Lynchburg daily Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1852-1861, 1856-08-16
mr.. Buchanan and slavery In the
STATES

W on lTfaiF bI aDheAailDU.
delivered in the Senate on the 9Th 81 June ISL
Mr.. Buchanan, after expressing the opinion that
1 the annexation would be ''ihe means Of limiting
, not charging the dominion Of slavery" say:
That the acquisition of Texas would ere long con-
yeri Maryland Virginia. kentucky, Missouri and prob
ably others Of the Northern slave States into free
/ ~tates, entertain not doubt.
This is probably the only attempt on record #
any politician regarded respectable. 10 interfere
with the Institution of slavery a. il exists within
the States Tho Black Republicans, Themselves.
repudaie any such design or dspo-tion All
except the addlc pated fanatics Of The Fred Doug.
lass seb,ol admt that Slavery in the states is sac.
red from the touch Of any earthly power, except
the people of the states and il /. a maxim.
MS true in politics in moral sthat il Is improper
10 do indirectly TINT which cannot properly be
done directly. Yet, hero !, Mr.. Buchanan sug-
costing method by which slavery may be- put an
end 10 within the States. aud oonfessing that lie
had overcome his repugnnnce 10 the annexation
"t Texas from conviction that il woul! hnye
that effeot. II was hot enough for him to have
said Tint Congress has ''sovereign' and "exeln-
eive' power over slavery ia the 1erritorie---bnt
lac must - further aud point out a mode by which
Congress can terminate the existence Of the in-t-
luton within the -tates; and this Is the candidate
to whom the Democratic purity ask the people of
tho slave states 10 inirust their interests
LETTERS from the son Of Henry SIaY.
WehnYo been favored. says the y. Y. Express,
by friend With the peru,al of letters received
by him from Thomas H. Clay. Esq. son cf the
Statesman of Ashland, and from which We are
permitted TO make the following extracts
"July 1886
Permit me to return 20 you NY grateful hanhs for
me ttt1 mention yeu make IN it my honoured IA
thrr Had he lived am confident he would now be
oi the American party probably controlling under
God providence il action.
'Bee,.ng it to be the only national and conseryn-
tive party ct the country shall adhere to it 50 long
as It preserves It's integrity"
eAugust, ls5G
Il am pleased to learn that Mr. Fillmore pros
poets are 50 bright in =. York
In regard to the Presidential election in Kentucky
"e entertain no fears. kentucky viii be NJ she always
mas been national aud conservative. BY her vote IN
November she viii febnkc sectionalisn aud yinairate
her own integrity
Under permission to make personal explnna
ton, few days ago in the House Of Represen.
taiiyes, Hon. Scott Harrison of Ohio fson of the
inre President llarrison) referred To "A speech
iatrly delivered in Ohio by lion. Mr. Burngame
Of Massachusetts,, He ,ooh exce,,;o, :, 81
lowing language in that speech, Us reported:
Tie lnlon-saycrs also called on You TO scnl "A
practical man Uhnt means the supiles, man yol, can
hndl 10 Congress anatoaal man, Iougb- face %
that the South cnn take him los his fonph -uose mud
Wrn him around just which way they will llefe
hundreds of Voice Grind out That Sfatl Lar,iana
Ar Buiu. hIc .ui5l Tie ,iut, a ilf.tir.i or ,. ~,
pie relieves d in,a Rom hcn.f nor .onol' Tin.
eroln= for S,utt Harrison were lied for and ,,ite4
hy tlc Nhulc ID s.,mbl,1 The 4pt.lk4r thou,lt ibr,
would be few dough Ice reprcsenlntiyr if lbrrc v
o'l a doagb-mcc constituency behind them"
NJ ne s2ol' scarcely osl'''e 'ha' tae gentleman tom
o., ,,biel, ,,,, po i,, m
lhas Ia harc gone ont Of his way Ia endorse n base
,nhea AGAINST meinher OF the House by irrespnn-
,,, ~ ,',ls5' ''' "' p''slel 'nA' u "9aid
him injustice. Hut 6er,t mistalsen in ,,t .,a,f
tine hmappc was intended either directly orindireet-
~ - 'a'ft' o' or any portion 81 ms Constituent,
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thcehafee before the no9sc and The country. rs AN
'n''nloos and uamiiigaled calumny.
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