Lynchburg daily Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1852-1861, 1855-06-23
Slavery Agitation Kansas and the Missouri
Com N oruies

1--WE consider the Compromise OF le<u ana
1850 second only to the great Compromise OF
the Constitution itself and the Compromise OF
1920 having been repealed and abrogated in VIC
lation of good faith honor and honesty for fheae
establishment OF base and selfish political purpos.
esits ressordfion has become political necessity.
TO which ali ether con deraiiens merely sec
ondary."- Ns9 York Courier. and Enquirer
The New York Express. assuming the above
proposition frem the Courier to be accepted, en-
qures as to the proposed modus operandi Of
accomplishing the restoration" which il
ably discusses in the annexed article. The Ex-
, press is an American Organ and on the questions
Of sectional controversy is one of the ablest aud
most Conservative journals In the Northern
States. We have our fears. however, that The pat
riotic efforts of that pqpef, united with all the re-
naming conservatism Of the free States will be
anavalng to stay the tide Of .iisorgnnizing folly
which is now overwhelming the Northern mind
The people Of that section surely canaot design
precipitating upon themselves and the world
tho whitening hight of American dsunion yet
such. we believe is the solemn and momentuus
result to which their political yagaries are surely
and inevitably fastening them 1t would be well
f some kindly power oooldnrouse Them, before it
be too late to sepseof the astounding fact. What
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which isnow attempted and IN fact being nc.
eomplshed against the "saye powerln l. il
not movement against an institutional power
heldunder the neR tuition, and on which the con
s.itn,ion and the IIn;on in tact rest3
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"ei' Inc asoatt1n OF slavery In hhhsas' or ~
the District OF Coirupia; Ito repeal OF the Fu'
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the slave trade in the Ssates---are all measures
which We believe tho soo,l /. rgeuarea ma lo,,er
- I..t
!" u'so"s' inft''' 'ie'f - mn =" s'"e'e n'"S
ufe on wo'eh inc Nor'his 50 aeepiy excited ana
ON which it is proposed to make sectional issues,
that could be executed without violation of
v;ch,s r,ar,ntae6 -hv tho consultation .rd
which the south as am unit would NOT NEE, At ,ho
"n'o ''e '.o"'" ~ y" ''''' a'''u "'' ''' Nv ''''
threshold with resis'nhoe' Sof do we here speak
of constitutional resistance a violated com
nact can impose no obligation snve of self do.
80 and ,hat n ,lc ,jt,,,,, r,,,;o ;f mead. h.
80, IA, -,
~" '"e "" VIZ su''', '''ee' nuns
view any anu an 'he proposed seotona' move
menfs Of the North.
The following article, to which we have al
l,dod from tho Express. exhibits IN its ,rne
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's" =, y n :, " " '''' viii
respet ing omFety ~ hansas'
Suppose we go to Congress--chnnge the u. |
s. Senaie, and The PRESIDENT OF the United States
--tesaecompl'sh which viii take at least six years,
the constitutional term OF Y. ). Senator--for |
the South has hfteen siavehoding Senators, and |
the North seYenteen--inoiuding the California
and Illinois delegates, and such Senators as Gen
eral Cass who are not likely soon to undo the
work they themselves have done.
During these sik years, Kansas may become q
free State, - this depending altogether upon inn
In winch case the Missouri Com
promise would restore itself; bat suppose it he
comes aslaYe Territory, or Stetn,-- what then :
Treaties of The United States over and over
again,with Grent Britain aud other countriesand
the Laws OF the uni.ed States. over and aver
again, recognise slaves as property" thous-
and Judicial decisions ct the L ). supreme Court
recognise as slaves property also. Suppose then,
Congress was, in 1860, say, or even in 1853, as
early as Gen. Pierce's veto" can be avoided
TO repeal the Missouri Compromise repeal act
wha, is the modus oPerdndi of aholishng slavery
in Kansas OF, in other words, Of the moral and
legal restoration OF the Missouri Compronise limo
of 1920. Congress has enacted the Law of Re
peal and the President has approved it,-but nc
retroactive ACT OF congress can take away slave
I,ope,sy ILL - - - ~ eNPqi
r,orv What the Laws Of Kansos na,s reeogni. 80
as "property,s no act of Congress cnn abolish.or
compensation therefor.--fo
slave properly as mueh ander the protection
ol ',s ~ "'{ o."en 81 properly IN
not be inns d;vss,od Inv Inv w;,hnnt ad"nna'o
mpensation-eyen ifit can with such. Besides
if the Kansas Territorial Legislature became sav-
eholdlng' Under our system of government
only haisas efl'.or "a Legisseture can remove
So ar IS a,har .,,rn,ar,. "