Lynchburg daily Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1852-1861, 1856-05-29


contest was long. bitter and excited. The Dem
oorato members adhered 10 their caucus nofni-
nee with an obsiinacy that showed they were
determined Ia "rule ruin" That nominee
was Mr.. Richardson of Illinois. His views upon
that right Of fine South, which are discuss
ing. had been given in a speech before Congress
in 1850 We make an extract from it
maintain, sir that slavery Is the creature of mum
opal lar md does NOT and moment ruth
out H. Dtguiorg Gfe there is no necessity to pass
any law, Il ,eiH remain
The people of the non slave-hoding States believe
that the territory We acquired from Mexico hY the
treaty ofpeace brought with IL laws at Incompatible
ruth Consultation and that those laws excluded sa-
very. If there Is any representative from the non
saye-holdng States that denies either Of these prop
ositi0us ask him To rise in his place and say
! There are none who can or dare deny it,
! Mr.. Fuller Que of his competitors. had de
! fined his position to be in exact accordance with
the proposition advanced in the beginning IF this
article as the right Of the South. Mr. Richard
son explained his speech Of 1850, but did not
l'eve it of language and opinions which contra.
vened that right; but nevertheless the demo-
cratic party continued to vote for him aud against
! Fuller We're the Democratic party, through
their leaders in Congress, then supporting this
fundamental right ofihe South
IL (snys the Nashville Banner) the slnvehold-
ers of the South cannot, as these propositions
assert they cannot, carry their slaves into any
territory of the United States already free, and
hold them there, unless the people Of the Terri
tory think proper to authorize them To- do So by
the enactment of Territorial law it is eleor that
! the Shareholders have no constitutional right to
take their slaves into the Territory and hold
! them in slavery there. To maintain the truth Of
those propositions. therefore. Is To deny and
pudae this great Southern right" Yet accord
ing to Mr.. Richardson the truth of the PROPOSE.
tons is univel sally maintained by the people of
the non slave holding States
"rhe Hon STEPHEN A. DoUGtAs, at this time
perhaps the most prominent and influential lend.
or of tho Northern Democracy, post explicitly,
empbaticaily and even oontemptuously de-
MES and repudiates the right. In his speech in
the Senate, on the 18th of March. 1850 on the
| Territorial question:" he took occasion To repel
Indignantly the charge made by Mr.. Calhoun, of
"Northern aggressions" on Southern rights"
After quotnga passage from Mr.. Caihoun's
speech in which the charge, with specifications.
was set forth. Mr.. Douglas said
at will be observed that the cause Of complaint In
each of the specified, Il prcdeated the as
sumption that the south was deprived of its due
share IN the territories. diner from the Senator in
| toto. | deny the very proposition he assumes aud mp
on the assumption of which he brings all his com
plants against the North. The South" he says was
deprived OF its due share of the territories What
share had the South in the Territories the North
or any other geographical division unknown to the
| Constitution | answer Monochrome ut all The
Territories belong TO the United States one people
nation, and are TO be disposed of for the common
benefit of iaccordng TO the principles of the const
tuition. Each State as member OF the Confedcracv,
has right to voice in forming the rules aud rcgnn-
lions for the government of the Territories but the
| different scctons-North, South, East and West
have such right. lr ~ No VIOLATION OF SOUTHERN
RIGHTS TO PROHIBIT SLAVERY, nor of Northern Rights
| to leave the people to decide the question
more contcmptuous denial of the consti-
tutional right of the South, as the slave holding
section of the Union, to take their slaves into
tho Territories. aud hold them there as such, we
do not recolleot TO have anywhere seen.
ain his letter to the "1'wcnty Five Clergy
men" Of Chicago, Mr.. Douglas, after asking why
not leave il to tho people ofthe Territory or
| State to decide for themselves whether or not
slaves shall be permitted TO be introduced, SAYS :
No body else has any interest in it no other State
or Territory would be affected by it, 1t is purely n
question of domestic concern, which for veal woe,
Affects the people oil sueh lerrtory or state, ana no
body else
",iere Mr.. Douglas not only denies the great
constitutional right claimed by the South in res
| pect to the Territories of the United States but
he asserts that the people of the South have no
''interest' in the matter at all
| "Gcn Cuss denies and repudiates the right.
In his speech in the Senate on the 9th of Feb
ruary, 1854, on the Nebraska bill, he said:
A short time since, this claim to introduce slaves
into the Territories though prohibited by the local
laws was authoritatively advanced, and became the
subject of public discussion here and elsewhere, With
a view establish its nature and extent, shall refer
to declarations then made by public bodies, and by
prominent public men enjoying the confidence of
their fellow citizens.
And first will introduce the authority ofthe Gen
eral Assembly of Virginia in 1sd7, which unanimous
" declared by resolution that all territory that
be acquired by the arms of the [. $ or yielded by
Treaty with any foreign power, belongs to the
al States of the Union rs their joint and common pro-
perry in which each and all have equal rights and
they farther declared chat the citizens of every State
have n constitutional right to emgrate to such terri
tory with their property of whatever description
Resolutions of similar import were passed by the Leg
islatures ofGeorga and Aabama,and believe OF 9TH
| er Southern States
| Mr.. Calhoun said in the Senate,--"We of the South
| have contributed our full share of funds aud shed
our full share of blood for the acquisition of our Ter
ritores Gan youon any principle OF equay ana JUS
tice deprive of full share in their benefits and
| advantages y
After quoting these and other similar asser-
tons by other Southern statesmen, of the CON
stitutional rights of the South, Gen Cass enter,
ed into an elaborate argument to show that these
| rights did not exist. In opposition to, and in de-
NAL of them, he maintained in that speech, he
| has done on other occasions. the doctrine of
squatter Sovereignty. Recently in the Senate of