Lynchburg daily Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1852-1861, 1855-06-30

IfINaI fran HHIl~ "a - IlRll 6iHtti
10 liberty aud >ubversive of the constitution, II l.
| lnyft,l e. oppose them. We say that il i lawful
| t. oppose thcm-hy our yotes,at iegs;-uuti they
| can sb,w that their allegiance 10 the Pope : sG
hnrdnate to that of obedience TO the Con >ttutien
| If the land The Pope cIaim, infallihillty
powrr # pardoning sins. lie claims the right ii
drpa-iag princes and pnientateN. Let HI follow
er, satisfy fhut thu SO prrtens"ns are n" clam.
I'd bv them.ani then we meet tbem IN the bonds of
common and equal citizenship any other class
/ uf churchmen. | dismiss this part Of the subject
with the dccara'inn that the idea Incorporated
into the platform. that Amesicans must rule
America j. ~ old n the constitution aud has
been maintained by all the early Statesmen ct the
land. Il i not the prescription 81 the Eatbolic,
but = timely and salntary warning 10 Inn, that II
thrinA lencr o. his church = brought into the p"-
hiieal urena Il, an element ofppver,it viii hoop
posed with candor aud franknes- AMI trd>t with
success.
come now. gentlemen. II that portion Of the
platform wi ich dspnses of the question # ,laAr-
~. We have met il with irmne>s. W. dec r.
thai Congress has nothing to d. with u. HINT
the constitution recognises II IN three instances
q that beyond this recognition it i local things
We are not nscnsible II the fact that the bill
erecting governments inkansas and Nebraska has
cluscd great agitation, aud has rendered tie
interposilion Of the conservative OF all section
necessary to tranquilze the country. But how
can these conservative men ret Can they ga
anything but invoke the people to survey onre
more the true character of this question. mud APP
ply to il the old doctrine of our fathers lat slav
cry Is local institution. and must be re- yu'atcd
by the authorities having competent Jurisdiction
over il 1t is impossible to restore the Missouri
Compromise. because the people Of those terrific
res have, under existing laws, rights which Con
gress cannot touch. No matter what may be
thought of the folly recklessness Of Mr.. Pierce
aud his cabinet, in re opening the slavery qnes
ton by the pas sage of the bills in question: all
dispas sionate men must admit that their repeal
is now an impossiblity, or, if practicable, that
the repeal would only widen the breach between
the North aud the South
Under the treaty bv which we acquired Lou
isana, slavery within its limits was placed on the
same footing that ii in other other territory
Of the United States. But the South in Is20,for
the sake of peace. consented that it might be
. 2luded from the country north of 30 30. MIR.
Pierce and his multiplying friends, North and
South, were not satisfied to let well enough alone.
Nothing would satisfy them but to reopen the
question:, aud to do under the pretence that
the Compromise of 1850 required the course they
pursued. Now, | put it - you fellow citizens,
aud to all intelligent men in our country, if am
not speaking according to the facts. when AS
ser, that If the proposition to repeal the Missou
ri Compromise had been made part of the Com
bl loJU, the WliDlt lleuSuft WOuIu nave
been lost. Nobody ever dreamed that the final
settlement of the slavery question at that period
had reference to other objects than those pro-
posed in the bill of compromise. BUTT
ces-ary for Mr.. Pierce and his adiunetS, North
aud South. to get up another agitation, and they
accordingly threw this fire brand. The North
could -ay that the pro-slayery men had violated
a compact, and cancelled the obligation to exc
Gu the Fugitive Slave Law. The South co1d
suy that it had obtained at lea,tits rights, and
that the nuers were victorious. What cared
hey for the good of the country, provided that
the agitation gave them the power to make
President!
With Mr.. Davis at the head of thr slavery
perty, and Mr. Seward at the head Of the anti
slavery party, how easy would it be for these
leaders t. make bargain and keep the political
clans in their places. II was cold ride and tie
game. The nuIliiirr of the North wa to have
:he horse in l656. The uulliher of the South
was to have him in 1864. But, gentlemen. this
American party puts its vctoon this unitllla,gcd
attempt to convert sectional jealousy into a per
manent source Of political power. 1t tells this
new school of Democrats, that il prefers t. stick
, 20 the creed of Washington and ,Juek-on; that
its motter is-"Our Federal Union must be pre-.
served Are wa not authorized to say that tins
IS the true American sentiment, and that If we
adhere to it, shall conquer and put an end
to this contest about slavery | think are.
IN hurryng my remarks Ia n clo>p, | think vou
vii agree with me when say TINT it WIS no Ion
ger possible for an old Jackson Dem crat to act
with Pierce and his friends He could not do 50
without acknowledging the lead of such men -
Wise in Virginia, Davis in Mississpp Doagl
in Illinois, and Atchisoa in Missouri, These men
are ell acting unit in support of the modern
theory OF State rights. allowing that State may
nnlhfy an act of Congress, and 90 out of the
Union when she peases. They may call them
selves slavery or anti slavery men. They have
a common purpose to accomplish, at the expense
OF the landmarks of patriotism, established by
those wh5 founded and who reformed our sv...
ten.
You never hear one of these State-rights men
in Virginia talk of Madison as the exponent of
the constitutional relation between the States
and Federal Government. If Mr.. Pierce were To
tell bis Cabinet that he was determined to fall
back on General Jacksons doctrine in 1882, they
would ly off wolves do when the hmtsmen
sound the note Of attack and pursuit. There is
but one road open to the true patriot, and that is
to unite in the leading principles of the great
American party. In this manner we can elect
President WHO will not disgrace the country with
pstend Conferences; in this manner we can wp,
out the stan which has been cast upon us of in
Producing corrupt foreign influence into our ma
t1nnHI councils; III this manner we can teach
Tia. - who seek 10 use the Catholic vote as po-
itical uonopiy, that whilst we respect all the
rights of religious freedom we know how to dis
arm the advocates of system that makes the
allegiance 5ue to the United States subordinate
to that which is due TO a foreign potentate.
What say YOU then, gentlemen to our plat
form DO you not justify me in flying to it for
relief from the coalition which exist, between Mr.
Pierce and the Nullters and Abolitionists? A
coalition which did more to build up sectional
Jealousy and strife than any other coalition