Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1850-07-29
NO. Os.


requires hat this measure or ps equivalent neasure.
healing, composing aud conciaiory this should bs
adopted by Gongfe bcfuro its adjournment. Thd IA
my object. and shall steadily put.ue il.
Let us exanlne it. I'll may aulyz' tho matter a
little 9Th IN regard In the Nonh and 10 the South, Mas
aachn-eaa. being Northern State may be taken as an
example. simple Of northern interests. What des
shr 4 ,inl What dues she lose by ~ lf this bill pass
es, Massachusetts aud The North got what Is quite an
object 10 them The admission Of California ~ ffes
state. with her pteseut ituon-a very inien.ey
desirable object. NJ believe To all the North. She
rans ,h, She gains, ais Tho gnetIng Of the New
Mexican question and the Texas boundary. which, in
Judgment. NJ have. said, Is the most important ni all
th"qe questions hecinsc il s tho most Immediately me.
naene evil consequences II s1ch consequences, AZ
rested by this OF sinnr measure. She gains il.
quiet OF Now Mesco. aud sho gains Tho settlement of
the Texas bbunaty--oblects all desirable More than.
That sir. she gains. aud tho wh Nor gains and ths
whole country eans the hnal adjustment oi by far Ile
prca or part nj ALL tho slavery qu stion. And when
speak OF lhls bill IN that connexion, moan also t'
connect il with Tho ohor snhiects recommended by ,ba
conmtee and say, thai II The Whale report OF TINT
committee could he carried ou the grea eat of all
possible horeits 10 bn derived from the Whole m nsure
hI' that II penlea, u mn extent of f'r mote than
noiplty Of hom al the ~, ion connected with slavery.
which have ~ long nginied the country. Aud then,
air. Mssarhnseta aud The Nnrlh and tho " 10 cbunty
gain the fcstoaten oi this vefnment In the ordinary
exercise ol ia inncons The No th and the South will
see Congress replaced in s position OF an acisc, benef'
What baeh,ppcncd1 While ia OF Tho u'm,st impor.
tpt this restoration h. exercise # s ordinary
functions by Goneesa should bn accom- mplishcd. here
are. seven of eigh nonha frm the negnnng nj the .es
sinn, hardy abb TO keep the gayetnm'n, alive All Ia
paralysis We nre nearly brought stand Wo afn
all suspended upon this topic. this ono doa. as II
here We're n object in gavrrnm NJ, M uses In govern
men duties IN TIA lse VIII, administer government, but
Ia tile question.
Well sir tho next inquiry H. what do NIass,chuqets
Nit y
nsmrni7 What ia II they lse2 put That qnestioni 10
every gentlemen here an 10 every mtn in tho country.
They 80 the application Of what ia called The Wiln'oi
Proyiso L. thrsr fcut ties. and that is ALL There IL
nothing else thai supros' the whn' North not will
lug To do. They with 10 got California aud qustt
New Mexico, they wish 10 rrmnn'e the dispute nhdns
the Texan boundary, cost what il reasonably may
They make no sc,Iirc in ull that. What they sacri-
li'o is this the mp ,lltaton Of the Wimm Pfovi.o 70 the
Ieuitmcs oi New Mexico and Utah INV what is tina
value Of llni loss, IN any reasonable mans estmliel
The valae of it, sr depends upo, s necessity. IT, in
any mans reasonable ~ lgmsn' tho necessity Of ap-
plieamn oi that Pro,isi 10 Now Moxic, Is apparent
why. lhro. there is vonej those who hold that
the further eNonision uf slavery I1lo be resist as
matter Of principle but It be mol necessary, If tho
cifcum anrrs do not cal Tor il. why then, there is moth,
ing 20 tho Wno Pfrvlso and no sacrifice IN de III Ia
lusns 10 apply ii ~ dcclaing 10 apply II. That ia Tho
question.
