
promise or any agreement by which California should
BE- admitted free State. and slavery be- permitted 10
enter New Mexico. but he emphatcally warned the
North, that If attempted 10 exclude the South from the
whole Of The Territories they inevitably part
pany. MIR. G. was listened to. with more than ordinary
attention, by The House. He IS very far from be
good speaker Mr. Tonmbs Mr. Stephens, but the
solemnily of his admonlons gave his remarks mpor
lance which has seldom been attached Congressional
displays.
| Mr. Howard of Texas followed Mr. Clincman. and
did all the hurt he could the Southern cause by raising
party issues against the Administration. lie threw the
blame Of the present state Of things altogether on the
Wing party and Gen. Taylor, of provoking the
obvious and just reply that Democracy brought the Ter
rltores aud all their upon us, that Mr.. Polk gave
mp half the battle in signing the Oregon bill. and that
Gen Casss policy Of leaving the slavery question to the
Mexican inhabitants of thetertores equally as hate
iHl as the Wimnt Proviso. Southern men, in Congress
and elsewhere Ought 10 forget past political differences in
the present m0mentOus crisis Never before there
such state of feeling in Congress. Never before was
such determined warfare waged upon Southern nsu-
tons. The NImot Pruyso is admitted by Northern
be wholly subordinate 10 he great question Of po'cer
and this involves, IN the LIRE. the very existence of sa
very. The worst aspect of the subject is the fact, tina
Northern politicians acting hroug fear Of their
constituents than in accordance with their judgments
They represent unanimous sentiment oppose tn slavery
and are afraid to counterfeit IT, II they persist obst
uatey in their lealty To that sentiment the Union
not stand. During the present Administrations thank
Cod we shall be protected from outrage. But -four
years are as nothing in the life of nation Unless this
sprli OF aggression is arrested the South will be driven
to the last resort of selfdeienre.
The President. in his Specially Massage, states that
he wished To State Governments organized by the
people of California and New Mexico California has
adopted his suggestion, but he does positively advise
Congress to accept the Constitution she has framed prop
ery leaving this mater to the Judgment of CongreSs
itself, as The snclency o the permanent population and
the propety OF the boundaries YET 10 be determined
New Mexico preferred to form Territorial Government
and the President distinctly urges Congress
ton it, that would be to decide the boundary question
against Texas. He also recommends the policy of insli-
tnling Territorial Governments any where and
OF allowing the people 10 remain IN their present cond-
ton until they prepared to enter the Union States
In the urgency OF this recommendations and The
of the Presidents advice that Congress should alb
stain from discussing legstatng upon the subject Of
territorial slavery nearly all minds perceive his fixed de-
termination to apply The veto any bill with the VII
mo- Provso; if the Northern majority force it upon him
Ills language is capable of no other reasonable
ton. aud yet Southern Democrats Congress are cav
ling al his inviting the CalIlornans sav9 themselves
from the horrors Of anarchy, by framing government of
some SORT, To which, ireemen, they had inherent
right! w. &C.