Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1850-06-03


and be- an entire equilibrium of power between
the different sections Of he country. does H. therefore
l1w that the Sou hern portion II the mon is in any
dagger and that tie institution in which il Is specially
interested. is put in peril by Thai facf7 trust not.
ieieye noi. Whaf the securities for Southern right
in that particular nsin,nn2 In The first place there Is
thai sense Of Justice which pertains 10 inen-t1 every
man, in virtue IL the fae, that he i In The Mex
place. there ihe constitution Of the United Saes. In
the next rlacs hcre IL The oath which all take 10
abide by hat constitution. In the next place. there is
the necessity Of the OF the branches Of
The National Legislature before any art If legislative u-
fiction 0f Hrg take place. IL the next place there
is veto u the President If the United States applicable
any uional leg station which might take place
in Ia ion 10 his institution. Last Of all. while
fer peaceable and civil nedes there is the Supreme
Court 81 the United States. ready 10 pronounce III
amendment Of every unconstitutional law which may
happen To receive the sanction Of The Executive branch
f the Guvenmeut. There IS hls1 the responsibility nf
Representatives and Senators To their constituents. and
lsily, though trust u God that shall have
H. here Is the fual right 10 result To arms
and 10 make resistance when oppression and tyranny be
come intIleuble
Well again, is the fici that this great interest Of sa
very is 10 minority in the senate fact peculiar t. thai
INTEREST," NJ. sir moi all How is 1t with the fishing
interest II IS great y the minority How Is it with
The manufacturing interest? Thai loo is in the minority
l9w is II with HE Commercial interest! Ia the mlaof
iiy. IT. shut when pursue the inquiry fud that
every interest Is ~ the tulu Hy'Acfl maj great ana all
prevailing interest Of a9rc1urf, which eNisls from
end Of he country The obet. Nhen all these cuumer
ations combined together will The plss billy al The
final 10 arms, wla urher securities can be sneht
for, with What wanId those Win are fearful aud dis
ealenied be saISi,dI here Is all reasonable security
against any abuse Of paWe any ntJerahe abnse Of pow
er, arising fnu causes which you arrest than
yon check the beams winch da ted daily from that
lnmnar9 OF The system III which planet rms part
Than you stop mp and make flow bach again upon
a., Dob, ,tittp
sip river.
IL Is utterly in vain 10 hope hat yun prcure
thai equilibrium Of which have heard snme speaking
at tbs session o Congress between the saythldlng aud
savrh7Idioe States. hope and believe that II is
unnecessary but necessary or unnecessary IS utterly
unattauable, from which you have not The
slightest control Ard toorp The imnn able and If
reyacablc laws Of population aad Of Nature IS equiv ent
TO demand hr the severance Of the Cnlnn
conclude by urging tlat The plan Of the committee
proposes close aud heal all five Wuunds from which the
country is bleeding, by comprehensive c1mpromise.-
know, SIR what will be said. know that IL will be
said that the agalos will even after the passage of these
measures continue to agate the "o xtfemes with their
cry for their respective laynfte measureshal The VII
Pfovlso will be proposed be added, by supple
menlay act 10 the territorial gbveruments that will
be required 10 be inserted in the constitutions which tn
territories may adopt. have heard ii said upon
Tins ,pr pass all ynur measures. Mr. Clay, and we vii
cry on, REPEAL, REPEAL. Butt think know me
authority aud by tue aid of history At lhs time when
the memorable Miss ut Compromise. as at this-and |
hive heen unable 10 determine Ia my own mind whether
socltude aud anxiety existed then than uow-the
whole country in an uproarlne half the side Of
the exclusion OF Missouri and the other Tie side OF her
admission
Every legislative body in the twenty three twenty
four Sta es-l d. not recoIoc the precise number Of
States rhen-had denounced or approved The measure.
The final settlement carried into The House of Rep
resenIves where the great struggle took place and The
victory won by small MAJ riy. What WAS the consc-
qnence ? Every where there was jly eXnltaton and
triumph. that the unhappy controversy quietly set
lied aud The who would have dared 10 interrupt the
universal harmony which prevailed throughout the
try would have suffered reproach and rebnke from the
indignant voice of this county.
And nov, venture to say. that fIhi3 measure ofcom
promise aes to the country with the sanction aud nla-
which il will carry If prevails, the opinion this
Committee o Congress and Of he Executive lis tayor
and calculated it is 10 bring peace. harmony and hap
piness again to the people Of the several States
that it passed goes the country
thai agitation is ended.
They may croak aud howl as troy please. 1t is only
a few miserable traders in agitation who live by
means ofagitatilu-men who are satisfied until they
can place themselves at the head ofa little clique of fol
amers whom they attach to their coat ias-and with
whom they To the Democrats. and say take
me- am good Democrat-l can bring you This little
caplta or who will 90 to the Wing party md say it,
"ake mel have this little balancing ,wer-l viii en-
able you to triumph your adver,ares' st is only
such men who will raise cry against it, venture
they will be flushed into silence by the Indignation they
will meet where, in their vain and futile attempt
IL proong that agitation which has threatened this conn
try with the direnI calamity, which, in all The dis
penslions Of God could belallil.
SIR, am done. | would say much m re but cannot
longer respass upon your time did not expect TO have
said 50 much and my physical powers will not permit me
, TO say more.
NS,ebir1tan Nav