Lynchburg daily Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1852-1861, 1852-09-15

queslinns Gen. ScoiI -ahs, IN the letter we have
referred
Il suppose | sea- civ need say. that in M,
opinion Gongress has no colo If an,hoyitg nm.
drkir Coast,lutioa loy touring Mc relullon of
muster ami SUR mithin State
hold the oppositc opi'ion il respect 10 tho
District Of Columbia. Here. arHh me coo,cn,
ofhc op1crs. Or on the paymeat If 'just ram.
pcnsat,oa.' Cong ess may ee-lale at its dis.
crelion. But my conyicii' n y equally strong
that unicss II bc STRIP by step wHMehgis1aturc,
Of Frginia md lHorylond, 1t ,c0n1d be dqDoe.
r0us to both roees IN bose States IN tou,h hc Pc.
latiop bet,reen master and sIarc in Ills Dix.
frict"
As 10 the slnfulncss Of slavery to Which
General Pierce refers General Scott says:
Il Own myself no slave but Inerey lure NJ.
toeled bicme to masters FIR not hber"fing their
slares"
In regard to tn" responsibility Of the eli
zens Of the free Suites. for tie existence of
SLAVE err in the other States, Gen. Pierce saws:
they hold il their duty Individuals TO per
severe in the cause. Regarding tne instilu
lion OF slavery as morally wrong, or siaiuIif
you PIE. 81, IN y consider themselves as citizens
of the Union responsible Tor its continuance,
wherever ii may exist within our horders.-
This feeling has IT. orig III 10 some extent. ina
misapprehcnsion ofthe structure Of our Gov
eminent, aud this error the preceding reso.
unions are calculated to correct. "
Upon the same subject, Gen. Scott says.
The more direct process Of emancipation
nav, no doubt. he earlier commenced and
qoic kpned In ONE comm, mites than in others.
Each, do not question, has the right to iudre
for itself 10th as 10 time and means and ron
sider intc1ycrence ar aid from aoitAout caceOt
upon authorjty from wittin, to be as hnrttulto
he ureprogfess IF maeijoration, asst may 6c ia.
tai TO tie tires If cast multitudcs ofaH ages,
seres and coiors. y
Thus it will be seen that the worst evidence
that can I've brought to bear against Gen Scott
is more favorable to the South, than the best
that can he brought in behalf of Pierce-be.
cause Pierce VAS ~ilfully STINT alb rat vital
questions. embraced in tht. resolutions he was
discussing, " lille Scott did not Lave these sub
iects before him. 1t is true that in company
with Jefferson, George Mason, Henry Clay.
Gov. Mcdowell. Thomas Richie and other
distinguished Virgnians. he was in favor of
the n'eloration aud removal Of Slavery by the
States and the people, themselves. who were
interested in it-but he " as so much opposed
to any other power interfering, that he would
not even allow Congress to exercise authority,
the possession of whichhe comedies, when the
DONG would be injurious to the South
For, although. under the Constitution, which
expressl y conf,rs upon Congress the right of
'exclusivc Legislation in all cases W harever,"
within the District of Columbia, Gen Scott
believed that the Federal Government had
authority, with the consent Of the owners, or
the payment of Just compensation" to emanci-
pate the slaves in The District, YET he was OPP
posed 10 doing 50, except step hy step with
the legislatures Of Mary land and Virginia
Thus desiring that Congress should act in CON
cert, not Will the free States, but with the
save-hodng States. because it would lie dan.
gerons 10 both races in "those States TO touch
the relation Of master and slave in This District"
We have chosen to consider the sprec h Of
General Pierce, SO far, as if it " ere the o My
evidence Of his unworthuess4of ,hern sup
port and as II the sentiments he then express
ed were still held by him. Such is far from
being the case. a woIn change has taken place
since that lime not only in the feelings Of the
Northern people. but in the whole aspect Of
the question. Then, as we learn from the
speech, 1t had not become political question
-now, we have third party organized upon
that issue, and a candidate running for the
Presidency; then, even in New Hampshire,
Genera Piece informs us, public sent.
ment could hardly be said To be divided in
lis opposition to these anti.suvery schemes
now. we regret 10 say, tie very man who
Is running for The Presidency. upon the
sole issue OF opposition TO slavery. was but
lew weeks ago, one Of Ter representatives
IN the Senate, and in 1880, the party of which
General Pierce is said Ia be The l. adcr resolv.
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