Lynchburg daily Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1852-1861, 1859-03-30

object Is to prevent the extension Of slavery into
FREQ territory. Into what free territory? Will
some one point it out on tho mapY feel very
convenient that We have no ie'r,i'rywihin the
present limits Of tho United States in which sla
very can be successfully established
All admit that Kansas, and nl tho States to be
formed, from the territory covered by tho Missouri
Compromise, must eventually become free States.
Minnesota aud Oregon ure free States already
Washington and Nebraska are equally certain TO
become so Where, then. is tho point of danger
to he found? l. it in Utah Now Mexico? Who
can seriously believe IL possible to carry slavery
into those remote aud inacc essible regionsf Ii is
| represented that there il sreek Of trouble in
New Mexico, and that its Legislature have passed
n law lrgnlzinC slavery.
This il an ngc Of mnrvels. and it mnv he that
the territorial Legislature is inclined To play fan
asir tricks, illustrating the doctrine of squater
sovereignty. But MI the legislative power on
earth would prove insufficient to establish slavery
in New Mexico. There is but small part Of
that vast aad dcsoate region. which nHurds
tenancc ior man or beast Who ever heard of
| Stakeholder who intends or desires to rcmnyc his
slave into New Mexico aud whit would he do
with them thrrc? They would not he worth the
cost OF their transportation lhhcr.
Indeed, the soundcst statesmen Of tho southern
States ut all parties. now concs, that there is
space III "nr vacant tcIfltore" where it can bc
mnlr profitable "r desirable To introduce slavery.
When they give up the contest, is it wise for us
To ntlllel OURSELVES with needless alarms and insist
On suffering Imaginary wees! Ia lulut oi fact,
~ far can iuaEc from ic an, experience tho
clnm"r ~ the South ~ favor Of extending slavery,
would seem To have been chiefly cenfnc, 10 ngita-
tors aud politicians who hn,e no slaves of their
own. lhl, ~ made apparent u, the history Of
Kansas They passed bogus laws. lcsalzing
slavery there. TIM pres uua the party leaders
mnde tlr w'lkin ring with appeals to tho slave
holders, to invade Kansas and mako it Southern
Suta.
The icurrul executive favored their mnchina-
nations. But whn, wa4 the response? Tho slave
owners remained quietly nj h"mc. With NIL tho
con,ulsivc efforts that were mnde less than 100
slaves were moved across the Missouri line, but
kept near the bordrr that they could be brought
| back very short notice.
The attempt to make Kansas Slave State was
in conflict wh natural laws. too powerful To he
rountcrar,ed by the efforts ot any political combi
nation. Is there any necessity then for convuls-
| ing the country anew?
We sometimes reminAcd # efforts ia the
! South to revive the Ar.,Aa slave trn,io II be-
/ licycl there were any real danger this head,
! there Is no extremity to winch would not ~ to
avert it. But it is we'll known that public opinion
| IN tic South j. cmphalicaly against tho PROPOSE
! tlhn. II the question we're distinctly submitted
To tho southern ucopc to day, we nrc assured that
m"rr than niu"tcnths would oppose and resist II
| IrhcNal II thai infamous trade. The few who nd
| vrtate ii urc oithcf political lunatirs disunon-
! Its nt hrart, and their odlrus nvowaIs suii
cently countcrbnlanrcl hv the railing, Of Garri-
son and hi, itA,ul,rl followers.
The law which Furnishes the slave trade as prn.
| cy like ali other laws, must he enforced ut all
| huzn.i- lay cxertng, il need be, the whole power
Of the Government. Whose sworn duty it i. to 500
| that the laws are executed and every luyal cti.
zen will yclI II willing support to the constituted
auiho,itie. in the ii-c,arrn If this vital function
On the WHOLE then, unless some fresh proyoca-
ton j. given cun perceive no sufficient cause for
allowing the Slavery question To divert our atten-
! ton from those important measures and practical
functions Of Government which 50 lecpy concern
the welfare Of the country For my own part,
' have always endrnyorrd to maintain the lust
rights Of my own section in the manner which
| seemed to me most iilieinus nd cnccunl Many
| Of us have uniformly resisted all measures which
tcn,e,l To produce sectional strife. and when con-
trosnrsies have arisen We have desired to see them
| eNingu-hed and settled ns speedily as possible
ON prnciplrs af Justice and mnderntion Wars
| between foreign and independent nations arc sure
! to be terminated MT some time by treaty of
! peace, nnI think it Is hu, reasonable that thcro
should be an occasional truce il not II ANAL cessa-
ton of hn.flities between states which profess to
! lie united
consider concord md good will between the
sections far more desirable, ,no,e favorable to tho
interests Of liberty and humanity, than endless
contention and irfeprrssible conflict II seems
! like solemn trilinc. to urre that The North has
uny nccnsinn I, fear tho south. Two free states
! hnyr been admitted within year. and we hold
,ler,,lcd and permanent prepondcrance of power
! TIE Slurh has gained nothing by territorial add-
tons. since the annexation OF Tcxns. This WAS
fifteen ycars ny,, and il is II striking fact that du.
rim, MS whole period the uproar of Southern
propn fan,lists has not added single mere 10 tho
! area Of slavery, and the ..noisc and fury" of