Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1852-05-10

that was the reason Why he was here "
did not evade the question ofa test. W n
hls CANDIDATE tor the Presidency waa
| cerned; so he was not in the category
| presented.
! But he objected 70 fighting this battle q
again; he came here for no such purpos. -,
| He did not wish to see thar box of Pnna
| again brought here, and every vote he sr,
when the resolutions of the gentleman mo-
| Georgia (Messrs. .Iacksan suJ Uaiyerl Me-.
before me House. was ior putting them on ~
table. sn to get rid Of them. He however.
voted uniformly against the adjournment of he
| House. for ne did not wish another day desc
Grated by those resolutions. But when i, came
to the vote upon the adoption Of the resolutions
his mind was without acloud--without sha,i,,
of doubt He stood in the same position at
the beginning the session, and before the
House was organized. The same resolutions
N substance were introduced into private
Wing meeting. He did not want ,hem there.
lie thought was the muttering Of distant
thunder THAI would roll up storm which
would he irghtiul in the end. He was against
the introducnon OF these resolutions; but when
ii came to the FINAL vote his name was record,
| ed in their favor. ~
The only other position in which these gen
tlemen, OF, whom he was one, were placed.
was that they refused to establish any test Of
the qualification Of the nominee OF tho Nation
al Convention. Now, he was well understood
at home N regard to this thing, and he wished
to be understood here and he would give gen
| tiemen to understand that man could have
| his vote Tor the Presidency unless he should
stand clear and unquestioued upon the ground
ofthe Compromise.
But when was he to get through with this
thingl When was there to be an end TO this
throwing of frebrands into the midst OF those
who should dwell together in harmonyl He
knew the feelings of his pcople--they desired
peace. He would tell his Southern friends
that his constituents desired an end TO this a ri,
,ation For one, he would not consent to raise
these fires again.
) The late Wing caucus was held for the pur-
} pose OF designating the time and place for q
! holding of the Wing National Convention -
Where did they get authority for that meet
ingi 1t was iy the common consent ofal tho
Wings through the country, and the Wing
press But in no paper, be believed. was it
minated that That caucus was 10 lay down
platform for the National Gonv entior,
/ lie would read short extract from the adj
dress of the gentleman from Georgia. (Mr.
Siephens.) as he found it reported IN the Ma
llunal lutellgepcer." and no doubt CORRECTLY
for ii accorded with his own recollection as to
what that gentleman said:
The great leading and controlling question
which was likely TO enter into the the political
contest OF this country, and the administrator
OF its Government, was the constitutional right
Of one section Of the country to the rcclamation
OF It's fugitive slaves. and it was said tha, there
must be a disagreement between No thern
and Southern men upon this question; that's
that men must disagree upon great constitu-
lional question.
Now, the gentleman from Georgia either con
founded the fugitive slave law with the con-
sttutlon, or else he misreprcsented without
desingIng It, he knew the position Of some in
The North Where was the man who denied
the constitutional right OF the South to recloim
its fugitive slavesl His destines were cast in
the North and he had never been three dayG
IN any place where slavery existed by law, ur-
I'll he came to this Capitol last winter. He
knew that the North were in favor Of this con
stitutlonal right,and knew the peopletoo well,
enough to know their doctrines. There were
not to be found in this broad land hearts trn-
er to the constitution in all its requistions than
were 10 be found Throughout the whole North
This would never be disputed. Their South
ern brethren could dismiss their fears. and he
begged of them to do SO, There did exist in
the North contrariety Of opinion in regard to
some ofthe provisions ofthe fugitive slave law
| There could be no question upon that score; il
was useless to attempt TO conceal deny il
Bud he did not believe there was a disposition
at the North at this time to agitate. He did
not believe that such disposition existed in
| his district and he knew of no place where it
did exist. The people of the North wished
harmony and quletude in the Union; aud wond
stand by the constitution, gentlemen could de-
! pend upon 1t, as long there was plank up
on IT leit.--But could they not hold their own
| private sentiments in reference TO this subject
Southern gentlemen must not ask the North 10
| yield this; it should be enough for the SoutI
that they had the law, and that the NORTH
were going to abide by it. He would abide
| by 1t, and would not touch hair Of its head
until the South should call for it, and he be-
leved such to be the feeling Of The North
He came from district as sensitive upon this
subject as almost any other. He came here
particularly upon this question and represented
the feelings Of his constituents. They would
countensnce no man for the Presidency-or
| they ought not to do so--who wonld not lend
| himself to the athfulexecution ofih law
! To be sure. there were some Objectionable fca-
tures in the law, and had he been in Congress
at the time ofits passage he would not have
voted for it, unless he had found that bis vote
for II was necessary 10 the preservation Of the
Union; for this was paramount to every thing
else
tie would make one suggestion to his South
ern friends. No agitation came from the
North on this subject: and whence did il conel
1t came from the South: the North were az.
quescng: Bat perhaps it would be sa,d
tha; there We're Abolitionists at the North -
There always would be- but the great hcs
of the North was for the constitution, and rher.
was no mistake about this There need bs
no fear All he asked and all his constituents,
asked was, that they would turn their backs
upon this snhJect and let it alone where those
who had preceded them had placed it.
Mr.. +. then expressed his concurrence in the
views OF Mr. Stephens on party Conventions
and SAID that no Convention could make plat
form for him. He was an American citizen
and Tree man, and if the Wing Convention
should present to the American people a man
whose sentiment were in accordance with hi.