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


by political parties aud when the day of lr,a comes
II eame II does. every patriotic man will breast him
sell ia tho shock. aud sectional agitiors will be foil
ed. The constitution throws ils broad ,s,is this
mighty Republic, and lis people worship at its shrne
with more thon an Eastern devotion They have con
sempnlcd the pricoess value of tho Union. They
have thought OF the blood aud tears by which il
purchased. They the proud vessel heating ,nnlest.
cally inward aud they proudly cry in tho language OF
the poet
"rhcu, too, sail on, o ship ol State
SAIL on, q Nuion, strong aud great
liumanit, with all its fears,
With all ths hope oi future years,
l. hanging brcathlosss thy fate
We know what master laid tn, kneel,
What wo,hmen wrought thy ribs oi steel,
who made each mast, aud SAL, aud rope,
What anvils rang, what hammers beat
In what io,go and what u heat
Were shaped the anchors oi thy hope"
They will cheer on this noble ship they will stand
by thus constitution they will adhere 10 this Union; aud
although 'he Northern people aie opposed 10 the nsi
ton oi slavery ihe great mnss Of them have intention
dsposlon to trench Improperly upon the constitution
al riahis o the South. and this they will prove should
the occasion arise. though they should all their
live. III her defence Sir. il II should come the worst
as II novet will firmly are the Northern people devo
ted Ia the constipation, II armed 'ncendarisn should
push her mad crusade against the South and she he placed
~ peril, am free To declare that for one and | be
eve would every patriotic man of the Zee : aes who
had sword to draw, draw it defence Of their South
crn brethren and Of The rights guaranteed them by
common compact and stand by them To the death Ap
lanse. But sir they will nnly stand by her when she
~ hight. aud 50 lang she ia swords will he call
ed nt, requ'slon cxcep, ngains, foreign and
he. The very heat. natural and ancial - which sec
tonal agitation has attained, will work its own cure. II
will burn itself out. Northern ngaius and Southern NJ
itaio1s will find themselves side by side IN the errand Of
mutual mischief. And the great II the American
people will Look upon this Union ia, aud upon South,
crn rights and Northern tights ns ihry arc, aud will
stand by them and protect them.
These territorial questions lhs District Of Culsmbia
question this question Of jurisdiction IN forts aud deck
yards, nrsennls aud navy yads and rth are mostly
questions temporary in their characters and tho question
of ingiivcs from service would BE- settled by the
good sease of the rght mndel. wnfa II not for the
wholesale dcnnncinioos " men grouped together in
whole communities and States hand denouncing
the North, the North, the North, aud on the oihnr
hand. the South the South tho South. This provokes
the grehter pati OF this struggle and would suggest
whether II would not bo more wise If genrrsen woulJ
exercise little iurboafance always remembering the
saying. "let him that is without ain cast tho first
sone.' am willing IN admit thai the great ui our
Southern friends trent the question it should be tirated
and am pleased To see them stand up blldy as they
do Tor what admit to be their right of bring lei aono
am gmhed too that they IN proper epirll, stand by
their institutions aud defend bHm for il serves 10 show
that this Confedercocy s sserhaod Of FREQ aud nde-
pendent States associated for few conmon purposes
aud not n consolidated Federal Government. The North
and the south stand together upon great constitu
1nal platform, and neither has right claim SUPER
ority over the other The people nf the South have in
siluons that sensitive and that be endangered
by agitation IN the North repeat that am opposed In
such ngliaion have been willing To throw myself
into tho breach 10 lurn it as1e have attempted to call
The attention Of the Northern pcople--nay, might ssy
The whole American people-'o the danger Of agaling
this question; aud would say IN all kindness l., my friend
rom Alabama that he gives iond speech for
The nourslment of the lfce-slil aud Ambition movement
than all the Girrisins. Wendef. Phillips aud Abby
roso'n and all the speeches Of all the free soil ngila
tors and abolition demagogues put together. He DOES
n'oIe 10 provoke assaults upon the institutions Of the
South than all that NIB, b,onsm has been able
compsh IN It's most lrendl.h ttiumpha. beg Of that
honorable Senator when he has any thing To say here
aifer-nnlcss he IL impeled by strong of duty
that he Will moi attempt o fonent and carry this
sectional agitation To what end and TO whose good will
result the dissolution o this Unon from the canempla-
ton OF which every patriotic mnd lnslncvey recolls
with horror.
admit that when the life and spirit have departed The
framework will he valneless and tumble decay. But
the spirit has yet departed life is yet gone
u is true has received many assaults, but capable
OF receiving and sustaining many Let those who
are disposed TO indulge IN agitation ask for the rights
guaranteed by the constitution: but when they ash for
these let them not ask for what the constitution does
guaranty Let them not provoke assaults themselves,
while decfynp the assaults they invite.
The honorable Senator from Alabama repudiates and
casts of the Northern Democracy. They will however,
do no such thing with him. They will retain him IN
full membership. but endeavor teach him some useful
lessons. But upon This subject Of reading the entire
Democracy Of fifteen Staes Of This Union, they will
quest my young friend from Alabama tarry while at
Jericho. until his beard shall have grown. Laughter,
greatly admired part OF speech which that honora-
Bile Senaur delivered here few days ago. He therein
deprecated The position Of the South in glowing and elo
queni terms, and in a manner which well calculated
to call the attention Of the American people TO this qnes
ton. And If we could keep in view the high destiny
of this naliop and the high duties Of those clothed with
power If the American people would set their seal upon
political hobby riding for miserable party advantage up
On questions OF this import; there would be trouble;
there wond be which did not exist the time of
the original formation of this Government. This ques.
lion Of slavery of difficulty then; and the
spirit of patriotism which led To the formation Of the
constitution, must preserve it. The Democracy of the
North not, and be made mere sectional par
y Our Government, in sense, exists in the organ
zaon OF national political parties, have nothing sep
araed from politics II you make sectional party The
North, you will by the make a sectional party
in the South. Ii you thus divide The Democralic
party You will also divide the Wing party and when
yon divide these parties into sectional portions, you
might just well put end To the constitution and the
Uaion.
have spoken only because felt assured that the re-
marks of The Senator had direct tendency to create and
foster seconallsm, and To produce, what all dcpre-
cate. division Of political parties by sectional line
the formation Of provisional sectional governments and
then dissolution of the Union. Sir this Union can
be dissoyed If rpprpscntaves in C,norecs