Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1851-08-21

I +. uhu Sotcu iof, anu uuu Utmost elected.
But Mr.. G. said: By the Compromise
the South had acquired instead of losing
Territory, in which Slavery might be car
RED. She had gained all the space between
So 30 and 420,-for Texas said he, as
all would recollcct, claimed from the mouth
to the head of the Rio Grande. By the
terms ofthc admission of Texas-all North
Of 36' 30', was made positively free from
SiarTy. Now, however, New Mexico,
which goes up to Age, may admit Slavery
or not, when she comes into the Union.
The Wilmot Proviso had been taken
off, The free sellers. by the Compromise,
were utterly defeated and the rights ofthe
South maintained. He argued these sub
jects at considerable length, and showed,
that while it was said Texas was bribed
with S10,O00,000, her Senators and
members in Congress were democratic,
and asked if any one would make such
charge? Her Legislature, her Governor,
ali democrats, had ratified tie act of Con-
gress, and yet the enemies of the Compro-
mise said the South was betrayed-be-
trayed! BY whom, how, wherel If it
had been, Cobb (Mr. Powell's Spcaker)
had betrayed his own country--Foote the
gallant Foote, born in the middle of Vir-
GINA, and a Democratic candidate for Gov
ernor, had aided in,it-IIouston and Rusk
had done the same-Cass and Dickinson
had helped them,to perpetrate this outrage.
He asked was not Texas entitled to the
money on Democratic authority 7 They
had said her limits extended to the head of
the Rio Grande five took her soil where
Slavery was prohibited, and opened it to
that institution, to the South, ought we not
in common honesty to pay forit! She had
run up large public debt in conquering
her independence and then ceded herself to
us. She was too much involved to
give us Sl0,o00,0OO worth of her soil. He
would ask then where was the Jr1be or the
foundation of such aspersions of her char.
acter2
Mr.. G.. said secession had been talked
of, as remedy for evils What evils?-
had negro labour-had negro property
depreciated2 Look at the prices of negro
men:$900-S10oo had been given for them
What master could complaint How would
itbe five seeded. Let Virginia secede and
what is herposition! Could she carry her ne
groes anywherel No, the U. States would
still be the Union and the Constitution for
bids the importation of Slaves from any
Foreign country, such as Virginia would
become by her act. Look well then, said
he, to her condition. But can she rightfully
secede2 Washington, Jackson, Spencer
Roane had said otherwise. He here read
an extract from the Enquirer of 1908, wher
the Virginia Electors dined at the Old
Swanin Richmond, and where one of the
regular toasts on the occasion was, that ",Se
cesstOn acds treason"
But remedy for all evils, with some
was, non-intercoursc with the North. He
read extracts from the Lynchburg Repub
lican, to show that Il writer in that paper
had said non intercourse was humbug
So Mr.. G.. thought it. He did not think
that direct trade with Europe was hum
bug. He should rejoice to see Norfolk
Richmond and other towns ofVirginia, be-
come importing towns. If we would &c
abroad, let Virginia have her share: but
non-intercourse, as the writer said, was a
humbug. Here Mr.. De Witt of the Rich
mond Examiner said, that the writer allu-
ded to, was a Whig) Mr.. G. said "ano-
Their gentleman had appeared to interrupt
him." Mr.. ID. said "he was one of Mr. G's
constituents" "No," said Mr.. G., "not
now, you will be after the clcction.'' But
of Mr.. d. he should not complain. He
wished him, personally. all good things in
this lfc-but Of non-intcrcourse with the
North-why is it, said lie, the North
should be prescribed, when we are willing
to take to our embraces the English abo-
litonists, including George Thompson,
who had been sent over from the British
Parliament, to aid Root and Gddings and
Got and Seward, in dividing this glorious
Union, as he hoped he light ever call it,
Thompson had been pelted out of the town
of Springfield, with rotten eggs: yet this
was the man who with the Fugitive Slaves,
llIr. and Ms Crqj1s, had figured in
the Crystal Palace lately, arm and arm
with English gentlemen, in the presence of
the Queen and Prince Albert. These
were the people, we were to take to our
embraces, and reject the sons of the heroes
Of Bunker's Hill, as unworthy of our asso-
citation. Non-ntercourse with the North
and commercial arrangements with Eng
land that harbors our slaves and taxes
our tobacco 1000 per cent, and is trying as
Judge Duncan says to divide our Union
Shall we, free people, go back to the
vassalage, we had thrown off in 1776
The Revolution and the war of 1912 he
trusted had made us free. Free trade men
now wantnon-intercoursel Hehad thought
they wanted always to go where they
could buy cheapest and sell highest-Had
they now changed! Non-intercourse was
atwo-handed game: if we were to refuse to
take the cotton cloths, ginghams, calicoes,
and other fabrics made North, would
the North take our raw cotton, of which
they are manufactured If not, what will
be the price the negro who now goes
South from Virginia to make itl
He asked what effect is non-intercourse