Lynchburg daily Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1852-1861, 1856-09-20


dars any document which would be ierused with
prafounder respect aud attention than the sub.
pinod original letter from Henry Clay. Til. val
ued rriqac Of the departed statesman, contain.
/ ing 81 cifeumstancial nn account Of his patriotic
h,bors, though written tweniy-qne years ago
uow meets the public cye'fur the first time MAJ,
Int
hsHlaEn. July 10. 1885
DEAE SIT: hive doly received your favor Of
tie 9Th instant, and feel greatly obliged by the
friendly sentiments and the oonsiancv with which
1aa havc adhered townrds ne. reg-et extremely
that can supply you with no copy Of my speech
ihaf ever madr Oh the Missouri question. The
uohate was long. nrdnous. and during the last ag-
iralon # the que-tipn,I spoke every duy for tsqo
az three weeks Oh the main OF collateral questions.
he set or prepnred speech which / made Of
tareo four hours duration was never publish.
-. OF my shnre IN the debate. there il therefore
naly meagfe account - be glenned from the pa
per- Of the day
The question first arose in the session If l-l9-
% When the bill for admitting Missouri into
tho Union was on its passage. Mr.. Taylor, Of
Wv York, proposed to insert in it, n. a conli.
ton on which til" state was 10 become "A mem
her Of the confederacy. that il should never tole-
rate slavery or involuntary -erytudc The ar
pnment by which that proposition maintain.
"a by himself aud others wa, that slavery is
contrary 10 the divine Inv aud to the acknowled
grd rights of mab; TINT II pught not TO ex-i TINT
IT is mn admitted evil: that if the General Gov
crnment cannot extirpate it il in the old States,
It can prevent its extension TO the new; that.
being contracted within Il Limited spbete, it will
he less pernicons aud more oontrollnhlc; that
Congress, having til" power To admit new State7
may prescribe the conditions OF their admission
aud TINT in all preceding instances of the nd
mission of'uew States some conditions were an
aeAcd.
ia all III. rat,lint fl,o E,v
cfnment hnd nothing 10 do with the subject of
-lnvery, which belonged exclusively to the scye-
ral States, that they nlono were 10 judge of the
evil and the remedy; that every State had such
entire control over the matter that those which
tolerated slavery might abolish il; aud those
which never had it OF had abolished il might now
admit it without my interference from the Gen
efn Government; that although Congress had
the power TO admit new States, when admitted
by the express terms of the Constitution, they
were on the same footing III every respect what
eYrr, with the senior Stntca, and consequently
had n right To Judge for themselves on the ques.
tion of slavery; that II Congress GOULD exercise
the power OF annrNng condition respecting
slavery, they might annex any other condition,
md thus it might come to pass that, instead of
confpderaoy of States IF equal power, should
exhibit mongrrl association; that, in the case
of other new States. they were not conditions
npon their sovereignty. bat voluntary compaets
relating chiefly to the public land and mutually
beneficial; that the extension of slavery was IA
vorHbe tn the comfort of the slave and to tho
security If the white race, &c.
The proposition by Mr.. Tnylor (which think
had been made at the previous SESSION. was dclea
ted by n small majority, md the bill passed with
/ out the obnoxious condition.
Missouri assembled her corepulinn. formed #
constitution, and trnnsmiltcdit 10 Congress. In
/ 'hnt con, ttuiion she unfortunately inserted u
.l 1 Il.
! ION of lT1D -'2l. II was promosed to admit her
/ INTO the l'niou,lhe sumo party who had supported
/ the condition, taking advantage "f that rXcep.
/ honable clause, now opposed her admission.
did not reach Wa arlington until in January.
and when | got there found the members from
the slnye States aud so,nc from others in despair.
! All forts ha heen tried and failed to reconcile
/ the PARTIES M. Lowndes had exhausted all his
! great resources in vain. Both parties Appealed
! Ia mr. oud after Surveying their condition, went
/ - work. | saw that each was ~ committed aud
/ 81 welded to lis oplniout that nothing could bet
. ircted without a compromise and the point with
/ mo was to propose some compromise which should
/ involve no sacrifice OF principle got II commit
tee Of thirteen appointed 10y the House, and iur-
aj-hed T. the speaker (Alr. fayior1 lit of such
members as wished, embracing enough OF the
rr~tncfloui-ts 10 carry my mca.ure.ifthey would
/ 1rr,c with rs. Ia that committee ptoposedand,
with its ussrnt. reported 10 the House clause,
/ ay way pf condition. To- hr annexed to the net ud
uniting her. substantially Ike that which was
! iually ndaptrd. Il WINS defeated in the House
/ hy Mr.. Ranlolph and Mc,Srs. Edwards aud Bur
TIA. of North Carolina, voting againstit,
Aiy ncNt movement WAS 10 get II joini com
a.itfeo# et tw,uty four nppantedhY the two ilouz
500. That ca tbe lnlt ol the House wus chosen
by ballot, and Est which made ont were mp
( pointed, With fev exceptions. Ihey reported
fha resolution, now to lac found on the statute