Lynchburg daily Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1852-1861, 1854-11-16
The Wing Press and Southern Fights.

essential modification of IT, : presume will
be attempted. at least by some of them then
there will be reason to arprehend that the sacred
bond that has held the States ia union hitherto
will be instantly and rreparably severed. 1t
could not well evenina,e otherwise" And this,
they remark, is strong language. though they
approve it, aud call upon the Wing and Union
party to take the initiative. and determine in
their minds the point of resistance which,
they add. will be reached and tran >gressed. no
matter how remote it may be. We think too.
And while We did NJ: mean 10 ASSUME, that
the position takcuby was that Of the whig
press, or Of the wing purity generally, at the
South, we have no hesitation 10 repeat that it is
our own. and bell we IL to be that Of the
Southern people, without distinction of parties.
Fof upon tn question of slavery, political
and civil institution. recognized by the consttu-
ton OF the country species of property the
right to hold which. not only where II now exists
bat in any aai every portion of the capntr,
where it ha> tot hecn excluded by the people IN
the adoption Of their State constitutions, /, guar
anieed hy the Fundamental law OF the land.
there can be but party at the South aud
any denial or iafra cement Of or Interference
with this ri-Lt by the action Of the National con
gress or otherwise. at.or all the concession and
compromise into shted the South has already
been driyea, would eyince degree Of hcsrilcss
il sincerity, treacherp aud studoa> abandonment
If eoa>tlati nal obligation upon the part Of the
northern pe,Tlr, tram which ~ professions q
love for The Union. at hypocritical cant about
the infrac,ipn Of the principles Il the Missouri
Cempromi~,. could in our view, ever redeem
them. And Il would be madness in the southern
I.eapl, - -gaer themselves tn he again cheated
int tn beirt that ihcy couid eject anything 10y
fgf.hos nproBi-e that would n.iord cVrn hope
ii permanent security against thu med spirit 1t
fanatic that ba, continued To war against their
in tuti ~, and their right Of property, IN de
fauee Ut the cap -titatioe, in violation al pugbtcd
faith, and in cold calculating disregard Of the
mo-, solemn compromises. Indeed, faI a. the
proposition tor repeal x the N,Lrasks bill 1.
concerned, Ito say nothing Of the repeal nodl
hcation nj the iugitir" slave law there j.
ground for compromise. fer it invoyes a denim
of The right of the southern people 10 mn cqnal
participation with the North IN the tcttlemcn,
and occupation OF territory, that is the common
property al all the States of the lnou. The
policy ot the North insists upon the exclusion 81
slavery, the peculiar institution of The south,
from the whole of the territories, while the
South contends thai she Is, in Justice aud under
the constitution n the country, entitled To IN
equal share of whatever territory ha. been or
may be acquired by the common blood and
treasure Of all. And upon tins question the
South must either submit reeist-therc ehn be
no half way ground. The prinoipl, for which
she contends i either true or ful-o. There does
exist tins equality Of right or there doe, not
and if it does e4.st. tn South owes II To herself,
TO patriotism, to poserIty and to the constitution
OF the country IL maintain and defend il, Peu0o.
ably,if she can-larelhlg.is she must
And thisgreat Issue between the two scctious
of the country has II ne met sooner "a later. We
are for meeting II at once fairly aud oqualy we
want no shifting ofre~ponsbilty from the one
party to the other, in order Ia get postpone
ment tor the purpose Of earryingH Presidential
election, or relieving political uspirant- from the
necessity Of Showing thur hands For this is
sue between the North and the South para
mount to any and all Others, between the whg
party ON the one side, and the democratic par
" on the other. pom this issue we know no
party, we are against the man who is against u.s.
mo matter 10 what party he belongs And rs licee
men of u southern state we should bu satisfied
with no compromise that does not recognize the
principle and the rights for which the South con
tends, "a resulting from the federatiye compact
as "A part of the fundamental political law under
the constitution. Legislative compromise j. the
mostinsecuse. .unreliobIo and shifting ground
upon which the rights II people can rest
The Constitution furnishes the only permanent
and steady basis of right; aud the legislation N
Congress is incompetent 10 nlicr abridge, 10
modify or compromise the terms ofthe ful,da-
mental oompact;for otherwise the creaturen irht
control the creator. And any proposition there
fore for repeal of the Nebraska bill, bccauoe ii
did not exclude The introduction of slavery
into the territories strikes al the Fundamental
law of the land, strikes at the constitution Of the
country strikes al the equality Of the States aud
when the principle of equality is overthrown,
when the moral pride and dignity Of the South
ern people have been thus outragedif they abide
an the Cn.on.they must he content TO abide in il
as the dependents Of the North and moi as Free
men Now we believe that there are men at the
North ia both parties ~hoa unwilling to force
these e,tremitcs upon the South, but il i not 10
be Disguised that the result of the recent cleo
tons there, and other indications moi less signif
cant, have demonstrated that they are in very
small minority. Yet small as it is. we hope 10
see them so throw the weight Of their influence
against the mschieyous spirit of abolitioni-m, ar
TO avert forever the dangers which threaten our
beloved Union.