The Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1822-1829, 1825-09-15

la. lhar.wiiH sincerity. Tae attainment Of
lhotr grsI al!eet i " eousuu,u, do, de-
yeniiy 10 be wished Such. we believe. /.
not ohly new, hut always bas been, the sen.
iiment Of the most liberal and most enligh.
tened southern poiiheaus and 10 forafy
their coug,ctsn al a. justice. rs we'll as 10
produce it "a others, we make the following
extract from a work reyereaced tile Amc.
rican people as the production Of one OF it,
ablest patriots:
From J.Fersoas .Nufes en- F3rEia,a.
II Is difficult 10 determine on what standard
BY which the manners oil II nation NAV hr
tried. whether catholic or particular IL is
more difficult Tor "A native "a bring Ia that
standard lie manners OF his own nation. IA.
millarlzed 10 him by habit. There must
doulllets lie an unhappy influence On the
manners oi our people Produced by fhe cNis-
trhce OF slavery among us. The whole COM
meree between master aud slave ~ Il Uerpetu-
nj exercise of the most hoistcroas passions,
the most unremiling despatsni on the our
part, aud degrading submissions on The other.
Our children see this, aud initiate II tor man
Is an iinitative animal Tins quality Is the
germ oil all education in him. From tie ern.
die L. the gave he Is leHrnlug 10 do whpt he
sees others do III pDlent could liud no mo-
tive either IN his philanthropy or his sel-love,
iur restraining the tntemperauce Of passion
towards ms slave, it should always be suih
c,eut one that III, child IS present But gem
orally II Is not sufficient. Tue pnrcnt storms,
The child looks or, eatches the lntamenis ol
wrath, puts Oh the sane airs IN the elrcIo ui
stntlier slaves, gives a loose 10 his worst OF
passions, and thus nursed, educated aud daily
exercised III tyranny. cannot hnt be stamped
by II with odlous preuiarlles. The man
must he IA prodigy who eau retain his man.
ners aud mufal, unde,raY ed hy each rirrum-
stance I'M t0th Th1t generation DOuid M
statesman b. ionded, teho peratiHtd one halTUtt
rdtetas thus 10 tIdHpit on the rights Of ne o.
Ntrr, irnayiofms those into drsp0is, aud MtSf
tato GteHties, destroys The morals ot tie on part
0ad he amor pateG ~ Tie other For II a
slave cnn have country IN this world. il
must lie any Other III preference 10 that in
which he is bonn Il live md labor for snoth-
or III which he must lock up the tarultie, OF
nature, contribute rs FAR is depend, on b Is
individual rudrayur5 To the eNanlshmcut
OF the human rnee, or entail his own
miserable condition on the endless gene
ratiuns proceeding from lin With III"
morals ut their people, their industry Hso
is destroy ed. For IN warm climate, no
man viii labor for himself whU 4 nu make Hu-
other mnn labor for him. This is 50 true,
that al the proprirtors nt slaves. very small
proportion indeed are ever seen 10 labor
Aud can thr liberties of natieu hc thought
secure, when We have removed their only
firm basis a conviction in the minds of the
people that these liberties are the gin of God
That they are not 10 be violated but with his
wrath Indeed, | tremble for my country
when reiieei ih-i cod !, u-t thai his jps.
ticc cannot sleep forever; that considering
numbers, nature and natural means uuly, a
revolution OF the wheel of fortune, aud *.
change OF situation is among possible events
tint it may become probable ~ supernatural
Interference The Almighty has no attribute
which could take sides with us in such con
test But il Is impossible 10 be temperate aud
10 pursue this subject through the various
considerations OF policy, of morals, OF history,
natural aud civil. We must be coulented 10
hope they Will force their way into every
ones MUD think change allendy per
cepiible since tie orr IL Of the present reyo
luton The spirit OF the master is ahallng,
thot Of the Slave rs ng from the dust, his con-
dition notifying the way hope preparing,
under the auspices of heaven, for total g
anticipation, and that this is disposed, in HE
ORDER Of events, 10 he with the consent Of the
masters rather than by their eAurpatiun