Lynchburg daily Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1852-1861, 1856-06-02
state Equality.

protection Of the federdi gouernmehf and duthof
iiifs that The citizen Of Massachusetts, would have
10 curry his horse there and in like manner hold
and use him. Does the democratic party tender
any such state equality u this II 50. When
where. aud by what proceeding What Nation
al Convention of the purity has ever assented 10
such doctrine what State convention IN any
Northern s.ate-whai district convenilon-whht
town meeting -what journal speaker VIII
the Enquirer give ~ solitary instance The
! whole democratic sentiment of The North il d.
vided into three shades. Tho first maintains the
right IF Congress 10 prohibit slavery in the Terri
tories: The second maintains the right the peo-
pie Of Territory through their Legislature to do
the same, and the third holds that slavery is local
and cnn only exist by virtue of laws establishing
it, There is no other type of democratic sentiment
in the North. As each anl all of these positions
are in contravention Of the indefeasible and nn-
tramnellcd right of the citizens of the South II
20 with their slaves into any territory ct the
Union at any time, and demand Of the federal
government protection in the possession aud use
Of these slaves. il follows that there il. for prae-
teal purposes no recognition of " State equality
by tue Northern Democracy, and thai the E0qni-
rcr spenls at random when il says thai the Dem.
ocratc party tenders that issue. In fact 50 far
from this being rrincipeof the democratic par
~. we owe it TO Congress in which that party
held majority, and to an administration nj tho
head of which stood Southern Democratic
President, that n law exists forever forbidding
slavery in Oreeon-a law that fatty dealrms
the principle Of state equality
II, 1ncirin,. ,,f TIM .uuul ripLta of nil
the suites is fayoriie dogma of the democratic
party hut when they come 10 npPly II Ia the states
We find Numerically opposite constructions pla-
ced upon il by the Northern and southern wings
q the party. Gen. Cas-, for example, strenu-
oa.ly urges that !, gives IL the people of II Ter
rts0ry. while in their Territorial condition. the
RI Ehi determine the question of slavery, and IN
hi. ls,e speech on the sufiee, hc quoted from the
messages If President Pierce aud ihe speech
es Of Senator Douglas to prove TINT they held
similar views. So widely do Snnthern Demo.
crai- dissent from this application of the principle
that when. after his defeat fer the Presidency in
lsIs, Gen. Cass announced it as his opini N. Mr.
Seldom. the representative Of The Enquirer di,-
trict. declared in Congress thht il such had been
known To he his views. he felt assured that be
could not nave chIfleu lne state ul lfgtnih, hhu
the Enquirer felt called ON to denounce him for
the utterance Of sentiments so unacceptable 10
the South. Notwithstanding this, We do not hes
ita,e in believing that should Gen Cass, or Mr..
Pierce, or Mr.. Douglas, or any one else agreeing
with Gen. Cass, be the nominee of the Conyen.
ton which meets to day in Cincinnati, the En-
quirer will promptly accept aud cordially sup
port him for the Presidency. What then becomes
of 1.-The issue of siate equality" rendered by tho
Democratic party
Hos EDWIN l.. REAuE has recently written
long and telling letter to his constituents in n &.
We annex an extract;
As for our ticket it was made with The view u en-
able the conservative men OF both the old ptref Il
unite upon it, without any forfeiture Of self rtspeff.
of their long cherished political attachments. II
there is a in the United States VINO had the
tire confluence of the Whgs and the respect OF the
Democrats tits Mr. Fillmore II there is of whom
the same may be said as Democrat il Is Nh DunesoA.
One Wing the other Democrat. This Is ticket.
Mr. Fillmore, after General Ia sor DEATH discharged
the duties of President for nearly four years, with
great ability and general satisfaction lie came 10 the
government when it was in Storm rs NOW, upon the
exciting subject of slavery. And such was the pro-
priety on lis measures and the trmuess of his admin
israiisa that he left a." Government in calm such
as it had not enjoyed for many 1"ars In that ealm,
the present administration came ia and sne, mas been
its course of impolicy and weakness that The very
storm which Mr. Fillmore had quoted haS been rails
ed again, and threatens ~ with destruction.
Give him back the government, and every faction
ist, North and South, would dwndlc down into such
n mere speck of n statesman that Won might handle
him with tweezers, and confidence viii be restored,
and the storm will pass without hurt,
OF course | do not know whether ticket will
succeed or not But do know that it deserves To
succeed, and think it will. As is the strength of
peace aud union to the strength of faction and disu-
nion is the strength of ticket in the coming
| lection. have given you the sum the answer is
! with YOU.
And now let me urge you, my iellow-citihens, To
| the contest If the cause trilling Your
own, would not press You. But ii is your own and
you cannot over-estmate its Importance. There may
be crust of partizanShip around some. that iorbds
me TO approach them, but TO the old men who have
had long life of liberty aud happiness, and who may
have retired and left the youngon guard, say, put
! on your old armor ond help again To the
! young men with whom must be the strength of the
contest, say the cause is worthy OF and demands
your whole strength Cioa aud religious liberty is the
cause, dneriea is the field aud Jnion the watchword
| Strike the word 'tail' from your Lexicon. Put
none but Americans on guard. Look To your leader
If he never mounted warehouse he never fell from
one. He has been tried and is worthy lie is of
you, is near by you and will never deprive you OF
your honor your bread because you are Americans
but will encourage you to rise, he has risen, from
the humbfest to the proudest position.
In THE House OF REPRESENTATIVES,, last We'd
nesday:
Mr. Thorngton introduced bill giving lands
10 Minnesota. Nebraska and Kansas for rail
roads.
Mr. Caruhers introduced bill ceding the pub
ltc In IL H.