Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1850-01-28
THE PRESIDENTS Mrss,c,

We have the pleasure OF laying befor. o..
ers a short, but most important, MESSAGE as eaa
President, transmitted to the House of r.. VI me
tatives on Monday last, with the document 'se sen
ed for by Mr.. Nenable's resolution, asking g, .a
formation IN regard to the Executive action ,o'. III,
ing California, and the steps lately taken bero ~
the purpose OF procuring admission into the Tn;'f
by the adoption Of State Constitution. Th h'oh
was nothing IN the resolution which required 'e
expression OF his views-bu be frankly se,s ~ an
forth. and we greatly mistake ifthey do no, o "eH
mand the appreciation of men of ali parties 'u h
are not political agtators, or whose onnoS;,a VINO
the administration is not olthe Bundecund o., +"
end Observation-Disclosures, reckless and NC
prncipled. Without being guilty of the indoo en-
cy OF proclaiming, in advance his nten,io, ~
to any bill providing territorial goyernmen, &c.
California, or New Mexico, upon which ,hn ior
sriction of the proyiso is engraited, we venro re-
say the message has deprived Mr.. Wilmot
his co-laborers of all hope of such bill receive
his sanction. iris is the only construction wbnfs
can be placed upcn it. The President takos t
true and safe ground of non-inerference ,Ie
wishes to leave the question of slavery Or nc
slavery-as we'll as every other question ola mn
nieipal characterize the decision of the nooa'1-
of the territory and to permit them to make tbo;s
own constitution, thereupon-proyded i, II
within the requirements Of the Constitution Of ,bo
United States, that is Republican-the State he
admitted INTO the Union, without reference 10 do
tails. BY adherence TO this simple, safe and coa
Stlutional rule, all the dangers Of agitation Of H.
slavery question in Congress will be avoided ana
the operation OF natural causes allowed to Se,,lo
the question in each territory. Gen Taylor's doo
trlne, on this subject, is the doctrine ofthe Son,l,
the doctrine Of the onStitution-NoN-INTpprr
ENcE. No one who knows the integrity and
hrnlncSs OF the man can now entertain the sl;oh,.
esi apprehension that any territorial government
bill with the Wllmot Prsviso incorporated upon
1t, VIII become law while he is President of The
united States. lie will be denounced for this
message by the Free Sellers and anti-slavery api.
tators, whilst it will not conciIiate the Southern
section OF the 'blter end' opposition We feel
confident that there are many Southern Demo-
Gratis who would deeply deplore veto given bv
Gen. Taylor TO bill containing the Wilmot Pro-
vso. They dread the hold ii would give him nm
on the South. Their partizan would predominant
over their sectional pride and interests and, how
ever sincere in their adherence of the DEGRADE.
ton to be inflicted by the Proviso they would re-
volt from being saved from it by the man whom
they have SO shameiully sandered on this very
subject.
We have not room for Mr.. Buchanan ins,ruc-
tons 10 Mr. NorhicS, who was sent out in Octo-
Der 1913, by MIR. Polk on mission exactly like
that of Mr.. 7. b. King. They are written in an
ambitious, rhetorical style, and remind one of a
fourth Of July Grafton. In this respect they differ
widely from Mr.. Buchanan's dispatches general
lv. We must content ourselves at present with
giving in addition to the Presidents message
Mr. Clayton'S instructions to Mr. King.