Lynchburg daily Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1852-1861, 1855-01-18

Governor would have TO do III domestic poHcy Is
considered. But does this satisfy the feeling ex-
i.ting among yonl Does this patriotic view
lind YOU at this dayl Oh God ofmy country
OH Lord Of this land with inmy soul it were
20. What other topics are there! do not wish
10 touch federal topics-a curse as bad as morse
racing and dram drinking. suppose must,
however, announce my mind upon some t'u'ral
topics: SO let us go to work. There - me Pr'"t
question Of the policy of neutrals X the p"llcy OF
ncacc. Shall this milton, in the midst OF this
foreign war. go tilibusiering for empire Sha'i
This nation be in any way involved in the foreign
war now raging am guided by the Father OF
his country to preserve our peace ana nc"'fNHE
that we may profit. Let them fight who Will
NC will feed hem; and the longer the war iaS'S
the richer this nation will be. Again, the sun
ect of the public lands is before YOU and during
The pat year twenty .thr, millions of public do
main have gone from you, and seven millions
only have been sold. Tie res, has been sqai-
dercd or given away. This, III my Judgement Is
ia violation OF the constitution. These lands, IN
my Judgment, are Ike public fund and should
not be used except for national purposes. The
public domain the public handsome OF the CHEF
sources of corruption in the federal government
is still in pnftant, and these lands should be
guarded H. We would the public money. When
in EUROPE va, asked elat il ~as that had built
up this cuuutry and that md, har. grow 30 fast
the sourct 81 llial growth, that sub ime pro-
tsrcss beyond tn, parallel IN history. IT Is ne
cause we laN, aid 10 the oppressed ,I"ther lands
and Of all she rl..,i COME hrrc,comr l'r with rs.
and here YOU -li!l enjoy the fruits Il your toll
here you shall 1T under your own vine and hg
;rcc and none shall modest you or make you
afraid. (lhprc was no applause here.) Preserve
these lands and guard thcm--keep them out OF
the hands of land jobhers. keep them out OF the
hands of Spt cuators, 50 that the poor settler and
back ynod,lMan may getu home for his toll, at
Il. 2lan 10 tbn Ia
lie treasury. That is my policy. (Appiausc)
You are told, 10y the syrcns especially, that the
old issues are done, that they dead. Not
withstanding IN the last year you have paid 80
much of your public debt, your treasury is yet
full, and you are told you will again have sur
plus in the treasury. will say again, as have
said before, that the surplus shall not be disrib-
uted to biibr the people ana States II that
surplus comes again. rather than let it come to
btibo any one ut the people OF Virginia. shy let
it be carried TO the Gulf Stream, and be there
In the deep bosom of the ocean buried.
When this question first arose stood 10y old Nir-
ginia have stood by her ever since, and have
to thank her that she has ever stood by me. The
Secretary If the Treasury recommends a reduc-
ton of duties. Upon this question stand, us
have ever stool, an uneompromisnS advocate OF
fee trade. slight applause) They tell you
these issues aie dead. No, ;hcy are uppcrmost
tb-Nt'D u'lt u WV bSt bttll W.
such as came when was captain of John Tyhr's
guard. (.aughter) veto of the President to
save the constitution against the rush for river
aud harbor improvements. Now, gentlemen,
comes slavery, This is a sad subject to me. For
eleven years Of my Congressional life. until |
left that place, stood there, day in and day out,
standing up against the great arch champion of
the North, the "old man eloquent" who was my
greatest enemy, and of whom, now that he is
dead, may say, that he most sincere, learn
ed, cunning and sagacious-in short, the great
arch enemy Of the South was John Quincy Adj
ans. | was the boy in the list against the man.
Day in and day out, did have to stand up and
fight that man, who had more power and wisdom,
more cunning and foresight than all the aboli-
tionists of the North ofthe present day combined.
| was so ultln IN my views that even my own
! press at home condemned me as being too rad cd.
j And now. what have We come to- Gu must al
low mr 60 -; cuk to you the plain truth upon this
subject. Gou have taken no warning-you have
not been watchful upon this suhiect-you have
/ not saught shelter. And what is the conse-
quence Why, in 1880 a wrong was done the
South, which should make you blush. What was
done prior to the year 1850! He'd the question
been asked before this year, will Congress dis
tWb slavery in the South, or in the States of this
nation the answer would have been no, no.
Slavery should he left to the States themselves.
Now AS to California, upon which | want to
touch.
THE speaker here paused, saying he felt UNI
well, and would probably have 10 cut short what
he had to say He felt rush of blood to his head,
and grcnt pain in the lower lobe of the brain. In
few minutes howevar, he proceeded A short
time ago only, you allowed federal executive 10
send Il brgadier general to California, with army
and navy power-the right and left hand power of
! the rpubhc-to preserve peace and the order OF
law Not content with this power, this general,
uSurping the strong arm of the United States, was
allowed to proclaim Territorial government
and to establish Legislative powers-an authority
which Of all others ON the earth nearest APP
! proachcs the Deity to establish, | say, lc-
/ gisatyc powers from the superior officer
down to the Alcalde Of the State. What au.
! thoriy had he to do this Summon him be-
/ fore the grand marshall and his plea is the safety
/ oi the people KS if for this, one could not if
! powerful enough, usGrp all power And in this
act he had the right arm of the army and the
navy, and he clothed himself with civil poverty
proclamation from the camp, and in the exercise
of this power took upon himself TO appoint the
time, place, and manner of holding elections
Was ever such thing heard of before in a free
country like this You allowed him to consti-
futc a representative in Congress, which resulted
in giving California TO free soil Think of this,
grntlemen-and gentltn II, as outrageous
this was upon oar iights, undertake to say, nei-
TIA in the Senate nor in the press has this qucs-
ton been discussed before the people of Virgin
IA. But you had Il class OF politicians to trade
yes to trade like hucksters upon the pous Mt.
tainment of this. people to the Union. most pi
and holy feeling is this | would fight for it, |
of my alteration. But gentlemen, with me the
union of these States Is like matrimony the
moment the honor OF that union is touchei-dis-
solve it. (AppIuuse.) No man can exceed my at