Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1850-02-04
VOL. XXVul.--.NO. 10.
POLITICAL.
From the Louisville Journa..
lie NORTH AND THE SOUTH

Il Is fortunate tlar The people Of Kentucky have mt
been enlisted ns paftsans In the qnesus concerning sa
very, which now afiia'e the North and the S,nih Our
people ndaren Ia tho OHIO line have hern deeply niur-
ed aud "Seiied by depredaoas their slave property
and hv the utter absence n any remedy If the open
opposition 10 all tedess II has 81 hsppened. however
that the two great parties in State fr re,sans well
understood AT hume have hitherto enlisted IA partes
with either the North the South The sober and die.
passionate counses aud Judgment If Kentucky should
be needed by the North and tho South and il ns ro-
ceved III Rnnd tnmper should be rnug in their ns
the al nom nf nne of hls family ol States which
hss peculiar right l., beheard |, is but tm CERTAIN
that. Il he curse Of disunon shall be consnnmated
Kentucky again. when tho savare ahoriaincd pos-
Seased th4eounty, will become debalable and blovdy
ground.
Oar main purpose IL 10 speak of tho part which Ken
ney should take in the pending difficult les between thu
North aud the South II will bc necessary 10 state the
points IN dispute.
The Norih cpims and insists that slavery shall no,
be extended aud HAT it shall be- abolished wihin tho
II ,hllWl jurisdiction and paHer o Congress- lo accnm-
psh tn purposes tho Moth cainA ih1i slavery shall
not be alnerd IN he Territories, ar the new Sa,es
he made of ihrm and that slavery shall be abolished
N the Dati'I Of Columbia The Narih insists that
the Congress OF the Unilcd States has lha righfnI
aud pIrnafy power To- legislae for the Territories snd
the District Of Columbia. nnd that IL Just and popar
'hai slavery should not b. tolerated within the arisdic-
tim,
The South ressts these clnms ns n vnlaioa of tho
spirit t the tnuslitntIon. unfair aud uuju4, tho
shHn States, as insult In the South. anI d,nny ag-
Rfe.'on IN the neht' ID i we property. TIM south
asi corpl,lns thu iho people al the Nonh scnce thrir
'ilvf4 W rnn o, al and hafhn them runlways. oh
Sitnc aud trsl ihrir Ierapion that their con4 Of jus.
llee intnieh no edresa aud thai the law made In pnr-
slanrr o thc tonsll'utian ir feeaminp fugitive slaves
Is doid letter by reason oi its euyeu open violation
III The itcn ST iies.
Il is MI our patpasc to eyaiunr eegth the pstinns
and nrInm nts ol the states who h1se spaken aud
wn'n 'o those controversies The people Of the North
are generally oppos d sla,cry 1t exss the Souh
aud Ia itt eNtenson They have perfect reh, To their
eploooS. and the riglfd practical exercise of hem-
lhey hold that Congress has ull phwer under ihs
Constitution t. make all any laws Tor thu reguls-
ton and government Of he retrtuics If ha United
States aod he District of Columbia End. to avoid all
e9hifnv"ritd constitutional questions, this will be con.
ceded.
Bot is it prudent, fair. or jnst that the North
should cn lnde ha Slnh from n ful participation
IN The tsntnnl property Of hs Uni n. of that she
should uge the abolition Of slavery in the District Of CO.
umbs
In this investigation, The following positions may be
stated as facts, 'ulhs. nnd prncplps which receive TIM
undivided as>en, well regulated aud enlightend men OF
all parties in kcntucly.
J. That tho Territories of the United States ~
whatever III" acquired. and embraced in the orai
dlnance of S9 righnlly hcongs The people Of the
United Sines and the people Of the States. whether
en ~ slave States, have equal right 10 their full
2 That large portion Of The people of he slave States
heng The Of slave property. which in value
W eNce'ded by Their landed property. II Is necessary tb
t in enJ 'vment a0d use ui the tcrrori's hst they
should not be ohslfnc'ed III the removal of her slaves To
the e'rtmies and that any act Of Congress which
cl"e' he people Of the slave States from removing their
slave property into such territories wond be une-
qusl aud anjns'. and would amount n an exclusive
spprnpTa ION ui tho use Of tho territories 10 the FREQ
States.
2. Tint the people of the Territories, after ,hey
shall have ATTAINED the necessary constitutional
ropolst for admission as States of this Union,
hove the fll riaht form constitutions republi-
in their character and 10 he admitted "a States,
whether their constitutions shall permit or exclude sa
very.
Vhst The seat Of he Government of The u. States
having hoen lcstei IN lands cedrd by the slave = aes
81 Maryland ,ud Nnrina, and the government Of tho
District Of COLUMBIA thus ccded heiug conferred and
entrusted Ia the Congress of the Uni cd States the abo.
l.bn Of slavery in the District Of Columbia, without
the Of the owners of slave property and full
, conpcus,ion TO be paid therefor would I've a vioa-
ion ot The rights of ptlvate property would be want m
in-nlt he people of the slave States. and would
furnish the sr,naesi indication Of further aggression
lhe rights To slave property as it exists in the slave
Sis'es.
W never mny be the opinions of our brethren of the
North upon ttese SUBJECTS assert with confidence
that politicians Of all papies in Knntncky-witl excep.
tions ncoosderabe not interfere with fail and
set led Itdgmeutmaiolain all The foregoing truths and
principles.
The North clams--he South denies. The North is
The asares.cdhe South resi.tS ard defends The
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