Now, sir, allow mo 10 say ,ha, The Wilma Pwviso
ia matt OF pinclpr; II IA means 10 an end can
not b. raised IN the dlenv o prno pc Tho piincipe
Of The North ato 10 he that there .hill b. NJ IA thrr
extension ui slave leury. Let that he admitted what
thenl II does not Hecrsaatly, nw tha. IN every case
you must c AM down with Wlmot lf there are 9th
ercunst inc's that IRE Imperative and conclusive and
such ns Influence aud control the ligm of ,nabe
men, rendering il necessary for the establishment Of that
principle Ia apply measure which is obnoxious and a;s
pgfet abb to others and received by them denganTy
to thor equality memhofs Of the Union. then. say,
It j. neither high, patriotic, Just TO apply H.
Ala ltn,, ,uIu ,I ,utha Iap tyiiI
great pr pcty aud fankncss. that il it could be made
certain i'll wore cerail. thai natural causes necossa-
lily excluded slavery fon New Mexico. then thu re-
slfclun ought not 10 be inserted in the bill Now, by
certainly suppose my colleague meant M, mathematical
certainty suppos he meant 'h, high probability that
moral cerlany, which governs men in all tho concerns
oi lilc Oar dn les To scety, objects IN cey ato
Hll measured by that hih probability. which is soma
thing short o mathemntlcn certainty, but VII c we are
nnd 10 aei upon in every con 'c or daily l ifhet IN
public in private o,pncity. Now, tho question
theniofe | nd e1' mys'f 10 gen lemen Of the Nnth
is dis il the Ir liability ol the exclusion OF slavery
iom New MeNlc' by natural eau es 81 high and s'Ing,
and conclusive as that should act np,n as we act
the same degree Of probability. applied to other qaes'
TONS, in civil al aud socnl relations Of life snail
mol to what have said lhis subject, for sup
p1se my friend from Pennsylvania (\lr. Cmper,) and
my friend from G. meet cut (AI Saith who discussed
this matter atterly, have ef il proved, and as much de-
monsrated any problem Of moral aud political char
a"r be demonstrated that 1t is true that New Mex
cois a cpuntty in whic, sayery exists, or In which
it be introduced. II thlt b. not upon pre-
vous evidence. and if anything further need be ad-
Jcd have b'ioa 10 day an authentic expr sson ot
the inhabitants OF that country themselves, who. il is
agreed all hands, have the ultimate righ of decs
SUBJ ct that concerns themselves alone
W ell, iheu, what Is il HAT i Yield by the North
bui abslracian-a naked possibility. upon which
no mln would act 7 NJ man would venture farttng
for great nhefittnce 10 be b. starved on him when
slavery should be establish in New Mexico. Now
that there is authentic d. caraon upon the subject by
the people OF New NJ xco themselves. hat is there that
should lead to hesitate ia settling this matter Why
should proceed upon the grnua of an ah tract notion
Of adhenng t., the Nmnt Provis,l Aud | must be
permitted say that, applied tn This cas- il is all
restriction. do 10 say that the injunction
galnst slavery in The ordinance of 1887 a ab
straclon the contrary, it had its but say thu
application Of that rnl, IN this is absrac ion.
and nothing else, II does not affect the sae of thing,
IN The slightest degree, prsnt or future. Every thing
is 10 be and rrmain hereafter, with or without that
restrict on Just il would the her way II Is there
fore, in my judgment. clearly an abstraction
am sorry. s'r sorry, that my friend from Con-
neclcnt, Nlr. Smnh who has studied this case great
deal more than have studied it while he was mem
br Of the other llLse and has demons rard, beyond
the any conscientious mans denia that there
bo sllyeIy in the Territories alb ui which speak
ing-hal the Sou is mistaken in surprising thai is was
possible 10 derive any benel from it, and that the NoIth
mistaken in supposing that that which they desire To
prohibit will ever wait any pruhbllin there-l am sor
ry that my very able friend lavin2 demonstrated
the case, did not carry out his demonstrating. AT