Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1851-10-09
Political Discussion.


mandcd by the occasion.
Political Discussion.
The candidates for Congress in this dis
trict, addressed the citizens of Lynchbur.
Tuesday night, at the Masonic Hall. Thu
discussion was opened by Col. Boiling ii
a speech of an hours length, in which h,
reviewed the course and combatted tn,
doctrines Of his opponent on the questions
of Compromise and Secession, in mannc
that gave great satisfaction to his friend
and an equal amount Of discomfort to Mr.
Bocock and his adhcrcnts Taking up tn,
measures Of adjustment, one by one, h,
contcndcd that no one Of them was of sucl
a character, as to compel Southern Re
preventative to Withhold his support from
them--that they were all constitutional, ant
could bring no evil to the section whose in
terests alone, the gentleman see med to hav,
at heart, but thar, when presented as a SC
ries Of measures, the object and effect o
which were to paciiy the country, to pre-
serve the Union and TO save hcpeople from
all thcindescribablc horros of civil war, tn,
obligation resting upon him to aid in thei
passage was Of character so solemn, tha
he could only shun it, by gross dcrelictior
Of duty.
Col. Boiling made an able and convin
cling argument agains, the right Of state
at its pleasurc,peaccably to withdraw from
the Union. lie asserted that such right
was never acknowledged by the Trainer:
of the Constitution, but on the contrary was
denied by all the prominent statcsmenof rha,
day; that it was false construction of the
resolutions of 9S and 90, as Mr. Madison
had himself declared, and that if put in
: force, it would be in dcroga,ion of the Con
stituiion and end in the overthrow Of oul
system Of government and the dcstructio,
of human liberty.
He advcrtcd to charges which had bee,
made against him, for the views that he had
expressed twenty years ago in the Lcgisla
turc Ofthe state, onthcsubjcc of slavcry,anc
especially a rcsolu,ionof Democratic NEE
ting declaring that he looked upon SLAYER,
in the samehght with the abolition fanatics o
the North" He declared it was false
false, false He said hcla alway regarded
them as n vile crew, " no ought to be de
nounccd and scorned by every friend o
peace, and every lover of the country
He explained the circumstances under
which his speech of 1882 was madc-tht
whole safe Icing agi'ated by deep ant
painful anxiety on account of recent occur
rrnccs in Southampton, and the proposition
before the Legislature having reference tc
the action of our own people in the The
matter, and being in no wise connected witt
the movements of Northern aboliiionists
He admitted that he had always rcga -ded
| slavery as AN evil, but that he would be as
far from tolcrating any interference with i
from other quarters, or any invasion of tn,
rights Of the slave-holJcr,as the gcstlcmar
to whom he was opposed.
Col. Boiling though laboring under Sc
we're indisPosition, having indeed risen from
his bed to attend the discussion, spoke in
clear, forciblc and convincing manner. upor
all the subjects he considered
| Mr.. Bocock, in reply, delivered har
ranguc, distinguished by all the ajroitncss
dex,eli,y and iiippancy which are the chic
characteristics of his style--commcncing b,
testing allusion to Col BIS indisposirior
and closing by recitinsa conversation, (stil
more questionable in its tastc) in which tn,
Wing party had been likcncd to horse
there's. lie came, or should have come
before the people, 10 render an account o
his course as their representative in mat
tiers which had sorcly t.ied the strength oi
this Union and the patience Of the A
merican people, but he seemed much more
inclined to dwell upon the proceedings o.
the Virginia Legislature in 1872. and th.
resolves of county meetings about The same
era, than 10 attempt a Justification of hi:
course in Congress. His train of obscrva
tionsinvolvcd him in several lin consistcncies
which were cliectually exposed by his com
pctitor, in reply. He was opposed to en-
ploying force, to execute the laws Of tn,
United States in South Caralina, should
that state secedc, because such a course
would lead to war, and Jefferson Davis
Gen. q uitman and others had declared tina
they would not stand by and see a South
crn state crushed 10y the Federal Govern
ment. The sympa;hies Of thousands o
the Southern people would drive them ,e
her assistance, and the country would thu.
become involved in the bloodiest war, evcu
known. But should South Carolina at
tempt an alliance With Great Britain, Il,
would he IN favor Of making war upon hcl
and subduing hcr-bccause such step OF
her part would leopard the peace and wei
fare oftliis country. In reply, Col. b. dc
mau.led foknow If he Withdrawal OF Soull
| Carcina from the l mon would not icopas