Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1850-02-21
vol. XXVIa.---NO. q a.


be considered cesson by either class o States ~
tho uIbr class. think II should be regarded AZ son-
object. acceptable 10 both, aud confirm bile the
Wishes and feeling ot hth aud ye, sir In thesef fear
| fnl and alarming exciement-in IN, tunes, when
every nigh, that O. sleep. and awake UP In thu
morning it IA with the apprehension OF and
a,ffnl and dreadful diags upon this agiiang suiject.
have seen in the act of neighbrnQ S,ae. snong tho
vnons contingencies which are rpui,era'eI, !, npm the
happening Of any If which delegate. ara to be sent
10 the famous Conveno which 10 To assembleat Nash
vile in june next that amongst other subsn tive grounds
Tor tho appointment "i dlegaos 10 that Convention -af
delegates from the State Ia which, reFerone Ia that II
Congress abolish The slave rado in the District of Cos
lumhia that shall he cause for Convention in ether
words, it ia cause for considering whether this Union
ought to be dissolved not l. IL sslbe To portray
greater extent of fexavagance 10 which may hs
rled by the indulgenci OF their passions
! Sir. the power exis 81 thu duty in my opinion. ex-
isis aud there has been oIime-as may say, in Ian
gnage c,nrldcn with Thai used b, tho lonahe S~na-
inf fom Alabama there ha been timo In my public
life when was mol willing 10 concur in the abo,n of
the slave t,do in his Dislfict. willing IL have
dooe when Vugnia's portion of tho District retire
cedej that living south o the Poiemac. There 10 still
less ground tir objection Ia dng II when the Dis
trle Ia limited To the rIion Ibis side of The Ptmac.
and when the motive for concentrating slaves
here IN depot tof the purpose III irausp,t, Ia distant
! ffeipn markets, ia les~ened with The dimnulion OF
the District. by iha rerocesson oi that potion to Vr.
rina.
fylnpd nf Virginia, hero with their slves 10 "tdes
10 lfnnsp II them Ia New Orleans her Smhnrn mar
keis} Why u" 'nnspott them om tha states ~ which
they are pnrchased' Why are tho feelings OF c''izans
here outraged by The exhibited md the rges
which pass along IT maunced human hengs.
nol collected IN our District. NJ, collected nt all In
neighhnh oj hnl brought fom distant parts u
neiqhb,r'eg SNt6N why Should ,hey he oulragrd3-
Aud who Is lhee. that has heart thai dies nal ron en
plate spectacle of tha, kind with horror aud ndgnn in1
WHY si nd they he outraged by scene ~ nrxousabls
aud drtesnhlc Is this
Sir II ~, chnresson | repeat from class II
S1aes nor Fam the othef II IL object In whirh b,ih
Vt them. It seems Ia me. should heFrilv unite. and ~
which the side much the oher should reJoios
IN adopting, nasmur as esaens of the causes II
innielule and dissaisl,con which ia co,necied with
this District, Abolish the slave trade In this District;
re assert Tho dorhiue Of the solution OF lS3S that ny
lmlled assent the pnr nf Congress slavery ought
not Ia he abolished IN The Dis ret OF Columbia whilst
remains in the Stae of Mhfvlnd; feaserts the prnc-
pie that res luton. aud nd pi te other healing meas
ne7 or similar heiiug mea 7nwslnr am not attached
Ia any hing that Is the production ofmy own hand. II
any hing better should be offered by any hndy Else adopt
thu other healing meaues which are rfoposed and which
required by tho distracted condition Of the conn'ry.
aud venture to- say that have had peace and quiet
ln the aal thirty years, since tho ternsn ot ihs Mis-
sour controversy. shall have. in all hnau pr'babili-
". peace. ior longer period 10 come upon tins unhappy
subject Of slavery.
Su,h Mr. President is the series of resolutions which.
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branch Ia both plrs Of this Distracted and n the pres.
unhappy country, have thought II my duty
IL urf. OF all men upon earth, am the least attached
| 10 any productions uf my own mind. M man upon
earth is more ready than ! am 10 surrender anything
which have proposed and 10 accepi Ia lieu Ut II any,
thing that is heer; bat pnt It To the candor Of honofa
bio Sonaois th other side and np'n all Sides of ths
lIse whether their duty will bo performed by simply
limiting hems Ives To objections IN any one or 10 all Ut
the series Of resolutions that have offered fmy psn
nd La tinu ud harm n nut
present Your plan. Let the cnaer pfojet.-
Let how all the sons that have arisen 'u' IT
this unhappy SUI of slavery be better settled,
fairly aud Justly settled IL all qariers of The I'm
ian h,n the pan prnto-ed IN the reslo'ins winch
have of'lfel. Present me such sclen,e. an will
hail il with pleasnfe, md will accept it witnn TIE
slightest feeling of rcgre that my own was abandoned.
Sir, whilst was rngagrdin anxious consideration upon
this subject, the idea uf The Missouri II has
been termed came under my review. was considered by
me- and finally rejected, ia my Judgment less worthy
of The acceptance OF both parties "l this U00a
Than the PROJECT which have offered for your cnsidsr-
alton.
B.fore enter into particular exa nina tim however
pf that M4.onti cmpr'mse. bel To be allowed To cns-
great which is prevailing. merely IN This
Senate bn throughout the whle cuunry. in repect 10
my agency in the Missouri cnnrro:ise rather IN re-
spect the line of 500 3U which was established In
1920 by an Of Congress da not knnw whether any
thing has excited sorpse in my mind, The "a.
rdtiy with which important historical tran> arih'ns nre
obieraed and pass fran The mind than when UNDER
stand every where that Ind been The nnh,r II the ns
500 3O. which established upon the occssnn OF the
admission Of Missouri lnt the Union. II would take too
much time To 90 whole Of a' important era in the
public affairs of the country sla no do it. althonghI
have gn ample materials hefre me-. deNved from
ul examination of the journals of bdh Ii'm.es. will
moi occupy yonr .ime ley going in detail through the VIII Il
transaction but will cmen, myself with stating that 20
far from my having presented prop ,ion this line of
$50 30 upon the orcnson Of the consideration whsihar
NloSour should be Admitted ino the non mt Il did
no, originate in the II nSe of which was q member.
Il originate in this body. those VIII will cast their re-
collection back and am the honorable Senator "'n
Missouri Mr. Benon) more correctly than any bhy e'ss
must bung his recollection the fact that At the Con-
gross hen the proposition WIS first made to admit Mis-
s,ii rather to allow her In hold convention aud
frame constitution and decide whether she should or
Shonld nut hs ada itted ntp the Tnpnihe bill failed by
disaur ement brwen the Houses, the House insisting
On aud the Senate dissenting from e provl-i ms conta'0.
cd in the orjiunnce of 7S7. The ii insisting on the
elton of savers, and the Senate recng the ps,
poson Of The introduction Of slavery the bill tell through
it did not pas at that Session of Congress Al he next
next session it was renewed. and at the time # its re-
news Maine was knocking AT door 4, b. admitted
into the Union IN The llusi there was maj nity TOR
the restriction us 10 slavery in Missouri in the Ssnato
there a majority opposed to all 'stiiciion- =
IL the Sena'e, therefore, in order 10 carry through the
Miss nri BILL or the provissi'n for hr admlsson-of
rather anthuzng her de ernine the question OF her
admission that bill coupled with Ill t,r The al.
mission of Maine They were mnecitd t'g"lhef, aud