Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1850-02-18
VOL. XXvul.--No. ~.

we cone Ibis concnsiun iha, no, hing nnt.inr
rarh is settled under this ution but thai every
thing ls unsettled 2
Mr. President we hsve to recllect is very posshls
sir. il Is quite likely that when that cons,ituttsa
framed. 'he application Off 10 snch Trrutrss
Louisiana. Florida, California and New Mexcs was
never within the contemplation of its irsmers. u will
he rrcolneed that when hat constitution framed,
fhe winle c,uhry nnrlhwest of the Ohio na-
peoplrd aud will be recollcced als, that the sxsr
csc and the assertion o The power 10 make g,vernnsts
ior Territories IN THEFT infant state are, the nature "
the power tcmprary and to terminate whenever they
have acquired population competent f,r solf govern
mens. Sixty thousand is the number fixed by the or.
dnance oi l7S7. Now. air. rec lleet that when this
constitution adopted aud iha, territory unpee-
prd. waa it possible tina, Congress To whom il had been
ceied by States for the eft of ths ceding
State aud all other members Of The Union-s u possible
TINT Cong has right whatever declare what des
eplion OF settlers shond occupy the public lands? Sup
pnso they look up the opinion that thu initoducbn VI
slavery wonl enhance he value Of bo land enable ,ict
To command for the public treasury greater anni from
that Of than by the exclsioa R slaves.
would they not have had the rlqt say. IN fixing The
fupE regulations, whatever you chm,se 10 call them,
tor the government uf TINT efIitry that any one that
chooses 10 bng slaves bring hemi il will enhance
the value Of the property. IN tho clearing and cnvnton
al Tho soIl. and add 10 the Importance IT he coaniry r.
Or take the reverse suppose that Congress might think
that greater amount ofevtnue would be derived from
the waste lands beyond the ohio river bv tho inetdo.
iion Of slavery. would they not have reh TO inlerdics
jnl Nhv sir. remember how these se,tlehrn,s were
made and What was their progress. They brgan with
few believe that about Marietta the fra settlement
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