Lynchburg daily Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1852-1861, 1860-03-24

We s.h~.;tted our visws spon this bill, at some
length Yesterday. SEATING smengst oiher things,
that /. WAS upipst 10 the South and was urged
chiefly By the North ~ measure lin the into.
ress Il ftss aahos.s !.
We stated that ID effect would be to gil up
speedily &Ae public Territories, and bring. within
very brisf period, vast Frepoadersnoe Of Free
States iuso existence, iuimical in their purposes
and aims, 10 the Slave States. We were not pre-
pared, however, 10 receive 20 soon, . confirmation
Of our views From the lips Of q Southern Demo-
cratic Senator. aporedly friendly TO The measure! ;
But We have here q report Of the remarks Of Mr..
Nicholson, Of Tennessee, 1.-THE successor OF that
unsound. quasi aboliii0nist John Bell whom
Southern Democrats have ssigma'ized as unworthy
Of Southern confidence for having betrayed his
section admitting the truth Of the proposition
and running straight into Greelcy's trap. Mr..
Nicbosson said he had fouad insuperable oblec.
tions in the House bill up tho same subject, and
he should coufns his remarks to the Senate bill,
which. in his opinion, would not conflict with tho
established policy Of the government in relation
to ,he public lands lie went into q statistical
argumsst 20 show the great advantage to result
from fhc adoption If tbe Senate bill, and said
that it would occasion d,minutson in the re-
ceip,s of the government. lie referred to the re-
cent strikes in Massachusetts us illustrating the
struggle between capi,ai AID labor in redundant
pepalatiens, and advocated tho bill us calculated
to afford relief 10 tho isbori"g poeE Of the large
cities lie did not doub, that the Tree states for
med out Of the new domain would have sufficient
power to attempt to dce.voy the institution of sa,
very by amending the constitution. The result
would be the same wbetbor the ill passed or net.
Congress held the tsrritory for the purpose Of set
element and admission rs states. and ts policy
was to pass such measure ~ the bill
Mr. Nicholson 'does 1p0 dou bt that the free
States formed out Of the new domain would have
sufficient power to attempt to destroy the institu
ton II hsvery BY amending the Constitution
Then why p'ecipitab the ~eastre? Why. in.thc
present trsebled condition Of ahnirs, should we
aid speedily" to build up n power that will
crush ont our very existence,
Would it not be better policy; more in conso-
nance with the spirit Of euiish tened statesman
ship. to postpone the evil day. q, wait until tho
storm has passed by and the sober second thought
Of our people shall convince them that sectional
parties cannot DO maintained. and III Union pre-
servcdf We cannot doubt that cain Ter oounsels
will yet prevail, aud harmony he rcso, ed between
the sections; but il would lie fatal to these cnds,
in the present temper Of the public mi, I'd, to build
up great over-shadowiog anti.slav cry power
that would iocite the South to CO urse from
which there could be no receding.
What are the professions Il Dcmocr' ,tic polti-
clans worth, who. whilst caliiag upon 'yery man
Of every party, to combine with them and stny
the aggressions Of Black Republicans N, which
is simply committed sgainst the extensi' IN of sa-
very.-are engaged directly in an effort "cxtond
the area of freedom TO increase the political
power Of the North and u put the in tegri'y OF
the Constitution in jeopardy'
What are their professions worth, we ask and
how can we believe them 10 be sincere?
We cannot adoet the views Of the emocratic
Senators of our neighboring State of ennessee.
and trust that the true and gallant peop Of TINT
noble State will repudiate them.