Lynchburg daily Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1852-1861, 1854-03-25

| ii this had been done and nothing more, we
should have then stood IN the position we oceupi.
| ed before the Missouri act. The south ciaimsd
10 he restored 10 the rights which she had IN tbe
| Territories before the passage ut The missouri
| Compromise. II she bad not gained this restof-
alton, the bill just passed was not worth a rusn.
| At the time this amendment was offered. be fsit
| that il was another concession from the SCUM,
and for this roason be had voted against IT,
| REMARKS on Mr.. CLAYTON
! Mr. CLAYTON explained why he favored the
| Compromise measure of lris. and opposed the
| Badger amendment. lie supported the FORMER
| because il was a true non intervention measure.
! fl gave 10 ain authorities in the territories
the power 10 prohibit establish slavery as they
III, uRht fit, subject To the decision at ne ours,
Il, ihat course the people Of the territories ""aia
have been driven to the courts Tor The seitNnifht
| Of the question of slavery. This disposed Oh inc
| whole subject - far n the United States GoY-
eminent Wa concerned. But the Nebraska bill,
| wi h the Badger amendment referred the qnes-
ii N 10 the people. to come back again by ana by
for the consideration of Congress The latter IN
yolyed direct intervention and established squat
ter sovereignty
Mr. STUART was prepared TO agree generally
with the Senator from North Carolina, that prob
n IL TN, interpret alton of the bill would be the
same without his amendment n now, but IT was
too much Ia say TINT it would certainly be So
There would have teen room for div srslty of
interpretation lie preferred that amendments
and voted for il, in order that there might be no
chance TOR controversy in the North, III regard
to the true effect of the measure. lie had insls-
ted before voting for the bill that II should be
susceptible of no two interpretations. lie wish
cd to have il distinctly understood, that Con
gross Welded to these territories all the power
Congress had over them. lie did not agree that
this was Northern measure. lie had not yen
seen Northern man who had been consulted by
it: hut having been brought before Congress, the
Northern members were called upon 10 do III ar
duty lie believed that II Compromise OF opin.
ions was the true policy of American Statesmen.
He had hesitated upon this proposition to repeal
the Missouri Compromise, lest if aught should
be- done that would shake the confidence of the
people in the sanetity, the permaneney and the
utility of Compromises, it would plant germ OF
discord, which might produce most disastrous
fruit. The time would come, That 1t would be
necessary for Congress to legisatc for the Ter
ritores, from the beginning to the end OF Their
laws. lie meant TO retain his right To such leg
islation. All that ne by this bill was 10
leave To the people of these two Territories the
right 10 legislate for themselves, and this Prn
ciple was established no farther than these two
Territories were concerned. He believed that
the laws Population were such that these new
Territories would he settled from the free Stntcs,
they would come in a. free States.
South, than the foregoing views of distinguished
Senators. is the opinion which President Pierce
entertains Of this measure. Let IT be borne in
mind that his Southern supporters have urged
his approval fthe Nebraska bill,as the most con
elusive proof of his "soundness" upon the slave
ry question--n spite of his very suspicious
tee dents-nnd his open aud unblushng rccogn
ton of free. soilcrs cntit d to the honors aud
trusts of official confidence. Ex-senator Glenn
ems, of Alabama, has lately written letter to a
paper in Huntsville, in which he makes n state
mcnt, which should startle, if ANY thing can, the
Southern adherents of the administration. We
give il in his own language:
"Bm a fcw days since, in conversation icith Il
Northern Senator and mysaC he president
Pierced gre Il as his decided opinion, thaf
Douglas bill "a proposition ia tIuor of
freedom and ddded thai fit shouid pass al
though IRE might absorb The mtoie Of Herico, not
another stare Stdte ieoUid eper come into the I'm
lot. lie expressed great surprise ut the oppose
ton met with from the North. aud equnl sur.
prise that the South should he willing 10 take it,
These opinions of GEN Pierce, rs we are in.
formed by Mr.. Clemens. are based upon the as
sumption that the Nebraska bill recognizes the
doctrine of "sqnatter sovereignty" Placing such
II construction OF it-bclieying it To be PROPOSE
ton in favor of free territory and that under il
no slave state ever can enter the Union his sup
port OF il harmonzes with his alleged New Bos-
ton speech, lin which he declared that he 'lonthed
slavery,') and with his removal of Bronson, to
make room for is free soil pets in New York
Such support, instead of emitting him 10 the con.
tdenee OF the south, should bring down upon him
its mensurclcss dlstrust and detestption The
doctrine of "squatter sovereignty" implying the
right of Migrants aud robbers to set up n govern
ment which shall exclude the South from any ter
ritory, upon which they may lay their lawess
hands, has been universally held in the South as
of equal turpitude with the W ilmot proyiso-and,
like it, neUer 10 be submitted TO, under ann cir
cumStdnccs.
All remember how the construction which was
placed, by the Wings of the South, upon the Gel
ebrnted Nicholson letter of Gen. Cas7 was denied
and secuted by southern democrats and all re.
member how completely the affirmation of the
Wing construction, when made by Gen Cass in
the Senate, lost him the confidence OF his south.
ern supporters. Mr. Clemens refers TO this. in
his letter to the Huntsville paper. He SAYS
"when Gen Cass ayowed thnt the Northern CON
struction of his letter the correct one il was
Mt once disclaimed by the whole body of South
ern Senators. including the present Secretary of
War. Judge Douglas, in abiding to he letter,
stated that the doubts entertained by the then
Senator from Mississippi, (Col. Davis) had caus.
ed him to be lukewarm in his support of Gen.
Cass-Col. Davis instantly replied al had doubts,
fears and apprehensions which reached TO