Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1850-01-21

ros. t. da--iltn- ,sanuun- With lie people. and
kaaw what the, wished h. In. dnnr TIE a.,lntlns Il
1917 wer- Isssed without rs,nsntng The people; ihrs-
re-nlutia- fufnishr,l til. sinns sfgnarni IL issm al
1872 an1 the fssslni uus 1t $40 are made the
rrrirA fr The S,tthstn Convention Virginia. If rep.
resented in II. wall In I'll hopor be- bund by IL. res,-
niuns Il the Nashville C.nvenin whatever they may
be- Are We prepared Ia surrender oer-eves Ia such a
srheme-io surh pftJsci without at least few day
ef-ctiuu I
Mr. Claiborne said thai his r,ns,i en,s. every man
wnnan and child prepared fr sciinn this south
eru question and sl>n ir This Sauihrtn Cohv.niun.-
lie e.ut for action INV aud longer pr,crasiInaan
Gent e,nen This nsH said wan unl The Wllmoi Pfn-
visi passed Nns II mi in effect ALREADY passed.
Had The p.ppe II California in a mo.grrl Curven-
tim alfeady passed II land h. sorry In say TINT
il had beru wuk.d and nnlved at by Suuheru Pres.
ident.
because OF the adoption IT what had been dies gnate
The passage at lhr Nilmot Pr.is. by lhs people II
Cslilunia; bui h4cause uf wtangs Which The South wss
nov h~ug sn'J"osd Ia hy The Nufth aud ais because
lie believed Southern Convention at this line would
have the ei'ec. Il saving the Unnn. fahrf Than o dis
solving IL. a. had been i.ated ly memh.rs.
The pm osittpn % hold Sauthefn Convention
new qnrslan ceftsluy and lie opposed Ia hutryng
the aclion II the Hpnse. hv Immediate the
prPnsan Ia send Delegates itom Virginia lie was IN
favor ri making II the ordef of the day for Thurs
,sv week.
Mr. Harsie warned the friends Of the resolutions
gsInst further d.lav--fr the longer put il Of The
more orprltnntes will be afforded the opposition 10
strengthen li.elf Mr. H. reference 10 Mr. Ferguson.
frmak ia trgard nstucliny the Delegates said hat
he vsty "hIee of the movement 10 preserve the
Union. Mr. II did moi link hat there any posi-
blliy n TIE gentleman iIun Augusta hs constituents
ever sustaining the resolumns. whatever time al.
luwed lhem. Mr. II REGARDED those gentlemen The
rally mrrudent who opposed In parlng Virginia
Ia uuion with her sister States of The NH, insead nf
HaT ~ A in n, he
alone
Nh Syme said thai he sorry, humble he was.
Ia be Obliged 10 say word this occasion bat ihs
Chairman OF the Committee the Wllnd Prpviso
had, by single remark, obliged hun 10 trouble the
House with word WV That gentleman occupied
very responsible situation and should have been par
uenlas guarded IN The language he USED in Tins debate.
lie liked the gentleman p'rsonllly, aud had admired
his general condart this question bui be per
ined Ia say thai his remarks connection with The
nhllshmeni ui government in Caifdna, by which he
bad charged that The Wmo plusiso had already been
passed ,and he "winke aud cunuv we'd
by Snnhern President" were duuhly unfortunate Il
was nttlnnate Tor the State IT rgina hrcause his
question her representatives, should stand band VI
brohsrs IN maintain The honor aud rights Of lhs Stale
and The slslsf States III Conedt tacy undsufbed hy
he hend Of patty pulIlcs md unf uuaie fr the
gentleman himself aud ihe pnry which he belonged.
The geutlemau's memory was tenacious enough 10 ~
n'iuhrr the Tact that California had aduntpd a tonstltu-
non WIN me w lIuot ffuNSt engTalled II but
was MOI tenacious cnpugh retain some ether facts 10
VII - hat he and his Whole putty had echoed and re-
echned The doctrine asserted by Cas- aud has Nicholson
letter that this Whole question belonged u right the
people o Tie territories the Wllmn Pryiso had
been nj ached Ia The Oregon Bill aud ,onnv,d and
"inkrd Ut; but sanctioned aud made law hy James
POLK, Southern sasr-hodtrg Drmocfanc President,
Not only 81, but the Convention that ouned III, Con,
'tIniIn o California WAS largely Democailc and by an
unsnim"s vnte engmited the y Ilmul pruvlso upon
iheii t"ns tuition Aye" mufe than that, the Icllsls-
ufe meeting under tins Nilmot Proyl,o Consi. uton
was unanimously DE iocaic; and every mrmbe of the
House OF Representatives elected from Calfnla of TIN,
same Political complexion. udef HIS state Of pfa,fs
he did MT ihink II lay IN the moaih ola Virginia Dem
'"fa, 10 spak I" 1enl laylot's "cunulylug aud wink
my al the " lhnoi Pfoylso in Cah,tna particularly
Mh'n Len layl"r, Instructions Ia Governor Riley aud
MI. Butler have nt ytt been made public.
Alter considerable Discussion the Report and esulu-
lions wefe laid the table and made the order OF the
day Tor next Thursday week "
On motion the House adj ufned