Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1851-08-04

SoHitueidiioH dStttd u pun by the uelf-
gates Of the "Old Thirteen is in these
words:
"Whereas the delegates Of the United
States Of America in Congress assembled
did, on the fifteenth day of November, in
tho year Of our Lord one thousand seven
hundred and seventy-seven, and in the sec
ond year of the Independence of America
agree to certain articles Of Confederation
and perpetual Union between the states OF
New Hamps iire. Massachusetts, Bay, Rhode
Island and Providence Plantations, Con.
nectcut, New York, New Jersey, Penn
sylvania, Delaware, Maryland, Virginia.
North Carolina, iSonM Carolina aud Gcor.
gia, in the words following &c"
The XIII Article reads as follows =
every State shall abide by the determine
tons Of the United States, in Congress as
sembled, on all questions which by this
Confederation are submitted to them. And
the articles Of this Confederation shall be
inviolably observed by every State. and
THE UNION SHALL BE PERPETUAL nor
shall any alteration at any time hereafter
be made in any Of them, unless snch al
tera,ion be agreed to by Congress Of the
United States; and be afterwards confirm
cd by the Legislatures ofeyery State"
"And whereas ii hath pleased The great
Governor ofthe World TO incline the hearts
Of the Legislatures we respectively repre-
sent in Congress, to approve and to au-
.horize usto ra'ify the said Articles Of Con
federation and perpetual nnion: Know We,
'het we, the undersigned delegates, by
virtue ofthc power and authority TO US given
for that purpose, do by these presents, IN
the name and behalf of our respective con-
siitucnts, fully and entirely ratify and con
FIRM each and every of the said Articles Of
Confederation and perpetual unioH, and all
nd singular the matters and things therein
contained And we do further solemnly
Light and engage the faith of our respec-
I've constituents, thatthey shall abide by the
denominations Of the United States in Con
Eress assembled, on all questions, which
~ he said confederation are submitted to
ihtG 1ud thar the articles thereof shall
peiuyiolaily observed by the States we re-
speelivoiy represent and that THE u
MON SHALL BE PERPETUAL"
These articles Of Confederation were
signed by the delegates oftbe various states,
Pledging The faith Of every member Of the
eoniederacy, each to the other, in the most
solemn manner and without any resorva-
hon Whatever.
Afterwards, the year seventecnhundred
and cighty-seven, the more fully to secure
and carry out the objects Of the Confcdera-
tion--a prominent one ofwhich was the "pcr-
petual union" of the Statcs-another con
vention was called, by which the present
consritutionofthc United States was framed
and submitted to the States, and By them
solennly concurred in and approved. The
Preamble to that constitution commences
IN these words. I'VE the people of the
United States, in order to form A MORE
PERFECT UNION, establish Justice
&c.
In their FIRST convocation, the states re-
solved that the Union should be ''pcrpet-
uul" They met second time to make
that Union "rnorc perfect" Having CON
sented to the articles binding the Union by
perpetual covenant and having g1ne
into second convention the prime object
Of which was to make that "Union" more
perfect, no state had right to make any
reservation IN passing upon the constitu-
ton and any such reservation was void
And if the right to make reservations had
passed out Of the power Of the states then,
tort'o'7 is 1t now out Of the power of a
single party to the covenant, 10 violate and
dissolve that covenant.
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tv The New Orleans Bee, copying
anartiolc from this paper, expressing a
preference for the present able and pa
triotic Erccutire, as the next candidate for
the Presidency, says, "to this we may add.
that as far as our observation extends. Mil
lard Fillmore is the decided favorire of the
South, for the coming Presidential cam
paign. We speak with confidence Of
Louisiana. Here the Wing party is an
unit, in regard to their preference, one and
all consider Mr.. Fillmore eminently emil
tied to the domination. One and all will
support him ardently and enthusiastically
Should Mr.. Fillmore decline the candida.
turc, as has been intimatcd; Daniel Web
sier would be probably the second choice
ofthe South. Gen. Scott would under no
possible circumstances, receive very
warm support; and unless his suspected
aiiiliation with Free Soil and its leaders,
vsre totally oisavowed and explained a
way. he could not obtain a Southern vote.
hpt we are IN hopes, that whatever may
hc ne private sentiments Of Mr.. Fillmore,
rs VII yield to the necessities of the coun-
tf.y, end the solicitations of his political
friends. HIS name would be tower of
sire atii-ander his banner the Wing par
ny we.lld assuredly march to victory
Wah Willard Fillmore, the Compromise
and the Union inscribed on our standard,
we would four no competition
wi
Esr. Wellesley.
We call the attention Of our readers to
ihfs senlieman's card, in to-day's issue.
Weknow nothingpersonally ofthe Dr's.
mode Of treatment, but the Richmond D;s.
patch otthe25,h ult., in allusion to his arrival