Lynchburg daily Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1852-1861, 1856-07-14

As matter of personal courtesy, we publish the
address Of Mr.. Burwell to his constituents While
we part political company with Mr.. b. with much re-
rrct we have received the formal announcement of
his intentionte support the Democratic nominees with
no surprise. This course his friends have antici-
pated ever since the repeal Of the famous 18th sec
ton by the Philadelphia Convention of last Februa-
nv. The paternity of tina, section was commonly, and
we believe correctly, ascribed 10 Mr.. b., aud he may
not himself be aware how far natural feeling Of re-
sentiment At the uneisil Treatment, this offspring of
his own craftsmanship received from the Philadelphia
council may have influenced his judgment and deter
mined his present course The repeal Of that section
and the substitution Of another less satisfactory to
him. is the main assigned for his withdrawal
from the American party and his accession TO the
Democratic. He dslikes the Philadelphia platform
and is content with that Of Gincsnati-yet no man
has written said more than Mr.. b. to bring plat
and pledges into disrePuie and TO inculcate the
sentiment that the ssrest reliance is 10 be found In
the character and snecedents Of the candidate Tried
by this test presume that even now he would adj
nit that Mr. Fillmore is as safe man MS Mr.. Buch
anan. II does seem to have occurred to him that
he make 20 argument against the Philadelphia
platform Of February which will not be also argu-
men, against the Kansas bill, and that the highest
merit Of the Cincinnati platform is its endorsement of
that bill, and the best guarantee Of Mr.. Buchnnaus
soundness, his approval of IT, The fling at the Amer
lean platform, contained in his address is fling AT
the Kansas bill for the language Of the two quoted
by Mr.. B., is identical-so identical that the Rich
mond Enquirer pronounced the one "a plagiarism
of the other No platform could be adopted by any
national party that would be any protection against
the schemes of the Black Republicans and the fact
adverted to by Mr.. b.. that they might consider the
Nmot Proviso US subject to the constitution Is
no argument against the American platform. The
Cincinnati platform would be equally unayailing
against Black Republican majority But Mr. b.
wants some assurance that Mr. Fillmore will abide
by the existing legislation the subject Of slavery
We think the assurances ample. In regard 20 the
Fugitive Slave Law and the legislation of 1850 he
has, in the most solemn and imposing manner posi- |
Die, pronounced IL i" settiement-a inai settlement
In principle and substance, of the questions involved
in that legislation. In regard to the Kpnsas BILL
though deprecang the repeal Of the Missouri restrc-
,on because Of the dangerous and pcrneious agita-
,iien 10 which he foresaw il lead yet in asserting
TO the American platform he has given his approval
TO the principle of the Kansas bill while in re-
gard to the Missouri restriction he has declared in
for controversy ruth Southern brefherea-eertaialy
soasty @Aod they should be deprtped Of their political
rights - "thai Southern members Of Congress could NOT
refuse boon aus offered By The North 10 The South
and has boldly proclaimed that it the Black Republi-
partythe only party that seek disturb existing
legislation, succeed the South would he justified
in Withdrawing from the union. What more emphatic
assurances'ean Mr.. Burwell or any one else, desire
4hupf lns. laay ln,ro l. /
in the fact that the ruling principle of Mr. Fillmores
political faith is opposition to agitation, and the
highest aspiration of his patriotism, the tranquility
of the nation, and the brotherhood of its people
AS respects the admission of slave States, Mr.
Fillmore has not left US in doubt to his sentiments
respecting that question. He approved the bills
for the admission of Utah and New Mexico with or
without slavery they might oleet-and afterwards
pronounced that legislation settlement in princpfe
nd substance of the question to which IL related
But, as we are persuaded that the object of Mr. Bur
wells address was not to provoke controversy-that
he designed saying nothing more than was deemed
necessary to his own yindication so we shall content
ourselves with having said only what we deemed nee
essary to counteraot his argument in favor of Mr.
Buchanan, and his platform, and against Mr. Fillmore
and his position candidate Far be il from us To
impugn his motives, or depreciate his capacity We
know him to be agenteman of high intelligence and
earnest devotion to the true constitutional PRINCIPLES
Of government. We are believers in martial law
in civic life, and shall initiate the example of
democratic Journals in executing as deserters or
drumming out of camp, to the tune of the Rogues
March, gentlemen who, from considerations above
suspicion, choose to change their party associations
Mr. Burweifs detection depryes us of political com
partnership that was very agreeablebut It will have
no effect upon the stanneh and sturdy Whigs and
Americans of Bedford We say this not as n hit At |
him-but for the information of those at a distance
who might be ncnedt to regard the matter as of more
consequence in its results than it really is If Mr.
B. entertans different opinion, the question might
be decided BY his becoming a candidate for the va
cancy created by his resignation
The Three Parties.
. Seward--Vba Iav c,r