Lynchburg daily Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1852-1861, 1855-12-05

bnt, however ready son may he to purchase aud TO
pay Tor TINS property, that honor has been partially
Wrested from YOU and Is reserved for the noble pur-
pose OF adjoining the brow of female philanthropy.
The Mount s,rnon association Of ladies have been
fealousiy engaged IN collecting the necessary funds
aud 1t is understood that considerable amount has
already been realized. They magnanimously claim
me honor OF paying the purchase money and with
becomlng moaesy request the General Assembly TO
authorize the purchase in the name of the Common-
wealth, so that the title mny he vested in Virginia.
ana the property be under her control and direction
WIN an assurance 10 ali that the sacred repository of
inc mighty dend will be forever kept free from possi
Die pollution. Such appeal from such a source will
not be UNDECIDED when addressed to Virginia Le-
gislature.
This subject leads to reference TO the Virginia
Washington Monument on our Capitol Square. 1t
affords pleasure To state that the granite portion
OF the structure has been for some time completed,
and the expenditure that account has cea sed
Ihe commissioners of the monument have received
from Mr. Crawford the artist the statues of Patrick
Henry and Thomas Jefferson and portion of other
equipments They have deemed it best however,
not to place the statues upon their intended pedes
tails until the equestrian statue of Washington for
which the structure erected, is completed aud
shall surmonnt the whole. In the mean time the
two statues have been placed temporarily upon the
platform of the Capitol steps aiording opportu-
nifty for inspection gratifying the public. Justice
to the genius of the artist requires that should
mend the happy execution of his task Mt once secu
ring his fame, accomplishing a work worthy of the
great names intended to be commemorated aud full
nlling the hopes and expectations of the State But
rae General Assembly are aware that those statues
and equ pments will not complete the design. The
appropriation already made has been exhausted, and
there are four statues besides other equipments
cessary for lis completion. Il would be well TO au-
thorlse them To be contracted for once limiting
the amount to be expended in any year to such sum
HS you may deem proper
Under the act of Mareh3 ls5i running marking the
boundary line bet, the Virginia Maryland
appointed commissioner the part of this State act in
conjunction with the commissioner Of the State of Maryland
oeNocne the object Of the act by his report aud
doncc herewith communicated viii perceive that the
missioner has failed and the why be
pshed without further legislation The Legislature
land asked the appointment of the commissioners with view
20 the settlement of the differences the States
both the and the Ieg.
aturc of Virginia provided entirely settling
boundary The commissioner the Of Maryland stated
that tho two of the General Assembly
regarded by the Legislature object hu,hc Constitution
required that they should he passed. separately and under
these circumstances he did liberty
without the other The conference Of the
thus terminated aud it evoves the General Assembly to
make such further provisions the subject deem
pcdient
ON ast August 1852 Congress passed providing
tor the satisfaction In scrip of outstanding Virginia lind
ton This passed presumed consequence a
resolution of the General Assembly nstructng
requesting onr Representative in Congress to procure its
cnacmon and Ms nduccmen these resolutions proposed
The surrender by deed the United all the lands then
held 10y Virginia in the military district between the Miami and
Soto rivers in the state of Ohio and the acceptance of such
full discharge of the United States from all liability
account Of Virginia bountles.
The act Of August 3 ls52 passed IN conformity with
resolutions and accordingly chief gstrate Of the
State duly eSeeueda decd conveying the United States
all the lauds owned BY Virginia in the military district Of Ohio
But the act Of August 3st 1852 contained provision that
before issuing crp the secrety of the interior should be
shed that the warrants surrendered had been Justly and fairly
issued in pursuance the laws Virginia This rosisonal
feature of the law esigied doubtless exclude from scrip
tainted with fraud shown by subsequent testimony
be manfey erroneous But the law has been construed
70 require denomination OF every claim allowed by the
hoes Of Virginia and under that construction large mum
Der of such claims have been rejected by the department
Washington and of unavailable TO the claimant in
h s, , , d ,hI o''uee' anu ""'y ''9u''''e' "
The dignity OF the and Justice to the indi-
Nidual claimant well as good faith, 81 require
that the law of Congress the subject should he amended
authorize the s-o of scrip all duly recognized by
this State unless fraud be detected NANTES, he
The subject being of interest very numerous citizens
Of the State and involving large amount deem my duty
to bring it to the attention Of the Legislature
Since your session. have received from several Of the
Of this eoniederaoy resolutions upon subjects
request they may be submitted Your
ton In accordance with this request they herewith
inundated The resolutions from the states OF Rhode and
Maine Massachusetts and Connecticut the subject Of the
establishment Of Territorial Government for Nebraska, aud
and the admission the linton
and relative the fugitive slave law III doubt
attract your attention Tic whole scope aud tenor # these
resolutions are al war WIN southern interests ana
they based upon the idea that the States this Ino
entitled To equal rights and that the people Of
be allowed privileges and capacities which be
denied to the people Of another This assumption should he
promptly To such depreciation should submit
Tho people of Virginia have the SINE naenalc ght 10
the United States, that the people Of any Stale
have carry species of their property, and Congress have
authority to laws allowing the right to state aud
The people OF some of States abolished slavery within
limits declaring thai policy required
be effected therein, might be consisted with
rights Of nd ,iuals and the public safety and welfare What
right have they say that other States shall not enntY Judge
whether sound policy requires 1t to he ali shed within the
jurisdiction, and when will be consistent with the rights of
individuals public safety and wrfuci Whit right
have they declare that other Independent vcrcgus have
not equal authority 10 maintain, 1t seems TO them proper
ha s'una polF requires tue OF 'Sta's.ht OF
slavery within their limits aud have not equal power 10 lie
that it should be continued "a abolished The government ct
Tinted States has such power delegated to IL II be
chant tho
damcnal law for their svernmcnt and Congress has
authority prohibit any State from coming into the unon
because slavery exists does not exist within its limits
false philosophy which teaches that the institution
which have proved good Tor one people are and WI" be good
all ealts II that the nstifn
tons of Austria Russia or Turkey which they think good
for the United States II is moi true that the nstitu
Come would be best for VrgniH and
lces false attempt crusade ainst nations
compel them embrace principles laws obnoxious
them they doomed gpod and wholesome by 9th
saI only sound principle is for each State
ton to adapt lis laws aud consnu IA t. IL" circumstances
which Surround H. aud in accordance with the wishes of
oiy people and abstain from interference with the
others This principle, II adhered TO- will prevent
organization the seed of civil dissention and dsunon
which false and designing continually sowing broad
over this land
Congress had right in 1890 pass the Missouri
mise Ii had no right to prohibit the introduction Of slavery
below line The South submitted thcn to fragrant VIC
crnsl aecon to quiet and eposc
and Instead ofrepose IL only opened the
attempt other and more fragrant violations of rights and
destroy both ooc and national happiness The act csab
fishing compromise has been repealed. By such
peal slavery neither recognized nor encouraged nor Is pro-
hit.d abolished All left TO their constitutional rights
ght not with honor with eIfrcsPeet with
out humiliation AMI debas nrHt permit this niQuity 10 be
again established The constitutional guarantees
be r., sprrcd and We ought firm stand
ultuatun he absolute aud unconditional five do
not Union worthless and WI! become engine OF
iuitigatod Cpprc sspn.
cydencc Of what to expect refer you the
act General Assembly Of Massachusetts aud ask
Won to examine carefully, and calmly sou Tia
character that inv oke attention
to tho dangerous tendency leading provisions Under the
title protect the rights ana erti, ct the people of
thu Massachusetts, provided that The
that further protect liberty shall apply
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