Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1851-08-14


trict viii address the citizens ofLynchbure
"Wednesday evening next.
We are requested to state that Messrs
-FIournoy and Avcreft will address the peo
pie at Republican Grove, Saturday the 23d
inst, at IL o'clock, A. M.
Hon. Vim. L. Goggin, wilfsddress tn,
citizens ofAmhersf, at their Court on Mon
day.
Discussion mt Cam pbeIl G. House
The candidates for Congress in this Dis
trct met at Campbell Court-House last
Monday, and occupied four hours in dis
cussing the public questions Of the day
We had the pleasure of being present, and
will endcavor to give our readers an idea
of the topics introduced and tho manner
in which they were considered. In doing
so, we shall not edopt the tactics of our
political advcrsaries, by proclaiming that
the Democratic candidate was demolished
and devoured. There may be persons
whose votes can be influenced by indecent
rejoicings over victories, real or pretended,
but they are not the readers Of the Virgin
ian.
Mr.. BococK led offin the discussion
He said he did not know whether to re-
gard it matter for congratulation or anx-
iety, that the people of Campbell manifes-
ted so little interest in political discus
sion, but that he would take it as an cvi-
dence that they were content with him and
his course He referred to the canvass
between himself and his honorable friend
Mr.. IRVING, two years ago, and the meas
urcs and principles whichhad formed ques-
tons in their discussions, the tariff, inter.
nal improvements by the General Govern
ment, the bank, &c, and desired to know
the views Of his present competitor upon
those snbjects-whcther he was for dis
turbing the subtrcasury and the tariff. He
alluded to the momentous questions which
had been acted upon by the last Congress
and his course in regard to them. He had
cndeavored to discard all party feeling and
to act as the interests and safety Of his sec
ton and his constituents required. DC
currcnccs Of most melancholy character
had prevented his being present when the
t4rotc was taken upon the various Compro-
mise measures; had he been there he
should have voted for the Fugitive Slave
bill, and would not have objected to the
Territorial bill for Utah, but should have
opposed the admission Of California--the
bill forbidding the Slave trade in the Dis
trict of Columbia, and the bill settling the
dispute between Texas and the General
Government by payment Of money on
the one hand, and the ccssion Of territory
on the other.
Mr.. Bocock was engaged an hour and a
half enforcing these and other positions,
and concluded by desiring to know of
Col. BOILING whether he had changed the
views in regard to Slavery, uttered by him
in the Virginia Legislature in 1s32-if
so, when and to what extent7
Col Boiling, after some remarks relative
to his nomination, said he would begin
where the gentleman ended Mr.. Bocock
had enquired whether he had changed his
opinions upon the subject of Slavery as ex-
pressed in his speech Of 1922 Thatspeech
Col. b. said, was made in the Legislature
just after the instruction in Southampton
when the public mind of Virginia was
greatly excited upon the subject. He stat
ed distinctly in that speech, he had no
sympathy with Garrison and he had
then declared, he would only vote for a
law TO provide funds for sending away
such slaves as should be voluntarily sur
rendered. He would state that he had
been called upon by the people of Cumber-
land last winter,to supply the place Of his
friend MIR. Page, (who had dicd) in the
Legislature of Virginia. The people of
that county, who had known him from his
infancy, amongst whom he had been raised
who knew all his opinions upon Slavery,
called upon him to represent them. Cum
berland contained about $500 inhabitants,
OF whom about 6,500are slaves and blacks.
As to slavery he never had considered it a
blessing but an evil, but Congress had moth.
ing to do with it, it was matter belonging
wholly and exclusively to the States He
said he wasa stakeholder himself and had
been SO, almost from boyhood; that his
principal resource was land and negroes;
that all his interests were identical with
theirs, and he would only add if any man
doubted his fidelity to the interests of the
District, upon the Slavery question, he
would say to such, that he did not desire
his vote; take it, said Mr.. Boiling and give
tito somebody else.
For the purpose OF showing theviews he
entertainments to the late action of Congress
upon the SUBJECTIVE would read the prcam-
bic and resolutions offered by him, as the
representative of Cumberland.
SLAVERY RESOLUTIONS.
MIR. Boiling thought that il was time the true no.
sition of Virginia should be made known more c.-
pecially as she had recently given uitcranco to a
doubtful vote.
He accordingly offered the following resolutions:
Whereas the questions which lately agitated the
congress of the United States and threatened the
peace OF the country and the very existence of the
onion' have been happily terminated By the several
ae's SHOWN as the Compromise mcnsures;and where
sne adjustment of those questions was effected
,h con'favening the position taken bv Virginia
,h ~; .ss session OF the Legislature and whereas
s''u Son'promlse measures are regarded by V;r-
ginia as binding upon all the states n ,b;s Ifn;aa
however they or individuals may deem them sbor,
Oh ,he tai' measure of justice to the slave S.
ana whereas Virginia considers as she ever has CON.
sidered, the Union great blessing: and yvhar.,,.
also Virginia regards the Compromise
the nature OF treaty peace beiyv cen the
holding and the slaveholding Stntes. Thcrnf,r