Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1850-10-10
For The pirginian
TO IlE HON MIR InnNRS

Ihave been furnished with copy of ''lhe Southern
Press in which had these words: "Ahout half
Of the States have engaged in Of p,cR desruc
tive the rights. h interests and the of the ether
half, and have already succeeded in securing majority
voc in Congress tar their spollinn similar theory
was taught by Mr. Seldom If Virginia. IN Congress.
upon the 7th. If September, while The House WAS con-
siderng the Cah bill. Upon that occasion Glad
to see tina, you promptly replied in the words which
follow: If any aggression had been perpelrled he
South it had been done by herself-by her sons.
This remark Of yours is emnenly true. The General
Government cannot he convicted Of unequal legislation
and the fort II prove the House of Congress par
,ial 10 any section. Is, In my op % unjust To prove
this, pont 10 The present position Of The parties
wsgng against the Union Of he States | consider
the de.ign of Mr. Seward, Mr. Hale and he other abo-
lorSs, to be no other tn breaking up If tn Union
has been avowed by Free Soil leaders in their gen
eral meetings lt,has been insinuaed in Congress and
openly advocated in public Journals. The followers o.
the late Mr.. Calhoun also the fr nS of dsnnlon.-
They assume that The General Government has wonrod
vitality and materially the Suih; that under the present.
Constitution, the South can expect nothing; and HAT the
only alternative is dsnnlon. They have accordingly
called convention with The design of testing southern
sentiment upon their peculiar views | refer to these
parties and their opinions for the purpose of showing tina,
the doctrines which they teach NV from zeal, raher
than reason. and that both of them have attached undue
Importance to their peculiar ideas If slavery and blame
the General Government because they have MT fully
comprehended lis power | assume. thai the theory,
which these parties demonstrate hr opposite easonngs,
is false. If il is true that the abpitioni,ts have mol had
just aud legitimate application Ut The powers OF the
Consi ution for the promoion of Their interests, il
moi be tue that the South hls been wronged aud The
Shareholders oppessed and rice rersa Therefore, the
Argument. which sns'ans dlsnnl1n. IA Is with Us own
weight fcaurse, do not address myself To the parties
but only point 10 the ncs arising of their oppo
sing sons, 10 show the candid and impartial that the
preached necessity for Gsuuion. ting in The al
legged unequal Legislation OF the General government Is
the mere delnson Of zra unempered with prudence OF
reason.
HOW ask to be- INDUCED. while hy point ont the
acton Of the General Government FIR the purpose of
showing that has made unequal distribution of pow
The thirteen original States divided intofree and
slave States follows: free, and + slave. DE
duct the original number thneeo) from the pres
ent number ('hlriy-one) aud You have Is lett as he
number OF Stats Witch have been added. vi these Is
States, are iiee, and are slave States, 81 thai III"
creation Of S"es, subsequent TO the formation OF the
ohan has not changed the reia I've posi- IN OF The tree
and slave Saes nor has there been added single vote
IN me senate 10 e'her one interest 'he othsf. put
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states "a No mn,e ,ar ;"s,;oo a ner norani,
49, 10 Nv n''e '"', Jus,o Nv" !"l "pl'e'
required The congressional Distribution of power in
the lower House Of Congress- is ihe1rf re as equal as
Justice will permit say as justice will permit fer il
ia Just respect the original numerical strength of the
free States aud it is jus rob them OF The PRIVILEGES
which they only posse IS but improve. To this sub
ject, however, shall retutn.
would here dibress for a moment, to remark.
that every adni isra IN has been conducted hy mar
them President and nthern V,ce President or son h
ern PresIen, land a northern Vice Presden, excert
the administration of Gen jackson. dun, the first nor
ton of which both the Pre,den, and Vice President
southerners
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tra;n,i Fee safes viii n;ya tho Goo i,a,,t , '
n,snonds,,nce in the joyer Uonss of Cnngress Tia
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