Lynchburg daily Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1852-1861, 1856-08-08

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allowed no shadow of a chance in the free Terri
tories by the Democratic party. A moments in.
vesiigation will show us how adroily Squaiter
Sovereignty is oontrved to cut the South out even
in sucl Territories may recognise slavery
BY it the first settlers of Territory so soon M
they authorized to hold Legislature.are per
miited to abolish slavery rs eneoiuaiiy as .ihe
people of the States" II il well known that the
people of the South. by reason Of their avoca.
tons. chiefly M farmers and planters. and the
character Of their property. for the most part
land aud negroes. ARE less migratory in dispo.
siiion. and more tnrdy in their movements
than the people Of the North. Change is to
the former a matter of much inoonve nence. In
b. Pondered over long, 10 be prepared for DELHI.
erately, and to be undertaken with reluctance
Not 20 with the people of the North. A large
majority of them no land or immovable prop.
erty. They are active. tickle and fond Of change.
Crowded into large cities. with nothing of inter.
est aud hui little Of attachment, TO bind them TO
localities, they are ready at moments warning
t. go wherever profit may invite, or caprice car
~ them They nearly double US in numbers.
and are backed by thousand arrivals n day from
Europe of adventures seeking homes, and in
travelling order. II follows Ms an inevitable ne
aossiiy that Il majority of the early settlers
of any new Territory will be from tho
North and from abroad-in either case n
like opposed 10 slavery 1t is TO these people
that the Democratic party by their support
Of Mr.. Buchanan, are in favor Of submitting tho
question whether slavery shall continue Ia exist
in territory where il already exists. 1t lie use-
Ia Ia SnV Int lao .bl
To satisfy ourselves to the greater rapdty
with which people from the North and from Eu-
ropo move into the territories, we have only 10
inquire what has been the result hitherto, How
WAS II in California; How in Michigan, Iown.
Illinois and the other States of the North-w
How isit in Minnesota Oregon, Washington,
Nebraska. and Ctohl How is it evon in Kansas,
Lying the border ofM issouri. where self defence
demanded that her people should make death
strugge-appeang to all the Southern States
by the strongest considerations that could move
hem-inking up arms even TO keep back tho i'm
migrants of the North, still there is reason 10
fenr that even in Kansas the free State party
predominant and will finally succeed Tho fact
Tint the North have decisive and irresistnbe
advantage over us in the first settlement of n
Territory needs no demonstration we have
but to advert to that TACT to show how fatal to tho
South would be tie concession that those first
settlers should have tho power of determining
the existence or non existence Of an Institution,
in which she is so vitality Interested Ii is of no
avail that Southern Democrats should protest
that they do not approve squatter sovereignty.
Northern Democrats do approve it. aud Mr..
buchanan has nvowcd an opinion the subject
TINT makes him entirely acceptable to Cass.
Shields, Richardson, the Van Burens. Cambreng
and the whole sqnatier- sovereignty wing Of the
party. His election under the circumstances
cannot be otherwise ded than Rs the party's
endorsement Of tho doctrine.
+ To sum up: we have attempted To satisfy the
reader that the Kansas bill. which seemed org.
nally Il measure of justice, fair dealing and right,
between the opposing sections anl interests of
the country, is in great danger of being perverted
! by the Democratic party into engine of i'm.
measurable aud irroparabe mischief to tho South
i We have shown how, by Democratic votes aliens
were admitted to citizenship and how, by Dem
/ ocratic construction, Territories now free must
remain So whilo Territories now slave holding
must inevitably become FREQ also. We have
made these observations, not for the purpose of
impeaching the fidelity of Southern Democrats to
their own section, but with the hope of awakening
their attention to matters Of most imposing con
Germ 10 them aud to u.s. the bearing of which they
have not permitted themselves to see-by reason
of an overweanlng party zeal. We should be
happy to believe that had been instrumental
in preventing Southern Democrats from doing.
under the impulse of feelings that forbid calm
und intelligent action, an injury TO That section
Of the country with which they are identified,
and whose rights and honor we doubt not, are as
dear 10 them as to us.
OLD BULLION continues his savage oceupa.
ton Of paving and tramplng and to ssing the nd.